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Month: November 2015

Board ratifies librarians and archivists agreement

Board ratifies librarians and archivists agreement

At its regular Thursday meeting, Western’s Board of Governors approved a new four-year contract (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2019) with the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association-Librarians and Archivists (UWOFA-LA), a union representing 49 librarians and...

Fenton named among newest AAAS Fellows

Fenton named among newest AAAS Fellows

Western Biology professor emeritus Brock Fenton has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his distinguished contributions to animal behaviour, evolution and animal communication. Fenton is considered one of the...

Shopify co-founder to deliver Digital Creativity lecture

Shopify co-founder to deliver Digital Creativity lecture

Daniel Weinand, Shopify Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, will share his trials and triumphs in building a billion-dollar, Canadian-based e-commence company during his keynote lecture at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in Arts & Humanities Building, room 1R40. My...

Memorial service set for Christidis

Memorial service set for Christidis

A memorial service for Andrea Christidis, a first-year Health Sciences student from Scarborough and resident of Medway-Sydenham Hall, has been set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre. This memorial service is open to...

Wilson: Not a report that will sit on the shelf

Wilson: Not a report that will sit on the shelf

The message from the campus has been clear. “There is an expectation Western’s Board of Governors be more open and transparent in how it functions,” said Matthew Wilson, Chair, Board Governance Review Task Force.

Report of the Governance Review Task Force released

Report of the Governance Review Task Force released

Western’s Board of Governors released today its Report of the Governance Review Task Force. The Task Force was created by the Board in June 2015 in response to issues and concerns about governance that were triggered by decisions with respect to the president’s...

Of Space, Time and The Mind

Of Space, Time and The Mind

A century ago this month, Albert Einstein achieved his long-sought theory of gravitation, the General Theory of Relativity, by publically debuting it during presentations to the Prussian Academy in November 1915. A seminal text, this paper led to a scientific...

Refugee Sponsorship Fund surpasses fundraising goal

Refugee Sponsorship Fund surpasses fundraising goal

The Refugee Sponsorship Fund, established by the Faculty of Social Science, in partnership with the London Cross Cultural Learner Centre, has surpassed its original goal of $30,000 and raised more than $44,000 to provide for a G5 Private Sponsorship Application for a...

Wrights earns Caring Canadian Award

Wrights earns Caring Canadian Award

Dr. Kenneth Wright, founder of Western’s Dental Outreach Community Service (DOCS) Program, recently received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award, which recognizes Canadians who have made a significant and sustained contribution to their community through...

Engineering trio earn paper honours

Engineering trio earn paper honours

Western Engineering MEng candidates Rohit Kulkarni, Yuyang Wang and Ziyu Zhang finished second in the 5th annual Project Management Paper Competition (PMPC) in September. The team of students held off opponents from Queen’s University, Trent University, the University...

Fenton named among newest AAAS Fellows

Fenton named among newest AAAS Fellows

Western Biology professor emeritus Brock Fenton has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his distinguished contributions to animal behaviour, evolution and animal communication. Fenton is considered one of the...

Shopify co-founder to deliver Digital Creativity lecture

Shopify co-founder to deliver Digital Creativity lecture

Daniel Weinand, Shopify Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, will share his trials and triumphs in building a billion-dollar, Canadian-based e-commence company during his keynote lecture at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in Arts & Humanities Building, room 1R40. My...

Memorial service set for Christidis

Memorial service set for Christidis

A memorial service for Andrea Christidis, a first-year Health Sciences student from Scarborough and resident of Medway-Sydenham Hall, has been set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre. This memorial service is open to...

Wilson: Not a report that will sit on the shelf

Wilson: Not a report that will sit on the shelf

The message from the campus has been clear. “There is an expectation Western’s Board of Governors be more open and transparent in how it functions,” said Matthew Wilson, Chair, Board Governance Review Task Force.

Report of the Governance Review Task Force released

Report of the Governance Review Task Force released

Western’s Board of Governors released today its Report of the Governance Review Task Force. The Task Force was created by the Board in June 2015 in response to issues and concerns about governance that were triggered by decisions with respect to the president’s...

Of Space, Time and The Mind

Of Space, Time and The Mind

A century ago this month, Albert Einstein achieved his long-sought theory of gravitation, the General Theory of Relativity, by publically debuting it during presentations to the Prussian Academy in November 1915. A seminal text, this paper led to a scientific...

Refugee Sponsorship Fund surpasses fundraising goal

Refugee Sponsorship Fund surpasses fundraising goal

The Refugee Sponsorship Fund, established by the Faculty of Social Science, in partnership with the London Cross Cultural Learner Centre, has surpassed its original goal of $30,000 and raised more than $44,000 to provide for a G5 Private Sponsorship Application for a...

Wrights earns Caring Canadian Award

Wrights earns Caring Canadian Award

Dr. Kenneth Wright, founder of Western’s Dental Outreach Community Service (DOCS) Program, recently received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award, which recognizes Canadians who have made a significant and sustained contribution to their community through...

Engineering trio earn paper honours

Engineering trio earn paper honours

Western Engineering MEng candidates Rohit Kulkarni, Yuyang Wang and Ziyu Zhang finished second in the 5th annual Project Management Paper Competition (PMPC) in September. The team of students held off opponents from Queen’s University, Trent University, the University...