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Mount Saint Mary’s University has secured $3.75 million in state funding for its Chalon Campus Climate Resilience and Hillside Stabilization Project, with the support of California State Senator Ben Allen. Senator Allen visited campus on October 13 to join University leadership for a ceremonial check presentation recognizing the investment.

Located in the Santa Monica Mountains, the Chalon Campus includes steep hillsides that have experienced erosion from stormwater runoff in recent years. The project will address slope instability near the University’s Administration Building and East Road through improvements designed to mitigate erosion and reduce risks associated with severe storm events.

The state funding, provided through Proposition 4, California’s climate bond measure, will support engineered hillside stabilization, shoring systems, improved stormwater diversion and drainage infrastructure, and long-term erosion-control measures. These improvements will help safeguard campus roadways, utility lines and nearby facilities while maintaining access to the campus.

“I have long admired Mount Saint Mary’s University’s commitment to serving communities across Los Angeles and expanding access to higher education. The University has also made economic opportunity, particularly for women, a central part of its mission. This investment supports the protection of a campus that plays an important role in advancing those goals,” said Senator Allen.

The investment will help Mount Saint Mary’s address critical infrastructure needs and maintain a safe, accessible campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

“Mount Saint Mary’s University is deeply grateful to Senator Ben Allen for his leadership and commitment to securing this important state investment,” said Adam Weyhaupt, PhD, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “This funding will allow us to address a public safety and climate resilience need while protecting a campus that has educated generations of Californians for more than a century. Senator Allen understood both the urgency of this project and its importance to our students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community.”

The project will also strengthen emergency access and help safeguard the surrounding community during major storm events, supporting the long-term preservation of the historic Chalon Campus as a place of learning for generations to come.