Student Successes
Public relations students launch campaign for Episcopal Community Services of Louisiana
Episcopal Community Services of Louisiana, a nonprofit service agency, has selected PR504 of Loyola University New Orleans to raise awareness and assist in the transitional merger with the Office of Disaster Response and ECS.
Maroon ranked as First-Class publication
The Associated Press ranks the Maroon as a First-Class publication for 2009.
The Maroon digitizes archives
Loyola’s library staff is launching a project to digitize nearly 85 years of Loyola’s student newspaper, The Maroon, online.
Scholarship winner
Communications senior Lourdes Fulton wins Public Relations Society of America Scholarship.
Maroon staffers win Press Club Awards
Loyola University New Orleans students took home numerous honors at the 51st annual Press Club of New Orleans awards competition on July 18. Ramon Antonio Vargas was nominated for articles he wrote in 2008 for Loyola's student newspaper, The Maroon, and for The Times-Picayune.
Maroon staffers nominated for Press Club Awards
Four journalism students and one 2009 Loyola University New Orleans graduate were nominated for the 51st Annual Press Club of New Orleans Journalism Awards competition. Work they completed last year will compete with that of professional journalists in the New Orleans area.
Bateman Team wins national public relations competition
Five Loyola University New Orleans public relations students were awarded first-place honors Friday, May 15, in the 2009 Bateman Case Study Competition.
Senior lauded for feature writing
The Louisiana Press Association recognized Communications senior and New Orleans Times-Picayune writer Ramon Antonio Vargas.
Maroon staffers honored by Society of Professional Journalists
Four staffers of The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans' student newspaper, received regional Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards.
Bateman Team named best in the nation for public relations campaign
The Loyola University 2008 PRSSA Bateman Team received first place in the National PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition for its public relations campaign promoting Safe Kids Worldwide, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injury.