LMU officials broke ground on the university’s $110 million Life Sciences Building, which is expected to be finished in time for the 2015-16 academic year. The new facility will feature state-of-the-art technology for students as well as renewable energy sources.
Bohdan Oppenheim Wins Second Shingo Prize
The Shingo Prize is the most prestigious award in the field of lean engineering, and this is Oppenheim’s second. Along with 13 co-authors, he’s been honored for the book “The Guide to Lean Enablers for Managing Engineering Programs.”
Marketing Students Reinvent the TV Dinner
The six presenting teams are enrolled in LMU’s M-School: The Institute of Marketing, the College of Business Administration’s innovative marketing program. They’ll be in the hot seat at a pitch event on May 9.
Doris Kearns Goodwin to Speak at Graduation
Goodwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian, will speak at the undergraduate ceremony on May 11. Speaking at the graduate commencement on May 12 is Tom Mueller ’92, a rocket scientist with the private space company SpaceX.
CBA Students Score High in Investing Competition
Eight students from the College of Business Administration finished in the top 100 of the All-America Student Analyst competition, giving LMU the fourth highest number of students in the top echelon.
Entrepreneurs Get Start in LMU Incubator
LMU graduate student Stephen Walden got his idea for a start-up company while digging in his parents’ garden. Now, thanks to the incubator lab at LMU’s College of Business Administration, that spark of inspiration is becoming a reality.
LMU Awards Grants to Support Campus Diversity Research and Programs
The grants are intended to stimulate research and programs that enhance diversity. They’ll go to programs in the School of Education, the Academic Resource Center, the Office of Black Student Services, and the William H. Hannon Library.
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