US Airways - Los Angeles Culture Guide - (Page 60)
One School, Many Roles
Academics, service, spirituality loom large at
Loyola Marymount University.
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by Josh Jenisch
or starters, it's breathtakingly
beautiful: 142 acres of palm
trees, open spaces, and buildings
so carefully designed, they seem
an organic facet of the landscape.
But Loyola Marymount University, on the
bluffs of West Los Angeles, is more than just
a pretty face. It's a tradition-rich and academically rigorous Catholic university in the heart
of one of the world's most dynamic cities.
Instead of sequestering itself from that city,
LMU embraces it. The school sees Los Angeles
as an extension of its classrooms, a place rich
with natural, cultural, and economic diversity,
and an ideal context for study, research, creative work, and engagement. LMU students
must experience the world if they are one day
going to serve it.
This notion of service is key to the school's
mission.
"At its heart, the LMU mission and our
Catholic intellectual tradition rest on the premise that the best education - the one that
sustains you for a lifetime - combines aca-
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - Los Angeles Culture Guide
US Airways - Los Angeles Culture Guide
Contents
Culture Thrives in the City of Angels
Art, Dance, History, Music, Theater: Downtown LA Has it All
Bask in Surrounding Glory
For More Inspiration, Go West
Discover the Next Stage
Rest Assured
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