Your Dose of Duhawk News and Features
James Pollock, Ph.D., Professor of English at Loras College, has been named to the international shortlist of the £10,000 Manchester Poetry Prize, the U.K.’s largest poetry prize for unpublished work.
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Cayla Schneider shares information on the Loras Women’s Leadership Alliance (LWLA) and its role in supporting Duhawks. The LWLA’s mission is to create educational opportunities and sessions for dialogue pertaining to leadership growth. One of the group’s goals is to engage women on the Loras College campus and in alumni communities, connecting or reconnecting them with the College.
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“We are all exposing ourselves in a slightly different way this year, so when professors share their understanding of the situation, yet also want to express their desire to interact with us, the feeling of appreciation goes a long way.”
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Today, the Rock Bowl annually accommodates more than 10,000 fans, more than 500 student-athletes, and hosts more than 1,000 competitions. In addition, the stadium is home to the Loras All-Sports Camp and numerous Dubuque Wahlert Catholic sporting events.
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Future duhawks from near and far got to see Loras up close and personal, walking the grounds and meeting with faculty to get a well-rounded look at the Loras experience.
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“We hope to take advantage of this unique year and hopefully set a new tradition moving forward where we can come together as a campus to honor and learn from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
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“It is an honor to name Dr. Donna Heald to the post of Provost,” President Collins said. “During her two and a half years of service as Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Donna has led with exceptional grace, great resolve, and outstanding results.”
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Kim Walsh, assistant vice president of student development, and Kelsey Callahan (’16), assistant director of student life, talk about the role of the Student Life Office at Loras College, the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways they have adapted moving forward.
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Delta Epsilon Sigma (D.E.S.) is the national scholastic honor society for students, faculty, and alumni of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition. It boasts 119 chapters and more than 38,800 members across the country. And it started at Loras College.
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To be eligible for the Dean’s List, an undergraduate student must be enrolled full time in at least 12 graded credits (pass/fail courses are excluded) and must earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.50 for the term. The Dean’s list is compiled at the completion of each semester.
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