{"id":2848,"date":"2022-06-28T17:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\/?page_id=2848"},"modified":"2025-03-12T23:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T23:55:59","slug":"how-we-work-together","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/governance\/how-we-work-together\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Work Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/university\/images\/westernu-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Campus\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">About WesternU<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/governance\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Governance<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">How We Work Together<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">How We Work Together<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/university\/images\/021122-dr.-farias-eisner-008.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) has named Robin Farias-Eisner, MD, PhD, MBA, its third president. Dr. Farias-Eisner\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Focus on<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Building Relationships and Infrastructure<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">President Farias-Eisner focuses on building relationships and building the infrastructure to support our maturing university as we embrace unparalleled potential in both California and in Oregon. The organizational elements below represent WesternU\u2019s commitment to listening and responding to the needs of both our internal and external communities. <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" id=\"university-council\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Together we will catapult our great university to further national and international acclaim and pre-eminence.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              University Council\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p>The University Council (UC) will serve as an institutional think-tank to further encourage an environment of engagement and transparency on University matters.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Topics may be submitted to the UC by any campus member from the University. Depending on the number of submissions and the subject matter, the UC may need to prioritize submissions that will be placed on the agenda.<\/li>\n<li>When a submission requires analysis or assessment, the UC will refer those submissions to the relevant institutional or college group\/departments or representative groups (i.e., Student Government Association, Academic Senate, Dean\u2019s Council, Staff Council or University Executive Operations Team).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3226 aligncenter\" src=\"\/media\/university\/university-council-slidee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"558\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University Council is a 23-constituent advisory body designed to develop, nurture and facilitate collaborative, innovative, inclusive and transparent input and dialogue on University-wide matters. The guiding focus of this group is WesternU\u2019s mission, vision, and its commitment to the academic success of WesternU students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Representative Group Membership:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic Senate (up to three representatives)<\/li>\n<li>Dean\u2019s Council (up to two representatives)<\/li>\n<li>Staff Council (up to three representatives)<\/li>\n<li>Student Government Association (up to two representatives)<\/li>\n<li>University Executive Operations Team (up to three representatives)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>University Officers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President<\/li>\n<li>Provost<\/li>\n<li>Chief Operating Officer<\/li>\n<li>Chief Financial Officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Oregon Campus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vice President of WesternU Oregon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Clinical Areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WesternU Health (one representative)<\/li>\n<li>WesternU Pet Health (one representative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Core Institutional Roles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vice Presiden, Humanism<\/li>\n<li>Senior Vice President, Research and Biotechnology<\/li>\n<li>Senior Vice President, Student Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n          <\/app-accordion>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" id=\"organizational-chart\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Our quest is to achieve transformative health for both people and animals and hence to create a healthy society for present and future generations.&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" id=\"engagement-relations\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;This organizational structure is a living and breathing model that responds to the evolving needs of our maturing University and our communities. It will be assessed and adapted as needed.&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":2069,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2848","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2848"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5559,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2848\/revisions\/5559"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}