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Heart and Sole

In a simple pair of shoes, Paul Alvarez carries with him a powerful sense of tradition and love for a grandmother who sacrificed mightily for her kids and her grandchildren.

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Making Big Strides in the Human Race

One La Verne student’s real education came in the discovery of helping others rather than a focus on her own achievement.

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Commencement

They make the decision to pursue higher education and then they go it alone. The journey is long, fraught with impossible deadlines, crushing workloads, often at a dizzying pace. But they push their limits, often finding they can expand their capacity — for knowledge, for understanding, for discipline. Then that special day comes when a degree is conferred upon these collegians, a day worth all the struggle, their graduation. They sit impatiently, under their robes and mortar boards, ready to hurl their transformed beings at the future. Commencement.

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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.

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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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Spring Commencement

Dreams were realized and academic goals accomplished at the University of La Verne’s Spring Commencement 2013, on Saturday, June 1. Graduates of the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Busi...

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.

Spring 2013 Voice

Serving Those Who Serve The University of La Verne Works to Meet the Educational Needs of a Growing Active Duty and Veteran Military Enrollment A Legacy of Life For 55 years, Dr. Robert Neher has e...