School of Environmental Sustainability
At the School of Environmental Sustainability, we are training future environmental leaders and making an impact today.
Answer your calling
Interdisciplinary research
Addressing critical environmental issues
Our students are part academic and part activist as we search together for creative and workable solutions.
Our research seeks to better understand crises of ecological destruction and social injustice and build more sustainable societies.
From your community to the global village, we ease the search for solutions with a hands-on, locally-engaged approach.
Our students and faculty are making a difference in building equitable and resilient food systems that empower communities.
We work to advance energy policy and administration systems that shift away from fossil fuels and mitigate climate change.
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News
Loyola University Chicago named a top 25 green college by Princeton Review
Loyola University Chicago was recognized in the top 25 U.S universities for its commitment to campus sustainability, ranking #12 in The Princeton Review’s “Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition.”
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Students
SES Senior Thomas Crabtree Receives the Loyola President’s Medallion
The Loyola President’s Medallion honors one student from each college, school, and institute who excels in leadership, scholarship, and service. This year, the award for the School of Environmental Sustainability went to Thomas Crabtree, a senior from Annapolis, Maryland.
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Progress Report
Milestones in sustainability education and action
It has been a year of progress at the School of Environmental Sustainability. Read about new academic programs, impactful research, student accomplishments, alumni careers, and more in the Fall 2024 Progress Report.
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Prospective Students
Tomorrow Starts Today
Get to know what awaits you at Loyola's School of Environmental Sustainability.
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Current Students
Reimagine. Respond. Restore.
Participate in events, research, and initiatives at Loyola's School of Environmental Sustainability.
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Alumni
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Degrees Offered
Sustainability at Loyola
While our School of Environmental Sustainability leads the way in training students for lifelong, rewarding careers across fields and industries—every campus at Loyola is dedicated to bringing green-thinking to the forefront. Discover why we're one of the nation's greenest.
Our Events
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Celebration of Engaged Scholarship
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
SES Seminar Series: Biodiversity
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Climate Action Plan 2.0 Focus Group
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