Students, Alumni + Special Programs

Center for Service and Action

CSA is dedicated to educating and informing the LMU community about social justice issues by connecting LMU students with worthy service opportunities according to their interests and talents. CSA also supervises seven student service organizations that are unique to LMU: Belles, Crimson Circle, Gryphon Circle, Ignatians, Magis, Marians and Sursum Corda. Each service organization promotes and participates in volunteer on-campus and off-campus service, as well as reflection on service experiences.  

Alumni for Others

Alumni for Others is about life long relationships and bringing families together in service and prayer. The program builds on both the Jesuit and Marymount traditions of developing the whole person, challenging each of us to go beyond the comfort of our every day life and to give of ourselves. The Alumni for Others service program exemplifies the mission statement of LMU in the service of faith and promotion of justice.

Service Project for Inner City Schools

LMU alumni join together and help refurbish Catholic schools in the inner cities of Los Angeles and the Indian Mission School in Arizona. The schools that receive the aid are picked from a list by the superintendent of the Los Angeles Archdiocese of Catholic Schools. The project receives donations from local contractors.

Loaves & Fishes Program

Every Saturday, the Loaves & Fishes program provides meals and other services for 700 needy men, women and children at St. Joseph’s Church in Santa Ana, Calif. The program is directed by Maria Dzida ’75, MA ’95. In December, the program sponsors an event that provides blankets, clothing, undergarments and toiletries at no charge

Build a Miracle

LMU alumni come together and build a home for a poor family in Tijuana. Each home costs between $7,000 to $8,000 and the families pay for their home by doing 500 hours of community service. Activities include mixing concrete and hammering. Alumni work alongside the many families who have received homes. Julianne ’88 and Chris ’85 North are the contacts for the project.

United Way

320 LMU faculty and staff members contributed $44,558.67 this year to the United Way campaign. Faculty and staff members were given the option to donate to any 501 (c) 3 organization or directly to the United Way. Donations were made either by a lump sum or were taken from a direct debit plan. LMU has participated in this campaign for the past three years. 

Special Games

Special Games is an annual student-run, nonprofit, Olympic style competitive sporting event for the mentally and/or physically challenged.

Up ‘Til Dawn

Up ‘Til Dawn is a new partnership between LMU students and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Up ‘til Dawn students will educate others about St. Jude while raising money through a variety of student-driven activities.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

The LMU chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society is dedicated to serving the homeless within the Los Angeles area.

Intercultural Summit

The annual Intercultural Summit takes place every spring to help high school students understand and manage inter-ethnic conflict on their campuses.

Greek Life

The Greek community at LMU takes pride in their commitment to service and philanthropic projects for the betterment of society. Each Greek chapter also holds individual fundraising contests for respective causes linked locally or nationally to their chapter’s respective philanthropic interests. The Greek communities at LMU include: Alpha Delta Gamma, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Lambda Beta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Zeta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Beta Phi, and Sigma Lambda Gamma.