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Throughout its history, The Chicago School has remained grounded in its core values of education, innovation, community, and impact, which faculty, students, and staff emphasize every day.<\/p>\n

For many faculty leaders, such as Susan Foster, Ph.D., associate dean in The Chicago School\u2019s College of Graduate and Professional Studies, the commitment to community building is especially resonant.<\/p>\n

In Dr. Foster\u2019s own words, \u201cI really want to make our university into what experts in the field call a \u2018communiversity,\u2019 a vibrant space where we collaborate across programs, inspire one another, and work together to advance our shared mission of expanding access to high-quality healthcare for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chicago School\u2019s programs offer unique opportunities for collaboration across disciplines to create and train well-rounded integrated health change-makers in the academic fields of psychology, business, counseling, health, and behavioral sciences.<\/p>\n

For instance, the university\u2019s master\u2019s program in behavioral economics<\/a> combines lessons from across public policy, statistics, social psychology, and business management to prepare graduates to address complex challenges and serve diverse populations across business, marketing, and politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe often hear that higher education is a dinosaur, always a step late and out of date,\u201d says Dr. Foster, \u201cbut my experience at The Chicago School has been just the opposite. People here jump in to help make innovation happen so that we can have the best possible impact on our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Future students will also get to see how this innovation takes place at The Chicago School\u2019s proposed Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine once it opens in 2026. The unique mind and medicine curriculum will combine medical and psychological expertise to ensure graduates are prepared to support the growing needs of patients.<\/p>\n

Says Dr. Foster, \u201cAs healthcare providers, we may not get to see our entire impact, but it\u2019s there. We\u2019re like pebbles dropped into a pond; our impact ripples outward through time and space beyond what we can see directly, making a real difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chicago School\u2019s \u201ccommuniversity\u201d approach helps students stay connected with classmates to grow skills and expertise well beyond graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOften, we see a diploma as a punctuation mark, a period closing the sentence on your time as a learner. But I think that\u2019s misguided. We want our students to see their graduation as conjunction, an \u2018and\u2019 that marks continued growth and curiosity as a professional where you\u2019re getting better every day,\u201d Dr. Foster says.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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