Dr. Sarafian Takes Office

Students Janice Meachamp and Bill Hopkins chat informally with Dr. Armen Sarafian on his first day as president of La Verne College.
Students Janice Meachamp and Bill Hopkins chat informally with Dr. Armen Sarafian on his first day as president of La Verne College.

Feb. 2 marks the first day in office for the new president of La Verne College, Dr. Armen Sarafian. Dr. Sarafian has recently retired from Pasadena City College.

Even though Dr. Sarafian has officially been in office for a few days, he has been hard at work since Oct. 18.

First on his agenda is the financial program. Several new measures have been introduced by Dr. Sarafian. There has been increased gift giving to La Verne in the last three months. It is the largest in the school’s history.

Highlights of the new financial program include the Spring Phone-a­-thon. This project will attempt to bring in new funds through gift giving from alumni and other sources that will be contacted. A type of in-house bond issue will be offered by the school.

The bonds will be available to the small investor and possibly to the students. The money from these funds will be used to help make more scholarships available, to generate more working capital in the school’s budget and to help hold down tuition costs.

Dr. Sarafian is also negotiating an agreement with Security Pacific Bank that will extend the due dates on the outstanding debts; such as the financing of the Super Tents.

Second on Dr. Sarafian’s agenda is the strengthening of the undergraduate program at La Verne. To accomplish this, Dr. Sarafian wants to continue the programs that were instituted by Dr. Leland Newcomer, the former La Verne College president.

During January Dr. Sarafian spent one day in the San Joaquin Valley, where he lectured at four different locations in and around Sacramento. Dr. Sarafian returned that night to his Southern California home. This tour was made to rally La Verne’s alumni support.

Dr. Sarafian’s days are long. Sometimes they go well into the night while he is working on the problems of his new position.

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