Mike Ricci first arrived at Loyola (before the merger with Marymount College) after hitching a ride from the Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas. “I’ll always look back at those years in time as a really great beginning,” Ricci says.
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Kalin Talbott ’08
Like many freshmen, Kalin Talbott was undecided about her major during her first year at LMU until she discovered the ARTsmart program.
Illuminated Manuscript
Thanks to a generous campaign donation, LMU now owns a full-size reproduction of The Saint John’s Bible, the first handwritten, hand-illuminated bible created since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago.
Ever Ancient, Ever New
St. Ignatius raised money to support his work and that of his companions who became the Society of Jesus. What lessons can we learn from his experience?
Peg Dolan, R.S.H.M.
Four years after the LMU Campus Ministry Center was named for her and three years after her death, Peg Dolan, R.S.H.M., continues guiding the faithful, comforting the questioning and embracing those yearning for a deeper spirituality. Since the Peg Dolan,…
Conversation with Keith Ellison ’86, ’06, Head Athletic Trainer
Keith Ellison is assistant athletics director for sports medicine at LMU, where he has worked for 24 years. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1986, and a master’s in education with an emphasis in guidance counseling in 2006. In his 18 years as head trainer, he has seen LMU’s athletic programs swell to 22 varsity sports, with more than 450 student-athletes. He was interviewed by John Kissell.
Conversation with Christopher Adachi, M.A. Student
Christopher Adachi is a composer and trumpet, piano and ukulele player. Born in Nanakuli, Hawaii, Adachi is pursuing his master’s degree in education at LMU through PLACE Corps — Partners in Los Angeles Catholic Education. Students in this program live together in community, earn teaching credentials and teach in under-resourced schools affiliated with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was interviewed by Jeremy Rosenberg.
Mary Kate Short, Junior
Swimmer, scholar, animator: Three elements of Mary Kate Short make LMU the perfect place for her. Gifts to the campaign made it possible.
Change Makers
St. Ignatius taught his followers the examen — the practice of reflecting on the events of the day to detect God’s presence. Although Ignatius intended it for individuals, the concept holds for institutions, too — at least those that genuinely care about their future, as Loyola Marymount does. LMU has just finished looking purposefully at itself, taking seriously the unprecedented challenges and opportunities before it, and confidently determining its way forward.