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 …
Law
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
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.
Arsenault tells grads ‘chance will change you the most’
Today’s graduates must embrace the unknown and the lessons it will bring, said journalist Adrienne Arsenault.
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
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.
Campus Digest: QS ranking success continues to be elusive
While the university remains strong in other ranking systems, success in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings continues to be elusive for Western.
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).
Trudeau: Comfort, alleviate suffering and offer hope
Nurses have an admirable passion, commitment and gift allowing them to help and comfort those who are suffering, said author and mental health advocate Margaret Trudeau.
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
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.
Campus Digest: Law professor helps redefine ‘gift’ in giving
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance has endorsed a tax reform proposal advocated by Western Law professor Adam Parachin, who appeared before the Standing Committee as an expert witness in January 2012.
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
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.
Arsenault tells grads ‘chance will change you the most’
Today’s graduates must embrace the unknown and the lessons it will bring, said journalist Adrienne Arsenault.
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
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.
Campus Digest: QS ranking success continues to be elusive
While the university remains strong in other ranking systems, success in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings continues to be elusive for Western.
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).
Trudeau: Comfort, alleviate suffering and offer hope
Nurses have an admirable passion, commitment and gift allowing them to help and comfort those who are suffering, said author and mental health advocate Margaret Trudeau.
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
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.
Campus Digest: Law professor helps redefine ‘gift’ in giving
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance has endorsed a tax reform proposal advocated by Western Law professor Adam Parachin, who appeared before the Standing Committee as an expert witness in January 2012.