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MONTHLONG CELEBRATION LMU’s Office of Black Student Services has teamed with several entities across campus to offer a full slate of events in February to celebrate the accomplishments and culture of African-Americans. Education, enrichment and entertainment are the pathways to a greater understanding for the entire campus community.
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 LLS Launches "Policing Los
Angeles" Series
Loyola Law School held the first in a series of events titled “Policing Los Angeles.” Participants learned the many sides to police policy making at the event held in the Walter J. Lack Reading Room in the library on Loyola Law School’s downtown L.A. campus. READ MORE ► | |  LMU Professor to Hold Discussion and Book Signing
Join Rabbi Arthur Gross Schaefer, LMU professor of marketing and business law, for a discussion and book signing of his latest mystery, “The Rabbi Wore a Fedora.” This novel, as with his first,“The Rabbi Wore Moccasins,” blends historical and spiritual themes into
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ATTEND A Day of Kinship with Gregory
Boyle, S.J. ►
NOMINATE Student Employee of the Year Nominations Due Tomorrow ►
NOTE New MyLMU Launch Rescheduled ►
VIEW Faculty/Staff Dining Menus at the Hill ►
READ the Full List of Bulletins ►
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Feb. 6 / Pizza and Politics: The Same-Sex Wedding Cake / UNH 4100, noonProfessor Evan Gerstmann will speak on "The Same-Sex Wedding Cake Case: The Future of Religious Freedom and Equal Rights." Pizza and salad provided in the Political Science Village. MORE ►
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Feb. 6 / Annual Interfaith Forum: The Decalogue / Ahmanson Auditorium, UNH 1000, 6:30 p.m.To mark the 10th anniversary of Jewish Studies at LMU, a year of "The Decalogue" opens with a panel discussion including: David Hazony, author of "The Ten Commandments: How Our Most Ancient Moral Text Can Renew Modern Life"; David Suissa, editor of the Jewish Journal; Monica Osborne, assistant professor of Jewish studies at Pepperdine University; and Father Alexei Smith, director of ecumenical and interreligious affairs for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. A kosher reception will follow. MORE ►
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Feb. 7 / Excel: Essential Functions Everyone Should Know /
UNH 2342, 10 a.m.This class is for beginner Excel users who want to learn about Excel functions. We will explore these essential functions: AutoSum, TRIM, PROPER, COUNTA vs. COUNT, simple IF, and more. Differences between Relative Reference and Absolute Reference will be explained. Many hands-on exercises will be provided. MORE ►
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Feb. 8 / Ibram X. Kendi: "Racist Ideas In America" / Ahmanson Auditorium, UNH 1000, 6 p.m.As part of LMU's Black History Month celebration, Professor Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of American University's Anti-Racism Center, will share themes from his National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling volume, "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America." Signed books will be available for purchase. MORE ►
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Feb. 9 - 16 / ARTSmart Exhibition / Thomas P. Kelly Student Gallery, openAn exhibition by the students of LMU's ARTSmart program. The mission of ARTSmart is to provide underserved youth an education in the visual arts. Art and Art History students work in teams to develop and teach lessons that incorporate formal art issues, art history, visual culture, social justice issues, and standards-based education to students in a neighboring K-8 school. MORE ►
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Feb. 10 - 11 / Celebration of Cuban Arts and Culture / various locations
and times
In cooperation with the Black History Month events, discussions, film screenings and, of course, music will explore and elucidate Cuban arts and culture in this two-day event. See the full schedule. MORE ►
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| | L.A. TIMES, Feb. 1 The Laband Art Gallery’s spring exhibition, “New Threads,” made the newspaper’s Datebook. MORE ►
ABC NEWS, Jan. 25 Loyola Law School Professor Laurie Levenson is quoted in this story about the case against U.S.A. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. MORE ►
CNN ENTERTAINMENT, Jan. 16 Adilifu Nama, professor of African American studies, discusses the excitement around black superheroes and the connection to current events. MORE ►
VISIT THE NEWSROOM FOR MORE
MEDIA HITS ►
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Ryse Up
LMU Men's Basketball recruit Ryse Williams passed of a rare form of cancer the day before his high school graduation.
TheW.tv's Sammy O'Brien tells his story.
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 Celebrating Service at LMU
LMU’s 10 service organizations gathered in Sacred Heart Chapel in early January to celebrate and give thanks for the contributions of the service org community, both on campus and in the broader community. The service was followed by a gala and dinner sponsored by the Center for Service and Action and Campus Ministry. READ MORE ► | |  Men's Basketball Upsets BYU
LMU picked up their biggest win of the men’s basketball season as the Lions took down BYU at home last Thursday. The energy of the crowd helped lift the Crimson and Navy over the Cougars for a big victory to start the final stretch of West Coast Conference competition. Also coming up are the WCC championships and the department’s annual Golf Classic.
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HUMAN RESOURCES Welcome to the New Employee Class of February 5!From left to right: Casey Shubin (DPS), Carolina Martinez (Service and Action), Darian Bryant (Alumni Relations), Jasmin Chung (Student Housing), Ramiro Euyoque (SOE), Michelle Almanza (Casa de la Mateada), Joe O'Hannigan (CBA), Kristin Howard (Student Affairs), Patrick Alcerro (Athletics), Angelita Aguilera (Facilities Management), Jacob Wild Crea (Casa de la Mateada) and Pablo Garcia (Facilities Management). Welcome to LMU!
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