School of Pharmacy welcomes you to Homecoming
Michael D. Hogue, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP
Dean, School of Pharmacy
Highlights of the Past Year
LLU School of Pharmacy (LLUSP) graduates earned a seventy-one percent pharmacy residency match rate—its highest residency program match rate in years, even with a significant increase in applicants to residency programs!
LLUSP was recognized as the nation’s first Hispanic Center of Excellence in Pharmacy and received a federal grant of $3.4 million to provide educational and training opportunities for the LatinX community, increase Hispanic representation among pharmacists, and address minority health issues our community.
In August, 2022, LLUSP celebrated its 20th anniversary since welcoming the very first cohort of pharmacy students to campus! For a month, LLUSP commemorated the special occasion with faculty medallions, lapel pins, cake, balloons, and cookies. We’ll continue the festivities at our Homecoming dinner on March 4!
Key Events
School of Pharmacy
Homecoming Bash
Come celebrate the start of Homecoming at the Welcome Back Bash including booths with free carnival foods (for the first 300 people) as well as school booths with games, prizes, and students excited to talk to alumni about their programs and exchange stories about LLU life.
Shryock Hall Tours
We welcome our alumni back to Shryock Hall, the home base for the School of Pharmacy. Enter the Administrative Suite on the right to check in and begin your tour. Check out our extensive display case of pharmacy antiques and paraphernalia. And as you walk through the halls, feel free to stop and visit with the faculty and staff you see along the way.
LLUSP 20th Anniversary Dinner
Join us at the Mission Inn in Riverside for a special dinner event to commemorate the School of Pharmacy’s 20th anniversary. To help us celebrate, school deans and LLUH presidents past and present will attend. Other honored guests will include LLUSP’s Alumnus of the Year as well as alumni from the classes of 2013 and 2018 (although we welcome all alumni from every graduating class!). As always, the evening promises to be fun and memorable, with gifts, prizes, delectable foods, and plenty of photo opps! Reserve a spot for you and a guest by contacting Jen Mathew, Director of Communications & Alumni Engagement, at jmathew@llu.edu.
Signature Events
University - Wide
“Below the Belt” documentary screening with Q&A
Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day
Confident Conversations in Addiction Medicine: An Interprofessional Approach to Substance Use Management
Research posters
Cutting edge discoveries and innovative research, visit our research poster displays for an opportunity to see what is new and thought-provoking at LLU.
Weekend Worship
Haystack Luncheon
Nothing says Homecoming quite like food and fellowship — come hungry and ready to stack your favorite ingredients!
Alumni! Be sure to look for your school’s designated area in the tent.
Family Night
Volleyball tournament and Disney movie
ACPE-Accredited Continuing Education
Cardiology Symposium
The field of Cardiology is rapidly evolving in all its subspecialty areas. Technology is changing equally fast. This conference will highlight information and updates essential for anyone in the clinical cardiology field.
Open to Pharmacists
Confident Conversations in Addiction Medicine: An Interprofessional Approach to Substance Abuse Management
This year, IPE Day is being offered as a micro-credential. At the completion of this course, each participant will have an improved understanding of substance use patient management including patient communication and the interprofessional collaborations that may occur.
Open to Pharmacists and Technicians
