Pillar of the community (service)
Loyola has always placed a high priority on imbuing its students with a sense of responsibility and leadership in their communities. This has not gone unnoticed: Loyola was recently awarded a spot on the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs. Loyola also received the designation of Community Engagement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, including the highest classification of Curricular Engagement and Outreach & Partnerships. Loyola was one of the 119 successfully classified institutions and one of only 38 doctorate-granting institutions nationwide to receive this designation in 2008.
“Both honors demonstrate Loyola’s commitment to learning in and with the community,” says Patrick Green, director of the Center for Experiential Learning. “Through service-learning courses and community engagement programs, Loyola’s mission ‘to expand knowledge in the service of humanity’ is brought to life.”