2026 Us Here Now: Faculty Calendar
Us/Here/Now Programs for Faculty
Week One: November 1-7
Mass and Community: All Saint’s Day 
Sunday, Nov. 1 | 10:00 am and 8:00 pm | Sacred Heart Chapel
Join the entire LMU community for fellowship and prayer; refreshments and reception follow the 8pm liturgy in the Cave (lower level of Sacred Heart Chapel). Celebrate All Saints’ Day with a remembrance of departed family, friends, and loved ones; submit the name of a loved one to be included in prayer during the month of November; or add a photo to the ofrenda in Sacred Heart Chapel.
Why Global Learning at LMU? And Why You?: Ignatian Pedagogy, Jesuit Education, and Global Citizenship
Monday, Nov. 2 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Collins Center
Why does global learning matter at LMU, and how can faculty integrate it into their teaching, scholarship, and creative work? This workshop will explore the connections between global learning, LMU’s Jesuit Marymount mission, Ignatian pedagogy, and global citizenship. The session will also introduce the new Faculty Learning Community on Global Learning and Teaching, launching in January 2027, including its planned immersion experience in South Africa. A panel discussion and audience Q&A will follow. Lunch provided with RSVP.
Us / Here / Now: Wellness Wednesday Edition
Wednesday, Nov. 4 | 11:00 am – 2:00 am | Alumni Mall
Come through for giveaways, prizes, swag, and more information about the series!
Maxims and Donuts with the Sisters
Wednesdays, Nov. 4, 11, 18 | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm | Wellness Wednesday (Alumni Mall)
Did you know...? LMU is unique in the U.S. by having not one, but three sponsoring religious communities! Come learn about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, their spirituality, and their work for justice and reconciliation on campus and beyond. Swing by the Us / Here / Now table at WW to learn more and grab a sweet treat!
Justice on Tap: Environmental Justice and You
Wednesday, Nov. 4 | 4:30 - 6:30 pm | Hannon Basketball Courts & The Loft
Join The Pam Rector Center for Service and Action, Ignatians Service Organization, and the Office of Cultural Connection and Dialogue for a talk on environmental justice featuring Nicole Bouvier-Brown (ENVS). Food and beverages provided (including a free drink at The Loft for those 21 years of age and up). RSVP here.
Week Two: November 8 - 14
Mass and Community: Celebrating Black Catholic History Month
Sunday, Nov. 8 | 8:00 pm | Sacred Heart Chapel
As part of National Black Catholic History Month, Mass will be celebrated in the Black Catholic tradition on Sunday, Nov. 8th at 8:00 pm. This mass will feature the soulful music and the compelling preaching found within the Black Catholic tradition. After the liturgy, join us for a reception in the Cave (Chapel lower level) featuring beignets, a cultural dish of fried dough covered in sugar from the city of New Orleans, one of the thriving centers of Black Catholicism.
Faculty & Staff Tour of Sacred Heart Chapel's Stained Glass
Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 12:00 – 12:30 pm | Sacred Heart Chapel
Did you know that the art and architecture of Sacred Heart Chapel is packed full of history, symbols, and more than meets the eye? Randy Roche, SJ will lead a tour of the 30 large stained-glass windows in Sacred Heart Chapel and their connection to LMU and Jesuit educational history; other windows and features of the chapel will also be explained. The tour is conducted with illumination coming only through the windows, allowing their colors to be displayed in their fullness. Faculty and staff RSVP here.
An Americanized Jesuit Tradition of Education: LMU’s Place in Jesuit History
Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Jesuit Community Library
Join Michael Rizzi (University of Pennsylvania), author of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States: A History, for a presentation and discussion of the history of Jesuit higher education in the United States and the particular role LMU plays in that past, present, and future. All are welcome; refreshments provided. RSVP here.
Us / Here / Now: Wellness Wednesday Edition
Wednesday, Nov. 11 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | Alumni Mall
Come through for giveaways, prizes, swag, and more information about the series!
Jummah Prayer - Us/Here/Now
Friday, Nov. 13 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Muslim Prayer Room (Malone 202)
Muslim Student Life invites the LMU community to join us for our weekly Friday-Jummah Prayer. This week’s service will feature a special sermon on “Islam and the LMU Mission,” exploring connections between Islamic values and LMU’s mission. Following the prayer, stay for chai, snacks, and time together in community. All are welcome! Click Here to RSVP.
Week Three: November 15 - 21
Mass and Reception: Honoring the UCA Martyrs of El Salvador
Sunday, Nov. 15 | 8:00 pm | Sacred Heart Chapel
Join Jesuit schools, communities, and networks around the world in marking the anniversary of the UCA martyrs’ death and the challenge their witness offers to us in our present context at LMU. Discussion and refreshments to follow in the Cave (Chapel lower level).
Day of Service at South Central LAMP
Monday, Nov. 16 | 12:00 - 4:00 pm | Meet at Alumni Mall Flagpoles
This November, the Truth, Community Healing, and Transformation Alliance invites faculty, staff, and students to participate in a day of service with South Central LAMP, a community partner co-founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. We’ll assemble meal kits from the collected food and then distribute them to local families facing food insecurity. Donate items at collection bins from Oct. 30 – Nov. 13, help sort items on Nov. 13, or help prepare items at SC LAMP on Nov. 16 (shared transportation available). Click for a list of requested donation items and dropoff locations. Space for Nov. 16 is limited, so be sure to RSVP ahead of time!
Is There an Ignatian AI? And If There Is, What Is It?
Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 12:00 – 1:30pm | Collins Center
Is there a uniquely Ignatian approach to artificial intelligence? Can we explore the use and development of AI through Jesuit and Marymount lenses? Can we develop a way of engaging with AI that is attentive to and grounded in our Jesuit and Marymount mission? This discussion will highlight recent initiatives within the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) and International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) to develop an approach to AI guided by Ignatian values and practices and consider how we can bring this work back to the LMU campus. Facilitators/co-sponsors: Dorian Llywelyn (Center for Ignatian Spirituality), Elizabeth Drummond (Marymount Institute), and Mairead Sullivan (Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Strategy). RSVP here.
Our International Stories
Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 12:00 - 1:30pm | Drollinger Stage
Join Chicano Latino Student Services, the Office of Cultural Connection and Dialogue, the Office for International Students and Scholars, and Campus Ministry for a celebration of International Restorative Justice Week and International Education Week. Come break bread with friends and meet new LMU community members while engaging in guided conversations about our calling as global citizens.
Us / Here / Now: Wellness Wednesday Edition
Wednesday, Nov. 18 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | Alumni Mall
Come through for giveaways, prizes, swag, and more information about the series!
Feed our Neighbor
Thursday, Nov. 19 | 10:45 am - 2:00 pm | The Cave (Chapel lower level)
Join us in making sandwiches and bagged lunches for unhoused youth at Safe Place for Youth (SPY). Sandwich and bag preparation begin at 10:45 a van will leave to deliver lunches to SPY at 11:30. At SPY folks who are interested will hand out lunches and sit and chat with the youth. This weekly service & accompaniment program is hosted through Campus Ministry and sponsored this week by Us/Here/Now.
Retreat and Brunch in Orange: Exploring the CSJ Charism
Friday, Nov. 20 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Off-site
The CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Justice invites LMU faculty and staff to a retreat experience in conversation with Jean Pierre Médaille, SJ, St. John Francis Regis, SJ, and St. Francis De Sales. What helps shape the expression of a charism, a mission over the course of centuries (over 375 years in the case of the Sisters of St. Joseph)? Come and explore these phenomena with others from the LMU community while taking time apart at the campus of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. There will be time for input, reflection, conversation, enjoying the gardens and the company of each other. Free to attend but space is limited. More info and registration here.
Together Monthly
Friday, Nov. 20 | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | Malone 112
Inspired by The Longest Table, "Together, Monthly" is a monthly space to build authentic relationships across difference through a shared meal and facilitated dialogue led by the Intercultural Facilitators. Join this special edition hosted during International Restorative Justice Week by RSVPing here.