The School of Education offers credential and graduate programs designed to meet the needs of aspiring and practicing educators, counselors and leaders. Marked by its urban setting, the School reaches out and contributes to the several communities it serves.

By valuing the individual, the School provides a caring, interactive and academically challenging climate through:

- Instilling a passion for knowledge, wisdom and justice
- Fostering a desire to celebrate a modern, multicultural world
- Building a commitment to creativity and compassion
- Heightening ethical standards
- Developing the intellect
- Enhancing professional skills

To these ends, we foster a community marked by the commitment of the Jesuit, Catholic urban university to issues of justice and intellectual rigor. We maintain a community that supports faculty, students, staff, alumni and friends in accomplishing their lifelong learning goals.