WesternU University Student Affairs (USA) is partnering with the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to coordinate 250+ personalized gifts for families served by DCFS.

Here are ways you can give this year.

Sponsor a child: A DCFS social worker meets with each family to build our wish list and we need every person sponsored. We have placed our wish list online (view list here)! If you’d like to purchase a gift, please view the wish list and confirm your sponsorship one of three ways:

1. Chat with us on the Santa’s Workshop Team site
2. Email us at studentaffairs@westernu.edu

Gifts can be dropped off to the USA Office in the Student Services Center (SSC) #101 or mailed directly to campus. All gifts must be received by Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, wrapped* and labeled.

*Note: DCFS is kindly requesting that presents be in gift bags if possible as it helps them inventory the item for their records without damaging wrapping. 

Contribute: Every dollar given will go towards helping provide gifts and giveaways for the event. Our annual goal is to raise $5,000! Any unused funds for this year will be saved for future Santa’s Workshop events. No amount is too small!

Contribute to the Santa’s Workshop fund online

Donate items: In addition to personalized gifts, we are working with DCFS to host younger kids and their families on-campus for a fun-filled event with crafts and lunch! We will gladly accept small giveaway items such as books, crayons, small toys, stickers, etc. for the in-person event (new items only, please).

Visit the Santa's Workshop website at www.westernu.edu/students/santas-workshop/ for more information.

WesternU's celebration of One Health Day concludes with an event organized by the WesternU Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA- DART and Public Health Committees), with support from the Student Government Association.

The One Health Symposium will take place from 4-6 p.m. today, Nov. 6 in HEC Lecture Hall 1. Several esteemed internal speakers will lecture on topics related to One Health.

COMP students Armand Yazdani, Arian Abdi, Prathosh Velpuri, Parth Patel, and Nathaniel DeMarco and COMP Department of Translational Research faculty Drs. Vikrant Rai and Devendra Agrawal published:

Yazdani AN, Abdi A, Velpuri P, Patel P, DeMarco N, Agrawal DK, Rai V. A Review of Hematological Complications and Treatment in COVID-19. Hematology Reports. 2023; 15(4):562-577. https://doi.org/10.3390/hematolrep15040059

Public Affairs and Marketing is holding an open studio portrait day:

9 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14

Please click on the link above and sign up for a timeslot that works for your schedule if you would like a new studio portrait. We will schedule additional portrait days for those who cannot come to the studio on this day.