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Learn more about this exciting new development in academic credentialing—the micro-credential!
Learn more about this exciting new development in academic credentialing—the micro-credential!
We all know that language programs in higher education are at a crossroads. Traditional structures such as majors, minors, and even general education requirements are shifting, often leaving language departments searching for new ways to remain visible, relevant, and sustainable. One innovative solution gaining traction is the use of academic micro-credentials.
In SLU's Department of Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures (LLC), micro-credentials have become a powerful tool not only for recruitment and retention, but also for redefining the value of language study in a modern academic landscape.
Language micro-credentials are available for different levels of proficiency in Spanish, French, German, and Chinese, as well as interdisciplinary micro-credentials with other SLU departments. Detailed information and program brochures will be provided at the 1818 Resource Fair.
SLU Center for Literary and Creative Arts (CLCA)
SLU Center for Literary and Creative Arts (CLCA)
The CLCA connects students, faculty, schools, libraries, arts organizations, and community partners through literary, creative, and public humanities programming.
In addition to overseeing the St. Louis Literary Award, the Center supports initiatives such as the Campus Read, Youth Literary Initiative, creative arts showcases, public discussions, workshops, and community partnerships throughout the region.
Our goal is to create meaningful opportunities for student engagement while making literature and the arts accessible and relevant to broader audiences.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson has been selected as the recipient of the 2027 St. Louis Literary Award.
Robinson is one of America's most celebrated novelists and essayists. She is the author of Gilead (2004), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award; Home (2008), winner of the Orange Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Lila (2014), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award; and Jack (2020), a New York Times bestseller. Her first novel, Housekeeping (1980), received the PEN/Hemingway Award and is widely regarded as a contemporary classic.
Robinson will receive the award at the St. Louis Literary Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 1, 2027, at the Sheldon Concert Hall. She will also participate in the annual Author Craft Talk on Friday, April 2, 2027, at Saint Louis University.
Additional event details, including ticket information and registration opportunities, will be announced as they become available.
SLU 1818 students and instructors may take advantage of SLU's Pius Library in multiple ways:
Through access to the online databases and materials using their mySLU log in
Through access to the library resources in person after obtaining a SLU ID*
Through SLU library research instruction
What is Library Research Instruction?
What is Library Research Instruction?
Library research instruction is a research experience best designed to coincide with general research instruction or specific instruction related to an 1818 writing or research assignment.
There is the option for either on-campus or virtual research instruction:
In person on SLU's campus at Pius XII Memorial Library
Virtual library research instruction in your own high school classroom over Zoom
For more details on library research instruction, contact the 1818 Office at 1818@slu.edu.
*For more details on obtaining a SLU ID, contact the 1818 Office at 1818@slu.edu.
Saint Louis University’s archivists & librarians are excited to partner with members of SLU’s teaching faculty and other educators to offer engaging instruction to students at all levels using our unique and diverse collections.
Instruction on rare books, archives and other unique materials provides students with valuable tools for research and scholarship applicable to many academic disciplines.
The Paul C. Reinert, S.J. Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning is Saint Louis University’s teaching center. We serve all SLU faculty members, graduate students, academic leaders, and others who design and facilitate formal learning experiences for SLU students. As a SLU 1818 instructor, you have access to the resources and education The Reinert Center offers.
The Reinert Center provides instructional and curriculum development programs and services for individual instructors and for academic programs and departments. Educational development is a specialized evidence-based field. For more information about the kind of work we do, visit the Reinert Center "About" page.
More than 15,000 students from every U.S. state and 100 countries study, research and find community at Saint Louis University.
Students may find their path to an inspiring future filled with self-discovery, lifelong connections and transformative experiences at Saint Louis University. Saint Louis University empowers students to match their personal interests with academic passions.
Beginning in fall 2026, students in their senior year will have the option to use the SLU 1818 application to begin their application for undergraduate admission to SLU.
Saint Louis University-Madrid was established as a study abroad program in the 1960s and has evolved into a recognized center of international education in Spain. Today, SLU-Madrid educates students from around the world, providing four-year U.S. undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees and credits for study abroad students at their home institutions.
Twenty-three undergraduate majors and two master's degrees can be completed entirely in Madrid. Students can also choose to start one of more than 40 undergraduate degrees at SLU-Madrid and finish their studies at SLU's St. Louis campus.
Established in 2002, the Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA) exhibits and collects works by modern masters, as well as displaying an extensive collection of Jesuit artworks and artifacts.
The SLU museum's permanent collection includes artists such as Chuck Close, Robert Motherwell, Jasper Johns, Kiki Smith, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, and continues to grow. An exquisite collection of Dale Chihuly glass is displayed in SLUMA's contemporary gallery.
Housed in a stunning Beaux Arts style building that dates from the turn of the 20th century, the museum offers a range of works on four floors.
SLU’s University Writing Services (UWS) offers free writing support for any stage of the writing process and on any type of writing assignment (4-7 pages) to students enrolled in the 1818 program.
To request this support, students must fill out a form (linked in the title above), have prepared a draft of their work, and include a description of the project and writing goals. Information about accessing UWS is included in newsletters each month they are published.
Feedback will be provided within 1-5 business days.
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