Summer Institute Review
Over the last ten years we have had the pleasure of welcoming 35 high school students each summer from 9 states across the United States to Loyola University Chicago’s Lake Shore Campus! They explore the theme of water through scientific, ethical, and spiritual lenses as they grow in relationship with one another and in their unique sense of spirituality. Students participate in classes each morning with university professors, work on projects about embedded water in a variety of industries, pray together, and build wonderful community. During the week, they experience life at Loyola through a campus scavenger hunt, tours of the School of Environmental Sustainability, meals in the dining hall, and rooming in a university residence hall. We have various field trips, with visits including the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, an urban farm, and the Jardine Water Purification Plant. The Institute is a full week with fantastic opportunities for students to begin their own vocational discernment as they begin to think about college and about who they hope to become.
We are grateful as always to the awesome current Loyola students who provide leadership and mentorship for the program, to our incredible interdisciplinary faculty team, and the coordinating team who makes all of this possible.
Integrative Action Projects
During the Institute, students work in groups to research the environmental impacts of embedded water in an industry. In addition to an informative poster on their topic with a comprehensive ethical evaluation and a suggested alternative for their industry, students were asked to creatively communicate their message.
Over the last ten years we have had the pleasure of welcoming 35 high school students each summer from 9 states across the United States to Loyola University Chicago’s Lake Shore Campus! They explore the theme of water through scientific, ethical, and spiritual lenses as they grow in relationship with one another and in their unique sense of spirituality. Students participate in classes each morning with university professors, work on projects about embedded water in a variety of industries, pray together, and build wonderful community. During the week, they experience life at Loyola through a campus scavenger hunt, tours of the School of Environmental Sustainability, meals in the dining hall, and rooming in a university residence hall. We have various field trips, with visits including the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, an urban farm, and the Jardine Water Purification Plant. The Institute is a full week with fantastic opportunities for students to begin their own vocational discernment as they begin to think about college and about who they hope to become.
We are grateful as always to the awesome current Loyola students who provide leadership and mentorship for the program, to our incredible interdisciplinary faculty team, and the coordinating team who makes all of this possible.
Integrative Action Projects
During the Institute, students work in groups to research the environmental impacts of embedded water in an industry. In addition to an informative poster on their topic with a comprehensive ethical evaluation and a suggested alternative for their industry, students were asked to creatively communicate their message.