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*El Chicano 06/01/23

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EL CHICANo Weekly

Vol 60, NO. 23

June 01 , 2023

S a n B e r n a r d i n o Va l l e y C o l l e g e C e l e b r a t e s 9 6 t h G r a d u a t i n g Class at San Manuel Stadium

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PHOTOS SBVC

In front of thousands of cheering family and friends, San Bernardino Valley College graduates crossed the stage on May 24 in the San Manuel Stadium, signifying their successful transition from students to Wolverine alumni.

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n front of thousands of cheering family and friends, San Bernardino Valley College graduates crossed the stage on May 24 in the San Manuel Stadium, signifying their successful transition from students to Wolverine alumni.

This year’s ceremony honored the 1,698 students comprising the college's 96th graduating class, who have earned their associate degrees, certificates or completed transfer requirements, receiving a total of 2,721 degrees and certificates.

Graduates included those who met all requirements in fall

2022, spring 2023 and summer 2023 semesters. The top degrees and certificates were CSU general education for transfer, basic peace officer, biological & physical sciences, social & behavioral sciences, and psychiatric technology.

Led by Vice President of Instruction, Dina Humble, the

ceremony featured a keynote address from Dr. Louie F. Rodriguez, SBVC Hall of Fame Alumnus and Vice Provost at University of California, Riverside. His impactful address highlighted the importance of the local community, reminding students, SBVC cont. on next pg.

Two Sets of Twin Doctors Graduate from LLU School of Medicine and Pharmacy

Congratulations to All Inland Empire Graduates in the Class of 2023!

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The Chan and Bathan twins graduating from LLU on May 28, 2023.

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wo sets of local twins achieved their life-long dream of becoming doctors after graduating from Loma Linda University Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy on the same day.

Three commencement ceremonies with 437 graduates were held on Sunday, May 28, kicking off the university’s graduation season. Five other schools and the San Manuel Gateway College will follow on Sunday, June 11. The Bathan Twins

Twin sisters Lauren and Karen Bathan grew up in Loma Linda. Their parents are

also LLU alums: their mother, a nurse practitioner, and their father, a physical therapy assistant. “Although our parents first influenced us to have a healthcare career, we decided to become doctors to lead patient care,” Lauren said.

Karen, older by one minute, says she and her sister only applied to LLU School of Medicine. “We wanted to be here,” Karen said. “The culture of compassion and practice of whole person care was the perfect foundation for how we want to practice medicine.” Both sisters have a passion for mission service and are excited to continue to help the medically underserved locally and abroad.

PHOTOS LLU

The Sunday commencement ceremony marked the second time the Bathan twins graduated from LLU with identical degrees. They completed their undergraduate program in Clinical Laboratory Science at LLU School of Allied Health Professions. The Chan Twins

Similarly, twin brothers Christopher and Luis Chan attended LLU School of Pharmacy after graduating from University of California Riverside with bachelor’s of science degrees in biology.

Originally from Chino, the duo is the first in their family to attend university. LLU cont. on next pg.


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