Homestead Campus Appoints Interim Chair For Math And Science Department

Dalia LaFargue was appointed as the interim chair of the Math and Science Department at Homestead Campus on Aug. 1. 

La Fargue, 58, will oversee the department’s faculty, course offerings and education projects.

“I am honored by this great opportunity to serve as a guide and mentor to students interested in science,” LaFargue said. 

LaFargue began working at Homestead Campus in 2009 as an adjunct professor teaching anatomy and physiology before becoming full-time. Six years later, she became a grant coordinator for the Strategic Improvements for Students in STEM. In 2020, she became the SIS-STEM’s associate director.    

She has a doctorate degree in general medicine from the University of Medical Sciences of Havana, a master’s degree in public health from Purdue University Global and a master’s degree in anatomy and physiology from Northeast College of Health Sciences.