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April 28, 2023

Among the very best

The full-time MBA program’s job-placement rate within three months of graduation exceeds 95%—making it one of the nation’s best, according to U.S. News & World Report. 

Celebrating diversity

April is Autism Awareness Month. On-campus events in recent weeks raised awareness around celebrating diversity in all its forms, including neurodiversity. One such event welcomed a guest speaker for discussion on how we can create substantial change in our communities. 

Academic opportunities

La Salle has entered a partnership with a fellow Lasallian university in Spain that aims to create academic, student, and faculty exchange opportunities for both institutions. Here’s more on the newly established partnership. 

From 20th & Olney to Google

Almost daily, Mike Wiacek, ’03, applies what he learned at La Salle in his work as founder and CEO of a cybersecurity company. Those Lasallian values are a part of his leadership strategy in a career that has taken him to Google and beyond.   

Calendar events

Penn Relays 

Saturday–Sunday 

Cheer on the Explorers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field for the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States. 

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Davidson 

Saturday, 12 noon 

The Explorers close out the regular season with a game at McCarthy Stadium. 

Mass 

Sunday, 5 p.m.    

Celebrate Mass in College Hall’s De La Salle Chapel. 

Community service, neighborhood pride

Join community members on Saturday, May 6 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. in beautifying public spaces in Philadelphia’s Belfield neighborhood—La Salle’s home for nearly a century. The event—Rock the Block—unites nonprofits, community organizers, small businesses, elected officials, and institutions like La Salle to address community issues and model good citizenship and strong community relations and responsibility. Sign up to get involved.