Loras Students Learn New Lessons Volunteering During May Term
“I feel very blessed to take a class that may not directly go towards my major but gives the opportunity to learn and grow as a person in both the classroom and the community.”
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Academic Affairs
Duhawk Digest | Introducing the Certified Alcohol and Drug Counseling Program
This Fall, Loras College is launching a new graduate-level certification program focused on alcohol and drug counseling. In this episode, Heidi Nelson, director of graduate and continuing education, explains the program details and shares what students who take the Certified Alcohol and Drug Counseling Program (CADC) can expect while working toward certification.
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Senior Spotlight: Rachel Krein (’21)
Loras has shown me true community, meeting various types of people and building relationships with staff and faculty members. That is something I did not think I would experience on a college campus.
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Loras College Announces Certification Education Program for Alcohol and Drug Counselor
The four courses in the CADC Certification Education Program are offered in either an in-person evening, online, or hybrid format to allow individuals to continue to work or gain the required internship hours needed to apply for the certification.
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Media Studies Continues Success with IBNA Awards
The Loras College Media Studies program continues to earn accolades as they earned ten awards, including four first place nods, from the Iowa Broadcast News Association (IBNA).
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Senior Spotlight: Megan McElmeel (’21)
Loras College has provided me with a broad range of classes that have given me an interdisciplinary knowledge base to carry on into the future. A variety of classes that range from children’s discipline to social and biological sciences have given me the discipline to complete the social work program successfully.
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Media Studies Earns Nine Awards From Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association
Loras students earned nine top honors as part of the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association (MBJA) 2021 Eric Sevareid Awards.
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Duhawk Digest | Sustained Success in Media Studies
Craig Schaefer (’89), professor of media studies, sits in as guest on the podcast to share insights into the Media Studies program, from its evolution since his time as a faculty member to the repeated success of the students through their projects and awards.
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Minear (’21) Brings Campus Talents Together to “Come to the Throne”
“I dove in head first with the idea despite what little background I had and learned by trial and error along the way,” Minear said. “Although it began as a solo project, the communal effort from my peers, advisors and friends allowed the project to flourish.”
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Loras College CARES Lab Unveiling New Space May 7
“Ultimately, the goal of the CARES Lab is to provide the cancer-care team with a safe, effective, and feasible evidence-based service which they can use to simply and quickly refer patients, allowing physical activity and clinical exercise to be embedded into routine cancer care here in our community.”
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