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Office of Special Projects

We come together to support the University community with valuable services and community connections. We are dedicated to helping faculty and staff with data-based decision making and increasing organizational effectiveness.

Together We Are Better

The Office of Special Projects oversees the Office of Humanism, the Office of Title IX & Equal Opportunity (OTIXEO) and the University Policy Office (UPO). The Office of Special Projects supports the efforts of WesternU by ensuring exceptional coordination of resources of the academic and operational entities, providing mission integration leadership, and assuring integration of the University’s basic principles, including humanism, equity, inclusion, and diversity, into the fabric of the institution.

Students and staff walk to or from the Health Education Center on the WesternU campus Esplanade.

Special Projects Offices

Office of Humanism
Office of Title IX and Equal Opportunity
University Policy Office
  • Mission & Vision

    Mission

    The Office of Special Projects supports Western University of Health Sciences’ mission by ensuring exceptional coordination of shared resources, guides university decision-making , and promotes community engagement and success in the health professions.

    Vision

    The vision is to be a strategic partner that guides the University on its path of continual improvement and leverage shared academic and cultural programming across the University in a manner that unites faculty, staff, and students in fulfilling the University’s vision.
  • Goals

    The goals for the Office of Special Projects include:

    • Provide resources for the University to continually improve with data-based decision making.
    • Align with WesternU’s mission and vision for the future.
    • Provide for shared resources across the University ensuring optimal deployment of talent to align with mission-critical initiatives.
    • Work to maintain a safe and healthy teaching, working, and learning environment in compliance with Title IX and its policy and procedures on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct.
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    Commitment To Humanism

    Humanism is at the core of WesternU and encompasses values that we regard to be vital to our mission in health care, education, and community. These values include acceptance, altruism, compassion, diversity, empathy, fairness, inclusion, integrity, kindness, and respect. We embrace Humanism as a primary principle that shapes our actions, interactions, and institutional culture. Embracing Humanism empowers us to grow as individuals and as a community. It is a lifelong and daily commitment—one that requires intention, action, and reflection. Only through this ongoing practice can we truly embody WesternU Humanism and fulfill our mission to teach, to heal, together.