Tag: Alexandra Burrel
La Verne reflects on its artful past
University of La Verne staff and faculty introduced “An Artful Reframing,” a collaborative effort to reflect on the University's history and shine a light on previously underrepresented voices, before about 25 community members in the Campus Center Ballroom Monday, with 19 more who joined via Zoom.
Rites of Passage ceremony celebrates Black tradition and culture
Roughly 20 students, faculty and staff gathered for the University’s third annual Rites of Passage ceremony Sept. 9 in the Ludwick Center Sacred Space to honor community, rich spiritual and cultural African traditions.
University marks national HSI week
To kick off National Hispanic Serving Institution, or HSI, week, the University held a forum on Monday in the Ludwick Center Sacred Space with roughly 30 attendees. National Hispanic Serving Institution week is new, and the University is celebrating for the first year to recognize the Latino student body.
Retreat considers sexism, gender identity
One of the final sessions of this year’s diversity retreat sessions focused on gender identity, sexism and gender stereotypes. About 15 community members attended the April 22 event, part of the series put on by the Center of Multicultural Services, which focused this year on justice, diversity and equity.
Multicultural graduation celebrates students’ accomplishments
The Center for Multicultural Services invited graduating students from the class of 2021 to join in a Multicultural Graduation Ceremony on Saturday via Zoom.
Standing in solidarity
University Chaplain Zandra Wagoner leads participants in lighting candles during an online event to show solidarity for the Asian American Pacific Islander community Tuesday on Zoom.