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Resource Rundown
Check out these resources to help you succeed online this fall. If you have any questions or need additional information, please reach out to studentsuccess@luc.edu.
- Achieving College Excellence
Category: Academic Advising - Support for first-generation students, students with a high financial need, or students with a documented disability.
- Athlete Advising
Category: Academic Advising - Advising and other academic support tips for Loyola student-athletes.
- Bursar
Category: Other Student Support Services - Learn how to navigate charges to your student account.
- Business Career Services
Category: Career & Experiential Learning - Comprehensive career coaching and resources to currently enrolled, degree-seeking students and alumni from the Quinlan School of Business.
- Campus Card
Category: Other Student Support Services - Discover more about the Rambler Card, Loyola's official identification card, which you can use to access libraries and residence halls and can upload with funds.
- Campus Ministry
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Celebrate your faith and discover its depth and richness by connecting with others, engaging in service opportunities, and growing in spirituality through Campus Ministry.
- Campus Recreation
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Sign up for fitness activities, club sports, Ramble Outdoors, and more through Campus Recreation.
- Campus Safety
Category: Other Student Support Services - Learn how Campus Safety promotes and maintain a safe and secure environment on campus.
- Career Self-Assessment Workshop (CSAW)
Category: Career & Experiential Learning - Two-session workshop designed to help you with your decisions about majors and careers.
- Career Services
Category: Career & Experiential Learning - Resources on career and major exploration, including on-campus resource information, general career tips, career-related document crafting, and the job board Handshake.
- Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship
Category: Career & Experiential Learning - Loyola's transformational undergraduate teaching and learning center that sits at the intersection of innovative experiential learning pedagogy, community-engaged learning, and the scholarship of engagement
- Center for Student Assistance and Advocacy
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Student concerns are reported to this centralized website for support, coordination, case management, and resource referrals.
- Community Service & Action
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Bridge the campus and the community through a variety of volunteer and service activities.
- Commuter Student Life
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Programs and resources to enrich your Loyola experience as a commuter.
- Coronavirus: Information for Students
Category: Other Student Support Services - Access FAQ, past emails sent by Loyola University Chicago, and other general links related to COVID-19.
- Damen Student Center
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Dedicated space at the Lake Shore Campus for building community and encouraging co-curricular engagement.
- Digital Media Services
Category: Technology - Technology resources and service locations for the Loyola community, including equipment loan, digital media labs, and printing.
- Division of Student Development
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Get connected and stay engaged with multiple programs, services, and opportunities offered by the Division of Student Development.
- Equipment Loan (Digital Media Services)
Category: Technology - Access to a wide array of digital media technology through a loaner system.
- Fellowship Office
Category: Career & Experiential Learning - Help for applying successfully for major fellowships, including awards for undergraduate study, study abroad, graduate study, and research internships.
- Financial Aid
Category: Other Student Support Services - Explore your options for funding your education.
- First and Second Year Advising
Category: Academic Advising - First- and second-year student resource on scheduling, setting up an appointment, and advising.
- Graduate, Professional, and Adult Student Life
Category: Student Development & Community Building - See how we are enhancing the student experience for graduate, professional, and adult students through GPASL.
- Handshake
Category: Career & Experiential Learning - Job and internship postings on Career Services's online database.
- Health and Safety during COVID-19
Category: Wellness - Information on required practices for anyone on our campuses as well as resources for students, faculty, and staff
- Junior and Senior Advising
Category: Academic Advising - Resource for juniors and seniors to connect with their academic advisor(s) in their school(s) or college(s).
- Language Coaching (Language Learning Resource Center)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Language coaching to students enrolled in Modern Languages and Literatures courses. You can make an appointment to meet with a Loyola student fluent in your target language.
- Language Learning Online Resources (Language Learning Resource Center)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Online resources to support your success in language courses.
- Language Learning Resource Center
Category: Academic Services & Support - Multi-media materials and equipment, personal assistance, interactive communication services and educational events to enhance world language learning and teaching.
- Learning Portfolios
Category: Technology - Create a digital collection of your work, reflections, and educational experiences in a customizable, online format that can be shared with faculty, staff, advisors, and peers."
- Learning Strategies (Tutoring Center)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Resources to help you learn more effectively and the form to sign up for success coaching.
- Loyola Online
Category: Academic Services & Support - Listing of Loyola's online degree and certificate programs.
- LUCommunity
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Find organizations and events at Loyola University Chicago and get engaged in our community.
- Microsoft Exchange (Email)
Category: Technology - Loyola’s platform for email, calendars, messaging, and conferencing.
- Military Veteran Student Services
Category: Other Student Support Services - Connect with resources for veterans.
- Multi-Factor Authentication
Category: Technology - Protects your accounts even if your Loyola password becomes compromised by using Multi-Factor Authentication.
- Navigate
Category: Academic Advising - Student-centered mobile app that enables Loyola students to interact with their advisors, as well as personalized information to keep you on the path toward academic success.
- New Student Programs
Category: Academic Services & Support - Information, resources, and support that you need – when you need it – to make a successful transition to academic and social life at Loyola.
- Office 365
Category: Technology - Loyola uses Microsoft Office 365 for email and calendaring, messaging, select Office software, Teams, SharePoint collaboration tools, OneDrive cloud storage, and voice, video, and web conferencing.
- Office for Equity & Compliance (OEC)
Category: Other Student Support Services - Report concerns of potential discrimination, sexual harassment, and/or related retaliation. Also find resources for getting help and learn about the University’s Comprehensive Policy.
- Office of International Programs
Category: Other Student Support Services - Come to OIP for a variety of international services, including support for international students and scholars, study abroad, the John Felice Rome Center, and international education initiatives in Chicago.
- Office of Learning and Student Success (L&SS)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Supporting the success of all students through resources and programming including Rambler Resources for Student Success Online, Resource Rundown, Student Accessibility Center, and Tutoring Center.
- Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Information about the University's student conduct process and grievance process, and resources for conflict resolution.
- Online Learning Strategies and Tips (Tutoring Center)
Category: Academic Services & Support - A list of resources that you can use for online learning.
- Panopto
Category: Technology - Lecture capture software used by instructors to upload learning materials and lectures for students.
- Panopto Student Resource Guide
Category: Technology - Resources to help you use Panopto, Loyola's lecture capture software.
- Password Self-Service
Category: Technology - Reset your network passwords quickly and independently when passwords are forgotten, accounts are locked, or when users suspect that their password has been compromised.
- Peer Tutoring (Tutoring Center)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Undergrad peer tutor for small groups of students in often historically difficult classes.
- Pre Health
Category: Academic Advising - Resources for students on the Pre-Health track, such as committee information, advising, and general guides.
- Pre Law
Category: Academic Advising - Resources about upcoming pre-law events and law school admissions.
- Rambler Resources for Student Success
Category: Academic Services & Support - Important services to ensure your success at Loyola, including learning online, academic services support, and other helpful Loyola resources.
- Required Personal Safety Practices
Category: Wellness - Read about Loyola's six required safety practices, including that face masks or face coverings must be worn while on any of Loyola’s campuses
- Research Guides
Category: Academic Services & Support - Research topics and guides housed in the library system.
- Residence Life
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Loyola's safe and supportive living communities are overseen by Residence LIfe.
- Resource Guide for Online Learning (Learning and Student Success)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Guide to Loyola resources for navigating the online learning environment, including tips and tools.
- Respondus LockDown Browser
Category: Technology - Locked browser for taking tests and quizzes in Sakai that is used to help secure the integrity of student's work.
- Return to Campus
Category: Other Student Support Services - Information to assist the Loyola University Chicago community during summer and fall of 2020.
- Sakai
Category: Technology - Through the learning management system for Loyola classes, you can access syllabi, grades, assignments, lecture recordings, resources, forums, blog posts, and more.
- Sakai Student Resource Guide
Category: Technology - Resources to help you use Sakai, the learning management system for Loyola classes.
- Sakai Student Resource Guide (Spanish)
Category: Technology - Spanish-language resources to help you use Sakai, the learning management system for Loyola classes.
- Special Populations (New Student Populations)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Programs, initiatives, and student groups for special populations to promote academic resilience, discernment, and success.
- Student Accessibility Center
Category: Academic Services & Support - Services for students who may need extra accommodations for learning.
- Student Activities and Greek Affairs (SAGA)
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Opportunities for connecting, learning, and engaging beyond the classroom. SAGA coordinates Recognized Student Organizations, sorority and fraternity life, ((dop)), and University-wide special events, including Welcome Week, Finals Breakfasts, Student Organization Fairs, and Senior Send-Off.
- Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
Category: Student Development & Community Building - Loyola is enhancing the experience of all community members by cultivating culturally competent agents of social change.
- Student Employment and Federal Work Study
Category: Career & Experiential Learning - Resources and guides to help you find student employment.
- Student Success Website
Category: Academic Services & Support - Description TBD
- Student Technology Resources (ITS)
Category: Technology - Technology resources to help get you up and running as a new member of the Loyola community.
- Success Coaching (Tutoring Center)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Success Coaches can help you hone different studying and success skills.
- Supplemental Instruction (Tutoring Center)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Regularly scheduled, out-of-class group study sessions driven by students’ needs.
- Technology Roadmap
Category: Technology - Guide to navigating through the different technological resources that Loyola offers.
- The Kettle (Student Success Newsletter)
Category: Academic Services & Support - Bi-weekly undergraduate newsletter containing important information about academic and co-curricular events, resources, and opportunities.
- TopHat
Category: Technology - Interactive web-based response platform at Loyola used in class to take attendance, launch discussions and questions, and solicit real-time feedback.
- Turnitin
Category: Technology - Submit assignments through Turnitin in Sakai to check for plagarism.
- Tutoring Center
Category: Academic Services & Support - Learning supports including tutoring, supplemental instruction, peer tutoring, and more.
- UNIV 101: First Year Seminar
Category: Academic Services & Support - Extended-orientation course to help new undergraduate students make a positive transition to academic and student life.
- UNIV 112: Strategies for Learning (Tutoring Center)
Category: Academic Services & Support - A one-credit, semester-long course that helps you assess your academic skills and become a strong, effective learner in college.
- UNIV 201: Transfer Seminar
Category: Academic Services & Support - Extended orientation course to help transfer students make a positive transition to Loyola.
- UNIV 224: Career & Life Planning Seminar
Category: Career & Experiential Learning - A semester-long introduction to career-development perspectives, tools, and strategies.
- University Bookstore
Category: Academic Services & Support - Media, materials, and textbooks needed for class, as well as your Loyola gear.
- University Libraries
Category: Academic Services & Support - Loyola’s gateway to the world of information and scholarship. Resources include loaning media, digital services, workshops and classes, printing and copying, room reservations, and more.
- VoiceThread
Category: Technology - Web-based platform that enables instructors and students to upload an file and invite others to add feedback.
- Wellness Center
Category: Wellness - Integrated wellness services essential to student development, including medical, mental health, and health promotion services.
- Writing Center
Category: Academic Services & Support - Collaborative tutoring with experienced writers to improve your writing.
- Zoom
Category: Technology - Landing page for Loyola's video and web conferencing service.
- Zoom Student Resource Guide
Category: Technology - Resources to help you use Zoom, Loyola's video and web conferencing service.