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.
Beyond the Bluff, University News
Reading Time: 6 minutesLMU will be home to Team USA’s High Performance Center for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. And we’re cooking up opportunities for engaged, hands-on opportunities for students, faculty, and staff as we play an essential role in Olympics. Again.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the foreseeable future, LMU’s Commencement Weekend will be hosted right here on our Westchester campus—on the bluff—where this milestone belongs.
Facilities Management, University News
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the short time it’s been up, the Spirit Mark has become an instant gathering point—one of those places that naturally pulls people together. The photo with this post is a perfect example. We were out there taking pictures for an LMU This Week piece when a group of students wandered over to see what was going on. We invited them in, and suddenly it turned into one of those very LMU moments.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’ve ever thought, “I wonder who’s working on this—and why it’s taking so long,” you’re not alone.
Welcome to the COO Blog. I’m John Kiralla, and I’m grateful and excited to serve as LMU’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. I’ve wanted to create a simple channel where I can share what we’re working on—on our campuses and across Los Angeles—in a way that I hope you find clear and helpful.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLet’s start with a fair question.
Most people have a general sense of what a university president does. Many people can describe the duties of a chief financial officer. But the COO role is newer in higher education than it is in the business world—until something breaks, a process stalls, or a big moment comes up, and suddenly everyone wants to know who’s responsible.
Facilities Management, University News
Reading Time: 4 minutesYes—we’re fixing them.
None of us like those stairwells in the back of University Hall. And the delays aren’t due to a lack of effort. Context is key to understanding this issue.