Featured Articles – 草榴社区 Catholic, Liberal Arts | Dubuque, IA Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:52:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-loras-favicon-with-background-480x480.png Featured Articles – 草榴社区 32 32 $20.1 Million Reasons for Gratitude /news/20-1-million-reasons-for-gratitude/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:53:18 +0000 /?p=70313 草榴社区 is excited to announce the 13-month, $20 million Rooted in Legacy, Rising Together cash campaign launched in May 2025 was successful. As of May 31, 2026, 草榴社区 achieved its goal, raising $20.1 million, while marking the College鈥檚 best fundraising year in school history. This goal was accomplished through the generosity and support of 5,500 alumni, friends and community members who鈥

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]]> 草榴社区 Launches Marquette 3+3 Law Program; Moot Court Team Competes on National Stage /news/marquette-33-law-program-moot-court-team-competes-on-national-stage/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:02:19 +0000 /?p=68109 草榴社区 is pleased to announce a 3+3 law program partnership with Marquette University Law School, creating an accelerated pathway for students pursuing careers in law. The agreement allows qualified 草榴社区 students to complete three years of undergraduate coursework before transitioning directly into law school, earning both their bachelor鈥檚 degree and Juris Doctor in six years.

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]]> 草榴社区 Community Rallies for Duhawk Day, Surpassing 2,000 Donors for Sixth Consecutive Year /news/loras-best-duhawk-day/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:57:18 +0000 /?p=68671 草榴社区 celebrated, united and supported its fourteenth Duhawk Day with 2,030 donors, surpassing the goal of 1,839 donors and marking the sixth consecutive year the total exceeded 2,000 donors. On March 4, the 草榴社区 community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends joined together to turn the country purple and gold while supporting current and future students.

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]]> Brandon Novak Hired as 草榴社区 Football Head Coach /news/brandon-novak-hired-loras-college-football-head-coach/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:27:10 +0000 /?p=65619 Director of Athletics Denise (Bodensteiner) Udelhofen (鈥90) has announced the hiring of Brandon Novak as the next head coach of the 草榴社区 football team. Novak comes to 草榴社区 after serving as an assistant coach for the Saint John鈥檚 University Johnnies for 26 years. 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 be more excited to welcome Coach Novak to lead our football program,鈥 said Udelhofen. 鈥淗is vision for the team鈥

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]]> 2025 Advent Reflection /news/2025-advent/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:47:32 +0000 /?p=65462 As campus prepares for the birth of Christ, hear from the members of 草榴社区 leadership as they share advent reflections for the weeks ahead. May you all have a blessed Advent and Christmas season. Love in Advent Advent is a season of waiting and hope, and here at 草榴社区, it is also a time to renew our commitment to love. Love is an important part of our鈥

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]]> 草榴社区 & Why We Wave /news/ncyc_2025/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:33:56 +0000 /?p=64729 鈥淒uhawks Supporting Duhawks鈥 isn鈥檛 just a phrase at 草榴社区: it鈥檚 a way of life. Our community is known for showing up for one another in every situation: the joyful moments, the difficult ones, and the times that call us to hope. So, when we began planning for this year鈥檚 National Catholic Youth Conference, partnering with the Why We Wave Foundation to create friendship bracelets felt like鈥

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]]> 草榴社区 Celebrates Most Successful Duhawk Day Yet /news/loras-college-celebrates-most-successful-duhawk-day-yet/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:35:43 +0000 /?p=57640 草榴社区 celebrated a record-breaking thirteenth Duhawk Day with an incredible 2,433 donors, surpassing the goal of 1,839 and pushing the total over 2,000 for the fifth consecutive year. This milestone marks the highest number of donors in the event鈥檚 history. On Wednesday, March 19, students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends came together to celebrate, unite鈥

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]]> 草榴社区 Ranks Amongst Best Colleges /news/loras-ranks-amongst-best-colleges/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:05:11 +0000 /?p=52947 草榴社区 has ranked No.12 among the 2025 Regional Colleges Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. Now in its 40th year, the rankings evaluate nearly 1,500 national colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality and place an emphasis on social mobility and outcomes for graduating college students. In addition to the regional colleges list, 草榴社区 also ranked No.

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]]> Mike Doyle Announced as President-Elect /news/mike-doyle-announced-as-president-elect/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:50:00 +0000 /?p=51389 The Board of Regents of 草榴社区 is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael (Mike) Doyle, J.D. (鈥91) as president-elect. Doyle will return to 草榴社区 in August to ensure a smooth presidential transition and work with President Jim Collins (鈥84), who has served as president for the past twenty years and will retire in May 2025. Doyle will succeed Collins on June 1, 2025.

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]]> President Collins to Retire in 2025 /news/announcement/ Wed, 29 May 2024 20:00:00 +0000 /?p=49577 Letter to the Community After decades of dedicated service to 草榴社区, President James E. Collins (鈥84) will step down at the end of the next academic year when his most recent contract is complete, after a twenty-year tenure. He will depart as the longest-serving president in 草榴社区鈥 185-year history. In a message to campus, Collins wrote, 鈥淚 plan to retire from the 草榴社区鈥

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