Loyola University New Orleans Events
Celebrate your love for Loyola at any or all of our upcoming events.
Come find your new Loyola niche with alumni and friends throughout the year. Mark your calendars — more details to come!
- February 24, 2024 — Alumni Day at the Races
- February 29, 2024 — Young Alumni Pack Thirsty Thursday Happy Hour
- March 1, 2024 — New York City Presidential Reception
- March 6, 2024 — Lenten Presentation
- March 20-21, 2024 — Loyola Loyal Day
- March 24, 2024 — Alumni Association Jazz Brunch
- April 5, 2024 — Alumni Night at the Pelicans Game
- April 11, 2024 — Business Alumni Networking Reception
- April 22, 2024 — Favorite Reads from Your Favorite Faculty Book Club #3
Signature Events
Favorite Reads From Your Favorite Faculty
The New Orleans Alumni Chapter is hosting the Favorite Reads from Your Favorite Faculty book club starting in the fall of 2023. For each session, we have invited a different faculty member from across campus to sit down with us via Zoom to talk about what book they are absolutely loving at the moment. This year, Kevin Foose from the Counseling Department, Dr. Tracey Watts from the English Department, and Dr. Lauren Doughty from the History Department have agreed to talk all about the books that have kept them turning pages!
Alumni Jazz Brunch
Alumni gather in New Orleans each year for a Sunday jazz brunch at the beautiful Audubon Tea Room in historic Audubon Park for a delicious brunch, cocktails, jazz, and community. Please join us on Sunday, March 24, 2024, to honor the 2024 Adjutor Hominum award recipient and Young Alumnus/a of the Year award recipient.
Loyola Loyal Day
On Loyola Loyal Day 2023, 941 donors came together to far surpass our goal of 824 donors. Your generosity unlocked a challenge gift of $250,000, bringing the total raised during Loyola Loyal Day to $386,050! Save the date for the university's annual day of giving on Wednesday, March 20, through Thursday, March 21, 2024, from Noon to Noon.
Commencement
A time of pomp, pride, and celebration, the Loyola University commencement exercises and festivities honor Jesuit traditions in New Orleans style.
Alumni Chapter Crawfish Boils
Every year, Loyola's alumni chapters celebrate Spring with New Orleans-style crawfish boils in chapter cities across the country! Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2023 for the nine Alumni Chapter Crawfish Boils we hosted in the following cities from Saturday, April 15 - Sunday, June 11: Dallas, Miami, D.C., New York City, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando, and Boston.
Wolf Pack Athletics Golf Tournament
Loyola University New Orleans alumni and supporters come together on the green each year to enjoy good food, golf, and friends—all while supporting Wolf Pack Athletics. The annual Wolf Pack Athletics Golf Tournament is one of the most fun and memorable ways to support Loyola New Orleans. We hope everyone had a great time at this year's tournament!
Wolves on the Prowl
Wolves on the Prowl is Loyola University New Orleans' annual community service campaign. Through our mission as a Jesuit Catholic university, we prepare our students to lead meaningful lives with and for others and to work for a more just world. Wolves on the Prowl is a way for alumni to live out our mission by serving the communities they live in. Thank you to everyone who participated this year!
If you were unable to participate but would like to contribute, please consider donating to Iggy's Cupboard.
1912 Society Dinner
The 1912 Society Dinner is Loyola University New Orleans' annual gala event. Featuring live entertainment, a cocktail reception, a seated dinner, and an awards ceremony, the 1912 Society event is Loyola's most popular annual celebration. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year to commemorate Loyola New Orleans and honor Integritas Vitae Award recipient Amy Cyrex Sins '98.
Law Alumni Luncheon
Thank you to all Loyola University New Orleans College of Law alumni and friends who joined us at the 2024 Law Alumni Luncheon on Friday, January 19, 2024, at the Ritz-Carlton to honor 2024 St. Ives Award Recipient William P. Quigley, J.D. '77.
Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reception
The Wolf Pack Hall of Fame honors those in Loyola's past who have either made history or contributed greatly to their sport. Exceptional Loyola athletes are inducted into the Hall of Fame each year with at an on-campus ceremony and reception. The St. Sebastian Award, honoring an individual who has made outstanding efforts on behalf of Wolf Pack Athletics, is also given at this annual event. Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday, January 20, 2024, for the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reception.