Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music alumna Kerri Ough, BMus’03, has one more reason to celebrate. Ough and her Good Lovelies mates are up this weekend for a Juno Award in the Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group category. William Shatner …
Month: March 2012
Margaret Trudeau lecture postponed
Western has postponed today’s Faculty of Health Sciences’ Distinguished Lecture with Margaret Trudeau due to a sudden and unexpected death in her extended family.
SGPS takes top honours
Western’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has won the 2011-12 Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools/Education Testing Service Award for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Education for a pair of programs supporting students preparing applications for external scholarship competitions.
Western to pause for Earth Hour
At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, Western joins the world in turning off the lights for one hour to demonstrate how individual actions add up to make a big difference.
Annual salary disclosures from Western
In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, Western is releasing an annual list of employees whose 2011 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips.
Ambassador visits for French celebration
Western will celebrate its academic partnerships with France this week during a two-day visit by the Ambassador of France to Canada Philippe Zeller, as well as delegations from Aix-Marseille University, the French Embassy and the French Consulate in Toronto.
Sikkema: Preserving the voices of the Western’s sporting past
In 1954, Glynn Arthur Leyshon became the first member of his family earn a university degree.
Dallaire lecture postponed
Originally scheduled for this afternoon, Senator Romeo Dallaire’s Claude and Elaine Pensa Lecture in Human Rights has been postponed due to travel complications resulting from a wildcat strike by Air Canada ground crews and baggage handlers.
Winders: City not in mood or this silliness
Nothing makes me prouder.
McMullin: More to international than the story says
I was delighted to see the coverage of Western International in Western News (‘Western taking on the world,’ March 15). However, the article contains a number of statements that are not completely accurate and may lead readers to misunderstand Western’s goals and intentions related to internationalization.
Frohmann: Chief negotiator’s resignation a blow to UWOFA
On Jan. 31, professor Aniko Varpalotai resigned as chief negotiator for the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association, explaining her decision at a General Meeting of the association and in an open letter.
Chams: Global warming, consequences over-exaggerated
Regarding the article Going Rogue: Western professor warns Kyoto pullout could have dire consequences for Canada (Jan. 12):
Teaming up for creativity
Is London a creative city? Does it foster an environment for creativity? Is London reaping benefits from its creative citizens and giving nothing in return?
Margaret Trudeau lecture postponed
Western has postponed today’s Faculty of Health Sciences’ Distinguished Lecture with Margaret Trudeau due to a sudden and unexpected death in her extended family.
SGPS takes top honours
Western’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has won the 2011-12 Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools/Education Testing Service Award for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Education for a pair of programs supporting students preparing applications for external scholarship competitions.
Western to pause for Earth Hour
At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, Western joins the world in turning off the lights for one hour to demonstrate how individual actions add up to make a big difference.
Annual salary disclosures from Western
In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, Western is releasing an annual list of employees whose 2011 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips.
Ambassador visits for French celebration
Western will celebrate its academic partnerships with France this week during a two-day visit by the Ambassador of France to Canada Philippe Zeller, as well as delegations from Aix-Marseille University, the French Embassy and the French Consulate in Toronto.
Sikkema: Preserving the voices of the Western’s sporting past
In 1954, Glynn Arthur Leyshon became the first member of his family earn a university degree.
Dallaire lecture postponed
Originally scheduled for this afternoon, Senator Romeo Dallaire’s Claude and Elaine Pensa Lecture in Human Rights has been postponed due to travel complications resulting from a wildcat strike by Air Canada ground crews and baggage handlers.
Winders: City not in mood or this silliness
Nothing makes me prouder.
McMullin: More to international than the story says
I was delighted to see the coverage of Western International in Western News (‘Western taking on the world,’ March 15). However, the article contains a number of statements that are not completely accurate and may lead readers to misunderstand Western’s goals and intentions related to internationalization.
Frohmann: Chief negotiator’s resignation a blow to UWOFA
On Jan. 31, professor Aniko Varpalotai resigned as chief negotiator for the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association, explaining her decision at a General Meeting of the association and in an open letter.
Chams: Global warming, consequences over-exaggerated
Regarding the article Going Rogue: Western professor warns Kyoto pullout could have dire consequences for Canada (Jan. 12):
Teaming up for creativity
Is London a creative city? Does it foster an environment for creativity? Is London reaping benefits from its creative citizens and giving nothing in return?