A Culture of Belonging at Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J. Dean and Executive Director October 1, 2018
Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J.
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5% 2 Years
21% 3 Years
60%
70%
1 Appointment
Arrupe College
MISSION STATEMENT Arrupe College is a two-year college of Loyola University Chicago that continues the Jesuit tradition of offering a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse population, many of whom are the first in their family to pursue higher education. Using an innovative model that ensures affordability while providing care for the whole person intellectually, morally, and spiritually Arrupe prepares its graduates to continue on to a bachelor s program or move into meaningful employment. Heeding the call of its namesake, renowned Jesuit leader Pedro Arrupe, S.J., the college inspires its students to strive for excellence, work for justice, and become persons for others. Approved by Arrupe College s Board of Directors on March 15, 2016.
First Generation
73% 22% 20% 59% 47% 18% 35%
$20,819
FAFSA
$1,684
Student academic services
Student development services
Facilities
Technology support
Marketing and communication support
Advancement support
Custodial support
Full-time faculty with terminal degrees in field
Face-to-face, active learning pedagogy
Faculty serve as academic advisors and provide frequent advising as mentoring/accompanying
Year-round student enrollment
All coursework counts for associate s degree (no developmental coursework)
Who Gets to Graduate? Paul Tough for New York Times
Belonging
Mindset
Permanent, Personal, Pervasive
Situation, Specific, Transient
Deficit Narrative Focus on what s broken Overcoming weakness Problem solving Externally driven Short-term solutions Dependent relationships Reliance on expert knowledge Reform & transitions Highlight past failures Asset Narrative Focus on what s working Emphasizing strengths/possibilities Co-constructing Internally driven Long-term solutions Independent relationships Reliance on Personal strengths Transform & invent Highlight past successes
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Faculty as advisors
Grit, Perseverance, Resilience
DEAN S LEADERSHIP GROUP Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J. Dean and Executive Director Wendolyn Gomez Executive Assistant to the Dean Dr. Jennifer Boyle Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Operations Eric Immel, S.J. Associate Dean for Student Success Adam Shorter Director of Business Operations Steve Holte Assistant Dean for Advancement Isabel Reyes Associate Director of Admission Julie Garcia College Placement Director
ARRUPE COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair: B. Lynch Ex Officio: S. Katsouros, SJ A. Alvarez L. Bastianich G. Sullivan Bowen J. Castillo A. Cepeda S. Chapman L. Gutierrez R. Hammond
ARRUPE COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS P. Kendall H. Mazariegos S. Mendoza S. O Scannlain B. Williams Perry J. Rodriguez M. Shriver B. Sibblies C. Thomas
45%
58% 2.5 Years
3.1 GPA
87%
97% Persistence
FY18 $6M
Pell & MAP $4.5M
Summer Orientation $590
Meals $1,000
Computers $702
College tours $536
Scholarships for students ineligible for Federal and State aid $10,000
Adaptations
Dougherty Family College, St. Thomas University, St. Paul, MN
Alder College, Portland, OR
Marian University, Indianapolis, IN
St. Joseph s College, Rensselaer, IN
Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
St. Joseph s University, Philadelphia, PA
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
Scranton University, Scranton, PA
Regis University, Denver, CO
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
The next Arrupe College?
Q & A
A Culture of Belonging at Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J. Dean and Executive Director October 1, 2018