Loyola Marymount University is a top-ranked national university by U.S. News and World Report, which places LMU among the top six Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount university with more than 7,100 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 56 undergraduate majors and 56 minor programs, along with 46 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 12 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 14 Division I varsity sports.

LMU news and events are found at: www.lmu.edu/news.

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Matthew hails from the sunny beaches of South Florida. After getting his BFA in Film Studies and Production at Florida Atlantic University, he hitched a ride to California and earned his MFA in Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University. He has worn many hats in this industry -- everything from PA to Production Coordinator to Staff Writer for a TV Series to Script Consultant. Teaching is the best job he's ever had. 

In his spare time, he does improv and sketch comedy. He has studied and performed at Second City, Westside Comedy Theater and other great comedy theaters. He continues to write TV Pilots and Feature Film Scripts in his spare time.

Matthew Schlissel

Loyola Marymount University

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Loyola Marymount University

Florida Atlantic University

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