Founded in 1976, the Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership is recognized nationally as a prototype of collaboration and cooperation between Church schools and Catholic universities.
ICEL's service constitutes a visionary outreach to the Catholic school community, exercising leadership in the arena of ideas and intellectual achievement. ICEL provides a model of Catholic scholarship for schools and their personnel in the field. The Institute sponsors conferences, workshops and seminars for all levels of Catholic school personnel; it publishes proceedings, summary statements, and undertakes strategic planning and instructional designing at the invitation of Catholic schools.