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Month: August 2009
Workplaces get new tools to identify abuse
An initiative started at The University of Western Ontario
promoting each person’s role in preventing women abuse was given
$622,000 from the province to increase resources and training for
the workplace.
In memoriam – Keith Kraul
Retired Physical Plant staff member Keith Kraul died July 29 at the
age of 77. Kraul, of Lucan, retired from Western in 1996 following
33 years of service.
Volunteer with Western News
Western News has a number of writing opportunities for volunteers.
Ivey publication makes decade of impact
Richard Ivey School of Business professors were honoured in Chicago
this past weekend with the Decade Award from the Academy of
Management Review, the pre-eminent journal for management and
organization scholars.
Quiet alarms signal end of evacuation
The University of Western Ontario Fire Safety and Emergency
Management has instituted a new initiative that allows occupants to
re-enter buildings when fire alarms stop ringing.
More soil-plant matching recommended
Add pressure from urban sprawl and shrinking cropland to a growing
demand for locally produced fruits and vegetables, and it’s
tempting to bring marginal land into food production.
Lawrence Centre founder dies
Western alumnus John ‘Jack’ Lawrence, whose founding gift of $3.7
million established the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and
Management at Richard Ivey School of Business, died this week in a
plane crash.
Hospitality Services is hiring
Hospitality Services at The University of Western Ontario is
hosting its ninth annual Job Fair on Monday, Aug. 10 and is looking
to fill about 50 part-time positions for the fall.
Mustangs headed to Francophonie games
Two top athletes from The University of Western Ontario have been
named to the national team for the Jeux de la Francophonie 2009,
being held in Beirut, Lebanon Sept. 27 to Oct. 6.
Arts and Social Science takes new direction
After almost 40 years on the east coast, Oakville-native Mark
Blagrave is returning to southern Ontario as Dean of the Faculty of
Arts and Social Science at Huron University College.
Deadline nears for special issue
The advertising deadline for the annual ‘Welcome to Western’ issue
of Western News is August 12.
Reducing teen dating violence
A school program about healthy relationships built into the Grade 9
curriculum appears to reduce adolescent dating violence and
increase condom use.
Workplaces get new tools to identify abuse
An initiative started at The University of Western Ontario
promoting each person’s role in preventing women abuse was given
$622,000 from the province to increase resources and training for
the workplace.
In memoriam – Keith Kraul
Retired Physical Plant staff member Keith Kraul died July 29 at the
age of 77. Kraul, of Lucan, retired from Western in 1996 following
33 years of service.
Volunteer with Western News
Western News has a number of writing opportunities for volunteers.
Ivey publication makes decade of impact
Richard Ivey School of Business professors were honoured in Chicago
this past weekend with the Decade Award from the Academy of
Management Review, the pre-eminent journal for management and
organization scholars.
Quiet alarms signal end of evacuation
The University of Western Ontario Fire Safety and Emergency
Management has instituted a new initiative that allows occupants to
re-enter buildings when fire alarms stop ringing.
More soil-plant matching recommended
Add pressure from urban sprawl and shrinking cropland to a growing
demand for locally produced fruits and vegetables, and it’s
tempting to bring marginal land into food production.
Lawrence Centre founder dies
Western alumnus John ‘Jack’ Lawrence, whose founding gift of $3.7
million established the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and
Management at Richard Ivey School of Business, died this week in a
plane crash.
Hospitality Services is hiring
Hospitality Services at The University of Western Ontario is
hosting its ninth annual Job Fair on Monday, Aug. 10 and is looking
to fill about 50 part-time positions for the fall.
Mustangs headed to Francophonie games
Two top athletes from The University of Western Ontario have been
named to the national team for the Jeux de la Francophonie 2009,
being held in Beirut, Lebanon Sept. 27 to Oct. 6.
Arts and Social Science takes new direction
After almost 40 years on the east coast, Oakville-native Mark
Blagrave is returning to southern Ontario as Dean of the Faculty of
Arts and Social Science at Huron University College.
Deadline nears for special issue
The advertising deadline for the annual ‘Welcome to Western’ issue
of Western News is August 12.
Reducing teen dating violence
A school program about healthy relationships built into the Grade 9
curriculum appears to reduce adolescent dating violence and
increase condom use.