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Mission & Values

What Makes The School of Communication Unique?

The School of Communication is committed to providing students with a high-quality education, professional training and career development in the fields of:

  • Advertising
  • Public Relations
  • Communication Studies
  • Social Advocacy
  • Multimedia Journalism
  • Film
  • Digital Media

We encourage students to investigate pertinent issues like social justice, equity, and an environmentally sustainable future while engaging with the community in almost every project they produce.

Mission Statement

The School of Communication is a community of learners that fosters critical thinking and innovation, integrates big ideas in communication theory and practice, tells stories across multiple platforms and adapts to changing technology and social needs. We develop ethical professionals with the knowledge and dedication to make a lasting contribution through communication and service in the world.

For more information on Loyola’s Jesuit mission, visit:

Values Statement

Members of the SOC community are dedicated to the well-being, growth and success of our students and our colleagues. We are guided by our mission statement and by the Jesuit vision of cura personalis. We believe: 

Members of this community should treat others with empathy and kindness.  

Honesty and trust-building should define our interactions.  

Collaboration should be the signature of our work.  

The core of all we do must reflect the concepts of ethics, social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. 

What Makes The School of Communication Unique?

The School of Communication is committed to providing students with a high-quality education, professional training and career development in the fields of:

  • Advertising
  • Public Relations
  • Communication Studies
  • Social Advocacy
  • Multimedia Journalism
  • Film
  • Digital Media

We encourage students to investigate pertinent issues like social justice, equity, and an environmentally sustainable future while engaging with the community in almost every project they produce.

Mission Statement

The School of Communication is a community of learners that fosters critical thinking and innovation, integrates big ideas in communication theory and practice, tells stories across multiple platforms and adapts to changing technology and social needs. We develop ethical professionals with the knowledge and dedication to make a lasting contribution through communication and service in the world.

For more information on Loyola’s Jesuit mission, visit:

Values Statement

Members of the SOC community are dedicated to the well-being, growth and success of our students and our colleagues. We are guided by our mission statement and by the Jesuit vision of cura personalis. We believe: 

Members of this community should treat others with empathy and kindness.  

Honesty and trust-building should define our interactions.  

Collaboration should be the signature of our work.  

The core of all we do must reflect the concepts of ethics, social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion.