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VOLUME 96 I ISSUE 1 3
New mental health program passed
LMU's Day of Giving encouraged community members to give back and support scholarships.
LMU made history this year,
breaking records by securing
4,363 donors in a single day.
Kayan Tara
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
For the past five years, the LMU
community has been participating in an
annual Day of Giving Challenge, in which
students, faculty, staff and alumni are
encouraged to financially donate to LMU
in some capacity. Donations can be made
to specific programs within the University
depending on individual donor requests.
LMU secred 4,363 donors in a single
day this year, breaking last year’s record
of 4,254 donors. After achieving this
goal, LMU’s newly formed Alliance of
Women Philanthropists pledged to donate
an additional $100,000 of scholarship
money, according to Lisa Piumetti Far land,
executive director of Alumni Relations,
Annual Giving, Parent Programs & Parent
Giving.
See Giving back | page 2
A new ASLMU resolution
passed to create peer-driven
mental health support.
Emily Sullivan | Loyolan
ASLMU Senator Katie Porter, pictured above (left) along with fellow senator Brenda Quintanilla, authored the resolution and pushed for its approval.
acknowledging that our students need
more support with mental health issues,”
Krzyminski said. “I really hope this is
the beginning of a new chapter for the
administration.” He added that he hopes that
proper care and consideration for mental
health will someday lead to everyone living
happy and healthy lives.
Many students have to wait two or more
weeks for an appointment with SPS, all the
while forcing them to battle their symptoms
alone, according to the resolution. ASLMU
proposed that the implementing of this
program could provide assistance to students
right away.
“I would just like to say that this peer
counseling program is very much needed at
LMU. I am tired of watching tragedies due to
mental illness occur at our school and others,
and it’s time that changes,” Porter said. She
emphasized that LMU has a responsibility to
teach us the most effective ways to be there
for each other — she believes it is one of the
most valuable skills you can learn.
The resolution explained its goal to put
LMU on the same playing field as other
universities that have these programs, if
it were to be implemented. LMU would
join top schools around the country that
have already incorporated peer mentorship
programs, which includes Yale, Columbia,
UCLA and Harvard — to name a few.
“With mental health becoming
something that is so widely talked about,
it has the attention of many people; this
resolution capitalizes on that and urges
the University, specifically Student
Psychological Services, to implement this
program in order to deepen their existing
commitment to the well being of all
students,” Tanabe said.
Porter and Krzyminski will be meeting
with the Director of SPS Kristen Linden
and Dean of Students Jeanne Ortiz to
discuss its necessity on campus and
possible implementation strategies
moving forward, according to Porter.
“I would just be worried about the pressure
that mentors would get put under, worst -
case senaorio they themselves became
overwhelmed and overburdened and then
where does that person who needs support
go?” Lillian Schreiner, a sophomore theatre
arts major, said. “But on the other hand I see
that it could help to end the stigma against
mental health and create stronger bonds
among the LMU community.”
Kayla Brogan
Asst. News Editor
@LALoyolan
ASLMU recently passed a resolution to
develop apeer-drivenmental healthprogram
through Student Psychological Services.
In the resolution, ASLMU recognized the
growing problem surrounding mental health
in what they called a “national epidemic to
which LMU is not excluded.” They propose
a program that would allow trained and
qualified peer counselors to provide one-on-
one confidential support to fellow students.
The student counselors would be trained on
a variety of topics to better assist those in
need.
The resolution was drafted by James
Krzyminski, founder of Lions for Recovery
and Agape Service Club, and authored
ASLMU Senator-at-Large Katie Porter.
Lions for Recovery is a community for
students in recovery from drug and
substance misuse — working to change the
stigma of addiction, and Agape is a new
service organization that works to support
those living with mental illnesses.
“The goal of the resolution ... is to
establish a peer counseling program on
LMU’s campus,” ASLMU President Hayden
Tanabe said. He expressed his pride in Katie
and explained that she has consistently
and whole-heartedly advocated for mental
health reform, adding that she works hard to
break the stigma surrounding mental health
on college campuses.
The resolution addressed the problem
with existing support programs provided
to students at LMU through Student
Psychological Services (SPS) by stating that ,
while helpful, they are “short-term with
limited availability.” It also acknowledged
that many students are forced to seek
outside resources, and as a result now face
financial burdens.
“I am extremely proud of ASLMU for
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Martyrs Memorial honors
former Jesuits
Foley Pond was dyed red on Nov. 16 as part of the annual Jesuit Martyrs Memorial. The
memorial recognized the 27th Anniversary of the killing of six Jesuits in El Salvador and
their housekeeper and daughter. The event was part of Ignatians Heritage Month, which
was held throughout the month of November.
Annual Day of Giving
LMU MADE HISTORY
SECURING
4,363
DONORS IN A SINGLE DAY.
NEWLY FORMED ALLIANCE OF WOMEN
PHLANTFRORSTS PLEDGE) TO DONATE
$100,000 OF SCHOLARSHIP MONEY
4,255 DONORS OR MORE
WERE NEEDED TO
BEAT LAST TEAR'S RECORD
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