Establish a Cástulo de la Rocha College of Health and Community Well-Being
Establish distinctive academic and co-curricular programs, aligned with the institutional mission, that connect students to our region’s needs, especially in the field of allied health.
The timing is right for the university to move progressively towards establishing a Cástulo de la Rocha College of Health and Community Well-Being as the critical transformative and long-term strategic initiative in the 2025 Strategic Vision. The need for timely, relevant, and distinctive approaches to advancing this vision is acknowledged and the speed at which we move forward outlined in a phased and intentional approach:
- Phase I: Capitalize on existing expertise within the university colleges, combined with strategic investment and deployment of certificate programs that address immediate and future healthcare and community well-being needs.
- Phase II: Advance the institution’s footprint in health and community well-being with an endowed dean position that will be tasked with laying the foundation for the launch of the Cástulo de la Rocha College of Health and Community Well-Being though strategic partnerships, new program identification and development, and funding cultivation.
- Phase III: Transform the University of La Verne and the region with a distinctive and relevant Cástulo de la Rocha College of Health and Community Well-Being that is evolving and responsive to the needs of the region and serves as a national model for educating future leaders in healthcare and related fields. The college will maintain a deep commitment to the core values of the university and leverage student characteristics to transform how the healthcare system addresses structural and policy inequities and underlying social determinants of health and well-being in our communities.