Software, printers, accessories, and supplies are also available. Factory-trained technicians provide warranty service and general computer repairs. Individual direct long-distance services and voice messaging is also provided to students in the residence halls. The Information Technology Call Center, a hot line for technical support of all kinds, is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. A regular schedule of short informational seminars and hands-on training sessions is provided free of charge to Loyola students, faculty and staff.
Topics range from setting up and caring for personal computers to designing personal web pages.
The Institute of Politics, an independent foundation that is housed on the Loyola campus, trains community leaders in practical politics. Its program is geared to the development of new political leadership in the area. The institute educates selected young men and women in the practice and practicalities of politics, through a recognition of the professional character of politics and the need for broader understanding and training in politics. Meeting weekly at night, participants represent a broad cross section of the metro area, geographically and professionally. Approximately 25 participants per course study voting patterns, issues and problems, organizing and conducting political campaigns, the uses of television and advertising, and political polling.