Dr. Jason Neidleman, Professor of Political Science, recently published “Rousseau’s Rediscovered Communion des Coers: Cosmopolitanism in the Reveries of the Solitary Walker, in “Political Studies,” vol. 60, issue 1. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2011.00899.
Dr. Loren Dyck, Assistant Professor of Management, with colleague Kathi Lovelace, recently published “Finding a Fit With Fitness: Applying Intentional Change Theory in Worksite Health Promotion Programming,” in Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, vol. 27, issue 1 (2012).
Dr. Loren Dyck
Dr. Issam Ghazzawi, Associate Professor of Management, recently published “BC Frozen Foods Limited: Challenges and Changes,” with colleague Seena Shah, in International Academy for Case Studies, “Allied Academies International Conference, Proceedings,” 18 (2011).
Professor Susan Nauss Exon, Professor of Law, was recently named to serve on a Civil Procedure panel for the Legal Education, ADR, and Problem-Solving (LEAPS) Task Force of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution’s Law Schools Committee. The goal of the Task Force is to increase instruction of what we call “practical problem-solving” (PPS) in law schools.
The Civil Procedure panel is just one of eight panels set up for different subject matter areas. The other subject matter panels include clinics, contracts, criminal law, family law, labor and employment law, professional responsibility, and torts. Each panel is made up of approximately five to eight highly-respected faculty available to consult with faculty around the country who want advice about incorporating PPS into their non-ADR courses. The Section of Dispute Resolution has taken the lead on this Task Force since many ADR professors integrate PPS into their courses.
Professor Susan Nauss Exon
PPS involves the range of skills that lawyers use regularly in practice in addition to legal research, writing, and analysis. These skills include fact gathering, client interviewing and counseling, negotiation, representation in ADR processes, and drafting legal documents, among others. For more information, please visit http://leaps.uoregon.edu/.
What: The University of La Verne Music Department will present “No Ordinary Woman,” a special Mother’s Day concert celebrating women in music. The event will feature works by female composers and poets.
The event will include La Verne Artist in Residence and pianist Grace Xia Zhao, award-winning soprano Courtney Huffman, violinist Alex Russell and cellist Joy Song Thompson. Selections will include Gwyneth Walker’s “No Ordinary Woman!” Chopin’s Fantasia-Impromptu, Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio Op. 17 and the World Premiere of Timothy Takach’s “Where Beauty Comes From” with poetry by Julia Klatt Singer. La Verne English Professor Dr. Cathy Irwin will also be reciting poetry for mothers.
This event is open to the public. General admission is $10, for students and mothers $5.
When: Sunday, May 13, 2012, 3 p.m.
Where: University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 Third St. La Verne, CA 91750
Contacts: Alisha Rosas, Assistant Director of Media Relations, University of La Verne
(909) 593-3511 ext. 4608 or (909) 702-3205, arosas@laverne.edu.
What: Increasing a child’s capacity to succeed in college is one of the most important missions of graduate students in the University of La Verne’s Professional School Counseling Preparation Program.
Students and parents from Yorba Elementary School will be the focal point of that mission at a one-day conference titled, “Building Community Ties From the Inside Out.”
Through interactive workshops, developed and designed by graduate students, elementary school students will be exposed to lessons on character development, social skills, bullying, mindfulness and nutrition, and other developmental premises.
Coordinated by Assistant Professor of Education, Adonay Montes, the conference will also offer programs for parents and community guests upon registration.
The Professional School Counseling Preparation Program is one of the core programs in the College of Education and Organizational Leadership at La Verne. It concentrates on implementing and developing cutting-edge action research, which reflects the university’s mission of community engagement.
When: Saturday, May 12, 2012; 8 – 2 p.m.
Where: Yorba Elementary School, 250 W. La Verne Ave. Pomona, 91767. Upon arrival, guests will be directed to appropriate classrooms.
Details: Guests who wish to register for the workshops may do so on-site the morning of the event.
Over the past two years, the one-day conference was offered for middle school students and parents from Bassett Unified School District. This year’s focus is set upon students from Yorba Elementary School, which is part of Pomona Unified School District, and is identified as one of the professional development schools in the local area.
Contacts: Adonay Montes, Assistant Professor of Education, University of La Verne, (909) 593-3511 ext. 4705, amontes@laverne.edu.
Alisha Rosas, Assistant Director of Media Relations, University of La Verne, (909) 593 – 3511, ext. 4708, arosas@laverne.edu.
The month of April concluded on a victorious note for both the University of La Verne baseball and golf teams, with both earning Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championships in a span of four days. The golf team notched its sixth straight SCIAC crown while the baseball team earned its first league title in four years.
The Leopard baseball squad captured outright claim to the 2012 SCIAC Championship by posting a 3-0 shutout win over Whittier on April 27 at Mt. SAC’s Mazmanian Field in Walnut. Starting pitcher Phil Schick outdueled Whittier ace Ryan Schwenn for the Leopards with a stellar outing, pitching 7.1 shutout innings
while recording five strikeouts, six hits and stranding seven on base. Junior outfielder Cody Hazel went 2-for-4 at the plate with a solo homer. A week earlier, the Leopards earned a share of the conference crown with a 13-0 shutout win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on April 21. As the conference champion, LaVerne (25-14, 20-8 SCIAC) receives the automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals with the date and site to be determined. La Verne wins its 20th SCIAC baseball title in school history and the fourth under head coach Scott Winterburn, who also led the Leopards to conference crowns in 2004, 2005, and 2008.
The championship reign continues for the Leopard
golf squad, finishing in first place at SCIAC 36 Hole
Championship by seven strokes on April 23 at Diamond
Valley Golf Club in Hemet. La Verne shot a team total of
582 with Cal Lutheran placing second at 589. Redlands
earned a third place finish at 594 followed by Claremont-
Mudd-Scripps in fourth at 597. With the victory the
Leos managed to overtake Redlands for first place in the
conference overall team standings with 43 total points
with the Bulldogs placing second with 40 followed by Cal
Lutheran with 37. Derek Zachman propelled the Leos to
victory by earning medalist honors after defeating Brad Shigezawa of CMS on the first hole of a sudden-death
playoff, sinking a 6-foot putt for birdie on the 18th hole. Zachman finished with a total of 141 (69-72). Both Nick
Ericson (72-74) and Kelby Scharmann (73-73) each shot 146 to tie for sixth overall while Andre Bedard (72-77)
carded a 149 to tie for 11th. The Leos receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships to be held May 15-18
in Orlando, Fla.
The University of La Verne is proud to serve as host to one of the greatest of the Greek tragedies; The Oresteia, which was performed in Athens in 458 BCE and is the only surviving example of a Greek trilogy. This seldom performed trilogy concerns the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the replacement of personal revenge with the rule of law.
This entertaining production will run Thursday through Saturday May 3-5, and 10– 12, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a final performance Sunday, May 13th at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 general admission, $8 for seniors and La Verne faculty and staff, and $5 for students/children.
Guest Resident Artist Georgij Paro, the former Intendant of the National Theatre of Croatia in Zagreb, has brilliantly managed to compress the three plays into an uninterrupted performance of about 90 minutes without sacrificing the richness and force of the original trilogy. His approach incorporates the great tradition of Greek theatre in a manner that will make it accessible and relevant to a contemporary audience.
With a company of 36 actors and costumes designed by Maro Parian and scenography by Dr. David Flaten, the production moves from the murderous House of Atreus to the snake-filled caves of Pythia to the elevated court of the goddess Athena where Orestes, hounded for matricide by the avenging Furies, is defended by Apollo and pronounced innocent.
The Dailey Theatre, Main Stage, is located near the corner of “B” and 2nd Street at the University of La Verne, 1950 Third Street, La Verne, CA 91750. For more information or to make reservations to attend, please call, 909-593-3511, ext. 4386.
Continuing with its commitment to offer quality higher education opportunities in Ventura County, the University of La Verne is unveiling its relocated Ventura Regional Campus with a grand opening celebration on Thursday, May 3.
La Verne President Devorah Lieberman, City of Oxnard Mayor Thomas Holden and Ventura College President Robin Calote will host the 5 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by light refreshments and an open house, located on the 10th floor of the City National Bank Tower, at 500 East Esplanade Drive, Suite 1000, Oxnard, CA 93036.
In December, the campus relocated from an 8,000-square-foot facility to a 10,000-square-foot space, which allowed for larger classrooms that feature new instructional technology, including integrated computer equipment. Additionally, the new space features a student lounge, campus-wide wireless Internet and new furnishings to offer an enhanced professional study environment.
According to Regional Campus Director Kevin Laack, the new campus site affords significant upgrades and a vibrant location at no additional cost to the university.
“The new campus location helps us do a better job of serving the residents of Ventura County,” said Laack. “It provides students and faculty with cutting-edge technology that enhances the classroom experience. La Verne is ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 15 percent of colleges and universities in the country, these upgrades only reflect our rising reputation for excellence.”
La Verne has served Ventura County for more than 40 years, starting in 1969 at its Point Magu campus. First established in 1991, the Ventura County Campus is one of nine regional campuses the University of La Verne operates throughout California. The Oxnard campus supports the academic goals of working professionals in Ventura County through quality undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, management and education. All classes are accelerated and offered on convenient evenings or Saturday schedules designed for busy adults.
This event is not open to the public. For more information, please contact Kevin Laack at (805) 981-8030, ext. 6990 or Jacquelyn Nicoll at jnicoll@laverne.edu.
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What: The University of La Verne is hosting a free screening of the documentary “Education Under Fire,” which will include a panel discussion about Iran’s Baha’i community, specifically, their exclusion from higher education. Currently, the Iranian government’s policy is to deny members of this faith the right to attend any institution of higher learning without fear of persecution.
La Verne President Devorah Lieberman will make opening remarks at the event, which will be followed by the 30-minute documentary. A panel discussion will take place afterward, comprised of the documentary’s director Jeff Kaufman, Baha’i Institute for Higher Education alumnus Pedram Roushan and Iraj Kamalabadi, whose brother is imprisoned for being a Baha’i teacher. The panel will be moderated by actor Justin Baldoni (CSI; NY, Charmed, Heroes, Everwood).
The documentary and panel discussion are designed to focus on the importance of protecting education as a right all human beings deserve. This event is free and open to the public.
When: Monday, April 23, 2012, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: University of La Verne Campus Center Ballroom (Third Floor)
1950 Third St. La Verne, CA 91750
Contacts: Zandra Wagoner, University Chaplain, University of La Verne
(909) 593-3511 ext. 4446, zwagoner@lavern.edu.