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Register for an in person campus tour or take in sweeping views of the bluff with our 360 virtual tour. For an in depth look at LMU or if you have any questions, please schedule an appointment with a transfer or international counselor.

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Connect with LMU tour guides who will take you on a virtual walking tour of our picturesque campus. We will introduce you to our academic buildings, resources centers, and student hangouts, along with discuss any special interests you may have that we can support you with.

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We want to connect with you! Join one or more of our virtual visit programs to learn about Loyola Marymount University and the terrific advantages of an LMU education.

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LMU is rooted in an educational tradition steeped in 500 years of history and known the world over for its intellectual prowess, values and global network of leaders.

With Jesuit institutions all over the globe, you will find “Jesuit”-educated leaders and professionals in every corner of the world devoted to the service of others and the promotion of justice. LMU Lions emerge from the bluff as fully realized individuals, leaders of tomorrow, eager to engage their community and embody the philosophy of "Magis," a Latin phrase meaning "to be more for the greater good."

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LMU’s academic offerings are organized into six schools or colleges. Areas of study in each college are often related or even interdependent, creating a more-focused learning environment.

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Like what you see? We welcome your visit . With the option of an on-campus or virtual tour, our helpful admission staff look forward to connecting with you and providing our assistance to make your transition to college a seamless and memorable experience.

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Virtual tours are a great way to refresh your memory or to preview an on-site tour of Loyola Marymount University.

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At the beginning of your college search, a virtual tour can be a beneficial tool to explore the campus before your visit. When you do visit the campus, be sure to talk to current students about their experiences. A student perspective is a helpful way to gauge your future experience when attending Loyola Marymount. Already took an on-campus tour? It's inevitable. All of your college tours will blend, and you might forget the appearance of Loyola Marymount University's library, dorms, or cafeteria. Use the virtual tour to jog your memory! With the interactive mapping tool below you can even explore the area surrounding the campus.

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With the option of an on-campus or virtual tour, our helpful admission staff look forward to connecting with you and providing our assistance to make your transition to college a seamless and memorable experience. 

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It depends how you use them. Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a hustling, bustling campus and community. The beauty of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) virtual tours on CampusReel is that authentic video tours, made by real students, can be spectacular at capturing the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) vibe. We also go well beyond the confines of the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) campus by taking you around Los Angeles. In traditional virtual tours, you will mostly see still, unengaging images and will not see the surrounding area at all – which is why CampusReel virtual tours are so important.

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If you cannot visit Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in person, then we can honestly say that we believe a CampusReel virtual tour of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is absolutely the most effective and holistic way to understand the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) people, campus and community. However, if you do plan on visiting Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and other colleges in person, we strongly recommend that you at least prescreen your college options on CampusReel before spending the time and money to visit. Most prospective families find that as soon as the step on campus, they instantly know whether or not they like the school – but they’ve already spent all that time and money getting there! Our goal is to eliminate all the time and money visiting Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in person until you can make a strong educated guess that it’s worth the investment.

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We welcome you to learn more about the LLS community by joining us for a virtual or in-person event. Please note that we cannot accommodate unscheduled or drop in visitors per university policy. Campus tours will begin to be announced to prospective students in October.  Because access to campus is limited, all visitors to the LLS campus must have a confirmed reservation.

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Costello Tells STEM Students Messaging Can Build Trust

February 26, 2024

Carol Costello, award-winning journalist and a former anchor and correspondent at CNN and HLN, discussed the great importance of effective STEM communications as a guest speaker at Dean Tina Choe’s “Great Minds in STEM” seminar course in Loyola Marymount University’s Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering.  

Costello, who brings decades of practical experience to her LMU journalism courses, delivered a thought-provoking, two-part lecture series centered around the messaging and reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic’s early days. 

“Why should you care about messaging? In order to communicate, you have to notice what’s around you, and feel what people are feeling,” she said. “Sometimes what is said matters less than that feeling. You have to recognize the audience’s psychology as people.” 

In a room full of future scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and health care providers, she posed a simple question: Why should they care about messaging? In her experience: to connect with any audience at all. 

“Knowing how to talk to anyone else, especially outside your field, is key,” Costello said. “Jargon cannot help you show you understand what you’re talking about if your audience doesn’t know the terminology.”  

By using data and timelines pertaining to the early 2020 response to the global pandemic and how organizations in the United States, from the CDC to the president, chose to speak about it, Costello drove her point home: Many Americans have been left with a shaken confidence in the sciences. 

“Because the research was twisted by messaging, the facts stopped mattering. Emotion became the main way to appeal to an audience, to appeal to their human side — because that always works,” she said.  

She reminded students that because people were scared during the uncertainty of the pandemic, the pressure was heightened to get things right the first time, in a very truncated window. 

“Scientists were still discovering things about the virus and about how to treat it, so there was mixed messaging,” Costello continued. “The scientists could not manage to connect to the public, and politicians and pundits stepped in to create a message. Without the confidence in the messaging of the scientists, you end up losing trust.” 

Empathizing with the difficulty of the situation, Costello pointed out what the STEM students in attendance already knew: “In science, you rarely solve a problem forever — things change, theories change, language changes in science.” Despite these limitations, it’s up to the communicator to do the work to connect to the audience. 

She went on to use examples of blatant disinformation or clever repackaging of some truth, and some outlandish statements that have been released since 2020 in reference to vaccines and COVID-19. 

“Before we can solve the problem, we need to know what the problem is and what weapons are being used to thwart objective truth,” Costello said in the second session of her lecture before launching into an analysis of various messaging from camps such as lobbyists, comedians, and government officials. 

“When there is something you have doubts about, you want to hear from someone you trust, who you can relate to, who speaks your language,” she explained. 

In her experience as a journalist, Costello said she has taken something to heart when considering how to reach the public: People don’t need to hear the positives or the negatives, per se; they just want to be heard. Understanding the questions and needs of your audience is the key to great communication. 

Kristin Agostoni [email protected] Office: 310.338.2389 Cell: 424.789.2515

Loyola Law School Brian Costello [email protected] Office: 213.736.1445 Cell: 310.902.9560

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