Highlights and Recognition

• Xavier met the call of Pope Francis in committing to be a Laudato Si' university in 2021.
• Xavier was newly ranked in the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024.
• Xavier has state-of-the-art sustainable buildings and infrastructure.
• The Archdiocese of Cincinnati recognized Xavier as a "Laudato Si' Community" in 2023.
• The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Xavier as a Tree Campus annually since 2021.
• The University has applied to be recognized as an Arboretum for the work of conservation, research, community engagement, public education, and management of its campus trees.
• For creating the XU Office Swap, Xavier's Assistant Manager in the Central Procurement Department, was awarded the Brian Yeoman Sustainable Procurement Award.
• Xavier has a plethora of eco-spirituality opportunities -- Nexus Garden, Graham Legacy Labyrinth, Mission Mile. 
• Xavier's Sustainability and the Mission seminar -- is the first and only environmentally-focused professional development opportunity in the Jesuit network that qualifies participants to be Province Ignatian Educators of Distinction.