Loyola Marymount University officially welcomed Rev. Robert T. Walsh, S.J., as the executive director of the Center for Catholic Education at a reception in downtown Los Angeles on September 9. University and School of Education leadership, partners in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Diocese of Orange, and many friends and supporters of Catholic education were in attendance to welcome Fr. Walsh, a former Catholic school president and principal, who was appointed executive director in July 2013.
An expert on Catholic schools and the role of Catholic education for the common good of society, Walsh has deep ties to LMU, having attended Loyola University in the 1970s. He is a current member of the LMU Board of Trustees, where he serves on the Student Life and Governance committees. He formerly served as president of St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco and president and principal of Loyola High School of Los Angeles. He has more than 25 years of leadership experience in Jesuit high schools in California, including tenures as president, principal, assistant principal for teacher supervision and curriculum, and assistant principal for campus ministry.
LMU’s Center for Catholic Education builds on the university’s more than 60 years of service to Catholic schools. Housed in the School of Education, the CCE brings together a broad range of successful Catholic-focused education programs to advance PreK-12 Catholic education by training school leaders and teachers, increasing awareness of Catholic schools’ impact on communities, and developing innovative ways to support Catholic schools. Through its areas of emphasis — leadership development, teacher preparation, and research and outreach — the center serves as an anchor for Catholic schools in Southern California and across the country.
View photos from the event.