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DASHBOARD: LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
| PermID | 5000318556 |
| Website | www.lmu.edu |
| Industry | University |
| Address | 1 Lmu Dr Ste 100 Los Angeles, CA, 90045-2677 United States |
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Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles is a Jesuit (Catholic) institution with an enrollment of more than 9,500 students. It offers more than 115 graduate and undergraduate programs through four colleges: Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, College of Business Administration, College of Communication and Fine Arts, and Seaver College of Science and Engineering. There is also the School of Education and School of Film and Television. Other programs include the Graduate Division, Continuing Education Program, and Loyola Law School. LMU has an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio. The university was formed in 1973 by the merger of Loyola College (founded in 1911) and Marymount Junior College.
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+ LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: FIRST-GENERATION STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM RETURNS WITH TRIP TO BONN
After a three-year hiatus, the LMU First To Go study abroad program relaunched in May with a 10-day program in Bonn, Germany, taking 20 first-generation LMU undergraduate students abroad to gain important life and career-readiness skills.
"For students who are trailblazers in their families, being the first to attain a four-year college degree, these engagements are life-changing and equip them with a wealth of new knowledge, skills, and perspectives that have a profound effect," said Roberta Espinoza, Ph.D., vice provost for Global-Local Affairs.
The First To Go Abroad program, a collaboration between Study Abroad and First To Go, was developed to encourage first-generation college students to study abroad. At LMU, a first-generation college student, a demographic that is often underserved in many aspects of higher education, is any student whose parent(s) and/or caretaker(s) did not earn a four-year bachelor's degree from a U.S.-based college or university. Previous trips to the Dominican Republic explored social justice issues and allowed LMU students to meet fellow first-generation students from local colleges and universities.
This year, students took part in a four-day leadership workshop designed to teach them about personal leadership styles and potential, as well as explore topics of collaboration and teamwork. The program was hosted by the Akademie fur internationale Bildung (AiB), LMU's longtime study abroad partner. All participating students will receive a certificate from Institut fur Bildung und...