Focused on undergraduate education, the Center uses Los Angeles as a laboratory for understanding the urban experience. Among its projects are:
- 1) the development of a Research Collection which documents the development of Los Angeles, particularly since 1900;
2) an Institute for Leadership Studies which coordinates student internships focused on public service;
3) a Lecture Series which brings to the campus Los Angeles leaders in politics, ethnic relations, real estate development, and education;
4) a Community Studies Program which conducts opinion polls on such issues as city charter reform, local ballot initiatives, public expenditure for sports, and neighborhood needs assessments.
Further information on the Center can be found online at http://www.lmu.edu/csla.
