Loyola University Chicago

Students in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies may qualify for various honors and awards throughout the academic year.

• Dean's List
• Alpha Sigma Lambda
• Alpha Sigma Nu (Click to print application for membership) 
• Laudatory Status (Honors)
• President’s Medallion
  

Dean’s List

Students who achieve at least a 3.50 or above GPA each Fall and Spring will be recognized by the Dean.  The 12 hour minimum is combined for the Fall I and Fall II or Spring I and Spring II sessions, and will be published at the end of each semester.    

ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA

Alpha Sigma Lambda is the nation’s oldest and largest honor society for adult students.  The aim of Alpha Sigma Lambda is to honor those who have maintained exemplary academic performance while juggling work and life commitments.  The School of Continuing and Professional Studies re-instated the Theta Alpha Chapter in 2005, and there are currently 30 student and alumni members.  An honorary chapter, Alpha Sigma Lambda inducts students from SCPS every spring, and follows the below guidelines:

• Matriculated students with a minimum of 24 graded semester hours at Loyola.
• At least 12 of those 24 credit earned in courses in the liberal arts and sciences.
• Have achieved at least junior standing, at Loyola, in transfer, or combined.
• Have achieved at least a 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.

Students meeting these minimum criteria will then be selected from the highest 10% of their class, and nominated for induction. 

   ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA INDUCTEES

2008-2009	Jonathan Allen, Renita Alis, Christina Bavaro, Marla Koentop, Dominique Merritt, Vanessa Moesta, Katharina Swan
2007-2008	Cynthia Contreras, Christopher Hanks, Bonnie Klemm, Anna Elaine Liburd, Damien Polk, Kathleen Russell, Michael Stevens, Janice Stoner, Suzanne Styrna, Daniel Varela, Johnetta Walls
2006-2007	Ann Murphy-Gaughn
2005-2006	Andrea Cranton, Janice Hadfield, Jennifer Hill, Jae McPherson, Patricia Neal

  

ALPHA SIGMA NU

Founded in 1915, Alpha Sigma Nu is the honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher education. It is unique among honor societies in that it acknowledges the most promising students who demonstrate an appreciation and commitment to Jesuit ideals through scholarship, loyality, and service to others.

• Scholarship is the most important qualification and includes a passion for learning, critical thinking skills, and embracing the concept of education as a lifelong pursuit.
• Loyalty and commitment to Jesuit ideals involves having a strong sense of what justice means, by empahsizing the value of having moral convictions and how this practice can advance the good of society.
• Service to others is an integral part of the philosophy of a Jesuit education. The ability to utilize one's knowledge to contribute to the world, expresses a concern for the welfare of society and demonstrates a willingness to use one's resources to impact the larger community.

Each year, between one and four candidates from each school is selected. Juniors, seniors, students in graduate and professional schools, who rank in the top 15 percent of their class may be considered for membership.

ALPHA SIGMA NU INDUCTEES

   Laudatory Status

Students achieving academic honors at the time of commencement will be granted laudatory status. Laudatory status is as follows:   

3.50 – cum laude (with honors)

3.70 – magna cum laude (with high honors)

3.90 – summa cum laude (with highest honors)

Laudatory status is calculated by cumulative Loyola GPA.  Transfer students must complete a minimum of 64 graded Loyola hours (excluding pass/no pass hours) to be eligible for academic honors.  Honors calculations will not be rounded (i.e. a 3.89 will not be rounded to 3.90).

Those with academic honors will be read at the commencement ceremony, and honors students will be signified by wearing a gold collar. 

   President’s Medallion

Daniel Varela, President's Medallion from the School of Continuing and Professional Studies with Dean Jeff Rosen and family members.

Each year, one student from each of the nine colleges of Loyola University is selected as a President's Medallion recipient.  The President’s Medallion is awarded to those who are outstanding examples of the Jesuit ideals of scholarship, leadership, and service.  Each fall students are invited to apply, and the school nominates one student for this prestigious honor. 

   Previous SCPS President's Medallion Recipients