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Month: October 2010

United Way Coffee Day a huge success

United Way Coffee Day a huge success

If you ever wondered if the Western campus community loves their coffee – and helping the United Way – the answer is a resounding yes. During yesterday’s Coffee Day for United Way, Hospitality Services pledged 25 cents for every large and extra large  …

President’s message to students, faculty and staff

President’s message to students, faculty and staff

Labour negotiations that are underway, with impending strike
deadlines for both the University of Western Ontario Faculty
Association (UWOFA) and the University of Western Ontario Staff
Association (UWOSA), are of great concern to our entire campus
community.

90 years of excellence in Nursing

90 years of excellence in Nursing

It was a proud and telling moment for The University of Western
Ontario’s nursing school when alumna Bonnie Adamson (MScN ’84,
Nursing Administration) was appointed the new President and CEO of
London Health Sciences Centre.

President rolls out priorities

President rolls out priorities

Amit Chakma has received valuable input from members of the campus
community during his first year as president, which he has used to
outline his priorities for the year ahead.

Breathing new life into science

Breathing new life into science

One of the 2010 Canada Gairdner International Award recipients will
spend Monday, Oct. 25 at The University of Western Ontario where
he’ll meet with undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students,
as well as high school students from the region.

Rotman Institute opening

Rotman Institute opening

All are invited to attend the official opening of the Rotman
Institute of Philosophy, beginning at 5 p.m. today in Conron Hall
(University College 224).

UPDATE: In Memoriam – Peggy Bugler

UPDATE: In Memoriam – Peggy Bugler

Peggy Bugler, administrative assistant to the Associate
Vice-President (Financial Services) died Wednesday, Oct. 20. A
long-time Western employee (33 years), Bugler played a major role
in the ongoing success of the university and touched the lives of
countless students, staff and faculty.

Funeral services set for student

Funeral services set for student

Across The University of Western Ontario campus, friends of David
Edmondson prepare to say a final farewell to the fourth-year
science student. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday
(Oct. 22) at St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, 39 Green Lane,
Thornhill.

Faculty association sets strike deadline

Faculty association sets strike deadline

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association has set a
strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Nov. 3. That is the first date on
which unionized faculty members at The University of Western
Ontario will be in a legal strike position.

Ivey spotlights agenda for a new economy

Ivey spotlights agenda for a new economy

The Centre for Building Sustainable Value at the Richard Ivey
School of Business presents economist David Korten, a former
Harvard Business School professor and activist, who took on the
system of corporate-led economic globalization through his
international best-sellers When Corporations Rule the
World
and The Great Turning. Korten will speak 1 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 28 in Room 1R40, Ivey.

Little sister, big impact

Little sister, big impact

As a single mom with two young children, Elisa Kilbourne found it
hard to find a balance to give her daughter and son their
“own time.”

President’s message to students, faculty and staff

President’s message to students, faculty and staff

Labour negotiations that are underway, with impending strike
deadlines for both the University of Western Ontario Faculty
Association (UWOFA) and the University of Western Ontario Staff
Association (UWOSA), are of great concern to our entire campus
community.

90 years of excellence in Nursing

90 years of excellence in Nursing

It was a proud and telling moment for The University of Western
Ontario’s nursing school when alumna Bonnie Adamson (MScN ’84,
Nursing Administration) was appointed the new President and CEO of
London Health Sciences Centre.

President rolls out priorities

President rolls out priorities

Amit Chakma has received valuable input from members of the campus
community during his first year as president, which he has used to
outline his priorities for the year ahead.

Breathing new life into science

Breathing new life into science

One of the 2010 Canada Gairdner International Award recipients will
spend Monday, Oct. 25 at The University of Western Ontario where
he’ll meet with undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students,
as well as high school students from the region.

Rotman Institute opening

Rotman Institute opening

All are invited to attend the official opening of the Rotman
Institute of Philosophy, beginning at 5 p.m. today in Conron Hall
(University College 224).

UPDATE: In Memoriam – Peggy Bugler

UPDATE: In Memoriam – Peggy Bugler

Peggy Bugler, administrative assistant to the Associate
Vice-President (Financial Services) died Wednesday, Oct. 20. A
long-time Western employee (33 years), Bugler played a major role
in the ongoing success of the university and touched the lives of
countless students, staff and faculty.

Funeral services set for student

Funeral services set for student

Across The University of Western Ontario campus, friends of David
Edmondson prepare to say a final farewell to the fourth-year
science student. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday
(Oct. 22) at St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, 39 Green Lane,
Thornhill.

Faculty association sets strike deadline

Faculty association sets strike deadline

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association has set a
strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Nov. 3. That is the first date on
which unionized faculty members at The University of Western
Ontario will be in a legal strike position.

Ivey spotlights agenda for a new economy

Ivey spotlights agenda for a new economy

The Centre for Building Sustainable Value at the Richard Ivey
School of Business presents economist David Korten, a former
Harvard Business School professor and activist, who took on the
system of corporate-led economic globalization through his
international best-sellers When Corporations Rule the
World
and The Great Turning. Korten will speak 1 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 28 in Room 1R40, Ivey.

Little sister, big impact

Little sister, big impact

As a single mom with two young children, Elisa Kilbourne found it
hard to find a balance to give her daughter and son their
“own time.”