{"id":12180,"date":"2021-12-21T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T22:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/?p=12180"},"modified":"2022-05-11T08:58:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T15:58:30","slug":"highlights-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/21\/highlights-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Year-in-Review: Another Look at University of La&nbsp;Verne 2021 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of La&nbsp;Verne has had much to celebrate in 2021. As a new year approaches, let\u2019s take another look at some highlights of 2021:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January: The <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/15\/mbax_program\/\">Master of Business Administration for Experienced Professionals (MBAX) program<\/a> will now be more flexible for experienced working professionals and faster to complete.<\/li>\n<li>February: Kerop Janoyan, PhD, became the <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/10\/janoyan-named-provost\/\">university&#8217;s provost and vice president for academic affairs.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March: Prominent real estate executive and philanthropist <a href=\"https:\/\/lewisgroupofcompanies.com\/our-company\/executives\/#1452519479870-bdb046d0-876c\">Randall Lewis<\/a> made a gift of $2 million to establish the new <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/new-lewis-center-gift\/\">Randall Lewis Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Social Impact.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May: Plans are underway to organize a <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/college-of-health-and-well-being-new-plans\/\">College of Health and Community Well-Being<\/a> as the fifth college of the University of La&nbsp;Verne.<\/li>\n<li>June: Graduates of spring 2020 and winter and spring 2021 celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/16\/in-person-commencement-spring-2021\/\">in-person commencement ceremonies <\/a>at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino.<\/li>\n<li>July: Emmeline de Pillis became the <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/08\/college-of-business-public-management-new-dean-for-cbpm\/\">new dean of the College of Business and Public Management<\/a>. She joined the university on July 12, replacing Abe Helou, who had served as dean since 2008.<\/li>\n<li>August: As in-person classes resumed, students studying chemistry and physics on the University of La&nbsp;Verne\u2019s central campus got to learn in state-of-the-art, <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/10\/new-science-labs\/\">newly renovated labs.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September: The university was selected to receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/27\/grant-funds-for-hispanic-stem-success\/\">Hispanic-Serving Institutions STEM Program<\/a> grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is in the amount of $999,901 for the first yearly budget period, which began on October 1.<\/li>\n<li>September: The University of La&nbsp;Verne was again top ranked among private universities in California and seventh among all national universities for social mobility of students, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/13\/social-mobility-and-best-value-rank-in-new-us-news-world-report\/\"><em>U.<\/em><em>S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s<\/em> 2022 Best Colleges rankings,<\/a> released September 13.<\/li>\n<li>October: The inaugural cohort of the <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/28\/masters-science-athletic-training-cohort-boc-pass-rate\/\">Master of Science in Athletic Training program<\/a> achieved a first-time pass rate of 89 percent on the Board of Certification Exam, exceeding the national average.<\/li>\n<li>October: <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/11\/sgvep-devorah-lieberman-ceo-president-of-the-year\/\">President Devorah Lieberman <\/a><span>\u00a0was named CEO\/President of the Year by the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>November: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/22\/first-generation-month-2021\/\">Students who are first in their family to attend college were honored<\/a> at the University of La&nbsp;Verne during the month of November. More than 42% of students at the university are \u201cfirst-gen.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li>December: The second cohort of graduates in the University of La&nbsp;Verne\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/06\/physician-assistant-program-second-cohort-commencement\/\">Master of Science in Physician Assistant Practice program<\/a> celebrated their accomplishments in a commencement ceremony held in the Ann and Steve Morgan Auditorium on campus on December 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"gallery-desc\" class=\"sr-only\">Gallery of Images<\/div>\n<div role=\"complementary\" id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-12180 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery-format-thumbnails gallery-float-left\" aria-labelledby=\"main-title gallery-desc\">\n\t<div role=\"dialog\" id=\"gallery-1-frame\" class=\"gallery-frame\">\n\t\t<div class=\"gallery-frame-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-item\" data-attachment-id=\"12182\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div 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