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Paul Buch, cantor of Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, leads students, faculty and staff in a Model Seder April 5 in the Campus Center Ballroom. As part of the Passover tradition, Buch retold the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Ancient Egypt. / photo by Hannah Burton

Seder celebrates Passover, freedom

By Aryn Plax, Hannah Burton on April 14, 2017 in Feature Slider, LV Life

Cantor Paul Buch of Temple Beth Israel in Pomona and University Chaplain Zandra Wagoner hosted a Model Seder April 5 in the Campus Center Ballroom.

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The University of La Verne hosted its second annual Spirit of La Verne Awards Tuesday, at the La Verne Church of the Brethren. Presented by President Devorah Lieberman, the Spirit of La Verne Award went to Sharon Cruz-McKinney, community relations and outreach director in the admissions office. Cruz-McKinney was awarded for her exceptional work on behalf of the University exemplified by her leadership and participation in work toward the core mission of the institution. / photo by Michelle Leon

Honorees embody ‘Spirit of La Verne’

By Lauren Crumbaker, Michelle Leon on May 1, 2015 in News

Sharon Cruz-McKinney, director of community relations and outreach in the office of admissions, took home the Spirit of La Verne Award Tuesday at the La Verne Church of the Brethren.

Anthony Reyes, senior political science major, exchanges beads with 7-year-old Dunya Hakkak and her mother, Layla Naji, a University of La Verne alumna, during Sunday’s Interfaith Peace Walk. The beads came in various colors with each color representing a religious tradition. Participants exchanged beads and made colorful bracelets. The walk started at Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, reached City of Knowledge Islamic School in Pomona as a midway point, and ended at the Church of the Brethren in La Verne. Students and clubs like Common Ground participated in the walk designed to create religious unity. photo by/ Kaung Myat Tun

Interfaith walk demonstrates unity

By Kaung Myat Tun, Kellie Galentine on September 26, 2014 in LV Life

People from different races and religions came together Sunday for the Sixth Annual Interfaith Peace Walk to commemorate the International Day of Peace.

ULV students take a seat at the seder table

By Annunciata Williams on April 6, 2012 in LV Life

About a dozen students and staff members gathered Tuesday evening in Davenport Dining Hall to participate in a model Passover seder commemorating the holiday which begins Friday night and marks the Jewish exodus from Egypt.

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Jewish tradition honored in annual University event

By David Bess, Jennahway Huerta on April 8, 2011 in News

On Tuesday students, faculty and staff gathered to experience the University’s annual Model Passover Seder. The Seder is a Jewish ritual which marks the beginning of the eight-day Jewish holiday Passover.

Cantor Paul Buch from Temple Beth Israel in Pomona led the Model Seder in The President’s Dining Room on March 25. The seder is a Jewish ceremonial dinner held on the first night of Passover. More than just a meal, the dinner includes readings from the Haggadah, a Jewish religious text, prayer, singing, discussion, story telling and ritual appetizers before the dinner. The President’s Dining Room was filled to capacity with students, faculty, staff, and guests./ photo by Nicholas Mitzenmacher

Model Seder celebrates liberation

By Debbie Allison, Nicholas Mitzenmacher on April 2, 2010 in LV Life

Music filled the air as more than 30 students, faculty and community members celebrated the Jewish Exodus from Egypt in a Model Seder on March 25.

Matzah, parsley and horseradish were used during the Model Seder in the President’s Dining Room on Wednesday by University of La Verne golfers Mitchell Fedorka and Matt Bernal. Matzah is eaten during Passover to remind people of the hardships the Jews suffered leaving Egypt. It also signifies the hastiness with which the Jews departed, since they had no time to prepare leavened bread. / photo by Rafael Anguiano

Seder marks Jewish exodus

By Rafael Anguiano, Sher Porter on May 1, 2009 in LV Life

Sher Porter LV Life Editor Guests were treated to a ritual with songs, food and symbolism for the Model Passover Seder on Wednesday in the President’s Dining Room. Passover commemorates the story of Moses and the Jews’ exodus from slavery in Egypt. “It’s a celebration of freedom from slavery,” said Don Pollock, professor of communications, […]

Standing tall and proud with Telly Awards won last year, Mike Laponis, professor of communications; Shane Rodrigues, radio-TV operations manager; and Don Pollock, professor of communications, along with their students, have added to the prestigious television award collection with recent winning entries from W.A.V.E., Pegasus and the Society of Professional Journalists. / photo by Leah Heagy

Broadcasters garner national awards

By Leah Heagy, Mark Vidal on October 24, 2008 in News

The Telly Awards, College Broadcasters, Inc. and Broadcast Education Association are only a handful of the prestigious international and national organizations that have honored the communications department at the University of La Verne.

ULV professors win bronze

By Monica Esparza on April 18, 2008 in News

Professors of communications Michael Laponis and Don Pollock, and Radio-TV Operations Manager Shane Rodrigues recently won bronze awards in the 29th Annual Telly Awards.