Warner Grand Theatre Embarks on New Venture with Marymount

On January 26, a five-month lease went into effect between Marymount College in Rancho Palos Verdes and Jerico Development, the property owners of 434 W. 6th Street, San Pedro, where the Grand Vision Foundation is located.

Marymount College is offering its students classes in music theory, jazz ensemble, drama and set design at the Grand Annex, a space for live music entertainment and other performances. A portion of Marymount’s lease payment is designated to further the work of the Grand Vision Foundation, whose mission is to "preserve and promote the historic Warner Grand Theatre and foster arts, cultural and educational activities in San Pedro and the Harbor/Peninsula area of Los Angeles.”

In addition, Marymount is renting the Warner Grand Theatre from the City of Los Angeles for three weeks in the spring for rehearsals and performances of its theater production, You Can’t Take It With You. The play will run April 28–30th.  read more...

Photos courtesy of Joanne Carbone

Founders Week 2011

Saturday, March 19-Alumni "Round-Up" Reunion 11am-2pm
Saturday, March 19- Friday, March 25 Student Art Show on display in pool room

Monday, March 21 Cultural Arts Program 6pm-7pm

English adjunct publishes a novel

Regina O’Melveny, who has been a long-time adjunct in our English program, has had a novel accepted for publication by Little, Brown and Company.

The novel is a work of historical literary fiction entitled, The Book of Madness and Cures.

It’s the story of a Renaissance woman doctor who compiles a Book of Cures as she, along with two companions, search for her father who has disappeared somewhere in Europe while compiling his own medica material.

The book is due out April 2012. As of right now foreign rights have been sold to Russia, Italy, Holland and Brazil.

Global Connections Talk

Jenny Goldstein  is our March Global Connections speaker.  Ms. Goldstein is a Geographer, completing her dissertation at UCLA.  She is interested in food and agricultural systems and their impact on trade globalization, economic development, the environment and social justice. She has conducted research on coffee tasters in Rwanda and is currently researching produce distributors in downtown Los Angeles.

Her talk, “Who Decides What Tastes Good? The Invisible Middlemen in Global Food Commodity Networks”  will be held on Thursday, March 31^st at 4:00pm in CEC-116.  All are welcome! 

Meid Mentor - The Future of Peace in the Middle East

Professor Yossi Mekelberg presents the 2011 Meid Visiting Mentor Lecture. Prof. Mekelberg leads the International Relations department at Webster University, Regent's College in London. He is also the associate fellow of the Middle East Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London. Prof. Mekelberg is a regular contributor to the international media on issues including international politics in the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli peace process and the implications of the war in Iraq for the region. 

President Brophy represents Marymount College Internationally

Shown in the photo, Mukesh and Medha Bhuta, parents of Marymount College 
Alumni Mikhail Bhuta, shared an authentic Indian meal with Dr. Michael Brophy. 
The restaurant where they dined is located in Juhu Beach.
Follow President Brophy on his journey abroad as he reaches out to our international community

Hanoi, Viet Nam March 11-13, 2011

Dalat, Viet Nam March 11, 2011

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam March 10, 2011

Manilla, Philippines March 6-9, 2011

Hong Kong, March 5-6, 2011

Singapore, March 3-5, 2011

Mumbai, India, March 1-2, 2011

Venice, Rosa Alpina, San Cassiano - Italy, February 26-28, 2011

Geneva, Switzerland - February 25-26, 2011

Budapest, Hungary - February 23-24, 2011

Spring Recital 2011

Join Marymount College on April 19th for its annual Spring performance. 

Held at the Norris Theatre: 27570 Norris Center Drive (Formerly Crossfield Drive), Rolling Hills Estates

Experience the talent our students and faculty have to show!

Walk in Application Day

Walk-In Application Day on March 18, 2011 from 9:00am, - 6:00pm is your opportunity to have your $40 application fee waived, meet with an Admission counselor and leave with an admission decision that day. During your visit, you can also tour the campus, meet with a financial aid counselor and speak with current Marymount students. Appointments are encouraged but not needed.


What should you bring?
For an admisson decision, you must provide the following credentials:

• Completed application for admission
• Official high school transcript
• Official college transcripts (if applicable)

Marymount helps restore and preserve natural habitat!

A big thanks to all those who volunteered yesterday at the White Point Nature Preserve!  Weeding and sorting seeds may not seem like world-changing tasks, but just as delivering a college education requires all sorts of different efforts in combination, so does restoring habitat.  The faculty and staff combined efforts in supporting our students at Marymount and results in significant benefits for the students, and our work. In restoring habitat at White Point benefits both the creatures that can now inhabit the site, and the many people who enjoy it.

In a world becoming increasingly homogenized, it's important for us to value what is unique in each or our students, and in ourselves.  By the same token, we should value what is unique in the world around us.  For those who are interested, the attached document provides a brief overview of the factors that have made White Point and the Palos Verdes Peninsula a special place.

Marymount Student Competing in Miss California USA 2012

Marymount Junior Jennifer Hercules was born in Huntington Park and now resides in South Gate, California.  She is very proud to have the opportunity to represent the City of South Gate for Miss California USA 2012.  She has had the opportunity to volunteer all around the Los Angeles County for the Los Angeles Food Bank, Reading to Kids, several campus-sponsored blood drives and various other charitable organizations.  She is excited to start this new year by volunteering with both new non-profit organizations and organizations she has worked with in the past.  One of her main passions in her life is school; Jennifer graduated from Huntington Park High School and attended Marymount College. She earned an Associate Degree in Psychology and is now pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Business at Marymount College.  Her long-term goal is to open her own psychiatric office and an American/Salvadorian Restaurant....Read More..

Vote for Jennifer as the contestant with the best style by visiting the Notre Mode website at  www.notre-mode.com where on the bottom left you will see a link for Miss California.  After that find Jennifer on the right and click on her photo to vote.


*Update* - Jennifer has won the Notre Mode poll and has an upcoming interview and photo shoot for her accomplishment! View her photos 

Founders Week! Student Art Show

Accepting Student Art Submissions! 

Art to be displayed in both original format and in digital versions at:
The Founders Week Student Art from March 19–26 and in digital format (photographs, scans) on The Marymount Website Student Art
webpages for the entire spring semester.

Artist credit will be given to all artwork

All artistic media are welcome: poetry, short prose, photography, film, music, painting, drawing, video)

Theme for Art Show

Founders Week is an opportunity to celebrate the rich history of Marymount College and the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.

Theme for Art on Website – all themes considered.

To be considered for the show, art work is due by Friday March 4^th and submitted to the registrars’ office. 

Digital versions should be submitted to Terika Kons in OS 212 (please contact Alex Rose at arose1@marymountpv.com for help photographing or scanning your artwork – 300 dpi)

We hope this idea inspires you to further reflect upon the beautiful setting we are privileged to enjoy at Marymount.

Spring Preview Day 2011

Join us for our Spring Preview Day on February 18, 2011 and discover a Marymount Education. Learn how you can succeed academically and fulfill your dreams - in a small college setting.


During Spring Preview Day, you will:

• Have the opportunity to meet with students and faculty
• Tour campus
• Visit the student residences
• Ask questions of current students about their experiences
• Learn about options for financing your education
• Check out the Advisement & Career Center, Learning Center and various departments 
• Enjoy a terrific lunch - on us!

Read more  for an in depth schedule of the day and correspondence information

Arts & Media Spring Semester Party

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When: Thursday, February 3rd
Where: Warner Grand Annex - 434 W. Sixth Street, San Pedro, CA
Live Music & Food!!
Followed by 1st Thursdays Art Walk of San Pedro

KNBC Viewers Grant Christmas Scholarships to Students

Three Marymount College students were recently awarded the “NBC 4 Beating the Odds” scholarship. Every year NBC 4, in partnership with the Fulfillment Fund and the California Community Foundation, award scholarships to college students who have weathered numerous obstacles in their lives to get higher education.  They also receive a behind the scenes look at the NBC newsroom and studios. This year seven students were selected, three of whom are Marymount students: Jovana Smith, Daniel Gutierrez Medina, and Jose Carrera.  

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Marymount's Advent Readings & Carols Concert December 5th