Described as that which makes Loyola recognizable as a college preparatory school community, steeped in its Jesuit heritage and Catholic identity. For what are we known and how does that align with who we say we want to be?
Goal
We will form, preserve, and deepen the understanding and practice of Loyola’s Catholic faith and the mission that is grounded in the unique charism of the Jesuits and engages the needs of a global, digital, and diverse world. Loyola will…
- Implement student and adult formation processes that support the mission of Loyola
- Hire, train, and retain for mission – at all levels of personnel and leadership
- Visibly embody the aspirations of Loyola’s Purpose and Outcome Statements
- Prepare “students to understand, interact, and embrace the religious diversity of our world”
- Help students and adults “deepen their empathy and their lasting bonds of friendship”
Strategies
- Standardize the existing student formation opportunities and develop a plan to deepen that formation, including the development and relevancy of the Cub Year (CY) Programming
- Audit the existing adult formation programs/ processes and expand opportunities for new, mid-career, and veteran administrators, faculty, and non-teaching personnel
- Create a plan to hire for mission; seek out persons with a vocation for becoming Ignatian educators; develop methods for creating robust applicant pools, effective interview processes, and evaluation strategies
- Set expectations, create time and space, and commit resources for all personnel and leadership (administrators, board members, and other school leaders) to participate in ongoing formation programs in Jesuit education and Ignatian spirituality
- Collaborate with Jesuits West Province in the discernment of charism-embodied leadership and the preservation of Jesuit leadership and community
- Update and implement Loyola’s Purpose and Outcome Statements (Mission, Vision, Values, Graduate at Graduation)
- Support the expansion of global initiatives and programs
- Highlight the inclusive values of the Catholic faith using the Dialogue Model from A Living Tradition
- Set aside time and space for community for the community’s sake
Voices of our Companions
“Thus the sole objective of our schools, as Pope Francis reminded Jesuit school teachers, is to form mature people who are simple, competent and honest, who know how to love with fidelity, who can live life as a response to God’s call, and their future profession as a service to society.”
“A changing landscape is inevitable, and Loyola should continue to do what it always has for the last 150 years – adapt as necessary while maintaining its core values.”
