University of La Verne

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University of La Verne


Established	1891
Type	Private
President	Stephen Morgan
Students	1,666 undergraduates, 2,060 graduate students
Location	La Verne, California, United States
Campus	Suburban, 26 acres
Colors	Green and Orange
Mascot	Leopards
Website	www.ulv.edu

The University of La Verne is a private university located in La Verne, California. The University is embarking on a major development project for which a new Master Plan is required. This new plan will be reviewed by the City of La Verne in the Fall of 2006, significant issues include reducing neighborhood impacts and mitigation of inadequate parking.

1 History
2 College of Law
3 Notable Alumni
4 External links

[edit] History

The university traces its beginnings to 1891 by members of the Church of the Brethren, who moved west to California and founded "Lordsburg College" in what was then Lordsburg, CA. When the community of Lordsburg was renamed to La Verne in 1917, the institution followed suit. The school conferred its first master's degree in 1965. The college reorganized as the University of La Verne in 1977, conferring its first doctorate in 1979.

In 1981 the University founded a campus in Orange County and has since opened campuses throughout Southern California.

[edit] College of Law

The University of La Verne College of Law was founded in 1970 and is located in nearby Ontario.

As of February 13, 2006, the University of La Verne College of Law is provisionally accredited by the American Bar Association, allowing students the ability to take the bar exam and become practising attorneys in any US jurisdiction.