Employee Value Proposition
The advancement of our University is only possible with a thriving team -- and with prospective employees who find Loyola to be an irresistable place to work and develop professionally.
What Does It Mean to Be a Thriving Employee at Loyola?
At Loyola, our employees will thrive as they live the mission and embody Loyola spirit and pride; engage in a diverse, respectful, and equitable workplace; are encouraged to to pursue lifelong learning and continuous improvement; are celebrated and supported throughout their employment; and are empowered to contribute and lead with the necessary resources and support to excel personally and professionally.
What Does It Mean to be a Destination Employer?
- A place providing meaningful work that evokes a sense of purpose
- A place that is distinctive - differentiating itself from competitor organizations
- A place with a strong, positive culture
- A place where careers can be pursued and advanced
- A place that prioritizes pay equity and transparency
- A place that provides employees great work-life flexibility and balance
- A place that enables and encourages employees to disconnect
EVP Pillars:
I. All Loyola employees are Educators. As such, we offer competitive compensation and benefits.
- 100% tuition remission for eligible employees and dependents
- Access to tuition exchange and FACHEX for eligible dependent children
- Competitive pay
- 9% retirement contribution
- Flexible benefit allowance
- Robust leave package including 20 paid holidays, summer hours, and paid parental leave
- Hybrid and remote work options for many employees
- Discounted onsite gym membership
- Educational discounts available for travel, electronics, entertainment, dining, home and family (including the Live Near Your Work Program providing money towards settlement and down payment of eligible homes for approved applicants and Childcare Voucher program), banking and financial services, fitness, and more!
- Convenient on-campus dining including discounted employee meal plans
- Convenient on-campus services including a post office with FedEx and UPS services
II. We are lifelong Learners, committed to continual growth and improvement.
Personal & Professional Development with Opportunities to Grow Your Career
- Opportunities to advance
- 100% tuition remission for eligible employees pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees with support through McGuire Scholars
- Free access to LinkedIn Learning
- Programs, workshops, and webinars for all stages of employment
- Attend Loyola's Mission Driven Leadership (LMDL) program to develop your knowledge of the Jesuit history and Loyola's mission, vision, and values that shape the work we do, and how we do it
- Access to free campus and community speakers such as the Sellinger Connect Series and Humanities Symposium
- Access to the Loyola/Notre Dame Library where employees may borrow and access a variety of materials for professional and personal use
III. We are a Community of respect and support so that everyone can thrive.
Community Events
- Free tickets to athletics events
- On-site farmer's market
- Numerous event traditions, including annual worship events, Mission Week (featuring Maryland Day), Commencement, and more
- Annual holiday traditions, such as Lessons & Carols
- Recognition events for staff, administrators, and faculty, including the AMDG Community Award, Faculty Excellence Awards, and service awards for staff and administrators and Bene Merenti awards for faculty
- Quarterly workforce engagement activities including but not limited to a summer picnic, ice cream social, fall fast, Christmas party, and more
- Quarterly workforce wellness events in participation with Outdoor Adventure Experience (OAE)
Loyola Spirit & Pride
- Opportunities to participate in key campus activities such as Commencement and Open Houses
- 10% discount on most regular priced Loyola swag and attire
Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
- Commitment to hiring a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our community
- Opportunities to join various affinity groups (more affinity groups)
- Free attendance to Cura Conversations series - a lunchtime dialogue series addressing critical topics through the lens of compassion, curiosity, and care
- Join a diversity reading group for shared conversation about diversity and inclusion
- Free attendance at the Bunting Peace and Justice Speaker Series events
- Free attendance to the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation address
- Attend a Safe Zone training or become Safe Zone trained
IV. We have Purpose. We are united in our mission-driven work aimed at making Loyola the best place in the world from which to change the world.
Mission
- Paid leave for mission-related retreats and programs
- Paid leave for community service experiences
- On-campus worship spaces, including interfaith worship spaces and events
- Mass schedule and Eucharistic Adoration schedule
- Attend Loyola Mission Driven Leadership (LMDL), an interactive program for employees to develop their knowledge of the Jesuit history and Loyola's missioni, vision, and values that shape the work that we do, and how we do it
- Free attendance at the Committee of Catholic Social Thought's speaker and luncheon series events
Core Values
- Academic Excellence - At Loyola, the pursuit of academic excellence includes promoting a love for learning, discovery, and integration across a wide range of disciplines and interests.
- Focus on the Whole Person - Loyola manifests its effort to honor, care for, and educate the whole person by encouraging its constituents to strive after intellectual, physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health and well-being.
- Integrity & Honesty - At Loyola, the commitment to integrity and honesty is manifested in an atmosphere of open, civil discourse and careful, respectful listening where freedom of thought and expression are valued and protected.
- Diversity - Seeking to increase its own diverse nature, Loyola encourages openness to new discoveries, ideas, methods, and perspectives, and it actively encourages and celebrates diversity in all forms. This includes promoting awaress of an sensitivity toward differences of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, and ability.
- Community - As a Jesuit institution committed to the value of community, Loyola strives to define its goals and values clearly to ensure unity of purpose and to encourage shared ownership for the University's mission and vision.
- Justice - Loyola's commitment to justice begins at home with the creation of an environment where individuals are valued and attended to, can live safely, and can express themselves honestly.
- Service - In keeping with this Jesuit tradition of commitment to service, Loyola offers to all of its constituent members a rich variety of opportunities for solidarity and service both within and beyond the institution and our local Baltimore community to the wider national and international communities.
- Leadership - Loyola's commitment to this value includes identifying, developing, encouraging, and rewarding the exercise of gifts of leadership and "followership." In other words, it encourages its diverse constituents to think and act both as teachers and learners who lead by lived example, modeling the University's mission and values and contributing to the common good.
- Discernment - Loyola's commitment to carry on the tradition of discernment includes encouraging the practice of regular relfection and self-examination which foster awareness of personal freedom (or lack thereof), a sense of personal responsibility for choices and actions, and a balance between enlightened self-interest and promotion of the common ("greater") good.
- Constant Challenge to Improve - Loyola challenges itself and its constituents to strive for improvement on an ongoing basis by holding out an ideal of personal wholeness and integration as the ultimate horizon of growth, while simultaneously recognizing that development and growth require time and sustained effort.
Check out the Employee Resource Guide for more information!

No matter their role, all Loyola employees are educators, first and foremost.