Anthony LaFetra, president and chief executive officer of the Rain Bird Corporation, passed away on January 29 from an undiagnosed cancer at the age of 80, his family has announced.
U.S. News & World Report, one of the nation’s leading organizations that rank higher education programs, recognized the quality of University of La Verne online programs in four categories of its 2021 rankings released January 26.
Now in its tenth year, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at the University of La Verne is again available for local, eligible taxpayers to receive free tax preparation services.
The university will confer degrees on more than 2,300 students who have studied in the university’s four colleges on the central campus in La Verne, nine regional campuses, and online.
University of La Verne has streamlined its Master of Business Administration for Experienced Professionals (MBAX) program to be more flexible for experienced working professionals and faster to complete.
The University of La Verne has announced that it is preparing for a safe return to face-to-face instruction for fall 2021.
The WASC accreditation process aids colleges and universities in developing and sustaining effective educational programs and assures the educational community, the general public, and other organizations that an accredited institution has met high standards of quality and effectiveness.
Two students from the University of La Verne College of Law brought home awards from the western regional Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition, which was held online November 6. Miguel Caloca, JD ’21, and Herber Ramirez, JD ’20, represented the university at the competition and were coached by Dean McVay, adjunct professor and moot court competition advisor.
On November 11, the University of La Verne celebrated Veterans Day with a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the renovation of the newly renamed Sara and Michael Abraham Center for Veteran Student Success. To celebrate the start of construction safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on the central campus in La Verne and streamed it online for public viewing.
Given the continued spread of COVID-19 and our need to plan for the rest of the academic year, the university is making the prudent decision at this time to remain remote through the spring semester and term.