COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY
Mount St. Mary's College educates women
who want to make a difference in their
professions and their communities. The
College has graduated thousands of students
in a variety of academic programs, many
of whom hold influential positions in
health care, education, and business.
The Catholic tradition of the College
offers a value orientation for the student's
personal life and career, laying the
foundation for a commitment that views
professional life as service.
LEARN AND SERVE IN URBAN SETTINGS brings
together a team of College Urban Fellows
from higher education with K-12 schools
and communities in efforts to emphasize
service learning in urban education.
The College Urban Fellows work to expand
service learning in K-12 schools and
help ensure that community service experiences
prepare students and faculty for citizenship
roles in large, urban communities. Teams
from the Chalon and Doheny campuses
and University of Judaism work in East
Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley,
Inglewood, and the Central City South
area. The Center is funded by a Mount
St. Mary's College grant, in partnership
with the Constitutional Rights Foundation,
from the Corporation for National Service
through the Learn and Serve in Higher
Education Program, and also with support
from ARCO.
THE SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAM on the Doheny
campus insures that every student in
the associate degree program provides
at least 25 hours of service to the
community. Students volunteer their
time helping at convalescent homes,
working with church youth groups, tutoring
children at juvenile hall, and assisting
at local parishes.
SAFE AND SANE HALLOWEEN, held on the
Doheny campus and sponsored by Campus
Ministry, attracts approximately 1,000
children from the surrounding neighborhood
to trick-or-treat among turn-of-the-century
homes in the Victorian enclave of the
campus. Students, administrators, faculty,
and staff from both campuses show their
support by donating candy or giving
their time to plan and participate in
the event.
CAMPUS MINISTRY on both campuses encourages
students to visit, give performances,
or hold special events for the sisters
at Carondelet Center, a retirement community
located near the College. Some students
prepare and distribute food to the homeless
after Mass on Sunday evenings; some
are active in Amnesty International.
Campus Ministry also participates in
a hunger walk that benefits the St.
Joseph Center in Venice.
THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL FLUENCY provides
resources and workshop opportunities
for K-12 teachers on issues of cultural
diversity. Located at the Doheny campus,
work at the Center enables teachers
to become culturally fluent, and to
develop cultural fluency in their students.
Funded by grants from AT&T, Annenberg,
Delta Airlines, Prudential, and Philip
Morris, the Center offers forums for
Los Angeles teachers at no charge.
PI THETA MU is a service sorority whose
members are the official representatives
for the Chalon campus. Members are committed
to serving a minimum number of hours
each semester: participating in the
Phonathon fund drive, serving as hostesses
at many campus events, and providing
volunteer services to other clubs and
organizations on campus.
DOHENY DELTAS is the official service
sorority for the Doheny campus. The
members serve as hostesses for the many
events and activities held on behalf
of the College community. Among these
services are: hostessing at luncheons,
dinners, and receptions; volunteering
for alumnae events, especially the annual
Easter egg hunt; and giving tours of
the Doheny Mansion and various other
homes on the grounds.
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