A program that supports and encourages Latinx and culturally sensitive optometry students has received a five-year commitment of support from VSP Vision^™.

The Dr. Edward Hernandez Endowed Scholarship, Mentorship & Leadership program was established three years ago by Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Optometry with the goal of establishing supportive lifelong professional mentorships to sustain and build workforce pipeline for Latinx and culturally sensitive optometry students with emphasis in supporting pathways to private practice.

VSP Vision has pledged $50,000 to the program over the next five years. In total, the company has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships to optometry students as part of its commitment to support the future of the profession.

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Western University of Health Sciences’ 2022 Student Technology and Research Symposium (STRS) highlighted the research accomplishments of the University’s Student Summer Research Fellowship recipients.

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Dr. Anandi Law has been elected as the President-Elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. She will be installed as President-Elect in July 2023 at the annual AACP meeting in Aurora, Colo. and will take over the presidential reins during the 2024-25 academic year. This is truly a remarkable career achievement for Dr. Law having worked so hard in various leadership capacities at AACP culminating in this spectacular recognition by her peers!

WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine Professor of Poultry Medicine and Food Safety Teresa Morishita, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACPV, shared her expertise with Mashed News in a story examining how avian flu spreads and the impact on our holiday meals. 

"What is important right now is that it is the fall season [and] with the fall migration of birds... we see a large number of migratory waterfowl, and with this large migration we have to try and minimize exposure of our domestic flock with the wild waterfowl during this high-risk season," Dr. Morishita said. 

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The Coronavirus Response Team (CRT) sent a message Jan. 2 with important reminders as we return to campus. The CRT is monitoring local COVID-19 data and strongly recommends wearing a highly protective mask while indoors on campus. You must also follow any additional guidelines that are provided to you by your college or department. As a reminder, masks remain a requirement for all health care settings. 

As we all return from holiday gatherings, travel, and spending more time indoors, wearing

a mask indoors will help keep our campus transmission rates low to ensure less interruptions to the learning experiences of our students. 

Please check your email or view the message posted on WesternU's COVID-19 Information Page.

With 2023 now upon us, the Ellucian Experience implementation team is excitedly awaiting the launch of our new personalized dashboard, my.WesternU! We are happy to share that our phased approach to transitioning from the YouPortal to our new Ellucian Experience communication platform is on track with our go-live date set for Monday, January 9, 2023, with the Student Experience to follow.

This new my.WesternU experience is officially branded by WesternU and offers a cloud-based, centralized, user-friendly dashboard that allows students, staff, and faculty to access WesternU content anytime, anywhere. With single-sign-on capabilities, Ellucian Experience creates an efficient, simplified way to access university resources from one centralized location to stay connected and up to date with important announcements and information.

To help make this switch as smooth as possible, we are offering 45-minute demo sessions for anyone who wants to learn how to access, navigate, and personalize their my.WesternU experience. Please click here to sign up for any remote session that fits your schedule.