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Reunion and Alumni BBQ Online Registration Deadline Sept. 19
You only have one day left to register online for the Alumni Reunion Weekend and the Alumni BBQ. Prices go up at the door so RSVP online and save. To view a list of "Who's Coming" to the reunion, go to http://alumni.lmu.edu/reunion and for the Alumni BBQ, go to http://alumni.lmu.edu/bbq. Other weekend events include the dedication of Campus Ministry in honor of Sister Peg Dolan, the Alumni Can Food Drive and much more.
Show Your School Spirit
Shop online and purchase some alumni gear to wear for the barbeque. The site has everything from jersey tees to infant onesies to blankets and much more.
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Two LMU Alumni Bring Home Olympic Medals
The scores are in and two Loyola Marymount University alumni won Olympic medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Reid Priddy '00 helped the U.S. men's volleyball team win the gold medal over Brazil and Jeff Stevens '06 helped the U.S. baseball team earn a bronze medal. For more, click here.
Five Alums Awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Five former LMU students received Fulbright Scholarships this year, the most in one year. "The Fulbright program doesn't want just scholars it wants people who are solid, all-around students. And that's the kind of people that LMU produces," says Kathleen Harris, director of LMU's National and International Scholarship Office. For more, click here.
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9/24: Hilton Distinguished Entrepreneur Lecture Series
Mark Crone, managing partner of Crone Rozynko, LLP, will be the first speaker in this year's Hilton Distinguished Entrepreneur Lecture Series. Crone's presentation at 6 p.m. in the College of Business Administration, Hilton 100, will focus on the success of his grass-roots efforts in the economic opening of China's world business markets. For details, contact Fred Kiesner at 310.338.4569 or fkiesner@lmu.edu
9/25: Calling the Village Home: A Celebration of the Black Student Union's 40-Year Legacy
Alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends will convene from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for a panel discussion and reception to celebrate the growth and development of the BSU. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
9/27: Phi Kappa Theta BBQ
All Phi Kappa Theta alumni are invited back for the traditional firing-up-of-the-grills at the Bird Nest. For more information or to RSVP, contact Bill Adams '61 at 310.798.9959, Paul Wicker '62 at 310.545.6047 or Joe Haworth '66 at 310.391.8826 or joehaworth@gmail.com.
9/28: LMU Honors the Black Student Union
President Robert B. Lawton, S.J., will mark the 40th anniversary at the opening program of the Alumni BBQ. Harold Brooks '70, the first BSU president and current LMU regent, and BSU President Randi Willhite '10 will be in attendance. Please e-mail Ramona Wright '00 if you know one the 40 presidents and have other institutional history to contribute. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
9/28: Alumni Reunion Mass
Our annual Alumni Reunion Mass will be in Sacred Heart Chapel at 10 a.m., prior to the 55th Annual Alumni BBQ. Father Rausch will be the presider of the liturgy. For more info, go to http://alumni.lmu.edu/bbq.
9/28: Alumni Can Food Drive
The Alumni Association invites you to support our 2nd Annual Alumni Can Food Drive during the Alumni BBQ. Please bring nonperishable foods to the Alumni BBQ to help support the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank. For suggested donation items, go to http://alumni.lmu.edu/bbq.
9/28: Fine Art and Crafts Sale, Silent Auction and Reception
The Graduate Department of Marital and Family Therapy (Clinical Art Therapy) hosts a fine arts and crafts sale, auction and reception. All proceeds will support the LMU Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic. To RSVP, click here.
9/28: Men's Lacrosse Alumni Game
Men's lacrosse alumni are invited to the annual Alumni Game. To sign up or get more information, please contact Rich Rinaldi '97 at richrinaldi8@yahoo.com or 310.795.7225.
10/11: San Jose Alumni Bocce Ball Event
Join us for a fun afternoon of networking. Reunite with old friends, enjoy hosted appetizers and play a game of bocce ball. We will introduce you to Bill Bayno, the new LMU men's basketball coach. Click here to RSVP.
10/15: Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance and the Public Interest - Distinguished Speaker Series
The Distinguished Speaker Series presents John C. Hueston, lead prosecutor in the Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling trials following the 2001 Enron bankruptcy and a member of the Enron Task Force. To RSVP, contact Nancy Donovan at 310.338.1979 or AccountingEthics@lmu.edu. For more information, click here.
10/16: Portland Alumni Happy Hour
Join us for a Happy Hour at the Thirsty Lion Pub and Grill on October 16. Appetizers, raffle for alumni gear and YOU! Join us to reconnect with old friends, network with fellow alumni and unwind. Click here to RSVP.
10/18: Chicago Reception
The Alumni Association cordially invites you and a guest to attend a reception and address by President Robert B. Lawton, S.J. Click here to RSVP.
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L.A. Alumni for Others Community Service Project
Join us for our annual Alumni for Others service project. We are looking for tutoring volunteers for six Saturday mornings at Loyola High School. For more information and to register, click here.
Partners for Education: Verbum Dei H.S. Work-Study Program
Every week, four young men from Verbum Dei High School arrive at LMU to carry out office duties throughout campus. They update files, answer phones, copy reports and schedule meetings, among other tasks. The students are part of a corporate work-study program that subsidizes a portion of their tuition while they acquire work experience at LMU. Click here for more.
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Visit LMU
LMU hosted the PeaceJam Global Call to Action Conference on Sept. 11-13, 2008. The conference attracted thousands of young people, from the United States and around the world to spend the weekend with Nobel Peace Prize laureates Desmond Tutu (1984), Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1992), Jody Williams (1997), Betty Williams (1977), Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1980), Jose Ramos Horta (1996), and Shirin Ebadi (2003). For more, click here.
LMU's Entrepreneurship Program Ranked in the Top 25
The undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship programs in the College of Business Administration were named among the nation's top 25 programs this year by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur's 6th Annual Top 50 Entrepreneurial Colleges. The undergraduate program is rated 17th and the graduate program 12th. For more, click here.
Seaver College Receives Grant from the National Science Foundation
The Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at Loyola Marymount University has received a $552,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a new scholarship program for as many as 12 Los Angeles students. The Descartes Scholars Program will begin in fall 2010 and will provide four-year, need-based scholarships of $10,000 per year. For more, click here.
Loyola Marymount University Receives Grant to Improve Special Education Training
Loyola Marymount University was one of two California schools to receive a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its special education teacher preparation program. The grant will assist the LMU School of Education to improve its program and ensure that graduates meet the more stringent teacher requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. For more, click here.
LMU Photographer Wins First Place in Jesuit Photo Contest
The summer 2008 issue of Company, a quarterly magazine of the U.S. Jesuits, awarded top honors to two photographs taken by Glenn Cratty, university photographer at LMU. Each year, the magazine judges photo submissions that reflect Ignatian views from around the globe. For more, click here.
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Women's Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak
LMU extended its home unbeaten streak to 14 games with a goalless tie against visiting Utah on Sunday afternoon at Sullivan Field. For more, click here.
LMU Sweeps UCI for Tournament Championship
LMU (7-3) swept UC Irvine (4-6) by scores of 25-21, 25-19 and 25-19 to win the 2008 Four Points Sheraton LAX/LMU Volleyball Classic Championship on Saturday night in Burns Recreation Center. For more, click here.
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Thursday, Oct. 2
Lecture: "Why Faith Matters," by Rabbi David Wolpe
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Oct. 2 - 11
Theatre: Clare Booth Luce's "The Women"
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Thursday, Oct. 16
Cancer Awareness Fair
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Saturday, Oct. 25
Sursum Corda Alumni Event
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Saturday, Oct. 25
Performance: Music Faculty Recital
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Monday, Oct. 27
Presentation: Religion in Black Los Angeles
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Thursday, Oct. 30
Play: "Bounty of Lace"
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Nov. 2008 - Feb. 2009
2008-2009 Basketball Season
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Thursday, Nov. 20
MAAA Latinos for Education Scholarship Awards Dinner
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Year Round
Worship Schedule
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Calling All Honors Program Alumni
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Honors Program. Join us at the Alumni BBQ on Sunday, September 28 at the Honors Program table in the alumni tent to meet current Honors Program students and to pick up a current issue of the Honors publication, Attic Salt. Click here to help us plan a commemorative celebration of the Honors Program.
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Benefit of the Month
Indulge your inner artisan and visit LACMA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LMU alumni receive a 20% discount on membership. Click here for more.
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Vistas - Fall 2008 Online
You can now read much of the content of Vistas online at www.lmu.edu/vistas. Articles from the fall 2008 issue are posted now. Read Web-exclusive material, including Admissions 2.0, today's back and forth between colleges and prospective students is a brave new world; an interview with Bill Bayno, the new men's basketball coach; and an LMU professor's photographs from the Vietnam War.
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