Early History
What year was Loyola College founded, and where?
The Jesuits took over St. Vincent's College in 1911, establishing Los Angeles College in Highland Park
What year did Loyola College, Marymount College, and the Sisters of St. Joseph merge to form LMU?
1969
How many seats does Gersten Pavilion have?
4,156 seats
What percent of students in the SFTV have jobs after college?
For the class of 2024, it was 86% with 14% in graduate school
Why does LMU not have a Football team?
Because Texas Western University would not allow Black student-athletes to play, Fr. Casassa, the president of LMU at the time, said, "All play or no play." We were ranked 14th in the nation at the time.
When did Loyola College move to Westchester?
Classes began in Westchester for the Fall of 1929
What caused a boom in enrollment for Marymount College before the merge?
After WWII, more women wanted to go to higher education beyond junior college. This led to Marymount College beginning to offer 4-year degrees.
How long is U-Hall?
According to Fr. Michael Engh, S.J., chancellor of LMU, U-Hall is 55 stories when standing on its side and over a quarter of a mile long. This would make it the 4th tallest building in LA
Name 2 of the 6 countries you can go to for the global immersion trips.
Greece, Ghana, England, Italy, Japan, Poland
Why does LMU have ROTC?
During WWII, the university was in danger of going under, and the president at the time made a contract with the government to train officers on campus.
Name the three LA magnates Father Ed Sullivan met with to fund and establish the Westchester Campus.
Sid Grauman, Louis B. Mayer, and Harry Culver donated and funded the $20 million, 100-acre campus.
What is the official name of the sisterhood that brought the Marymount name to LMU?
The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM)
What is the oldest residence hall on campus?
Desmond was built in 1958 and has never been remodeled.
List 3 of the theater productions put on by the College of Communications and Fine Arts.
Explain the curse of Howard Hughes and why it was created.
Howard Hughes believed that the bell tower would cast a shadow on his airfield and interfere with his radio communications. The LMU president at the time basically said, You can pay to move it, or it stays. Hughes then responded that as long as he lives, LMU would never expand. And we didn't. LMU was unable to secure the purchase of any more land until the year following Hughes' death in 1976.
The pre-WWII (1941) student body population was 500 students. What was the population in 1943, and why?
50 students because the majority had volunteered for the war.
This man and his wife started as members on the first board of trustees for Marymount College and eventually became one of LMU's largest benefactors as well.
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey of Farmer's Auto Insurance
What was the original purpose of the Charles Von Der Ahe Building?
VDA used to be the school's library. It had three floors, and at the bottom of the atrium, there was a fountain where the bookstore is now.
What Pre-professional programs does the Seaver College offer?
Pre-medical and pre-dental programs are for Seaver students. You can also do the pre-allied health post-baccalaureate program.
How did LMU get the Berlin Wall?
In short, a political science professor took leave after the wall fell to go to Berlin and write a book. While there, he realized that they were donating pieces of the wall to institutions around the globe. He decided that LMU had to have one before UCLA. Through a series of channels, he got one donated to LMU as a gesture to the city of LA during the Berlin-LA 30-year sister city anniversary. But you should read the full Loyola article on it.
How many students was the original plan for the Westchester campus supposed to accommodate, and why could it not?
The original plan for the Westchester campus was to house 10,000 students. As the campus broke ground in 1928, the pledged funds were gone when the market crashed the following year.
Who was the first president of the combined LMU?
Donald P. Merrifield S.J. served as president and the provost was Sister Mary Raymunde McKay RSHM
Why is the Hilton Center named after Hilton? Was he an alumnus?
No, He was not. He went to St. Michael's College and the New Mexico School of Mines. His foundation had a lot of money and a history of giving a significant portion of it to Catholic universities.
What is the order from the highest-nationally-ranked CBA program to the least?
Hint: The available programs in the CBA are Accounting, Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing
Entrepreneurship #12, International Business #15, Business Analytics #18, Marketing #19, Management #26, Finance #30, Accounting #31
Where does the Rains Research Assistant Program come from?
Liliore Rains, a reclusive elderly woman who sought pastoral care from one of LMU's Jesuits, was the heiress to a $250 million fortune from her father, an oil magnate and real estate developer who created Beverly Hills. When she died, she bequeathed her fortune to 6 institutions and some extended family. The $40 million donation was the largest in the university's history and funded an expansion and the research program, which allows professors to hire students as paid research assistants.