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Members at The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association
(UWOFA) have ratified a new collective agreement by a vote of
521-85 (86 per cent) in favour of the deal. A tentative contract
agreement was reached in the early morning hours of Nov. 3, after
an 18-hour bargaining session.
Western’s United Way campaign has handed out its Early Bird prizes.
This year saw 986 individuals complete their pledge forms by
November 5 to qualify for the draw.
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from The University of
Western Ontario will come together this weekend to explore how they
can take their innovative ideas and “put them into practice” in our
community and our world.
When Kyle Smith became a Law student at Western, the last thing he
figured to be taught was humility.
Law students interested in gaining practical legal experience have
always been drawn to the Community Legal Services Clinic (CLS) at
Western, but this year that interest has doubled.
Less than two days after reaching a tentative agreement with its
faculty, The University of Western Ontario also reached a tentative
agreement with its staff union.
Conscientious refusal by health care professionals to provide
services, including abortions, has been a subject of intense debate
for some time, and the recent discovery that the Canadian Medical
Association lacks a coherent policy on the issue has left the
nation abuzz.
Sometimes being in the right place at the right time can pay off in
a big way. Just ask journalism student Elvis Anber.
Contract negotiations usually occur behind closed doors, but the
advent of social media has pushed it away from the bargaining table
and onto discussion boards, Facebook pages and Twitter feeds.
For Laurence Zalmanowitz, there’s no place he’d rather be. With
more than 3,000 square feet to work with, it’s a spot where he can
shut out the rest of the world and let his competitive spirit
emerge.
Mustangs football coach Greg Marshall was named Ontario University
Athletics (OUA) coach of the year on today at the OUA Major Awards
press conference in Hamilton.
Last Wednesday Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a new scholarship
program that will provide 75 of the world’s best PhD students with
$40,000 annually up to four years to pursue doctoral studies at
Ontario universities.
Members at The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association
(UWOFA) have ratified a new collective agreement by a vote of
521-85 (86 per cent) in favour of the deal. A tentative contract
agreement was reached in the early morning hours of Nov. 3, after
an 18-hour bargaining session.
Western’s United Way campaign has handed out its Early Bird prizes.
This year saw 986 individuals complete their pledge forms by
November 5 to qualify for the draw.
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from The University of
Western Ontario will come together this weekend to explore how they
can take their innovative ideas and “put them into practice” in our
community and our world.
When Kyle Smith became a Law student at Western, the last thing he
figured to be taught was humility.
Law students interested in gaining practical legal experience have
always been drawn to the Community Legal Services Clinic (CLS) at
Western, but this year that interest has doubled.
Less than two days after reaching a tentative agreement with its
faculty, The University of Western Ontario also reached a tentative
agreement with its staff union.
Conscientious refusal by health care professionals to provide
services, including abortions, has been a subject of intense debate
for some time, and the recent discovery that the Canadian Medical
Association lacks a coherent policy on the issue has left the
nation abuzz.
Sometimes being in the right place at the right time can pay off in
a big way. Just ask journalism student Elvis Anber.
Contract negotiations usually occur behind closed doors, but the
advent of social media has pushed it away from the bargaining table
and onto discussion boards, Facebook pages and Twitter feeds.
For Laurence Zalmanowitz, there’s no place he’d rather be. With
more than 3,000 square feet to work with, it’s a spot where he can
shut out the rest of the world and let his competitive spirit
emerge.
Mustangs football coach Greg Marshall was named Ontario University
Athletics (OUA) coach of the year on today at the OUA Major Awards
press conference in Hamilton.
Last Wednesday Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a new scholarship
program that will provide 75 of the world’s best PhD students with
$40,000 annually up to four years to pursue doctoral studies at
Ontario universities.