The mission of the Department of Education and Allied Studies is to provide educational leadership for a more just society.

To achieve that end, the unit embodies four goals: to provide professional education in a liberal arts context; to uphold traditional values, yet be responsive and sensitive to society’s changing needs; to focus on personal as well as professional development of the individual; and to emphasize teaching that is anchored in a strong research base and the Jesuit ideal of an educator.  The five characteristics of the Jesuit ideal of an educator are:

• Formation of the total person
• Integration of the disciplines
• Personal influence of the educator
• Education as a vocation
• Educational settings as communities of personal influence

These characteristics are operationalized within academic course sequences constructed around four curricular strands for advanced professional preparation: personal and professional development; scholarship; specialization; and leadership.  These advanced programs are designed to prepare individuals as leaders in human service and educational contexts.  The advanced graduate programs are aligned with the unit’s mission, outcomes, conceptual framework, academic strands and specialized professional associations (SPA’s).

The Department of Education and Allied Studies academic unit is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and approved by the Ohio Department of Education.  The School Counseling and Community Counseling Programs are CACREP accredited programs.  The department’s initial and advanced licensure programs have achieved a rating of National Recognition through the respective Specialized Professional Associations (SPA’s).