We live in a culturally-rich, globally shared, interconnected world. Loyola works to broaden and deepen the global awareness, engagement, and learning of all community members by cultivating an inclusive multicultural environment. This includes:
- An articulated institutional commitment
- Administrative leadership, structure, and staffing
- Curriculum, co-curriculum, and learning outcomes
- Faculty and staff policies and procedures
- Student mobility and international recruitment
- Collaborations and partnerships—locally, nationally, and internationally
Why a Focus on International Education is Important
- Enhanced cross-cultural understanding
- Enriched international diversity in curricula and academic programs
- Support of international education exchange (inbound and outbound students)
- Promotion of global research and scholarship among faculty members
- Raising global awareness of emergent issues of sustainability, immigration, public health, human rights, and social justice
- Recognition of international perspectives and education characteristic of Ignatian Citizenship
- Preparation of students as global leaders who can understand and discern complexity, interconnection and responsibility of the world
- Attracting future students and leaders (domestically and from abroad) to study at Loyola