This Week@WesternU, July 22-26, 2013
WesternU named “Great College to Work For”
For the second consecutive year, Western University of Health Sciences has been named a “Great College to Work For” by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
WesternU received recognition in two areas: Benefits & Compensation and Respect & Appreciation.
“There is a visible sense of family and community at Western University of Health Sciences,” said WesternU President Philip Pumerantz, PhD. “We cultivate this environment by recruiting and retaining top-notch employees who believe character in a student is as important as high grades.
“Our faculty and staff set an example to students by treating each other with respect, giving generously of their time in the community for charitable causes, and reaching across disciplines to work interprofessionally.”
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From the College of Graduate Nursing:
2013 Excellence in Nursing
Click here to read the College of Graduate Nursing’s 2013 Excellence in Nursing Publication, highlighting our student academic and donor awardees, Dean’s List and Who’s Who recipients, as well as other CGN highlights and accomplishments for the 2012-13 academic year.
From the College of Podiatric Medicine:
Kudos on accomplishments
College of Podiatric Medicine Dean Lawrence Harkless, DPM, was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) Board of Directors. His term runs July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. Click here to read the full story.
From the College of Veterinary Medicine:
Twin pandas
Zoo Atlanta announced that its 15-year-old giant panda Lun Lun gave birth to twins on Monday, July 15, 2013. The first baby arrived at 6:21 p.m., and its twin followed at 6:23 p.m. The cubs are the first giant pandas to be born in the U.S. in 2013 and the first twins to be born in the U.S. since 1987.
Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Veterinary Medicine Assistant Professor of Physiology David Kersey, PhD, played a key role in the artificial insemination (AI) of Lun Lun.
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