School of Environmental Sustainability

Advancing Sustainability Knowledge and Education
At Loyola University Chicago, you can be a part of the solution. The School of Environmental Sustainability is training the next generation of environmental leaders.
Answer your calling
Interdisciplinary research
Addressing critical environmental issues

Our students are part academic and part activist as we search together for creative and workable solutions.

Our research seeks to better understand crises of ecological destruction and social injustice and build more sustainable societies.

From your community to the global village, we ease the search for solutions with a hands-on, locally-engaged approach.

Our students and faculty are making a difference in building equitable and resilient food systems that empower communities.

We work to advance energy policy and administration systems that shift away from fossil fuels and mitigate climate change.
Our Community

Study Abroad
Exploring Ecuador's Diverse Ecosystems
Loyola students participated in an unforgettable study abroad program exploring Ecuador's "four worlds."
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Research
Restoring Biodiverse Wetlands
Researchers from the School of Environmental Sustainability are devising new methods of restoring biologically diverse wetlands. They recently secured more than $1.1 million in federal funding for a large-scale project that could inform wetland management practices throughout the Great Lakes region.
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Student Life
Internships Give SES Students Real-World Experience
Marinda Vacanti embarked on a transformative journey during her summer internship at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Learn MoreProspective Students, Current Students, & Alumni

Prospective Students
Tomorrow Starts Today
Get to know what awaits you at Loyola's School of Environmental Sustainability.
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Current Students
Reimagine. Respond. Restore.
Participate in events, research, and initiatives at Loyola's School of Environmental Sustainability.
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Alumni
Stay Involved.
Keep up with students, faculty, alumni and staff from SES.
Degrees Offered
Sustainability at Loyola
While our School of Environmental Sustainability leads the way in training students for lifelong, rewarding careers across fields and industries—every campus at Loyola is dedicated to bringing green-thinking to the forefront. Discover why we're one of the nation's greenest.
Our Events
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Translate Academic Experi to Cover Letters/Resumes
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Exploring Sustainability Careers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Panel Discussion
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