Giustin MacLean, MBA ’23, initially came into Ivey’s MBA program having a good sense of what was in store for him. Challenging case discussions and an intense 12-month program format weren’t an issue – he had chosen Ivey’s program over others spe …
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Search for self connects with millions
For many years, Najwa Zebian’s home traveled with her, inside her backpack. “My parents were traveling back and forth between Canada and Lebanon to stay with my siblings, so I lived with multiple relatives. I didn’t really have a constant place to stay. If I did,...
Eyeing the downside of digital connectivity
No, your ‘smart’ coffeemaker likely isn’t plotting to harm you. But it might well be leaking data about you to companies that don’t have the capacity to safeguard the information, says a Western Law professor specializing in privacy protection. The ‘Internet of...
Gift adds Bard’s Fourth Folio to collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhFFxXOm5zI Even in elementary school, Robert Luton loved Shakespeare. The storytelling, the drama, the beauty of the language – it all kept him in rapt attention during performances at the Stratford Festival Theatre. English teachers...
Book celebrates hundred issues of certitude
It was exactly 30 years ago when Slobodan P. Simonovic published the first volume of the Water Resources Research Report, also known as the Blue Book, while at the University of Manitoba. Since bringing his research lab – the Facility for Intelligent Decision Support...
Course looks to capture a ‘Strange Animal’
Next time you cross the bridge on University Drive, Tom Cull hopes you’ll look below and look around. Take in your surroundings – the river, the trees, even the beaver you might see, crossing the bridge at dawn as you head to your morning class. This is at the heart...
Sexsmith turns to the page for latest tale
Ron Sexsmith was sitting in the waiting room of Penguin Random House Canada with the manuscript for his first book – Deer Life – in hand when a copy of Alice Munro’s Dear Life, sitting on a nearby shelf, caught his eye. “It was just an accident,” laughed the Canadian...
Design captures a moment in time
Every student wants to leave their mark at Western before they graduate – Ethan Kellough has guaranteed his for at least the next half century. Commissioned by Western’s Canada 150 Committee, the Engineering student created and designed a one-of-a-kind time capsule to...
Deakin on budget: ‘Tough times are coming’
Western faces an uncertain financial future as several challenges are predicted to squeeze the university budget, almost assuring annual deficits between $45 million-$109 million by 2019-20, unless significant changes are made to revenue growth and cost reduction,...
Brennan: Purpose of life’s journey is to help others
In recognition of her dedication to social justice, Nonie Brennan, CEO of All Chicago Making Homelessness History, was awarded an honorary Doctor of...
Seewald: Celebrate the continuum of life, accomplishments
Recognized internationally for his pioneering work in the field of pediatric audiology, Richard Seewald, a professor emeritus in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Thursday...
Patry: Value your education; value innovation
https://youtu.be/G-AiaWTPTa0 In recognition of his distinguished career in engineering, and his dedication to innovation, Gilles Patry, former President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the...
Governor General taps trio for top PhD honours
For more than 140 years, the Governor General’s Academic Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students in Canada. Based solely on academic criteria, there is no monetary award associated with the medal. The Gold Medals will be presented at...
Search for self connects with millions
For many years, Najwa Zebian’s home traveled with her, inside her backpack. “My parents were traveling back and forth between Canada and Lebanon to stay with my siblings, so I lived with multiple relatives. I didn’t really have a constant place to stay. If I did,...
Eyeing the downside of digital connectivity
No, your ‘smart’ coffeemaker likely isn’t plotting to harm you. But it might well be leaking data about you to companies that don’t have the capacity to safeguard the information, says a Western Law professor specializing in privacy protection. The ‘Internet of...
Gift adds Bard’s Fourth Folio to collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhFFxXOm5zI Even in elementary school, Robert Luton loved Shakespeare. The storytelling, the drama, the beauty of the language – it all kept him in rapt attention during performances at the Stratford Festival Theatre. English teachers...
Book celebrates hundred issues of certitude
It was exactly 30 years ago when Slobodan P. Simonovic published the first volume of the Water Resources Research Report, also known as the Blue Book, while at the University of Manitoba. Since bringing his research lab – the Facility for Intelligent Decision Support...
Course looks to capture a ‘Strange Animal’
Next time you cross the bridge on University Drive, Tom Cull hopes you’ll look below and look around. Take in your surroundings – the river, the trees, even the beaver you might see, crossing the bridge at dawn as you head to your morning class. This is at the heart...
Sexsmith turns to the page for latest tale
Ron Sexsmith was sitting in the waiting room of Penguin Random House Canada with the manuscript for his first book – Deer Life – in hand when a copy of Alice Munro’s Dear Life, sitting on a nearby shelf, caught his eye. “It was just an accident,” laughed the Canadian...
Design captures a moment in time
Every student wants to leave their mark at Western before they graduate – Ethan Kellough has guaranteed his for at least the next half century. Commissioned by Western’s Canada 150 Committee, the Engineering student created and designed a one-of-a-kind time capsule to...
Deakin on budget: ‘Tough times are coming’
Western faces an uncertain financial future as several challenges are predicted to squeeze the university budget, almost assuring annual deficits between $45 million-$109 million by 2019-20, unless significant changes are made to revenue growth and cost reduction,...
Brennan: Purpose of life’s journey is to help others
In recognition of her dedication to social justice, Nonie Brennan, CEO of All Chicago Making Homelessness History, was awarded an honorary Doctor of...
Seewald: Celebrate the continuum of life, accomplishments
Recognized internationally for his pioneering work in the field of pediatric audiology, Richard Seewald, a professor emeritus in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Thursday...
Patry: Value your education; value innovation
https://youtu.be/G-AiaWTPTa0 In recognition of his distinguished career in engineering, and his dedication to innovation, Gilles Patry, former President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the...
Governor General taps trio for top PhD honours
For more than 140 years, the Governor General’s Academic Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students in Canada. Based solely on academic criteria, there is no monetary award associated with the medal. The Gold Medals will be presented at...