{"id":33102,"date":"2022-10-17T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T19:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=33102"},"modified":"2022-10-18T15:41:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T19:41:58","slug":"homestead-campus-appoints-interim-chair-for-math-and-natural-sciences-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/homestead-campus-appoints-interim-chair-for-math-and-natural-sciences-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Homestead Campus Appoints Interim Chair For Math And Science Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dalia LaFargue was appointed as the interim chair of the Math and Science Department at Homestead Campus on Aug. 1.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Fargue, 58, will oversee the department\u2019s faculty, course offerings and education projects.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am honored by this great opportunity to serve as a guide and mentor to students interested in science,\u201d LaFargue said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LaFargue began working at Homestead Campus in 2009 as an adjunct professor teaching anatomy and physiology before becoming full-time. 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