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Ignatian Leadership Institute

The Ignatian Leadership Institute (ILI) at LMU is an initiative of Student Affairs and housed in the Pam Rector Center for Service and Action. ILI provides education, development, and training to cultivate personal leadership in all students.

The program is composed of a series of three academic courses (EDLA 489, 490, and 491) that focus on individual, group and community leadership. This program is based on the Social Change Model of Leadership Development and includes a curricular, co-curricular capstone experience.

Fall 2024 ILI Listings in PROWL

(Open enrollment sections)

EDLA 489 - Individual Leadership

  • Mondays, 1:45–3 p.m.; CRN 41414 - Instructor: Michelle Kiser
  • Mondays, 4:30–5:45 p.m.; CRN 41415 - Instructor: Paulina Diaz
  • Mondays, 4:30–5:45 p.m.; - Instructor: Kandis Jernigan
  • Tuesday, 9:55–11:10 a.m.; CRN 41416 - Instructor: Percy Sani
  • Tuesdays, 11:50 a.m.–1:05 p.m.; CRN 41417 - Instructor: Victoria Martinez
  • Tuesdays, 1:45–3 p.m.; CRN 41423 - Instructor: Stuart Moskovitz
  • Tuesday, 4:30-5:45 p.m.; CRN 41418 - Instructor: Briana Maturi
  • Wednesdays, 9:55–11:10 a.m.; CRN 41421 - Instructor: Becca Okida
  • Wednesdays, 1:45–3 p.m.; CRN 41420 - Instructor: Steven Nygaard
  • Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45 p.m.; CRN41424 – Instructor: Victor Diaz
  • Thursdays, 1:45-3 p.m.; CRN 41419 – Instructor: Csilla Samay, Ed.D.

EDLA 490 - Group Leadership

  • Mondays, 11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m.; CRN 41425 - Instructor: Jamal Epperson
  • Mondays, 1:45–3 p.m.; CRN 41426 - Instructor: Patrick Furlong, Ed.D.
  • Tuesdays, 4:30–5:45 p.m.; CRN 41427 - Instructor: Sabrina Merritt
  • Wednesdays, 1:45-3:00 p.m..; CRN 41428 - Instructor: John Orozco
  • Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45 p.m.; CRN 41429 - Instructor: Isabella Ferrante

EDLA 491 - Community Leadership

  • Mondays, 11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m.; CRN 41430 - Instructor: Ron'na Lytle
  • Tuesdays, 11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m.; CRN 41431 - Instructor: Kevin Lee
  • Tuesdays, 1:45-3 p.m.; - Instructor: Julia Wade, Ed.D. and Vanessa Silva
  • Wednesdays, 11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m.; CRN 41432 - Instructor: Chelsea Brown

ILI Experience

The Ignatian Leadership Institute consists of two steps. Completion of both steps will earn participants special recognition at the end of the academic year.

Step 1: Curricular Experience

Complete three of our one-unit courses offered fall or spring semester:

  1. EDLA 489: Leadership Seminar I – Individual Values of Leadership: Who are you? What do you believe? Do you live according to your values? Are you committed to activities that further your beliefs?
  2. EDLA 490: Leadership Seminar II – Group Values of Leadership: What is collaboration? How do you handle controversy? What is common purpose? How do you collaborate with others and establish a common purpose?
  3. EDLA 491: Leadership Seminar III – Community Values of Leadership: What is citizenship? What is change? How do you create change in yourself, in your groups, and in your community?

Note: All courses are open to all students and are available for registration through PROWL.

Step 2: Capstone Experience

Participation in the Capstone experience takes place each spring semester and encompasses a written paper and a presentation based on a real life leadership experience.