Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

12 / UNIVERSITY FACILITIES
University Facilities
Academic
A complex of four buildings, the Burns Fine Arts Center
was opened in 1984. In Hogan Hall and Lemon Hall are
housed the primary studios of the Dance Program,
studios, and classrooms utilized by the Department of Art
and Art History, the Department of Music rehearsal rooms
and classrooms, as well as the offices of faculty dedicated
to the various Fine Arts disciplines. The two additional
buildings located here are the Laband Art Gallery and
Murphy Recital Hall.
The Jerome and Elvira Doolan Building, built in 1985,
houses Computer Science and Engineering faculty,
classrooms, and laboratories.
Foley Building, constructed in 1962, houses the Charles
H. Strub Memorial Theatre, faculty offices, seminar
rooms, and computer labs.
The Hilton Center for Business opened in the Fall of
1995. It houses classrooms, meeting rooms, lecture
halls, faculty offices, Information Services, and a 350seat
auditorium in a spacious, technologically advanced
facility.
The Frank R. Seaver Hall of Science, erected in 1962,
houses the departments of Biology, Chemistry and
Biochemistry and Physics and Engineering Physics. In
addition to 22 undergraduate and research laboratories,
the building contains faculty offices, seminar rooms,
classrooms, and a computer lab.
St. Robert’s Hall, erected in 1929, houses classrooms,
the offices of the Dean of Communication and Fine Arts,
the Office of the Registrar, and the Student Housing
Office.
The Charles Von der Ahe Library, named for its principal
donor, was constructed in 1959 and doubled in size in
1977.
Wil and Mary Jane Von der Ahe Communication Arts
Building, completed in 1971, houses the Louis B. Mayer
Motion Picture Theatre, faculty offices, film classrooms,
conference room, color television studios, and motion
picture sound stage.
North Hall and South Hall, located on the east side of the
campus, house the Del Rey Theatre, the Natural Science
program, classrooms, Science and Engineering labs, and
faculty offices.
Pereira Hall, erected in 1955, houses the College of
Science and Engineering Dean’s offices, classrooms,
faculty offices, computer labs, and engineering labs.
Research Annex, erected in 1970, houses faculty offices
and labs for the College of Science and Engineering.
West Hall was erected in 1968 at the time of the Loyola
Marymount affiliation. This structure houses classrooms
and offices, including Environmental Health and Safety
and Conference and Event Services.
Administrative
The Harry & Kathleen Daum Hall, on the east side of
campus, was erected in 1998 and houses Facilities
Planning, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Public
Safety on the first floor. The Learning Resource Center is
located on the second floor. The Tower and the Loyolan
are on the second floor.
East Hall, the former Mail Distribution Center building,
houses the Human Performance Lab, the Scene Shop,
Event Operations, and storage for Operations and
Maintenance.
Gracian Hall accommodates the Sinatra Opera Workshop,
the PRESS program, the REU/RET program, and faculty
offices for the Colleges of Communication and Fine Arts
and Science and Engineering.
Malone Memorial Student Center, named in honor of the
late Fr. Lorenzo M. Malone, S.J., former Vice President of
the University, was completed in August 1958.
Renovation and expansion of the Center was completed in
August 1996. Located in the Center are the Vice
President for Student Affairs, Department of Student Life,
Associated Student offices, Campus Ministry Center,
student dining, bookstore, Center for Service and Action,
Student Development Services, and conference rooms.
Pereira Annex, located behind Pereira Hall, includes the
Industrial Assessment Center and faculty offices for the
College of Science and Engineering as its residents.
University Hall, opened in 2000, houses University
Administration, classrooms, faculty administration, an
auditorium, dining facilities, Campus Graphics, and the
following staff departments: University Relations, Human
Resources, LMU Extension, Career Development
Services, Distribution Center, Information Services
administrative offices, Controller’s Office, Graduate
Admissions, Center for the Study of Los Angeles,
Marymount Center, the Doctoral Program for the School of
Education, and Academic Grants Office.