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Canceled classes create stress
The beginning of the new semester brought an air of uncertainty and fear among students, as well as faculty, as they learned many classes had been canceled, while others were turned to directed studies, which appear in the class schedule without a designated meeting time or classroom.
Lecture focuses on food and culture
Gail Tang, associate professor of mathematics, gave the final “What Matters to Me and Why” lecture of the year, for which she discussed the meaning of community and its relevance to culture, food, and history.
Club spreads environment awareness
The La Verne Ocean Movement Club is a student led organization on campus that is devoted to cleaning up the local community. The club’s purpose is to emphasize the effects that individual activities have on our environment.
Tang considers creativity in math
Associate Professor of Mathematics Gail Tang gave audience members a look into the unlikely pair of math and creativity with her presentation titled “Affect and Identity: Considering Math Creativity,” Tuesday in the Quay Davis Executive Board Room.
Convocation speakers highlight perseverance
The University welcomed incoming students, faculty and staff in the annual Convocation ceremony with a nod at perseverance and unity.
Research fosters creativity in math
Gail Tang, associate professor of mathematics, discussed her work in Southeast Asia as a Fulbright Scholar and her research on shifting pedagogical beliefs on Tuesday in the Executive Board Room.