Sr. Mary Genino, RSHM, Fellowship
In honor of Sr. Mary Genino’s commitment to the Los Angeles community, the Marymount Institute has established a fellowship program for LMU students, undergraduate and/or graduate, to gain valuable community experience as part of their studies. Fellows will initially be placed in the South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (SC LAMP), which was founded by Catholic sisters from eight congregations in the aftermath of the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles to support women and families; the program will expand to other social justice oriented community organizations as funding allows. Student fellows will gain valuable (paid) professional experience through these placements, helping them translate and put to work in the community the knowledge and skills they are gaining in the classroom. The program honors Sr. Mary’s most important life’s work and furthers the mission and legacy of the RSHM Sisters “to place ourselves and our resources at the service of those who are most in need of justice, especially women and children, enabling the powerless, the deprived, the marginalized, the voiceless to work effectively for their own development and liberation.” The program also strengthens the connections between LMU and the Los Angeles community.
MI Genino Fellows at SC LAMP have included: Jeny Anaya Hernandez (SOCL ’28; 2025-2027), Areika Novella (PSYC ’27; 2026-2027); and Javier Cueto Sanchez (PSYC ’27; 2026-2027).
Danielle & Karl Rosenkranz Fellowship
The Danielle & Karl Rosenkranz Fellowship provides stipends for students pursuing internships, research experiences, or training opportunities in the public humanities, including at art, history, and natural history museums, cultural organizations, libraries, archives, and historic sites. The fellowship is an opportunity for students to gain hands-on learning and professional experiences in public history, museum studies, library and archival studies, and related fields. The Marymount Institute is partnering with the Wende Museum in Culver City to offer a Museums Leadership Internship to LMU students through this fellowship program. The internship will enable students to get valuable experience in different aspects of museum work and in a variety of museum departments, including community engagement, communications and marketing, finance, facilities, curation, and collections. The fellowship offers a meaningful opportunity to contribute to a dynamic archive, museum, and community center, while creating networking contacts and developing professional skills in museum work, education, and the non-profit world.
The 2025-2026 Danielle & Karl Rosenkranz Fellow is Leah Little, a senior Political Science major with a minor in History. Leah previously worked in the Marymount Institute on the Marymount history project.
Students interested in applying for Marymount Internship fellowship programs should contact the Marymount Institute Director.