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Student Services
Student life at Loyola is based on the philosophy that education occurs in the context of total human development. Development of the whole person involves not only the intellectual development of the student but also the moral, social, cultural, and physical development of the individual. Programs and services exist which provide opportunities for this total educational experience.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Career exploration is central to all students planning for the future. Individualized consultation with a career counselor may include formal assessments of interests, abilities, and personality traits. Students are directed to appropriate resources for continued exploration including readings, meetings with faculty or alumni, and internship experience. A two-credit course in career exploration is typically offered in the spring semester for intensive focus on career development. The Career Information Library has publications which address possible careers, graduate school admissions, and job listings.
Active job placement assistance is provided to all students who are seeking part-time employment while in school, internship opportunities, or full-time employment at graduation. Services include résumé review sessions, job search workshops, and job fair search techniques. The center hosts a wide variety of potential employers and graduate schools through career fairs and on-campus recruiting. More than 2,500 jobs are listed with the center each year.
COUNSELING CENTER
The Counseling Center, located on the main campus on the second floor of the Danna Center (room 208) administers a program of personal counseling, psychiatric services and testing to all registered students. The Counseling Services Center exists to assist students with meeting the varied challenges of community life at Loyola. Concerns for which students have sought services include adjustment issues, grief and loss, eating disorders, sexual violence, anxiety and depression. These services are offered free of charge and on a confidential basis in which the Center records are maintained independently of all other university records. The Center staff includes psychologists, a counselor, a social worker and a psychiatrist who have been professionally trained in their areas of expertise. For more information about the Counseling Center or to schedule an appointment, please call (504) 865-3835.
SPIRITUAL LIFE
Loyola University is a Catholic, Jesuit university. Toward this end, University Ministry strives for the complete integration of Catholic and Jesuit spirituality within the entire university community. Members of this staff strive for total availability and a person-centered rather than a project-centered ministry. They are available at all times to guide, counsel, and advise.
STUDENT HOUSING
Loyola operates four residence halls, Biever Hall which houses undergraduate men and women, Buddig Hall which houses undergraduate women and honors, Carrollton Hall which houses upperclass undergraduate men and women, and Cabra Hall on the Broadway campus which houses law/graduate and upperclass men and women. All residence hall buildings are accessible to students who are physically disabled and each hall has resident rooms to meet the special needs of these students. The Office of Commuter Services provides a listing of off-campus apartments. There are no accommodations for married students on campus.
Cabra Hall is a five-story residence hall housing 215 students, 54 per living floor, in six (eight-person) suites and one (seven-person) suite. The hall is centrally heated and air conditioned. All rooms are double occupancy and are furnished with two closets, two single beds, two chests of drawers, two desks, and local telephone service. Cabra Hall facilities include a kitchen with a microwave oven, sundeck, vending services, storage room, three laundry rooms, ice machine, computer room, T.V. lounge, basic cable service, etc. A convenient transportation system links the Broadway campus with the main campus, located approximately two blocks away.
Residents of residence halls are subject to the housing policies which are promulgated in the Student Handbook and Resident Register. Full-time professionally trained personnel are provided in all the residence halls to aid students in achieving personal and educational goals. Resident assistants, located in each floor, help provide a well-balanced social and educational atmosphere. Residence halls have live-in resident chaplains who are Jesuit priests, Catholic sisters, or lay individuals who have training and experience in the areas of human development.
Requests for accommodations should be forwarded directly to the Office of Residential Life following notification of acceptance to the university. Reservations are confirmed only after receipt of a signed contract and a $100 application fee, which is 50 percent refundable in the event the student cancels prior to July 1. Students must present proof of adequate accident/sickness insurance coverage. Housing contracts are for both the fall and spring semesters.
STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE
Loyola’s health service is for both resident and nonresident, full-time and part-time students who have provided the health service with a completed medical history form. The Student Health Service is directed by an administrative director under the direction of a medical director (physician). The office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Each week, physicians are available during designated hours to see students. The health service also maintains extensive lists of off-campus medical specialists for students requiring special care. Treatments by health center personnel are provided at no charge to the student. Medicines, referrals to off-campus medical specialists, laboratory tests, and hospitalization are at the student’s expense. All services provided and communications with medical personnel are confidential as dictated by the medical code of ethics.
For good cause, the university may require a physical or psychiatric examination while a student is in attendance. Results of these examinations may be used to determine a student’s suitability to continue in attendance at the university.
HEALTH INSURANCE
The university sponsored health insurance program covering sickness and accident is strongly recommended for all students, especially those students who are from out-of-town. Resident students and international students are required to present proof of personal health insurance coverage or they must enroll in the university endorsed health insurance plan. The group plan covers a student for 12 months for a yearly premium. Plans for married students and their families are also available. Students desiring health insurance information should contact the Student Health Service.
IMMUNIZATION POLICY
Effective January 1991, Louisiana Law, (Section 1. R.S. 17:170) requires all students entering the university for the first time to show proof of immunization for tetanus/diphtheria (within the past 10 years). Failure to show proof of this immunization will require the students to receive the immunizations from a private physician or Student Health Service at the student’s expense prior to registering for classes. In addition, all students born after 1956 and entering the university for the first time must show proof of immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella (two doses). Failure to show proof of these immunizations will require the student to receive the immunizations from a private physician or Student Health Service at the student’s expense prior to registering for classes.
All first-time students shall be required to comply with these provisions unless the student submits a written statement from a physician stating that the procedure cannot be done because of medical reasons, a written dissent from a parent or guardian, or a written statement from a clergy stating that the procedure cannot be done for religious reasons. In the event of an outbreak of a communicable disease, the university may exclude from attendance all nonimmunized students until the appropriate disease incubation has expired or the student presents proof of immunization.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
The student identification card at Loyola University is referred to as the Loyola Express Card. Loyola Express cards for new students are free during the registration period. After the start of classes all cards cost $15 each. Only one express card is allowed per student, all others must be turned in to the Loyola Express Card office. The cards are used for residence hall access, food services, admittance to the Recreational Sports Complex, campus events, and for other activities. They are required for use of campus library facilities.
Students must obtain their Loyola Express Cards from the Loyola Express Card office and have them on their persons at all times to present to university officials on demand. Loan of the card to anyone is prohibited. Use of another’s card subjects the user, and the loaner, to a fine and/or disciplinary action. Lost or stolen cards must be reported immediately to the Loyola Express Card office and/or Office of University Police. There is a $15 charge for replacement cards. Loyola Express Cards are used for the full term of enrollment at Loyola. Cards must be validated at the beginning of each semester in the Loyola Express Card office located on the lower level of the Danna Center on the main campus. Cards must be validated at the beginning of each semester at Loyola's Parking/ID office located in university police headquarters in Biever Hall.
COMMUTER SERVICES
The Office of Student Activities also serves as a communication link between the off-campus student population and university programs and services. The university recognizes its responsibility for responding to the unique needs of its commuter population. This office, therefore, provides a computerized apartment listing service, locker rentals, and literature on campus programs and services.
Communication is further enhanced by the information on the university web page and e-mail. This office also acts as an advocate for commuter concerns and needs to the university administration.