Community & Culture Archives

Holy Season Reflections

Reading Time: 7 minutesAt LMU, Holy Week offers more than a moment of observance—it reveals something essential about how we form students, lead with purpose, and live out our mission together. In this reflection, I connect the lessons of Holy Thursday and Farmworkers Day to the daily work of service, formation, and community-building across our campus. From Sacred Heart Chapel to our interfaith community, this piece highlights the often unseen work of our Division of Mission and the ways in which students—when they choose—can engage deeply with questions of meaning, faith, and responsibility.

Published on: April 2, 2026

Tags: Community & Culture, Higher Education Leadership, Intellectual Life, MISSION, Student Experience

Facilities & Infrastructure, Facilities Management, University News

The New Lair: Worth the Wait

Reading Time: 6 minutesRenovating the Lair means a temporary shift to outdoor dining—but also a major step toward a brighter, more flexible, and more social campus hub. Serving up to 3,000 meals a day, the Lair sits at the heart of student life, and this reimagining is designed to better reflect how students gather, connect, and dine today. The transition may be a little inconvenient, but what’s coming next will be well worth the wait.

Tags: Community & Culture, Food, Lair, Operational Excellence, Stewardship, Student Experience, Transparency

Published on: March 17, 2026

Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, University News

The Academy Has Lions

Reading Time: 7 minutesOscar weekend celebrates the power of storytelling — and this year, as in many years past, the LMU community has reason to watch closely. From alumni nominated for Academy Awards to faculty and mentors helping shape the industry, the Lion network has long been part of Hollywood’s creative ecosystem, a connection that reaches back nearly a century to the building of Loyola’s campus on the Bluff.

Tags: Academic Excellence, Academy Awards, Alumni Engagement, CFA, Community & Culture, Higher Education Leadership, Intellectual Life, Los Angeles, Oscars, Rankings, SFTV

Published on: March 14, 2026

Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, Community & Culture, University Leadership

New York, New Doors for Lions

Reading Time: 7 minutesNYC Career Trek and CBA Centennial: Three days across New York where students stepped into boardrooms, newsrooms, and rehearsal halls—and where Lions open doors for the next Lion walking through.

Tags: Academic Excellence, Alumni Engagement, Business for Good, CBA 100, Community & Culture, Higher Education Leadership, Hope Made Here, Strategic Partnerships, Student Experience

Published on: March 13, 2026

Community & Culture

Built for Care. Ready for the Future.

Reading Time: 6 minutesLMU’s Children’s Center has cared for our youngest Lions for more than 20 years. Now it’s time to reinvest—so this special place can keep serving families well for years to come.

Tags: Community & Culture, LMUCC, MISSION, Stewardship, Student Experience, Transparency, University Leadership

Published on: February 19, 2026

Academic & Intellectual Life, Beyond the Bluff, Civic Engagement & Partnerships, University Leadership

Know the Power of You

Reading Time: 5 minutesEarlier this week, we had the privilege of welcoming Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi P ’92 to LMU for a conversation with our students, an event hosted by the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and centered on the approaching 250th anniversary of the United States and the importance of civic engagement.

Tags: Civic Engagement, Community & Culture, Higher Education Leadership, Los Angeles, MISSION, Student Experience

Published on: February 12, 2026