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March 2010
Students Lobby for Continued Renewal of Cal Grants

March 2010
LMU Honored With Presidential Recognition for Community Service

February 2010
Students Aim for World Record While Raising Money for Haiti

 

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Mar 2010
Mar 08 LMU’s Bo Kimble Honored at Conference Tournament, But Men’s and Women’s Teams Fall
 Star of the 1989-90 team, who led the nation in scoring, is among the second class of inductees to the WCC’s Hall of Honor.
Mar 08 Students Lobby for Continued Renewal of Cal Grants
 LMU sophomore Art Flores, junior Miguel Alex Centeno and two staff members traveled to Sacramento on March 2 for Cal Grant Day to lobby state legislators for the continued support of Cal Grants.
Mar 07 LMU Film Graduate Wins Cinematography Honor
 Prestigious award given for his work on a film directed by an LMU graduate student for a thesis.
Mar 01 African American Alumni Association Hosts 8th Annual Fundraiser
 More than 200 alumni, students, friends, sponsors, and LMU leaders gathered on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, for the eighth annual African American Alumni Association Scholarship Fundraiser.
Mar 01 LMU Honored With Presidential Recognition for Community Service
 Loyola Marymount University has been named to the President’s Honor Roll for Community Service for its high level of student involvement in community service programs.
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Feb 2010
Feb 26 LMU Hears Nigerian-Born Irish Politician Talk of Strength in Diversity
 Rotimi Adebari has made a business of multicultural consulting after finding intolerance in his new home. Emphasizing common interests, he was elected mayor.
Feb 22 LMU Welcomes First Campus Sustainability Coordinator
 LMU recently named Joseph Rasmussen as its campus sustainability coordinator. The position, the first of its kind at the university, was created in an effort to further encourage environmental stewardship and promote sustainability on campus.
Feb 22 Parents Sample Life at LMU During Family Weekend
 LMU hosted its annual Family Weekend on Feb. 19-21 on the Westchester campus.
Feb 16 Junior Marc Napp Goes to the Next Level as Coach of Youth Team
 Junior Marc Napp jumped at the chance to coach lacrosse players in a youth league after his coach at LMU announced the opportunity last fall. Napp said the experience has allowed him to learn that it’s never too early to start passing on his appreciation of the game.
Feb 15 Student Lands a Summer Internship at the U.N. During Her Semester Abroad
 LMU senior Lena Dobreer spent her fall semester in Bonn, Germany, where she got an internship at the United Nations.
Feb 15 Students Aim for World Record While Raising Money for Haiti
 Three business administration seniors at LMU, Jack Bazerkanian, Brandin Cohen, Melissa Stirling, have an ambitious goal for a class project: set a Guinness World Record with the world’s largest paper doll chain and raise $20,000 for the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti.
Feb 10 “Family Guy” Seth MacFarlane Talks to LMU About the 1st Amendment
 Seth MacFarlane, Emmy-award winning creator of “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show,” spoke to more than 700 Loyola Marymount University students about the importance and history of the First Amendment.
Feb 09 Financial Aid Session Offers Help with Paperwork
 Cash for College Workshop focuses on FAFSA and Cal Grant applications. It is sponsored by Assemblyman Steven Bradford for students in the 51st District.
Feb 08 LMU Engineering Professor Leads Award-Winning Working Group
 International group honors research into Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering spearheaded by Bo Oppenheim of the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering.
Feb 08 The Home for Student Art at LMU
 The Thomas P. Kelly Jr. Art Gallery at LMU is run by students and features solely student artwork.
Feb 01 Alumnus Maintains Old-School Ties – 79 Years Later
 Second-oldest living LMU graduate “played a little football and basketball” during his time at the university.
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Jan 2010
Jan 31 1989-90 Basketball Team Is Celebrated at LMU
 Halftime ceremony recognizes 20th anniversary of the high-scoring Lions who persevered through the death of Hank Gathers to capture the nation’s attention.
Jan 26 Financial Aid Paperwork Help for High School Seniors
 LMU participates in Cash for College workshops that invite students and their parents to learn more about financing higher education.
Jan 26 LMU Celebration Honors Martin Luther King, Jr.
 A message of faith, hope and peace was shared during an interfaith service honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The service attracted students from diverse cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
Jan 25 LMU Alumnus Takes Reins at LAPD's Pacific Area
 “This is a great place to be” the captain says of the 26-square mile area, which includes Venice, Mar Vista, Westchester, LAX and the Loyola Marymount University campus.
Jan 25 Scholarship Affords Biomathematics Major a Little Peace of Mind
 As a recipient of a Dempsey Scholarship,an award given to students with high academic achievement who are in financial need, Kayla Pietruszka ’11 is able to focus her energy on her academics more than her financial woes.
Jan 19 Loyola Law Student Motivated by Previous Medical Volunteer Service
 Abrahim Bagheri '08 realized his true calling is to help solve low-income individuals’ legal troubles after a Unite for Sight trip to India.
Jan 19 Adelante Scholars Program Helps Ease Transition for Latino Transfer Students
 Transferring to a new school can be intimidating, but not for Stephanie Cardenas ’11. As a participant in Loyola Marymount University’s Adelante Scholars program, she felt that the transition process went smoothly.
Jan 15 LMU Athletes Connect With Middle School Students
 School of Education program inspires the seventh-graders to put college in their plans.
Jan 11 Ovation Fellow Builds Bridges Into the L.A. Theater Scene
 Los Angeles’ film and television industry is well known, but the city also has a vibrant and diverse theater community. As an L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Fellow, LMU's sophomore Sofya Levitsky-Weitz is exploring the theater scene in a personal and professional way.
Jan 11 Dedicated Educator Gives Back
 Brian Johnson ’75, MA ’80 said that he found his calling as an educator during his senior year at LMU. Since then he has devoted more than 30 years to the students and families of the Lennox School District, as a teacher, principal and now assistant superintendent.
Jan 05 Henry Luce Foundation Grant Aims to Help Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue
 LMU’s Huffington Ecumenical Institute has received a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to help examine challenges faced by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Jan 04 High School Students Excel in LMU’s Upward Bound Program
 The program helps students follow through on their commitment to finish high school and pursue a college education.
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