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Western alumni support athletes’ Olympic dreams

Western alumni support athletes’ Olympic dreams

Two accomplished Western alumni are helping vault Team Canada to success as they play key organizational and motivational roles at the Tokyo Olympics. David Shoemaker is CEO of the Canada Olympic Committee, in charge of the business and operational side …

Symposium to tackle access to justice

Symposium to tackle access to justice

More and more Canadians are facing legal problems but cannot afford to hire a lawyer to represent them. In response, Western’s Faculty of Law is bringing together key stakeholders to discuss solutions to this growing issue of equal access to justice.

UWOFA honours work of students

Each year, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awards scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at the university. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the university community. Winners were honoured at an event Monday in the Dr. David S. Chu International Student Centre, Western Student Services Building.

Three awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals

Three awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals

For more than 125 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 were presented at Western’s Autumn Convocation ceremony for graduates of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on Friday, Nov. 1.

Lockyer to explore wrongful convictions at lecture

Lockyer to explore wrongful convictions at lecture

James Lockyer, founding director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, will deliver a public talk, ‘Must there always be wrongful convictions?’, at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in Western Law’s Moot Court Room.

Sport gambling and corruption expert visits Western Law

Sport gambling and corruption expert visits Western Law

Declan Hill, an investigative journalist with extensive expertise in the area of globalized sports corruption, will deliver a public lecture at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 in Western’s Faculty of Law Moot Court Room in the Josephine Spencer Niblett Building.

Pitel wins OCUFA teaching award

Western Law professor Stephen Pitel has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA).

2013 Distinguished University Professorship

In the fields of medicine and law, Western’s latest Distinguished University Professorship (DUP) winners emulate the motivation behind why the award was created. In honouring faculty who have built a record of excellence in the areas of teaching, research and service over a substantial career at Western, this year’s recipients receive an award of $10,000 to support their scholarly activities and will deliver a public lecture at a future date. This year’s DUP winners are:

Oxford Law dean to deliver Coxford Lecture

Oxford Law dean to deliver Coxford Lecture

Professor Timothy Endicott, dean of the Faculty of Law at Oxford University, will deliver the 5th annual Coxford Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 in the Moot Court Room of the Faculty of Law.

Symposium to tackle access to justice

Symposium to tackle access to justice

More and more Canadians are facing legal problems but cannot afford to hire a lawyer to represent them. In response, Western’s Faculty of Law is bringing together key stakeholders to discuss solutions to this growing issue of equal access to justice.

UWOFA honours work of students

Each year, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awards scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at the university. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the university community. Winners were honoured at an event Monday in the Dr. David S. Chu International Student Centre, Western Student Services Building.

Three awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals

Three awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals

For more than 125 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 were presented at Western’s Autumn Convocation ceremony for graduates of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on Friday, Nov. 1.

Lockyer to explore wrongful convictions at lecture

Lockyer to explore wrongful convictions at lecture

James Lockyer, founding director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, will deliver a public talk, ‘Must there always be wrongful convictions?’, at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in Western Law’s Moot Court Room.

Sport gambling and corruption expert visits Western Law

Sport gambling and corruption expert visits Western Law

Declan Hill, an investigative journalist with extensive expertise in the area of globalized sports corruption, will deliver a public lecture at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 in Western’s Faculty of Law Moot Court Room in the Josephine Spencer Niblett Building.

Pitel wins OCUFA teaching award

Western Law professor Stephen Pitel has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA).

2013 Distinguished University Professorship

In the fields of medicine and law, Western’s latest Distinguished University Professorship (DUP) winners emulate the motivation behind why the award was created. In honouring faculty who have built a record of excellence in the areas of teaching, research and service over a substantial career at Western, this year’s recipients receive an award of $10,000 to support their scholarly activities and will deliver a public lecture at a future date. This year’s DUP winners are:

Oxford Law dean to deliver Coxford Lecture

Oxford Law dean to deliver Coxford Lecture

Professor Timothy Endicott, dean of the Faculty of Law at Oxford University, will deliver the 5th annual Coxford Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 in the Moot Court Room of the Faculty of Law.