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The Los Angeles City Council formally recognized Mount Saint Mary’s University with a resolution honoring its 100th anniversary.

Presented during a City Council ceremony on January 23, the resolution celebrates the University’s founding in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and its enduring commitment to academic excellence, leadership and service. It also recognizes Mount Saint Mary’s historic distinction as the first Catholic women’s college west of the Mississippi and the only women’s college in Los Angeles.

The resolution was introduced and signed by Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez (Council District 1) and Traci Park (Council District 11), the districts in which Mount Saint Mary’s Doheny (CD-1) and Chalon (CD-11) campuses are located.

“For 100 years, Mount Saint Mary’s has been committed to educating women for leadership, service and purpose,” said 水果派 President Ann McElaney-Johnson, PhD. “This recognition honors not only our history, but the students, faculty, staff, alumnae who continue to shape the mission of this University.”

The City Council also highlights Mount Saint Mary’s leadership in liberal arts education and student success, noting that 67 percent of students are the first in their families to attend college. The resolution further commends the University’s nationally respected nursing program, including its distinction as the first institution to offer a bachelor of arts degree in nursing in California and the development of the internationally recognized Roy Adaptation Model of Nursing.

The University’s leadership in advancing equity was also recognized, including initiatives such as the Center for the Advancement of Women and its annual Report on the Status of Women and Girls in California, an influential public policy resource since 2012.

“For a century, Mount Saint Mary’s University has cultivated women leaders and expanded opportunity in Los Angeles and beyond,” said Councilmember Hernandez. “[The Mount] has educated more than 20,000 alumni who serve in healthcare, public service, education, and community leadership across the region. This [100th-anniversary] milestone is deeply significant, as the University’s lasting impact continues to strengthen and uplift our city.”

Councilmember Park praised Mount Saint Mary’s for a century of expanding access to education and preparing women for leadership across sectors. She emphasized that the University’s impact extends far beyond its campuses, with alumnae serving as leaders in law, healthcare, storytelling, and the economy.

“Decade after decade, Mount Saint Mary’s has responded to the need of the moment, preparing women not just for the world as it is, but for the world as it ought to be. Today, we celebrate the generations ahead because Los Angeles remains stronger, fairer and more resilient when women have access to education that expects leadership from them,” said Councilmember Park.

Other members of the City Council also praised Mount Saint Mary’s for its longstanding contributions to Los Angeles. Councilmember Ysabel Jurado (Council District 14) highlighted the University’s impact on healthcare education, noting the many Mount alumnae serving as nurses throughout the region and sharing that her own Chief of Staff, Lauren Hodgens, is a Mount graduate. Councilmember Monica Rodriguez (Council District 7) commended the University’s leadership in advancing opportunities for women and its collaboration with the City’s Commission on the Status of Women.

“There is so much incredible work that has come out of the Mount and the collaboration with the [Los Angeles] Commission on the Status of Women,” said Councilmember Rodriguez. “It has been remarkable to see the results of that work and how instrumental it has been. Mount students have such a great level of understanding and commitment to advancing opportunities for women. Congratulations on 100 years — I look forward to 100 more.”

Student Government Association President Stephanie Ahorro ’26, a nursing and healthcare policy major, reflected on the Mount’s impact on her own journey. “As I prepare to graduate this May, I find myself reflecting on how much the Mount has shaped who I am and who I am becoming. I arrived as a student with goals and curiosity, but I will leave as a confident leader, a future nurse, and a public servant committed to this city and its communities,” she said. “I am proud to be part of a student body shaped by a century-long commitment to educating leaders who serve Los Angeles and beyond.”

As the University enters its second century, the resolution affirms Mount Saint Mary’s continued commitment to responding to the needs of the times and shaping the future of higher education through initiatives such as (M)POWER, its new comprehensive career readiness program.

The City Council concluded the ceremony by commending its faculty, staff, students and alumnae for a century of excellence, leadership and service.