Experiential Learning
Learning is not just about knowing. It's about doing.
Instead of just giving you information, we want to show you what you can do with it. All Loyola students complete at least one formal engaged learning opportunity before they graduate.
Depending on your interests and your career goals, you get to choose what that is.
So what would you do?
Research
Take a research course. Earn a funded research fellowship through LUROP.
Service-Learning
Take a service-learning course. Engage in volunteer work within the community.
Fieldwork
Complete a clinical placement or practicum. Take a field-specific course.
Performance
Present your art in an exhibit. Perform in a dance, theater, or musical show.
Academic Internship
Do an internship with an organization related to your career goals. Get supervision and feedback from a field expert.
By the Numbers
6,368
students participated in Engaged Learning courses (2023-2024)
87,000+
hours of community service by Loyola students (2023-2024)
$551,000+
distributed for undergraduate research work (2023-2024)
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Loyola Stories
Service-learning
Sabrine El Idrissi
(Psychology ’24)
Sabrine volunteered with Madonna Mission, a non-profit that provides education and resettlement support for refugee families in Chicago. She supported the organization by tutoring students in English and helping them with school work.
Fieldwork
Jake Bartilad
(Elementary Education ’25)
Jake was teaching in local Chicago-area elementary classrooms starting in freshman year. He would be able to apply what he learned in his education classes immediately to a real-life classroom, where he would either observe or teach.
Research
Caroline Cady
(Dance, Psychology ’24)
Caroline explored dance composition, rehearsal, and performance in a unique practice-led research project. She choreographed an original dance that was performed in three distinct atmospheres and noted the varied outcomes.
Learning is not just about knowing. It's about doing.
Instead of just giving you information, we want to show you what you can do with it. All Loyola students complete at least one formal engaged learning opportunity before they graduate.
Depending on your interests and your career goals, you get to choose what that is.