Philip pumerantz biography
- Philip Pumerantz was born on November 3, 1932, in New London, Connecticut, the son of Harry and Pauline Weiss Pumerantz.
- Philip Pumerantz, was an American educator and college administrator who was the founding president of Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California.
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Western University of Health Sciences
Private medical university in Pomona, California
Former names | College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific |
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| Motto | Educare, Sanare, Coniunctim (Latin) |
Motto in English | To Teach, To Heal, Together |
| Type | Privateresearch university |
| Established | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) |
| Endowment | $39.6 million[1] |
| President | Robin Farias-Eisner[2] |
Academic staff | 332 full-time[3] 1,200 adjunct professionals |
Administrative staff | 700 |
| Students | 3,724[3] |
| Location | Pomona ,California ,United States 34°03′29″N117°44′49″W / 34.058°N 117.747°W / 34.058; -117.747 |
| Campus | Urban, 22 acres (Pomona)[4] Rural, 50 acres (Lebanon)[5][6] |
| Colours | Burgundy White Gold, gray, black (accent) |
| Website | westernu.edu |
Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is a privatemedical university in Pomona, California. With an enrollment of 3,724 students (2022–23),[3]
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By 1967, he earned a PhD in education administration from UConn and joined the faculty at the University of Bridgeport (UB) School of Education in Bridgeport, Connecticut. At UB, he co-founded the College of Continuing Education and served as an educational consultant for a group of educators in Puerto Rico to establish a junior college that ultimately became the Caribbean University. In the early 1970s, Pumerantz began consulting for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in Chicago, and by 1976, became their director of education. He was instrumental in revising college accreditation standards and overseeing the founding of several new osteopathic medical schools.
Because of his unique knowledge, experience, and leadership abilities, at the age of 45, he was recruited by a small cadre of osteopathic physicians in California, who were looking to rebuild the profession following its 1974 rebirth, by establishing the first osteopathic medical school in the state since the merger of 1962. In 1977, at an abandoned outdoor shopping mall in downtown Pomona, COMP was born.
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The time has come for me to move to a new role, and in the process allow for an orderly transition and wise leadership succession for the University.
Post this“The time has come for me to move to a new role, and in the process allow for an orderly transition and wise leadership succession for the University,” Pumerantz’s letter to Bond read.
Pumerantz is the second-longest currently serving university president in the United States, having officially taken office on September 6, 1977 – the day after Labor Day. His tenure as a university president is currently exceeded only by Dr. Norman Francis of Xavier University (45 years).
Pumerantz’s retirement date also is the day after Labor Day.
“Having known the president for 37 years of his 38-year term, it is hard for me to imagine the University going on without him, as I’m sure it is for all of you,” Bond told WesternU board members in a message this morning. “But go on it must. We will have many opportunities to celebrate Dr. Pumerantz’s legacy. Our first order of business must be to establish a committee and a process for sele
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