Past Events

Climate Change: Thinking Globally. Acting Locally.

Tuesday, October 15, 2019
McIntosh Center, Loyola Marymount University

Featured panelists Bonny Bentzin (UCLA, Deputy Chief of Sustainability), John H. Dorsey, Ph.D., BCES (LMU Professor, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences) and Jesus Villalba Gastelum (Youth Climate Strike California Co-Lead, Earth Uprising LA City Coordinator). Moderated by Carol Costello (CNN Veteran Journalist, LMU Journalism professor, and AWP Honorary Chair.) Attendees had the opportunity to network with panelists at a reception following the panel. 

The Alliance of Women Philanthropists (AWP) sponsored event was FREE for students, members of AWP and their guests.

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AWP Annual Meeting

Monday, June 10, 2019
Newport Beach, CA

Visionary and Champion members only.

AWP Planning Meeting

Visionary and Champion members only.

Monday, April 8, 2019
Alumni Living Room, Loyola Marymount University

Guest Speaker:
Bryant Keith Alexander, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts

Speaker Series

Friday, March 1, 2019
Life Sciences Building Auditorium 

Featured Speaker: Busy Philipps

New York Times best-selling author, actress and television host, Busy Philipps, was the featured speaker at the second annual Alliance of Women Philanthropist Speaker Series.

While attending Loyola Marymount University, Philipps was cast in her breakout role in Judd Apatow and Paul Feig's critically praised series, "Freaks and Geeks." She went on to appear in numerous acclaimed and award-winning television series including a recurring role on "ER" and a series regular on "Dawson's Creek."

In the fall of 2018, Philipps released a collection of humorous autobiographical essays in her book "This Will Only Hurt A Little." It became a New York Times Best-Seller in the first week and offers the same unfiltered and candid storytelling that can be found on her social media pages. She also began hosting her own late-night talk show, "Busy Tonight" on E! network.

Busy Philipps filmed a segment for her show while on campus, with fellow former LMU classmate, Colin Hanks. LMU received two award recognitions for the publicity surrounding the segment: Platinum PR Award 2019 Campaign Categories Winner for Speech/Speeches and Ragan Communication/PR Daily’s Media Relations Honorable Mention.

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AWP Women in Leadership Honorees

Thursday, February 21, 2019

AWP was recognized for Women in Leadership during the LMU Women's Basketball game. 

Journalism in Today's Political Climate Media Panel

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Annenberg PetSpace, Playa Vista

Featured panelists Ron Brownstein (political correspondent and analyst), Ana Kasparian (Co-Host and producer of “The Young Turks”) and Sara Sidner (CNN and CNN International correspondent) discussed journalism in today's political climate. The panel was moderated Carol Costello, journalist, LMU’s first lady, and AWP honorary chair. Attendees had the opportunity to network with the panelists at a reception following the panel.

The Alliance of Women Philanthropists (AWP) sponsored event was FREE for students, members of AWP and their guests.

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AWP Planning Meeting

Visionary and Champion members only.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Annenberg PetSpace, Playa Vista

Guest Speakers:
Carol Costello, LMU Journalism lecturer and AWP Honorary Chair
Dr. Eric Strauss, President's Professor of Biology at LMU and Executive Director of the LMU Center for Urban Resilience (CURes)

AWP Members enjoyed a private tour of PetSpace prior to the meeting. 

Women in Athletics

Sunday, October 21, 2018
St. Supéry Estate Tasting Salon

The 5^th Annual Women in Athletics event was held at St. Supéry Estate Tasting Salon on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Mark Jones, ESPN Sportscaster and P ‘22, served as the Master of Ceremonies.  Guest had the opportunity to meet LMU coaches, alumni and parents while enjoying an interactive experience which included wine tasting with enhanced aromatherapy stations, a silent auction and gift basket raffle.

AWP Planning Meeting

Visionary and Champion members only.

Thursday, August 30, 2018
Los Angeles, CA
Guest Speaker: S.W. Tina Choe, Ph.D., Dean of Seaver College of Science & Engineering

AWP Annual Meeting

Monday, June 11, 2018
Newport Beach, CA

Visionary and Champion members only.

Inaugural Speaker Series

Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Life Sciences Building Auditorium

Featured Speaker: Gretchen Carlson

Television journalist and author, Gretchen Carlson, whose fight against workplace sexual harassment helped spark a national discussion about female empowerment and activism was the inaugural guest speaker for the Alliance of Women Philanthropists (AWP) Speaker Series.

Named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people for 2017, Carlson is the author of, "Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back," in which she shares her experiences and those of other women who have reached out to her.

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Women in Athletics

Sunday, October 15, 2017
Santa Anita Park

The 4^th Annual Women in Athletics event was held at Santa Anita Park where guests met LMU coaches, student-athletes, alumni, parents and fans during the Day at the Races.