In the News
Gebrüder Weiss Expands Loyola University Chicago Scholarship Program
Arrupe students will be awarded $5,000 Gebrüder Weiss scholarships each year for the next five years.
Deloitte Challenges Students to Play a Role in Transforming the Future of the Audit and Assurance Profession
Deloitte and the Deloitte Foundation hosted the National Audit Innovation Campus Challenge (NAICC) for the sixth year, awarding students of Loyola University Chicago, including Arrupe's own Sebastian Nunez, first place for their winning idea.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Covid-19 Is a Pivotal Moment for Struggling Students. Can Colleges Step Up?"
New Profit
"New Profit Announces Recipients of Grants for its Postsecondary Innovation for Equity (PIE) Initiative"
Association of Jesuit College and Universities
"At Arrupe College, Art Is Integral to a Jesuit Education"
Inside Higher Ed
"Arrupe College, a two-year institution attached to Loyola Chicago, surpasses its public counterparts in typical benchmarks of student success. Now, the Jesuits plan to spread the model elsewhere."
Crain's Chicago Business
"Looking for solutions to a black exodus in Illinois higher education"
Inside Higher Ed
"The founding dean of the first-ever Jesuit community college plans to replicate its success by applying the model to other institutions."
The Washington Post
"What abolishing DACA would mean for thousands of admirable ‘dreamers’"
WGN Radio
"Author Paul Tough and Father Steve Katsouros: Low-income students feel a belonging at Arrupe College"
PBS News Hour
"Can the political divide be mended by bringing rural and urban students together?"
Ignatian Solidarity Network
"Inaugural Class of Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Students Graduate with Four-Year Degrees"
StarTribune
"Minnesota colleges get creative to court low-income students"
Arrupe College is highlighted as the model school for Dougherty Family College at the University of St. Thomas
ChicagoInno
"Students at Loyola's new community college will graduate with little to no debt"
Crain's Chicago Business
"Loyola starting new school to boost graduation rates for poor students"
January 2015
ChicagoInno
"Loyola gets $1M to fund scholarships for low-income students at its new community college"
June 2015
Loyola University Chicago
"Archbishop and mayor come to Arrupe College for blessing ceremony"
September 2015
CBS Chicago
"Loyola Launches Associate Degree Program For Those Who Can’t Afford College" September 2015
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities Connections
"From Arrupe to Magis: One University’s Efforts to Increase Diversity"
February 2016
ChicagoInno
"Scholarship Program Expands To Give Promising CPS Grads Financial Help At 7 Local Universities"
October 2015
WGN Chicago
"Lunchbreak: Chef Lidia Bastianich prepares skillet gratin of mushrooms and chicken"
October 2015
WGN Radio
"Wintrust Business Lunch 8/14/17: Sustainable Truck Fuel, Arrupe College, Charlottesville Rallies"
August 2017
Latino USA
"Two Chicago Universities Establish Generous Scholarships for Undocumented Students"
August 2017
Ignatian Solidarity Network
"Loyola University Chicago Celebrates Inaugural Commencement for Arrupe College"
August 2017
Ignatian Solidarity Network
"Inaugural Class of Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Students Graduate with Four-Year Degrees"
May 2019
PBS Newshour
"Can the political divide be mended by bringing rural and urban students together?"
Students from Arrupe College were highlighted as participating in the Bridging the Divide program, addressing urban and rural divisions around three topics: the economy, workforce development, and immigration.
May 2019
This first-generation student excels in (and out of) class
Carlos Luna, one of this year's President's Medallion recipients, is the first member of his family to attend college, is working on his associate’s degree at Arrupe College and plans to eventually earn a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Winter Town Hall Meetings
Arrupe College faculty and staff hosted two Winter Town Hall Meetings on January 20th for the morning and afternoon cohorts of students in order to celebrate students that had earned honors in the first semester and provide updates on upcoming college panels and visits, employment and career planning resources and student retreats.
Wintrust Bank Leads the Way with Summer Employment Opportunity for Arrupe Students
Wintrust Bank is leading the way in supporting the Arrupe Career Services Office’s efforts to partner with Chicagoland employers and match them with students looking for professional employment opportunities that provide a competitive wage and in-depth opportunities to learn about a business or organization.
