Institute of Environmental Sustainability: Loyola University Chicago

Commencement

Imagining a new future

Listen to the inspiring speech given by our student commencement speaker: Paul Campion. Campion's speech begins at the 32:15-minute marker.
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Graduate Program

Driving toward a more sustainable world: master’s and certificate options open up new professional advancement

From the loss of biodiversity and polluted waterways to growing waste, the globe’s greatest challenges continue to intensify. The need to protect the world’s natural resources and create more sustainable ways of living remains not only an urgent problem but an ultimate problem in need of informed, decisive action.
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Sustainability

Bike to Work Challenge begins on June 14. Register today

Each June, Loyola participates in the Bike Commuter Challenge, a competition between Chicagoland companies and schools to see who can commute by bike the most. It's FREE to participate and top riders will be eligible for prizes. You don't have to bike every day or even the entire way to work--make even one trip during the Challenge and you can help Loyola become the Bike Commuter Champs.
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Summer's here! Our 2019 Farmers Market is in full swing

Be sure to get your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, and eggs at the Loyola "L" Stop. Market hours are 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Monday throughout the summer. The market will run through October 14, 2019.
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Awakening your heart to ecology

Father Steve Mitten writes about his relationship to ecology in this article.
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Climate Change Conference

Loyola's climate change conference scheduled for March 2020

Gina McCarthy wants us to fight the good fight. Mary Robinson reminded us that much of the hard work of addressing climate change occurs on the local level. Each year, our conference Keynote Speakers inspire and push us towards climate action. We’ve heard their calls and that’s why our 2020 conference will focus on how we can accompany the youth movement and the future generations they represent towards action that will preserve the planet for their children.
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