Loyola Marymount University
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| Motto | Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam - Tua Luce Dirige |
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| Established | 1911, (1865) |
| Type | Private, Roman Catholic |
| Endowment | $500 million |
| President | Rev. Robert B. Lawton, S.J., Ph.D. |
| Faculty | 839 |
| Undergraduates | 5,465 |
| Postgraduates | 3,082 |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 150 acres (0.6 km²) |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Mascot | Lions Image:Lionlmu.jpg |
| Website | www.lmu.edu |
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic Jesuit university in Los Angeles, California. The University is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and one of five Marymount institutions of higher education. LMU was created in 1973 by the merger of Marymount College and Loyola University in Los Angeles.
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[edit] History
The names "Loyola" and "Marymount" have long been associated with Catholic higher education in countries around the globe. Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of The Society Of Jesus, sanctioned the foundation of his order's first school in 1548. The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary have conducted educational institutions since their establishment in France in 1849 by Father Jean Gailhac. These two traditions of education have come together in Los Angeles as Loyola Marymount University.
The present University is the successor to the pioneer Catholic college and first institution of higher learning in Southern California. In 1865, the Vincentian Fathers were commissioned by Bishop Thaddeus Amat y Brusi to found St. Vincent's College for boys in Los Angeles. Rev. John Asmuth, C.M. served as the first President Rector. The college was originally located in the Lugo Adobe House at the SE corner of Alameda Street and Los Angeles Street. The building was one of few two-story complexes in the city at that time and had been donated by Don Vincente Lugo. Although the building no longer stands, its original site is across Alameda Street from the current Union Station, on the Plaza near the southeast end of the city's historic Olvera Street. After two years, the school moved several blocks over. The campus was surrounded by Broadway, 6th Street, Hill Street, and 7th Street. St. Vincent's College folded into the Society of Jesus's newly founded Los Angeles College in 1911 as they simultaneously opened their high school division (Loyola High School). Richard A. Gleeson, S.J. served as the first Jesuit President.Rapid growth prompted the Jesuits to seek a new campus on Venice Boulevard in 1917; with this move, the name of the school was changed back to St. Vincent's College. In 1918 the name was once again changed to Loyola College of Los Angeles. Graduate instruction began in 1920 with the foundation of a separate law school. The school relocated under then-President, Joseph A. Sullivan, S.J., to the present Westchester campus in 1929, and achieved university status in 1930 becoming Loyola University of Los Angeles. Loyola Law School did not move with the rest of the university, but remains to this day in a location just west of downtown Los Angeles. The current law school campus was designed by Frank Gehry. The formation of a graduate division occurred in June 1950, although the graduate work had formed an integral part of the Teacher Education Program during the preceding two years. Loyola University continued to be an all-male school until its merger with Marymount College in 1973.
In separate, though parallel developments, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary began teaching local young women in 1923. In 1933 Marymount Junior College opened as an all-women's school in the Westwood district of Los Angeles. The school became Marymount College of Los Angeles when it started awarding bachelor's degrees in 1948, and moved to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in 1960.
Image:Marymountla.jpg In 1967 Sr. Raymunde McKay, R.S.H.M., President of Marymount College had extended an invitation to Sr. Mary Felix Montgomery, C.S.J., General Superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, to join in their affiliation with Loyola University of Los Angeles. In 1968 the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange partnered in the governing and staffing of Marymount College—it was then that Marymount College moved to the Westchester campus of Loyola University as an autonomous institution.
Image:Rshmcsj.jpg Simultaneously St. Joseph College of Orange, a four year liberal arts college for women religious sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange, began an affiliation with Marymount College. It became one of two branch campuses of Marymount College. In 1970 St. Joseph College of Orange was renamed Marymount College of Orange. It remained operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange and ceased to offer undergraduate degrees. College courses were offered to men and women during the summers. Both campuses of Marymount College remained all-female until the 1973 merger with Loyola University.
In 1970, the Student Governments of Loyola University (ASLU—Associated Students of Loyola University) and Marymount College (ASMC—Associated Students of Marymount College) joined to form the Associated Students of Loyola and Marymount (ASLM).
After five years of sharing faculties and facilities, Loyola University and Marymount College merged and formed Loyola Marymount University in 1973. Through this union, the expanded university maintained the century-old mission of Catholic higher education in Los Angeles. At this time, ASLM became known as the Associated Students of Loyola Marymount University (ASLMU).
Marymount College's four-year program subsequently separated from its two-year program. The Marymount two-year program remained incorporated as a separate institution and received accreditation as such in 1971. Marymount College, Palos Verdes currently operates in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
With the merger of Loyola University and Marymount College in 1973, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange joined the Society of Jesus and the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary as one of the sponsoring religious communities of Loyola Marymount University. Marymount College of Orange was renamed the Orange Campus of Loyola Marymount University. The Orange Campus offered continuing education and summer courses to men and women through the 1980s.
In articulating a vision for this unique collegiate enterprise, the Board of Trustees turned to the history of the four-century old Jesuit educational philosophy, as well as to the history and traditions of the Marymount and St. Joseph's Sisters. They also recognized the riches of a variety of religious traditions represented among the dedicated faculty and staff, which complement and enhance the school's heritage of Catholic values.
During the summer, the LMU campus plays host to a large number of precocious children. It is the primary West Coast site for the Center for Talented Youth summer program operated by Johns Hopkins University.
[edit] Campus
LMU sits atop a bluff of 150 acres in the Del Rey Hills of West Los Angeles. The original 99 acres were donated to the university by Harry Culver. Xavier Hall, named for St. Francis Xavier, S.J., a companion of St. Ignatius of Loyola, S.J., and St. Robert's Hall, named for St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J., a cardinal and Doctor of the Church, were the first two buildings to be built on the current Westchester Campus. Following their completion in 1929, Xavier Hall housed both the Jesuit Faculty and the students at the time while St. Robert's Hall served as the academic and administrative building.
Sacred Heart Chapel and the Regents Bell Tower were the next non-residential structures to be built on the campus (1953-1955). The Malone Student Center, named for Rev. Lorenzo M. Malone, S.J., an alumnus of the university and former Dean of Students and Treasurer of the University, was completed in 1958 and renovated in 1996. LMU now houses 36 academic, athletic, administrative, and event facilities as well 12 on-campus residence halls (dormitory and suite models) and six on-campus apartment complexes.
The campus also houses two large open grass areas not reserved for athletic play. Both Alumni Mall and Sunken Gardens provide aesthetically pleasing scenery to the campus that is already laden with views of the entire Los Angeles Basin, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, and the Pacific Ocean.
The university's recent acquisition of University Hall has brought to the campus a new entrance as well as much needed office and classroom space. University Hall is a facility unique to any academic institution, in that it was originally constructed for Hughes Aircraft as their world headquarters, and converted from an exclusively corporate facility, to a building thriving with academic life. Loyola Marymount University acquired the 1 million square-foot building in January 2000 from Raytheon, which bought Hughes Aircraft. LMU completed the interior remodel of approximately 250,000 square feet in April of 2001. The building itself, which houses the university's Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, is constructed of steel and concrete, and is divided into seven separate structures above ground. University Hall has over 500,000 square feet of floor space, and contains over 1,000 parking spaces in 3 underground levels. The 70,000 square feet of atrium space has, and will continue to be the venue for many LMU events.
[edit] Academics
In addition to being the parent school of Loyola Law School in Downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is also the home to six colleges and schools. LMU also offers an Air Force ROTC program, an Honors Program in which the students have a different core curriculum, and several year-long, semester, and summer study abroad programs across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Admission to LMU is extremely competitive. Students from every U.S. state attend LMU.
[edit] Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
The Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts includes twenty-five undergraduate programs of study as well as five graduate programs of study. It embodies the wider University goals of liberal education, which is the heart of the University's core curriculum for all undergraduates. The College's programs in the humanities and social sciences provide the cultural background and intellectual discipline characteristic of the liberally educated. In addition to a shared concern for ethical values, these programs develop the skills of communication, analysis, and problem-solving universally required to function well in today's diverse and inter-connected world.
[edit] College of Communication and Fine Arts
The College of Communication and Fine Arts offers majors in Art History, Communication Studies, Dance, Music, Studio Arts, and Theatre Arts as well as a graduate program in Marital and Family Therapy. It is also the parent college of Loyola Marymount's award winning Debate Team. The Debate Team frequently finishes in top positions in both national and international tournaments. The current dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts is Barbara Busse.
[edit] College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration was started to assist inquisitive minds in learning more about the effective principles and practice of business through foundation building, undergraduate programs, and flexible graduate programs for advancing professionals. Along with helping students understand the basic tenets of the business world, the college's world-class faculty and staff prepares individuals to become good corporate citizens by educating the whole person and exposing students to a broad base of ethical and moral values that is essential in today's business environment. It is home to eight undergraduate programs of study as well as an MBA program for graduate studies.
[edit] Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering
The Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, sees its purpose to be the education of principled leaders. As new technologies and scientific breakthroughs emerge, LMU introduces curricular offerings that equip future scientists, mathematicians, and engineers with the integrated and cross-disciplinary skills they need to succeed in the global marketplace. It contains thirteen undergraduate programs of study as well as six graduate programs.
[edit] School of Education
The School of Education at Loyola Marymount has four undergraduate programs of study (Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Bilingual Education, and Special Education). A student wishing to receive their credential upon graduation majors in any other program and applies to one of the four undergraduate education minors during their sophomore year. Many students seeking a credential in Elementary Education major in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts' Liberal Studies program, which is designed to educate one in the various arts and letters they will be teaching children. The School of Education also offers nine graduate programs including a Doctorate in Education.
[edit] School of Film and Television
Among the best in the area, LMU's School of Film and Television offers undergraduate programs in Animation, Film Production, Recording Arts, Screenwriting, and Television Production. The school also offers graduate programs in Film Production, Television Production, and Screenwriting.
Under the guidance of Dean Teri Schwartz, the Television program at LMU is in the process of being phased out. The Film and Television majors are being combined into a Production Major.
[edit] Organization
The governing body of Loyola Marymount is the school's independent Board of trustees, which is headed by a Chairman. The University's executive officer is the President. The Bylaws of the University state that the President must be a Jesuit. The President is assisted by the Chancellor, Assistant to the President, and Director Internal Audit. The Vice President for Mission and Ministry (under whom are the Office of Campus Ministry and the Center for Ignatian Spirituality) and the Vice President for Intercultural Affairs) are also member of the President's Office. The President, Senior Vice President & Chief Academic Officer (under whom are the Deans of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, College of Business Administration, College of Communication and Fine Arts, Seaver College of Science and Engineering, School of Education, School of Film and Television, and University Libraries), Senior Vice President for Administration, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, Senior Vice President for University Relations, and Senior Vice President Fritz B. Burns Dean of Loyola Law School make up the University Cabinet. The Jesuit Community headed by a Rector who serves as the ecclesial superior of the university, serving a six-year term.
[edit] Sponsoring Religious Orders
LMU is sponsored primarily by three Religious Orders that have long been associated with education, the Society of Jesus, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, and the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange. Although, other Religious Orders such as the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Carmelites) and the Sisters of Saint Louis also have members employed on campus.
[edit] The Society of Jesus
The Jesuit Community of LMU is one of the largest in the Cal Province of the Society of Jesus. The campus' Jesuits were housed in Xavier Hall until the recent completion of the new Jesuit Community Complex. LMU is home to 51 Jesuits (2006-2007 academic school year) holding various positions in administrative, staff, and faculty positions throughout the university. The LMU Jesuits also started and run Loyola productions, a non-profit creative media company that builds on the 450 year old Jesuit tradition of effective involvement in the communication arts. They also run the Center for Ignatian Spirituality which aims to serve the spiritual needs of LMU faculty and staff, especially through the process of discernment so characteristic of Ignatian spirituality.
[edit] The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary also house several religious sisters on campus. The Marymount sisters, like the Jesuit priests, hold various faculty, staff, and administrative positions throughout the university. They also run the Marymount Institute for Faith, Culture, and the Arts which attempts to preserve the transformative educational tradition of the Religious of the Sacred Heat of Mary and promotes a dialogue between faith and culture as expressed in fine, performing, literary and communication arts.
[edit] The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange
Like the Jesuits and Marymount Sisters, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange play a great role in preserving the Roman Catholic identity of the school. Several sisters of the order reside either on campus or in the surrounding community, working in administrative, staff, and faculty roles.
[edit] Campus Ministry
The Office of Campus Ministry is a vital component to the promotion of the university’s mission and identity. Campus Ministry seeks to accompany all in the LMU community toward becoming more fully alive through transformative experiences of faith.
As old as the University, the Division of Campus Ministry was originally titled University Chaplain, this division became known as Campus Ministry in 1973 with a stipulation that the Director would be a Jesuit. By 1986 this requirement was waived when Sr. Mary Margaret ("Peg") Dolan, R.S.H.M. became the Director.
See: Loyola Marymount University, Campus Ministry
[edit] Athletics
The 2006-07 academic year marks the 100th year of competition in intercollegiate athletics for the Loyola Marymount University Athletics Department. In a century, the LMU Lions have had some memorable moments in the world of collegiate athletics, showing they have been "Building Champions" for nearly a century.
A lot has changed since 1906 when LMU, then known as St. Vincent's College, began fielding a basketball team. The initial season of LMU athletics offered a glimpse of things to come as the Lions posted a 5-0 record in that first season. (Although, prior to 1906 St. Vincent's fielded football and baseball teams that played YMCA and other similar teams.)
Image:Lmufootball.jpg Since that time, LMU has grown considerably and offers a diverse range of 18 varsity sports, 16 of which compete at the Division I level within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Twelve sports, including baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's crew, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis and women's volleyball, compete in the prestigious West Coast Conference.
In addition, women's swimming participates in the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference and men and women's water polo compete in the Western Water Polo Association. Women's softball competes in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference to round out the 16 programs competing at the NCAA D-I level. Men's crew is affiliated with the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association and the LMU cheer program was added as a varsity sport in 2005.
The success of Lion Athletics has never been stronger, claiming some its crowning moments since 2000. For the second year in a row LMU combined to send five teams to their respective NCAA postseason tournaments, and since the start of the 21st century, the Lions have sent 20 teams to the NCAA tournament while winning 14 conference championships in the process. With the success, 34 individual student-athletes have earned All-America honors since 2000.
Of late the women's water polo program has burst onto the scene, winning five straight Western Water Polo Association Championships and making five consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament. Their second place finish in the 2004 NCAAs and final No. 2 ranking in the polls was the best finish ever by an LMU program. Add men's water polo and their three championships in the last four years, the water polo program as a whole has become of the top in the nation with eight championships since 2001.
Putting together a string of titles is not new for the Lions. Prior to women's water polo and their string, baseball and volleyball had been the standard bearer for consecutive titles. Baseball did it from 1998-2000 while women's volleyball did it from 1994-1996.
One of the most memorable runs in NCAA history was that of the Paul Westhead-led men's basketball programs from 1985-1990. The Lions won two WCC tournament titles, and two regular season titles. As the Lions set the all-time NCAA Division-I record with 122.4 points per game in 1990, it was the people that made the Lions special.
Playing for fallen teammate Hank Gathers, who died of a heart condition while playing for the Lions in the WCC tournament in 1990, the Lions did the impossible with a run at the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Elite Eight and capturing the hearts of the nation.
What Bo Kimble, Hank Gathers, Jeff Fryer and the rest of the up-tempo Lions did for the men's basketball team continued a long-standing tradition of a basketball legacy at LMU. Two Loyola basketball alumni, Pete Newell and Phil Woolpert, have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Newell coached the 1960 U.S. Olympic basketball team to a gold medal and led California to the 1959 NCAA Championship. Woolpert coached the University of San Francisco to the 1955 and 1956 NCAA Championships and a 60-game win streak, the second longest in college basketball history.
Speaking of championships, Bob Boyd, former Loyola football and track great, captured the 1950 NCAA men's track championship in the 100-yard dash. He later played seven seasons as a tight end for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams, and led them to the 1951 World title.
The 1980s saw LMU's athletic success propel to the national and international level. Just four years after pitching the LMU baseball team to the 1986 College World Series, Tim Layana was a vital member of the 1990 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds. Five members from the 1986 LMU team eventually played in the major leagues.
Like Boyd in the NFL and Layana in MLB, many former LMU student-athletes have gone onto the next level in their respective sports. Entering the 2005-06 season, 16 former baseball players currently play professional baseball, including the most recent to hit the majors in C.J. Wilson with the Texas Rangers and Billy Traber with the Cleveland Indians. Additionally, four men's soccer players have played in the MLS the last four years, including Arturo Torres playing for Chivas USA. Over the years six former women's volleyball players have played professionally, including 2000 Olympian Sarah Noriega. The 1996 first-team All-American was just one Lion to make an appearance in the Olympics. This past 2004 Summer Olympics former and three-time men's volleyball All-American Reid Priddy burst on the international scene and led the U.S. Men's Volleyball team. Current women's water polo players Rachell Riddell and Christine Robinson both played for the Canadian National Team in the Olympics.
Although LMU no longer has NCAA programs for Football, Ice-Hockey, and Men's Volleyball the school once had programs for these sports and several efforts have been made to return these sports to the campus. In 1967, Loyola University sponsored a club football team in the National Club Football Association (NCFA). Loyola was one of four schools from California (Saint Mary's College, the University of San Francisco and the University of San Diego) to play in the NCFA. The entire association comprised of at least 125 teams nation wide and was held in the same regard as the three main levels of the NCAA and the NAIA. In 1969, the Loyola University football team won the NCFA National Championship. LMU currently fields both a club Men's Volleyball team and Ice-Hockey team. LMU also fields club teams in the following sports: Men's Baseball, Cycling, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Rugby, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Surf Team, and Women's Volleyball.
The lyrics to the school's fight song, "Fight On, Loyola," can be seen at [1].
[edit] Lion Mascot
Although its origin is somewhat clouded, the Lion mascot, known as Iggy the Lion after St. Ignatius of Loyola, S.J., has been synonymous with Loyola Marymount University for more than 70 years. According to the Oct. 5, 1923 edition of the school newspaper, the Los Angeles Loyolan, the Lion mascot was suggested by an enthusiastic fan after 1919 when St. Vincent's College became Loyola College. Noting the Loyola football player's fierce competitiveness, that unknown fan described the Loyola players as Lions. The name did not generate too much popularity and the Loyola athletic nickname remained "Loyolans" until 1923.
During the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s Loyola University shared its mascot Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The MGM Lion was brought to campus on the days of athletic events and university ceremonies to serve as the official school mascot (Leo the Lion was the first in the 1930s). Today, student rumors hold that the lion would stay overnight in Xavier Hall and others hold that the lion's permanent home was on the campus' bluff between Xavier Hall and Sacred Heart Chapel. Louis B. Mayer had been a major contributor to the university when the school first moved to the Del Rey Hills and began building its first buildings.
[edit] Athletic Facilities
[edit] Student Government
Loyola Marymount's Student Government is known as ASLMU (The Associated Students of Loyola Marymount University). The body is comprised of an executive, legislative, and judicial branch.
[edit] Student Media
Loyola Marymount has a rich history of student created and directed media. As a private institution, LMU and its various student media outlets have a tenuous relationship based on disagreements in regards to First Amendment rights, access difficulties, and privacy conerns.
[edit] Los Angeles Loyolan Newspaper
[edit] Tower Yearbook
Over the years, the Loyola University Los Angeles yearbook was known by several titles including the Lair Annual. After the merger the university began publishing the annual Tower Yearbook which is financed through a mandatory annual student yearbook fee (collected along with tuition).
The student-run yearbook at Loyola Marymount University was named "Best in Show" at the 85th Annual National College Media Conference in St. Louis, Mo. on Oct 30. "The Tower" took first place in the "Yearbook 300-Plus" category among other prestigious colleges from around the nation. The 2006 yearbook was honored for its unique design and its "re: 2006" theme. Director of Student Media, Tom Nelson, said "Editor in Chief Ashlee Goodwin and the entire Tower staff put an incredible amount of effort into the 2006 yearbook, which was not only the best but the largest ever produced at Loyola Marymount University."
[edit] KXLU FM 88.9/ KLMU AM
The university boasts both an AM/closed circuit and FM radio station. KXLU has an annual fundraising drive known as "fundrazor" which supports the station's ongoing operation. The station has a large following in the Los Angeles area. A variety of "indie" and international music as well as rock and jazz are played. KXLU is also the 'flagship' station for LMU athletics featuring every Lions Mens basketball game each season.
[edit] The Tangent
The Tangent is published monthly by the Loyolan staff as a lifestyle supplement to the Loyolan's regular fair. The Tangent was founded in 2001.
[edit] ROAR Network
ROAR Network is the newest student media on-campus. It provides a forum for student produced programming to be broadcast both via the on-campus cable TV system and, eventually, via the local cable access system(s). ROAR Network is the only TV Station made for, and run by students on the LMU campus. The station provides student produced programming every two weeks, with it's primetime block from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. every night. Current and previous episodes are also available for viewing and download online at http://www.roarnetwork.com.
[edit] Center for Service and Action
Unique to Loyola Marymount is its Center for Service and Action (CSA). Dedicated to fostering the Jesuit principles of the service of faith and promotion of justice, CSA offer students opportunities to serve the campus and surrounding communities. The mission of CSA is to educate and form men and women with and for others, especially with and for the disadvantaged and the oppressed. Through direct personal contact between students and the marginalized in service experiences, CSA fosters a solidarity with the poor that will lead to intellectual inquiry, moral reflection and social action.
One of the many opportunities provided by CSA to students looking to do service work is the Alternative Break Program. LMU's Alternative Breaks program promotes service and cultural exchange on the local, national, and international level through hands-on, community-based learning. Students are immersed in diverse contexts throughout the world with concrete challenges that heighten social awareness and inspire lifelong social action.
[edit] Service Organizations
CSA also oversees LMU's student service organizations. The seven service organizations work to help the university and surrounding community of Los Angeles.
Each Service Organization has its own unique mission, history, charism and organizational structure. The members of these organizations make themselves available for on-campus service as well as on-going commitments to serve at specific non-profit agencies in Southern California. Each organization has a moderator and a chaplain.
The Center for Service and Action works with the service organizations in fostering on-campus service and community service as well as reflecting upon their experience of service. CSA coordinates communication between the leadership of these organizations, the Service Organization Council. CSA also coordinates the distribution of the On-Campus Service Requests.
The organizations and their respective dates of founding are Crimson Circle (1929), Belles (1960), Gryphon Circle (1968), Ignatians (1981), Sursum Corda (1992), Marians (2003), and Magis (2003).
[edit] Campus Greek Life
LMU is also home to a number of campus Greek Organizations. The campus fraternities are as follows: Alpha Delta Gamma (1952), Lambda Chi Alpha (2002), Sigma Chi (1991), Sigma Phi Epsilon (1996), Sigma Lambda Beta (1999), and Beta Theta Pi (2005). The campus sororities are as follows: Delta Gamma (1981), Alpha Phi (1976), Pi Beta Phi (2002), Delta Zeta (1986), Sigma Lambda Gamma (2000), Kappa Alpha Theta (1999), Delta Sigma Theta (2000) and Delta Delta Delta (2005).
[edit] Notable alumni
- Rick Adelman, former NBA player and coach
- Barbara Broccoli, producer of the James Bond series of films.
- Linda Cardellini, actress in Scooby-Doo and ER
- Johnnie Cochran, attorney; defended O.J. Simpson (J.D. graduate of Loyola Law School)
- Tony Coelho, former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California and Democratic Majority Whip.
- Carson Daly, former TRL VJ and Current host of Last Call on NBC
- Bob Denver, actor (graduate of Loyola University)
- Chris Donnels, retired Major League Baseball player (1991-2002)
- Bob Dornan, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California.
- Colin Hanks, actor in Orange County
- Thomas P. Logan, Rotary Foundation Fellow and American Businessman
- David Mickey Evans, director, writer, actor, producer. Films include The Sandlot (writer and director) and Radio Flyer (writer and director).
- Brian Helgeland, screen writer and director, Academy Award winner for Best Adapted Screenplay for L.A. Confidential (1997).
- Gregory "Bo" Kimble, NBA player from 1991 to 1993.
- Tim Layana, late Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion (1990).
- Dave Meyers, music video producer and director.
- David Mirkin, actor, television director, writer and producer, executive producer of the animated series, The Simpsons
- Pete Newell, hall of fame basketball coach
- Tony Plana, actor
- Phil Woolpert, hall of fame basketball coach
- Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., Jesuit Priest and renown Father of Dolores Mission in east Los Angeles; founder of Homeboy and Homegirl Industries.
- Wilfred L. Von der Ahe, co-founder of Von's Grocery Co.
- Jimmy Tamborello, musician, The Postal Service & Dntel
- Stephen T. Gargaro, attorney and musician (The Fro Doob)
- Robert C. Baker, attorney; defended O.J. Simpson in the civil trial (J.D. graduate of Loyola Law School)
[edit] Noted professors
- Reverend William Fulco, S.J.
[edit] External links
- Loyola Marymount University
- Official LMU athletics site
- LMU Lions Unofficial Message Board
- LMU Loyolan Student Newspaper
- Detachment 040, Air Force ROTC
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