Western Engineering professor Luiz Fernando Capretz has been named one of 10 candidates shortlisted for this year’s Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Airbus Diversity Award. The award recognizes people and projects worldwide which have encouraged students of all...
Always love when humanity can summon the will to move itself beyond the hashtag. As you have read, the human costs surrounding the Syrian conflict are staggering – an estimated quarter of a million people killed in the last four years; 8 million people displaced...
Today, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association-Librarians and Archivists (UWOFA-LA) filed an application with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, asking that a conciliator be appointed to assist with contract negotiations, a common practice in university...
Doi Chaang Coffee Co. co-founder John M. Darch joins Western’s Hospitality Services in celebrating the institution’s conversation to a Fair Trade Campus with a special event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday at Einstein’s in the Natural Sciences Centre. Darch will be on...
Western's 306th convocation features the installation of Jack Cowin as the new chancellor, as well as honorary degrees being bestowed upon three extraordinary individuals. Ceremonies are scheduled for the following days: Jack Cowin 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22...
Released today, the Board of Governors Chair Update highlights actions taken by the Board since news regarding the president’s compensation last April “gave rise to a number of issues around how Western is governed and, in particular, the way in which the Board of Governors operates.”
The following memo was issued today by Western Board of Governors Chair Chirag Shah to the university community: * * * Information on the President’s 2014 compensation package resulted in a number of issues being raised including concerns about the university’s...
Despite trekking across the Scottish Highlands, George Rawski’s next adventure will be no cakewalk – a 48-kilometre journey on foot through rivers, over bridges and across hills and valleys, all while wearing a 50-pound pack, and completed in just eight hours. This...
Follow @norm on Twitter and you’ll find out he’s a defender of Toronto; Drake’s self-proclaimed guardian angel; Mrs. Kelly’s favourite son; and not related to American R&B singer R. Kelly. He also really wants to know why some of you keep calling him ‘dad.’...
Looking to tout its undergraduate research intensity, professor mentorship and the value of a liberal arts education, Huron University College is rolling out a major ad campaign showing the niche that is ‘the Huron experience.” Huron Principal Stephen McClatchie said...
All you have to do is count the number of degrees hanging up at Neil and Glenda Murray’s home and you’ll see Western is something of a tradition in the family. When Kimberly Murray, their youngest, graduated in June with a Bachelor of Education, she completed the...
In his memorandum to the campus community (President releases consultation report, July 22), President Amit Chakma provides an overview of the key themes that have emerged during his 100-day ‘listening tour’ of the campus. We count ourselves among those who share what...
On July 22, Western President Amit Chakma sent a memorandum to all members of the university community with a summary of feedback from his 100-day ‘listening tour.’ Unfortunately, President Chakma failed to contact representatives from the University of Western...
Always love when humanity can summon the will to move itself beyond the hashtag. As you have read, the human costs surrounding the Syrian conflict are staggering – an estimated quarter of a million people killed in the last four years; 8 million people displaced...
Today, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association-Librarians and Archivists (UWOFA-LA) filed an application with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, asking that a conciliator be appointed to assist with contract negotiations, a common practice in university...
Doi Chaang Coffee Co. co-founder John M. Darch joins Western’s Hospitality Services in celebrating the institution’s conversation to a Fair Trade Campus with a special event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday at Einstein’s in the Natural Sciences Centre. Darch will be on...
Western's 306th convocation features the installation of Jack Cowin as the new chancellor, as well as honorary degrees being bestowed upon three extraordinary individuals. Ceremonies are scheduled for the following days: Jack Cowin 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22...
Released today, the Board of Governors Chair Update highlights actions taken by the Board since news regarding the president’s compensation last April “gave rise to a number of issues around how Western is governed and, in particular, the way in which the Board of Governors operates.”
The following memo was issued today by Western Board of Governors Chair Chirag Shah to the university community: * * * Information on the President’s 2014 compensation package resulted in a number of issues being raised including concerns about the university’s...
Despite trekking across the Scottish Highlands, George Rawski’s next adventure will be no cakewalk – a 48-kilometre journey on foot through rivers, over bridges and across hills and valleys, all while wearing a 50-pound pack, and completed in just eight hours. This...
Follow @norm on Twitter and you’ll find out he’s a defender of Toronto; Drake’s self-proclaimed guardian angel; Mrs. Kelly’s favourite son; and not related to American R&B singer R. Kelly. He also really wants to know why some of you keep calling him ‘dad.’...
Looking to tout its undergraduate research intensity, professor mentorship and the value of a liberal arts education, Huron University College is rolling out a major ad campaign showing the niche that is ‘the Huron experience.” Huron Principal Stephen McClatchie said...
All you have to do is count the number of degrees hanging up at Neil and Glenda Murray’s home and you’ll see Western is something of a tradition in the family. When Kimberly Murray, their youngest, graduated in June with a Bachelor of Education, she completed the...
In his memorandum to the campus community (President releases consultation report, July 22), President Amit Chakma provides an overview of the key themes that have emerged during his 100-day ‘listening tour’ of the campus. We count ourselves among those who share what...
On July 22, Western President Amit Chakma sent a memorandum to all members of the university community with a summary of feedback from his 100-day ‘listening tour.’ Unfortunately, President Chakma failed to contact representatives from the University of Western...