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Ombudsman

The office of the faculty ombuds at Loyola University was established in 2013 by Father Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., upon the recommendation of the University Senate, to assist faculty in handling university-related conflicts or complaints. To afford faculty the greatest freedom in using its services, the office is a strictly confidential, impartial, and informal problem-solving resource. Additionally, the office operates independently of any other entity at the university and reports administratively to the president.

Substantive Change Policy and Procedures

Loyola University New Orleans is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and complies with the Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of the Commission on Colleges Policy Statement, requiring the university to report all substantive changes accurately and efficiently to the Commission. The purpose of this policy and procedures is to provide a description of Loyola's processes for any intended substantive change.

Survey Requests

OIRE is here to assist members of the university community with data needed to complete reports, projects, and proposals. Data of this nature could include faculty/staff profiles, student headcounts, departmental retention indicators, descriptions of course offerings, aggregated results of relevant student survey tools, or other data as appropriate. Because there are a variety of project types and data needs, the following process may help expedite completion of your request:

Student Achievement

Loyola University New Orleans welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others, to pursue wisdom and virtue, and to work for a more just world. Loyola takes seriously the realization of its mission as it works towards student achievement and institutional effectiveness.

Reference Group

General Reference Group

Arcadia University (PA)
Bellarmine University (KY)
Gannon University (PA)
Lipscomb University (TN)
Oklahoma City University (OK)
Pacific Lutheran University (WA)
Rider University (NJ)
Saint Ambrose University (IA)
Seattle Pacific University (WA)
Stetson University (FL)
Valparaiso University (IN)
Western New England University (MA)

Approved: Spring 2020

Course Evaluations

A course evaluation is a questionnaire requiring responses to a series of prompts in order to evaluate the instruction of a given course.  Feedback from students is critical to help inform improvements in the quality of instruction.  Instructors benefit by learning strengths and weakness of their teaching methods.  Administrators can make formative recommendations (identify areas for improvement) and summative decisions (promotion and tenure, salary increases).  Course evaluations should be used as one of multiple methods to evaluate teaching performance.