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Compassion For Community

Tahil Sharma is one of nine California students to be named a 2013 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of nearly 1,200 college and university presidents dedicated to promoting community service.

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Research That Matters

University of La Verne chemistry students Rasha Dubuni and Sara Strobel perform ground-breaking work that can improve everyone’s life.

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The Greatest Discovery

In one very different Honors class at the University of La Verne, the pursuit of becoming a great leader begins with a search for the self.

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Growing Better Together

Better Together, an interfaith nationwide college movement that promotes interfaith collaborative community service, inspired the University of La Verne’s Grow Better Together community engagement event.

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Running It Up

Lenore Moreno, the first runner in school history to earn All-America honors, starred on the national stage and leads La Verne to new heights in cross country and track.

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Vive La Difference!

Annual International Festival in Sneaky Park fosters a better understanding of and a greater appreciation for diverse cultures and customs in a fun atmosphere.

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Worth The Wait

Author Kevin Cashman teaches La Verne doctoral students that, ironically, effective leadership is not always a full-speed-ahead proposition.

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Walking for the Cure

The University of La Verne’s Phi Delta Theta Chapter, in partnership with the ALS Association Golden Chapter, helped set a new precedent for the annual Inland Empire Walk after raising more than $87,400 to help defeat ALS.

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Tuned In

One of the school’s most famous alumni, Ross Mathews, stages a Homecoming event of his own, a televised presidential debate party with a roomful of La Verne students.

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A Powerful Experience

On August 25 more than 600 newly admitted freshman learned first-hand what their university is all about when they took part in the University of La Verne’s first FLEX (Freshman Learning Experience) Community Engagement Day. With the help of 25 faculty and administrators, 28 OWLS (Orientation Week Leaders), and 26 buses and vans, students spent [...]

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FACULTY

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Dr. Robert Neher, chairman of the Natural Sciences Division at the University of La Verne, will soon retire with the satisfaction of having helped produce millions in research grant money, though he still recalls his early days on the job, when he once had a budget of only $400.

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DVH DEDICATION

Dr. Dianne Van Hook '75, right, who the University Center at College of the Canyons was named after in 2010, recently received another honor.

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Dr. Alfred P. Clark, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Faculty, at the University of La Verne, will soon publish a book covering 500 years of water in the San Gabriel Valley.

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BEYOND-THE-LINKS

Karl Schubert, right, purchased his golf apparel company, Beyond The Links, from another University of La Verne alumnus, Joe Skovron, left.

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Dr. Janice Pilgreen, the newest member of The Academy at La Verne has become a leader in her field doing something she loves to do.

THE ACADEMY AT LA VERNE

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Dr. Kenneth Marcus, a founding member of The Academy at University of La Verne, was recently notified that he was selected to receive a Fulbright Scholar Award for a Senior Professorship in American Culture. Through this opportunity, Marcus is scheduled to spend a semester teaching at Leiden University in Holland, the location of his choice, during Spring Semester 2013.

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A Call To Action

Human rights activist Marina Schuster speaks for Bhutto-Ispahani lecture series.

Going With The Flow

Al Clark began a lifelong study of water as a college student and now prepares to publish a book that covers 500 years of water in the San Gabriel Valley and its watershed.

Making A Name For Herself

Educator and La Verne alumna Dianne Van Hook adds another honor to her long list of accomplishments.

A Legacy Of Life

For 55 years, Dr. Robert Neher has educated La Verne biology students and will retire with the respect and admiration of those he has touched — except one nasty python.

Passion for Publishing

Faculty and staff of the University of La Verne showcase their recently published masterpieces at the annual Celebration of Books Published event.

Taking a Stand

National Interfaith Leader Dr. Eboo Patel made a call for students to stand up for their values on Tuesday, April 16. He is the official Spring 2013 Fasnacht Lecturer, selected by the Fasnacht Committ...