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Month: June 2016

Weather siren testing today

Weather siren testing today

Be advised that Western's severe weather siren is being tested throughout the afternoon of Friday, June 24. Should there be an actual weather event, you will be advised.

Thompson: Your success is society’s success

Thompson: Your success is society’s success

Despite a somewhat overwhelming future, remember the world needs you to stay connected and address its challenges, Mary Thompson told graduates at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

Lynch: Now is the time for fresh thinking

Lynch: Now is the time for fresh thinking

Be prepared to shape yourself into entrepreneurial, resilient, confident agents of change, Kevin Lynch told graduates during the morning session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

McDougall: Build bridges to those around you

McDougall: Build bridges to those around you

Look around. The next generation of Canadian leaders may be sitting next to you today, Don McDougall suggested to graduates at the afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

Stein: We should be horrified, not terrified

Stein: We should be horrified, not terrified

Despite the perception of fear all around, there has never been a better time to be alive – never in human history, Janice Stein assured graduates at the morning session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Allen Pearson

In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Allen Pearson

His many friends and colleagues were deeply saddened this week to learn that former Dean of Education Dr. Allen Pearson has died. Those who had seen him in recent months knew he was not well but his death earlier this week at his home here in London was nevertheless...

Western unlocks secrets of Small Wonders

Western unlocks secrets of Small Wonders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4aCWcA1WsQ As Andrew Nelson slices his way through half a millennium of history, he is unlocking secrets of Small Wonders. Led by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) in New York and Rijksmuseum in...

Commentary: Shoreline Clean Up comes to campus

Commentary: Shoreline Clean Up comes to campus

Earth Day 2016 brought a new and exciting initiative to the Western community, a large, collaborative campus clean-up event that involved university staff, students and volunteers from across campus. For the first time at Western, a group of graduate students from the...

Letter: Ruling was not based on ‘assumptions’

Letter: Ruling was not based on ‘assumptions’

Judge William Hoskins did not make “assumptions with respect to how a sexual assault survivor would behave after an assault.” Judges don’t make assumptions – they make decisions according to the law. (“Verdict did not acquit misconceptions,” Western News, May 13)...

Course rewrite ‘Frames’ experiences in new way

Course rewrite ‘Frames’ experiences in new way

Rick Fehr felt it was important to put his students’ work into the public eye to continue the teaching and learning about representations of Indigenous Peoples. For the past few years, Fehr has watched several students in his class participate in events and protests...

Funding spurs perinatal health-care efforts

Funding spurs perinatal health-care efforts

In the last 25 years, the rate and number of child deaths around the world has been cut by more than one half. While this progress is impressive, child deaths, as well as maternal deaths, remain a huge issue for developing countries, including Rwanda and Burundi....

Award celebrates her ‘oasis of discovery’

Award celebrates her ‘oasis of discovery’

Debra Dawson never imagined the possibilities. “I never had to do what I did; I wanted to do it. And there’s a difference,” said the Director of Western’s Teaching Support Centre. “There are so many multiple opportunities at a university like this. The things I’ve...

Thompson: Your success is society’s success

Thompson: Your success is society’s success

Despite a somewhat overwhelming future, remember the world needs you to stay connected and address its challenges, Mary Thompson told graduates at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

Lynch: Now is the time for fresh thinking

Lynch: Now is the time for fresh thinking

Be prepared to shape yourself into entrepreneurial, resilient, confident agents of change, Kevin Lynch told graduates during the morning session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

McDougall: Build bridges to those around you

McDougall: Build bridges to those around you

Look around. The next generation of Canadian leaders may be sitting next to you today, Don McDougall suggested to graduates at the afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

Stein: We should be horrified, not terrified

Stein: We should be horrified, not terrified

Despite the perception of fear all around, there has never been a better time to be alive – never in human history, Janice Stein assured graduates at the morning session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Allen Pearson

In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Allen Pearson

His many friends and colleagues were deeply saddened this week to learn that former Dean of Education Dr. Allen Pearson has died. Those who had seen him in recent months knew he was not well but his death earlier this week at his home here in London was nevertheless...

Western unlocks secrets of Small Wonders

Western unlocks secrets of Small Wonders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4aCWcA1WsQ As Andrew Nelson slices his way through half a millennium of history, he is unlocking secrets of Small Wonders. Led by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) in New York and Rijksmuseum in...

Commentary: Shoreline Clean Up comes to campus

Commentary: Shoreline Clean Up comes to campus

Earth Day 2016 brought a new and exciting initiative to the Western community, a large, collaborative campus clean-up event that involved university staff, students and volunteers from across campus. For the first time at Western, a group of graduate students from the...

Letter: Ruling was not based on ‘assumptions’

Letter: Ruling was not based on ‘assumptions’

Judge William Hoskins did not make “assumptions with respect to how a sexual assault survivor would behave after an assault.” Judges don’t make assumptions – they make decisions according to the law. (“Verdict did not acquit misconceptions,” Western News, May 13)...

Course rewrite ‘Frames’ experiences in new way

Course rewrite ‘Frames’ experiences in new way

Rick Fehr felt it was important to put his students’ work into the public eye to continue the teaching and learning about representations of Indigenous Peoples. For the past few years, Fehr has watched several students in his class participate in events and protests...

Funding spurs perinatal health-care efforts

Funding spurs perinatal health-care efforts

In the last 25 years, the rate and number of child deaths around the world has been cut by more than one half. While this progress is impressive, child deaths, as well as maternal deaths, remain a huge issue for developing countries, including Rwanda and Burundi....

Award celebrates her ‘oasis of discovery’

Award celebrates her ‘oasis of discovery’

Debra Dawson never imagined the possibilities. “I never had to do what I did; I wanted to do it. And there’s a difference,” said the Director of Western’s Teaching Support Centre. “There are so many multiple opportunities at a university like this. The things I’ve...