BCLA Student Experience
BCLA is all about finding community, exploring your interests, and discovering passions you never imagined. Get to know our academic programs and opportunities that spark your curiosity. We know you’ll discover the unexpected along the way. As you explore all that BCLA has to offer, you’ll see there’s no shortage of opportunities to dive into. There’s no limit to the paths you can follow here. But if none of them feel right? Create your own!
BCLA Student Advisory Board
The Dean’s Student Advisory Board serves as a vital forum for elevating student voices within the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at LMU. The board works in close partnership with college leadership and academic departments, providing meaningful input on initiatives that advance both the academic and personal development of students. Through constructive dialogue and collaboration, the board strengthens student representation and fosters deeper connections between students, faculty, and the liberal arts community.
Los Angeles
Through research, internships, and service, Bellarmine students make meaningful contributions to the creativity, culture, technology, and social innovation that define Los Angeles. The city provides a vibrant and immersive learning environment for students to explore their intellectual pursuits, passion for justice, and professional and life goals. BCLA engages local communities and organizations as partners in our curriculum, and together we work to provide students with opportunities that promote learning and development while also creating positive change.
Ignatian Way
LMU, as a Jesuit Marymount institution, is shaped by the principles and practices of Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy. An LMU education emphasizes faith-inspired values, fostering communities of belonging, inclusion, care, and support. It instills habits of service, guiding students toward holistic formation that encompasses personal growth, professional discernment, and spiritual fullness. This education recognizes the inherent dignity and humanity of all peoples, with a steadfast commitment to anti-racism and social justice for all.