On February 1, 2018, H.E. Abp. Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America visited Ms. Salpi Ghazarian, Director of the USC Dornsife's Institute of Armenian Studies.
Accompanied by Diocese's Executive Director Mr. Harout Markarian, the Primate also met with USC's Armenian Students Association. Joint collaborative projects between the Diocese and the Institute of Armenian Studies at the University of Southern California were discussed.