Learn. Serve. Lead.
Loras is an innovator and leader in Catholic liberal arts education, where faith, scholarship, and creativity seamlessly merge. We are committed to fostering a community where every member is beloved and accepted. We promote diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a culture of respect and understanding.
Duhawks Are
ACTIVE LEARNERS
Work collaboratively with your peers and professors to ask questions, explore, experiment, and think creatively through problem-solving, debates, discussions, and simulations.
REFLECTIVE THINKERS
Gain a deeper understanding of your own thoughts, feelings, and behavior by identifying patterns, themes, and connections.
ETHICAL DECISION-MAKERS
Let your moral principles and values guide you to act with justice and compassion and make decisions based on truth, respect, responsibility, excellence, and service.
RESPONSIBLE CONTRIBUTORS
Develop your talents and share them with others with a sense of accountability, integrity, and a commitment to the greater good.
Mission
Loras, as a Catholic liberal arts college, creates a community of active learners, reflective thinkers, ethical decision-makers, and responsible contributors in diverse professional, social, and religious roles.
Values
The Loras College community embraces the core values of truth, respect, responsibility, excellence, and service, which define the way we work, behave, and relate with others.
Vision
Inspired by Christ and committed to the dignity and value of all people, Loras College fosters a learning community that:
- Develops the whole person – in mind, body, and spirit – to achieve meaningful outcomes throughout life and across careers;
- Integrates learning inside and outside the classroom, across disciplines, and beyond limiting perspectives; and
- Challenges us to make a difference in society by deepening our sense of humanity and purpose.
Loras College Hallmarks
1. The Loras Experience
Rooted in the transformative power of learning, Loras creates an atmosphere where faith, reason, and scholarship can seamlessly connect. Motivated by our Catholic faith, Loras provides a culture of compassion and care for each other and participates in each other’s lives.
2. Academic Distinction
Loras helps you strengthen the connections between theory and practice from the very beginning. You will communicate with confidence, think critically, write with clarity, research with accuracy, and dialogue with respect.
3. Community For All
Loras is committed to creating an environment where every member is beloved and accepted. Grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and guided by Catholic social teaching, the Loras community supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a culture of mutual respect and understanding for one another. This is a shared vision and a shared responsibility inspired by the life of Jesus.
4. Find Your Vocation
The search for your vocation is not just a destination but a lifelong pursuit that prepares you for a meaningful and fulfilling future. You are empowered to pursue your interests and positively impact the world through engaging classes, meaningful extracurricular activities, and deep connections with faculty and fellow students.
5. Affordable Education
Loras values your education, so we offer a high-quality education that delivers a strong return on investment. We partner with every student and family to understand your unique financial needs. We work to offer the best financial aid package from the outset.
6. Forever a Duhawk
Being a Duhawk means you have a lifelong connection with an incredible community. At Loras, you are surrounded by others committed to participating in your life, willing to act on your behalf and share in your successes and challenges.
7. City of Big Possibilities
Dubuque is a vibrant city located along the bluffs of the Mississippi River. It is a significant hub in the tristate region, providing additional advantages, including proximity to rural communities and major cities and access to a broad range of culture, entertainment, employment, and recreation.
Loras Motto
Pro Deo et Patria
For God & Country
Leadership Framework
We believe leadership:
arises in everyday experience
We lead regardless of position or title, recognition, or advancement.
prioritizes the common good
We act for the good of each and every person and of the whole person to ensure all are able to thrive.
recognizes mutuality between personal & communal purpose
Our individual and collective decisions have a reciprocal impact.
builds solidarity & relationships with others
We lead within collaborative relationships and seek to know and prioritize others’ experiences, especially those on the margins.
transforms us
We evolve as individuals and as communities through our learning, actions, and impact.
We aim to cultivate leaders who value, understand, & demonstrate:
Self-Awareness
Rooted in the transformative power of learning, Loras creates an atmosphere where faith, reason, and scholarship can seamlessly connect. Motivated by our Catholic faith, Loras provides a culture of compassion and care for each other and participates in each other’s lives.
Human Dignity & Inclusivity
Leaders recognize and value the inherent dignity and humanity of others. This is demonstrated through understanding and appreciating difference, civil dialogue, and ensuring all voices are heard. The fundamental belief that every person has dignity and worth motivates a commitment to understanding.
Sensitivity to Contexts & Environments
Leaders consider the intersectionality of contexts, experiences, and power dynamics of those around us before we engage in action. Environments include historical contexts, families, neighborhoods, cultures, workplaces, community gatherings, the natural world, worship spaces, and classrooms.
Responsiveness & Actions
Leaders demonstrate responsive actions in ways big and small. Responding to our environment means we lead through commitments to human dignity and self-reflection. Thus, every person is called to participate and act through a lens of responsibility to others so all may flourish.