{"id":2653,"date":"2016-07-01T11:46:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T16:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:46:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:46:11","slug":"ips-becomes-an-accredited-member-of-the-association-of-theological-schools-ats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/?p=2653","title":{"rendered":"IPS becomes an associate member of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IPS is pleased to announce that, as of June 29, 2016, it is officially a member of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). With more than 270 member graduate schools of theology, ATS is comprised of schools in the US and Canada that offer graduate theological degrees, are demonstrably engaged in educating professional leadership for communities of the Christian and Jewish faiths, and meet the specific standards and criteria maintained by the Association. The diversity of ATS members reflect a broad spectrum of doctrinal, ecclesiastical, and theological perspectives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2654\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/files\/2016\/07\/IPS_accredited_member_of_the_Association_of_Theological_Schools_ATS-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2654\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2654 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/files\/2016\/07\/IPS_accredited_member_of_the_Association_of_Theological_Schools_ATS-1-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"Therese Lysaught, IPS Associate Director, casts the IPS\u00b9 first vote as an Associate Member of the ATS at its 2016 Biennial Meeting in St. Louis\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IPS_accredited_member_of_the_Association_of_Theological_Schools_ATS-1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IPS_accredited_member_of_the_Association_of_Theological_Schools_ATS-1-1024x846.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IPS_accredited_member_of_the_Association_of_Theological_Schools_ATS-1-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IPS_accredited_member_of_the_Association_of_Theological_Schools_ATS-1-1536x1269.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IPS_accredited_member_of_the_Association_of_Theological_Schools_ATS-1-2048x1692.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Therese Lysaught, IPS Associate Director, casts the IPS first vote as an Associate Member of the ATS at its 2016 Biennial Meeting in St. Louis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Membership in the Association will help bolster IPS\u2019s standing in the broader community of theological institutions. It will enhance the ability of IPS and other American theological schools to learn from one another\u2019s experience, collaborate on common tasks, as well as promote IPS\u2019s values of transformative Ignatian education and the blending of faith and justice in service. Membership in the ATS is also a first crucial step in gaining ATS accreditation. IPS Director Brian Schmisek gave this statement welcoming the approval, \u201cWe are proud to be recognized as an Associate Member of ATS, which is a seal of our academic quality. The news represents a milestone in the dedicated work of our faculty and staff especially over these past four years. Our students also appreciate the high standards for which we have been recognized. We very much look forward to membership in this association.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, IPS!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>***Join the conversation by\u00a0following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianSchmisek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BrianSchmisek<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/loyolaips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LoyolaIPS<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram! Also, network with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?home=&amp;gid=6792799&amp;trk=my_groups-tile-grp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loyola Chicago IPS<\/a>\u00a0community on LinkedIn.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IPS is pleased to announce that, as of June 29, 2016, it is officially a member of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). 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