La Salle University
La Salle Magazine
A message from the Office of the President
Exciting things are happening at La Salle University.
We recently launched our strategic plan, Ascend, that will guide us through to 2028. This plan’s six pillars, which you will read about in this edition of La Salle Magazine, will help us achieve our goal of being a leading Lasallian Catholic educational institution.
Campus News
The University was recognized as a top performer and saw significant increases in best value and social mobility among other rankings.
Check out photos from Move-In Weekend, Open House, Homecoming, and Alumni Awards.
Features
From student to state government, this La Salle alumnus served classmates and now Pennsylvanians.
Paul, ’00 and Maura Thompson, ’01, MBA ’03, are utilizing their La Salle educations overseas.
Advancement
Explorers came together to support La Salle students.
La Salle’s Early Achievement Program (LEAP) gives high school students the opportunity to take college courses before becoming a full-time undergraduate student.
Faculty and Staff Focus
The organization’s president, Luisa Ossa, Ph.D., is a Spanish professor and director of the Black Studies minor at the University.
The Stanford study ranked the academics based on research citation metrics.
Schools
La Salle’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences launched its own Post BSN to DNP Doctor of Nursing Practice Anesthesia program in early 2024.
The La Salle School of Business Accounting Analytics Lab gives students a new landscape for hands-on learning.
As a Distinguished Visiting Professor at De Lasalle University in Manila, Philippines, Professor of Sociology Charles A. Gallagher, Ph.D., saw the extremes of wealth and poverty.
Athletics
With a new athletic director and plans for an arena renovation, a new college sports experience is coming to 20th and Olney.
La Salle University head men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy earned the 600th win of his illustrious career.
The Atlantic 10 released the end-of-season awards for women’s soccer Thursday afternoon, with four La Salle women’s soccer student-athletes and head coach Paul Royal receiving honors from the conference.