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poster sessions and presentations. A highlight of the springsemester, the Symposium is a valuable capstone experiencefor many.The University’s close proximity to downtown Toledo ensuresthat classroom learning is complemented by real worldexperience. ProMedica, Owens Corning, Mercy HealthPartners, the City of Toledo, First Solar, Dana Corporation,Merrill Lynch, Northwestern Mutual, and the United Wayare just a few of the many companies and organizations thatroutinely hire Lourdes students for internships or full-timeemployment post graduation. A career services office worksindividually with students to identify possible placements.Seeking to imbue its students with an interest in the widerworld, the University offers a global approach to education aswell as a variety of study abroad opportunities. An increasingnumber of students are participating in internationalexperiences of some kind. Partner organizations, The AmericanInstitute for Foreign Study and the University Studies AbroadConsortium, offer Lourdes students year-long, semester-longand summer study options. The recent establishment of TheIreland Program marks a milestone for Lourdes. For the firsttime in the institution’s history, study abroad programs are nowbeing created on campus to enhance undergraduate academicprograms through immersion experiences.A recently instituted First-Year Experience has won praisefrom students, faculty and staff alike. It was designed toequip traditionally-aged students with the skills and resourcesnecessary to succeed in the college environment. A commonsummer reading experience is the program’s lead-off exercise.The subsequent semester-long program enables students toconnect with the institution, improve academic performanceand increase satisfaction with the Lourdes community.Lourdes’ annual Research Symposium highlights the importanceof student research activities. Graduate and undergraduatestudents share their work with the academic community viaThe University is accredited by the Higher LearningCommission of the North Central Association of Colleges andSchools, the International Assembly for Collegiate BusinessEducation (IACBE), the Ohio Board of Regents, the OhioDepartment of Education, the Commission on CollegiateNursing Education, the Council on Social Work Education,the Ohio Board of Nursing, and the Teacher EducationAccreditation Council (TEAC). Lourdes received significantaccolades in its most recent reaccreditation process, and itsefforts were touted at the regional and national levels. It is slatedto begin its next self-study in 2016.An Engaged Faculty and StaffLourdes students are taught and mentored by 78 talented fulltimefaculty members. Fifty-four percent of faculty are female,and 46 percent are male. The diverse faculty members hailfrom 30 states and nine countries. A host of talented part-timefaculty, many of whom are practitioners in their fields, adds arich diversity of perspectives and experiences to the classroom.Since 2003, the number of full- and half-time faculty has beenincreased by 43 percent. In that same period, faculty withterminal degrees have increased 57 percent, and individual anddepartmental scholarship has risen.Lourdes faculty members are active in scholarship and researchactivity as well as in the supervision of student research. At thesame time, a sustained primary commitment to personalizedteaching and learning permeates campus culture. The typicalteaching load for those engaged with undergraduates is a 4:4.For those working with graduate students, the load is a 3:3.Lourdes University I 6
Lourdes’ student to-faculty ratio is 15:1. The institution prides itself onoffering no classes larger than 40 students. Lively and frequent interactionbetween students and faculty is a hallmark of the Lourdes experience.One hundred twenty-seven full-time and 26 permanent part-time staffmembers make up the University’s dedicated workforce. Staff members areperceived as full partners in the academic enterprise at Lourdes and embracetheir roles as co-educators. Thoughtful orientations for new employees andmentoring relationships help foster a collegial working environment. Anumber of Lourdes’ own graduates have returned to their alma mater to buildtheir careers, and that sense of institutional history is deeply valued.Thirteen Sisters of St. Francis are actively engaged as faculty or members ofthe administration. Their presence and contributions are cherished by theLourdes community.The Student BodyMore than 2,600 students are enrolled at Lourdes, including 2,200undergraduate and 300 graduate students as well as over 100 post-secondary/high school scholars. Approximately 64 percent students are enrolled fulltime,and 36 percent are enrolled part-time. Roughly 50 percent of Lourdesstudents fall in the traditional 18-22 age range, and 50 percent of students arecategorized as non-traditionally aged.Lourdes enrolls around 90 percent of its students from Ohio. Sixteen otherstates, Puerto Rico and five countries are also represented. Michigan, Indianaand Pennsylvania are the most common feeder states outside of Ohio.Seventy-five percent of students are female, and 25 percent are male.With roughly half of its students traditionally-aged college learnersand the other half adult learners, Lourdes enjoys a rich and distinctiveintergenerational classroom environment. Ecumenical in spirit and welcomingof all, Lourdes also benefits from a religiously diverse student body. Thirtysevenpercent of the students self-identify as Catholic. Students who arePresbyterian, Methodist, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim, among other faiths, arealso represented and warmly received. Further, 21 percent of Lourdes’ studentpopulation is composed of underrepresented populations, bringing additionaldiversity of experiences to the campus community. Nationally recognized forits commitment to educating the nation’s servicemen and women, Lourdeshas experienced a 190 percent increase in military and veteran students since2009. First-generation college students have been welcomed and supportedfor decades on the campus, with approximately 52 percent of current studentspossessing that distinction. Lourdes has been, and will continue to be, aUniversity of opportunity for many.Lourdes benefits from robust enrollments, and interest in its varied programsremains consistently high in the marketplace. Lourdes boasts an impressiveLourdes University I 7
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