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About The Office of Global and Community Engagement

Office for Global and Community Engagement

About OGCE

Global and local engagement are interwoven as foundational aspects of Jesuit education. At Loyola, these areas of engagement come together under one office to align with that tradition. LEARN MORE

Current Initiatives

Upcoming Event
The Office of Global and Community Engagement: Forum on Global Affairs

Dialogues Without Borders: Community Sciences in the Face of Socio-Hydrological Crises

April 30, 12pm CT

Water crises addressed through top-down, technocratic solutions are often dismissive of situated ways of knowing, maladapted to local contexts, and misaligned with community self-governance. Solidarity science recognizes the agency and scientific praxis of local communities that are part of interlinked water-life systems, while creating possibilities for long-term relations across local, regional, and transborder scales. In this webinar, a collective of Indigenous campesino scientists, grassroots organizers, and academics from Mexico share how both community science and western science can inform and support socio-hydrological realities. Join us to share in this dialogue on science without borders in the defense of territory to promote buen vivir for people, water and earth.

The Office of Global and Community Engagement: Forum on Global Affairs

Following the Lithium Frontier: Water, Global Inequality, and Green Extractivism

April 3, 2024, 2PM CT

Lithium is widely recognized as a critical part of the renewable energy transition, yet its extraction affects water resources and the communities that depend on them. In this discussion, moderated by Dr. Maria Akchurin, we will bring together perspectives informed by research and activism to discuss the socioenvironmental implications of intensifying lithium mining in Chile's Atacama Desert, reflecting on how the supply chains that stretch across borders to produce green technologies raise broader questions about global environmental justice.

The Office of Global and Community Engagement: Forum on Global Affairs

A Heating Climate, Extreme Water Events and Health Outcomes among Vulnerable Populations

November 13, 2023 10AM CST

Robust evaluation of the environmental, health and socio-economic outcomes of the heating climate and catastrophic outcomes such as extreme flooding and drought are limited, but especially among vulnerable populations such as those living in Africa. In this webinar leading experts from Chicago, USA and Cape Town, South Africa will share their recent work exploring extreme water events and health outcomes, increasing nighttime temperatures and sleep health, the impact of climate change on diabetes prevalence and a heat adaptation intervention among 4 vulnerable populations in South Africa and Ghana. The speakers bring a range of expertise from the graduate level through international recognition.

Our Areas

Global Initiatives

Global Initiatives

Responsible for leading global projects, events, initiatives, and building international relationships, the Office of Global Initiatives is here to connect the Loyola community to the world.

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Global Migration Web Series

Global Migration Web Series

Join scholars, activists, and representatives of human services organizations from around the world as they reflect on some of the many complex dynamics of global migration.

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Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

COIL is an immersive international experience in which LUC students will experience shared lectures, readings, assignments, and interactions virtually with students from an international partner university.

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Virtual Dual Immersion (VDI)

Virtual Dual Immersion (VDI)

VDI allows LUC students to engage with international peers for the purposes of language exchange and intercultural competency development. VDI sessions are online meetings where LUC students join small groups of international partner university students.

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John Felice Rome Center (JFRC)

John Felice Rome Center (JFRC)

For more than 55 years, the John Felice Rome Center has operated as a renowned institution of higher learning. The JFRC offers an American undergraduate college experience in the heart of Western Europe.

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Study Abroad

Study Abroad

As societies across the world grow even more interconnected, having the skills to adapt and work across cultures is essential. Studying abroad will help you gain those necessary skills and help you to become a globally-adept citizen. Many students view their study abroad as a truly life-changing experience affecting them for years after.

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International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

International Student and Scholar Services strives to welcome and connect our international community across all campuses of Loyola University Chicago; to provide comprehensive immigration-related advising services; and, to offer a diverse array of programming and events that actively engage international students and scholars with communities of involvement on-campus and throughout the City of Chicago.

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English Language Learning Program (ELLP)

English Language Learning Program (ELLP)

Whether you wish to improve your language skills in order to prepare for university study in the US or you wish to simply enhance your language skills for work or pleasure, we will help you successfully reach your goals . You will receive support from experienced and professionally-trained language instructors and benefit from hands-on learning opportunities on campus and in the community.

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Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS)

Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS)

CELTS facilitates programs, training, and the development of scholarship in Engaged Learning, community-based learning, and reflective practice and learning in the Ignatian tradition. Our goal is to build transformational undergraduate learning experiences at Loyola University Chicago in pursuit of the common good.

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Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL)

Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL)

Through its research and partnerships, the Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) at Loyola University Chicago creates innovative solutions that promote equity and opportunity in communities throughout the Chicago metropolitan region and beyond. CURL provides links to regional, national, and international networks in pursuit of new ideas and approaches that address grassroots needs.

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English Language Learning Program (ELLP)

Fellowship Office

The Fellowship Office assists all undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni at Loyola University Chicago to apply successfully for external national fellowships and scholarships. The Fellowship Office hosts information sessions and one-on-one advising sessions on any fellowship opportunity.

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Gannon Center for Women and Leadership

Gannon Center for Women and Leadership

The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, a University Center of Excellence at Loyola University Chicago, engages in Loyola’s mission of transformative education through a particular focus on developing and empowering women leaders. Through programs, research, and service, we engage women leaders in investigating and analyzing areas of concern in our world in order to creatively design and apply workable solutions to build a more just social order.

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