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Month: March 2013

New scholar-in-residence program targets world’s best

New scholar-in-residence program targets world’s best

Western hopes its newest program will have the pull to attract everyone from Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education winners to Nobel Laureates. The Western Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Program, which will target eminent members of the global academic c …

Concert spotlights Canadian writer/performer Pauline Johnson

Concert spotlights Canadian writer/performer Pauline Johnson

Canadian writer and performer Pauline Johnson was a trailblazer. In honour of her accomplishments and marking 100 years since her death in March 1913, Western’s Les Choristes and director Jennifer Moir are performing a concert of Johnson’s poetry set to music by three young Canadian composers.

Ministry names conciliator

Ministry names conciliator

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has named Greg Long as the conciliator to meet with representatives from Western and CUPE Local 2692 and assist with negotiations.

Campus unions stand in support of CUPE 2692

Campus unions stand in support of CUPE 2692

We are disappointed to learn how our fellow union members, CUPE 2692 (Food Services), are being treated by administration during their current round of collective bargaining.

2012-13 Awards for Excellence in Teaching

KATHRYN BRUSH Visual Arts, Faculty of Arts and Humanities EDWARD G. PLEVA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING In her 26 years at Western, Visual Arts professor Kathryn Brush has distinguished herself as both teacher and researcher, as her research has always nourished...

Student death stuns university

Student death stuns university

The Western community is mourning the death of Noah Kishinevsky, 19, a first-year student and resident of Saugeen-Maitland Hall, who was found dead on Monday night following a search by both police and community members.

Ihnatowycz, Martin, Tsui tapped for honorary degrees

Ihnatowycz, Martin, Tsui tapped for honorary degrees

The past dean of Harvard Medical School, a global leader in sustainable investing and a Killam Award-winning geneticist will receive honorary degrees from Western at the 2013 convocations for the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, the Richard Ivey School of Business’ Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and Western’s Hong Kong campus, respectively.

Concert spotlights Canadian writer/performer Pauline Johnson

Concert spotlights Canadian writer/performer Pauline Johnson

Canadian writer and performer Pauline Johnson was a trailblazer. In honour of her accomplishments and marking 100 years since her death in March 1913, Western’s Les Choristes and director Jennifer Moir are performing a concert of Johnson’s poetry set to music by three young Canadian composers.

Ministry names conciliator

Ministry names conciliator

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has named Greg Long as the conciliator to meet with representatives from Western and CUPE Local 2692 and assist with negotiations.

Campus unions stand in support of CUPE 2692

Campus unions stand in support of CUPE 2692

We are disappointed to learn how our fellow union members, CUPE 2692 (Food Services), are being treated by administration during their current round of collective bargaining.

2012-13 Awards for Excellence in Teaching

KATHRYN BRUSH Visual Arts, Faculty of Arts and Humanities EDWARD G. PLEVA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING In her 26 years at Western, Visual Arts professor Kathryn Brush has distinguished herself as both teacher and researcher, as her research has always nourished...

Student death stuns university

Student death stuns university

The Western community is mourning the death of Noah Kishinevsky, 19, a first-year student and resident of Saugeen-Maitland Hall, who was found dead on Monday night following a search by both police and community members.

Ihnatowycz, Martin, Tsui tapped for honorary degrees

Ihnatowycz, Martin, Tsui tapped for honorary degrees

The past dean of Harvard Medical School, a global leader in sustainable investing and a Killam Award-winning geneticist will receive honorary degrees from Western at the 2013 convocations for the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, the Richard Ivey School of Business’ Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and Western’s Hong Kong campus, respectively.