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One day, two Commencement ceremonies, and one unique location
The Classes of 2020 and 2021 took part in the first Commencement ceremonies ever held at Lincoln Financial Field.
To deliver an in-person graduation experience for its Classes of 2020 and 2021, La Salle University had to think big, get creative, and go where no other college or university had gone before: Lincoln Financial Field.
La Salle brought the spirit of 20th and Olney to 11th and Pattison on Saturday, May 15, mounting separate celebrations for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 at the South Philadelphia football stadium.
The Commencement ceremonies, which were also livestreamed, were the first ever to be held at the home of the Philadelphia Eagles. They also marked La Salle’s first off-campus Commencement since 1996, when the University conferred degrees at the former Philadelphia Civic Center in University City.
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Biology professorâs mission trips provide âbeacon of positivityâ
Rhonda Hazell, DPM, (center) shares medical supplies with the Saint John Baptist De La Salle School, in the Cazeau section of Port Au Prince, Haiti.
Amid the pandemic, international service work continues for La Salleâs Rhonda Hazell, DPM.
An assistant professor of biology at La Salle University, Hazell for several years now has made mission trips to Haiti. The pandemic has complicated her international travel plans, particularly to remote areas of the Caribbean country. For Hazell, the trips represent a âbeacon of positivityâ for those in need.
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La Salle in the media | February highlights
Faculty and staff from La Salle University spoke with the media recently about COVID-19 vaccines, working from home, private prisons, and more.
Here are some February highlights:
Number of people who want COVID-19 vaccine increases
The lack of clear information about how, when, and where Americans will get the COVID-19 vaccine is one reason why there’s a lack of interest in receiving it, said Kelly Madden Daily, Ph.D., associate professor of communication.
How ‘two weeks to flatten the curve’ became 365 days of frustration
What has Pennsylvania learned one year into the pandemic? “It’s definitely revealed the disparities that we have health disparities and social inequities, but also the sort of patchwork of our public health system,” said Candace Robertson-James, DrPH, assistant professor of public health and director of undergraduate and graduate programs in public health.
A few months into the pandemic, Allen Conrad s patients began complaining about increased pain in their neck and shoulders. Some struggled to turn their heads and experienced increased tension in their wrists. Conrad, owner of Montgomery County Chiropractor Center in the US, immediately knew the cause. My patients are sitting at home, working at their kitchen table for hours on end, he said. One patient I have is doing his work on an ironing board because there s just not enough room in his apartment for a desk, and that can definitely have a negative effect on the body. When offices closed and people with desk jobs transitioned to working at home last March, creating an ergonomic workstation was not a priority as many expected to be back commuting within a few weeks. But many people have decided to continue working remotely, or have been forced to by new lockdowns, and chiropractors and orthopaedic surgeons say working from home has meant more pain for many.