Mount St. Mary's University (Los Angeles)

Mount Saint Mary's University
	Seal of Mount Saint Mary's University
Motto	Deus Illuminatio Mea (Latin)
Motto in English	God, My Light
Type	Private
Established	1925
Religious affiliation	Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (Roman Catholic)
Endowment	$144.9 million (2018)[1]
President	Ann McElaney-Johnson
Provost	Bob Perrins
Academic staff	135 full-time, 341 part-time[2]
Administrative staff	283[3]
Students	2,079 full-time, 709 part-time (2019)[2]
Undergraduates	1,621 full-time, 522 part-time (2019)[2]
Postgraduates	458 full-time, 187 part-time (2019)[2]
Location	Los Angeles, California, United States
Campus	two urban campuses; Chalon (Brentwood):; 34.08512°N 118.48216°W; 56 acres (23 ha); Doheny (Downtown):; 34.02978°N 118.27771°W; 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Colors	Purple and gold
Nickname	Athenians
Affiliations	ACCU; NAICU; CIC
Mascot	Athena
Website	www.msmu.edu

Mount Saint Mary's University (known as Mount St. Mary's College until January 2015)[4] is a private, Catholic university primarily for women, in Los Angeles, California. Women make up ninety percent of the student body.[2]

It was founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and today has two campuses just over 16 miles (26 km) apart: Chalon in Brentwood and Doheny in North University Park, near Downtown Los Angeles.

History

Chalon Campus

The university first held its classes at St. Mary's Academy, then located at West Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard.[5] In 1928, the Sisters purchased 36 acres (15 ha) of land along the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains from the Rodeo Land and Water Company for $162,000. In 1947, an additional 20 acres (8.1 ha) was acquired to complete what is today the university's Chalon campus. The campus contains a blend of architecture familiar to Los Angeles, largely in the tradition of the Spanish Colonial Revival and Mission Revival styles. The unique location of the Brentwood campus, on a 1,100-foot (340 m) ridge, provides an overlook to both the Getty Center and 40 miles (64 km) of the Pacific Ocean.

Being the university's first campus, Chalon has been home to a number of important events in the history of the university. In 1929, the university's first graduation was held on the Chalon campus. In 1952, the university granted its first baccalaureate degrees in nursing, also the first in Southern California. In 1955, the university began offering graduate degree programs.

Today, Chalon is home to the university's traditional baccalaureate programs, offering more than 35 academic majors and minors. The most popular majors are: nursing, pre-nursing, psychology, biology, sociology, and business.

The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is located at the university.[6]

Doheny Campus

The Doheny Mansion, the center of the university's Downtown campus.

The university grew to two campuses in 1962 when it was given 20 acres (8.1 ha), holding two city blocks of Queen Anne style and Victorian mansions, in Los Angeles next to the University of Southern California. The tranquil property was formerly owned by Edward L. Doheny and his wife, the Countess Estelle Doheny, who made their fortune in oil. The Chester Place residences were built at the turn of the century by Judge Charles Silent. The university named the campus after the Countess Doheny and her husband. Due to the Countess' desire for privacy, the Dohenys purchased all the adjacent houses and made it into a private street. The University Park campus is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city.

The Doheny campus first played host to the university's Associate in Arts program when it opened in 1962. Forty years later, in 2002, the university began its first doctoral degree, in physical therapy, which joined the other graduate programs now offered at the Doheny campus.

In 1992, the university launched its Weekend and Evening College program at the Chalon campus, which primarily focuses on providing working professionals the opportunity to complete their undergraduate degrees within four years by attending classes scheduled on weekends. The Weekend and Evening College program moved to the Doheny campus in 2006, joining a number of courses for the associate and graduate programs offered at Doheny on weekday evenings and on weekends, furthering the idea of accessibility introduced by Weekend and Evening College.

Doheny is home to the university's associate, daytime and evening graduate programs, Weekend and Evening College (undergraduate and graduate), and educational credential programs.

Doheny is also home to Los Angeles's first swimming pool.

Demographics

The student body is 90 percent female and 10 percent male.[2]

*Spring 2019 Demographics of student body*[2]
African American	6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	14%
White	11%
Hispanic	58%
Other/Multiracial	11%

In the media

Due to its isolated location and beautiful vistas and architecture, a number of movies and television shows have filmed on either the Doheny or Chalon campus of the university. The list includes, but is not limited to:[7]

gollark: It's annoying that they'll probably never hit the open market. I like running things locally.

gollark: Just break into Google datacentres and steal one of the TPU pods.

gollark: I think so.

gollark: Isn't it on a TPU VM and not the actual TPU hardware?

gollark: Oh, raytracing, right.

References

As of June 30, 2018. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2017 to FY 2018" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
"Fast Facts". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
"Faculty Profile" (PDF).
New Name, Expanded Programs At L.A.'s Only Women's University: Mount Saint Mary's University
COLLEGE HISTORY
https://seejane.org/about-us/
"Film at the Mansion". The Doheny Mansion. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
The O.C. Filming Locations

External links

Official website

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[1] As of June 30, 2018. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2017 to FY 2018" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-25.

[Facts-2] "Fast Facts". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved July 25, 2019.

[facultyprofile-3] "Faculty Profile" (PDF).

[Name_change-4] New Name, Expanded Programs At L.A.'s Only Women's University: Mount Saint Mary's University

[5] COLLEGE HISTORY

[6] ttps://seejane.org/about-us/

[7] "Film at the Mansion". The Doheny Mansion. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[OC-8] The O.C. Filming Locations

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