Your Dose of Duhawk News and Features
On Halloween, the Loras Players will release their rendition of H.G. Wells’ classic tale, “The War of the Worlds,” as an episode of the College’s weekly podcast, Duhawk Digest. For director Ryan Decker, performing the story in a podcast format provided an opportunity to contemporize the famous Orson Welles radio performance from 1939.
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No matter if you a member of the vast Loras Alumni group or a prospective student trying to find the right college for you, we are excited to share our virtual tour of the Loras College campus.
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Loras College has named Sarah (Douglas) Squires (’89) as the newest member of its Board of Regents.
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Coach Bob Bierie sat down to look back over a lifetime connected to Loras College – from growing up in the shadow of the campus to alegendary career as a coach and athletic director. Bierie was named to the Loras College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007 and the field of Rock Bowl Stadium is named in his honor.
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Spiritual Life coordinator of faith development Debbie Gross marks her 25th year at Loras College by stopping by the studio to reflect on what brought her to the College, the changes she has seen over time and how working with students has enriched her faith.
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Associate Professor of Media Studies Seth D. Myers and Loras Alum John Spencer (Woerdehoff) ’18 took home the Award of Excellence for Editing-Short Form for their work on the film Bella at the Iowa Motion Picture Awards Virtual Event. The Iowa Motion Picture Awards yearly recognizes outstanding creative and technical achievement in Iowa’s moving image production industry, in all its forms — in twenty-two Program Categories and twenty-five Craft Categories.
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Dimitric Young (’21) will serve as event moderator for a panel made up by Loras alumni Parish Mason (’16), Jeff Fredericks (’15), and Franklin Griffin (’14), as well as Rob Banks, a friend of the college.
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The Class of 2020 finally had their Commencement ceremony – four and half months after they completed their academic requirements.
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“A student can expect to learn how to develop their own coaching theory and enhance skills as a coach,” Nelson said. “They will take classes in nutrition, psychology, physiology, administration and sport management, and legal issues surrounding coaching to have a 360 degree understanding of what makes a leader in the coaching industry. The faculty are experts in their areas and will provide students with a strong, interprofessional curricular experience.”
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Former campus security member Mick Urbain shares his stories of the path that led him to working at Loras College, his love of interacting with students and the inspirational J-Term trip that resulted in his writing a heartfelt song in memory of his wife.
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