Acts of kindness, generosity and social justice were recognized and celebrated at the second annual Spirit of La Verne awards hosted on Tuesday, April 28.<\/p>\n
Members of the 每日大赛, the City of La Verne and surrounding communities gathered at the Church of the Brethren in La Verne to honor individuals and groups who exemplify the University\u2019s core values.<\/p>\n
Students, faculty, alumni, staff and community leaders were recognized for their exemplary dedication to civic and community engagement, diversity and inclusivity and interfaith cooperation.<\/p>\n
\u201cExcellence deserves recognition. A character of integrity, sound ethics, and spirit of giving back to one\u2019s community has an immeasurable impact on others,\u201d said President Devorah Lieberman.<\/p>\n
Community Relations & Outreach Director Sharon Cruz-McKinney took home the highest honor of the night for her work with the Master\u2019s Academy, a program she began that unites University and community efforts to promote college readiness for underrepresented students.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as there are students out there with a desire to go to college, I\u2019ll show them how to master the possibilities,\u201d Cruz McKinney said.<\/p>\n
Junior criminology student Abril Camarena was also honored at the ceremony for being named a Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow for 2015 for her work in promoting social justice on and off campus.<\/p>\n
Several awards were also given to individuals in the following categories:<\/p>\n
Community Engagement Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n Xue Rong, Engaged Student Diversity and Inclusivity Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n Roxana Bautista, Student Interfaith Cooperation Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n Secular Student Alliance, Student Organization Sponsored by the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, the Office of Diversity and Inclusivity and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the Spirit of La Verne Awards enable students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members\/organizations to showcase their work and communicate and document their achievements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Acts of kindness, generosity and social justice were recognized and celebrated at the second annual Spirit of La Verne awards hosted on Tuesday, April 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty","ulv_author-university-of-la-verne","legacy_tags-298","legacy_tags-spirit-of-la-verne-awards"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nMichael Vestino, Engaged Alumni
\nCarrie Lewis Hasse, Engaged Leopard
\nNora Dominguez, Engaged Leopard
\nDr. Kathleen Weaver, Engaged Scholarship
\nTri-City Mental Health, Outstanding Community Partner<\/p>\n
\nPaul Larson, Alumni
\nDr. Clive Houston-Brown, Staff
\nDr. Matthew Witt, Faculty<\/p>\n
\nDr. Issam Ghazzawi, Faculty
\nPaul Abram Buch, Community Leader
\nCity of Knowledge, Community Organization<\/p>\n