First-Year Programs

• Text—Our common summer reading for all first-year students.
• Essay Contest—Opportunity for first-years to reflect and write about the Text, and compete to win free textbooks for Spring semester, AND be the speaker at the March Lecture Series.
• Communities in Conversation—Speakers, workshops, films and discussions offered throughout the school year focused on the themes of the Text.

Loyola 360

This First-Year Student Retreat is held at the Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC)

360 Retreat Dates for 2013-14

• September 13-15
• September 20-22 (reserved for Honors students)
• October 18-20
• November 1-3
• January 24-26
• February 21-23

Financial assistance is available. Contact Lauren Schwer for more information.

Loyola Seminars

Unique one-credit academic seminars are offered for first-years in the Spring semester.

Transitions

A student-run group that meets weekly to aid first-year students who may not know how to get involved on campus, are unsure of where they belong, or simply might be missing the comforts of home.‌