King’s seeks corporate status
With King’s University College applying for corporate status, its incorporated name will now include The University of Western Ontario.
In 2003, the Board of Governors stated it had no objection to King’s adopting and using the name ‘King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario.’ The name was subsequently approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
At that time King’s was a non-incorporated entity operated by the Diocese of London. King’s is now applying for corporate status as a separately incorporated entity. Even though the university has already approved the use of the name, this is a slightly different request, again consent of the university once again requested to use the incorporated name.
Board welcomes new member
Western’s Alumni Association has appointed Hanny Hassan to the Board of Governors to complete the term of Ed Holder, who stepped down last year after winning the Conservative MP seat for London West.
Hassan, whose term on the board runs through April 2012, is president of Alef Consulting, an independent consulting engineering practice. He has been an engineering consultant since retiring from Dillon Consulting in 2003 where he was a Director and a Partner for five years.
A native of London, Hassan received his BESc in 1964 from Western and then went on to receive his MESc from Dalhousie University in 1971. He has had a long and distinguished career in community service, including significant contributions to the Muslim and Arab communities.
The Board of Governors will soon announce the appointment of a second alumni member to replace Halfdan Kelly, whose eight years on the board finishes at the end of this month.
School of Health Studies
The Faculty of Health Sciences Bachelor of Health Sciences Program (BHSc) will now be referred to as the School of Health Sciences following Board of Governors approval.
Created in 1997 as part of the amalgamation of the Faculties of Applied Health Sciences, Kinesiology and Nursing into the Faculty of Health Sciences, the original vision was to develop an undergraduate program that was delivered by members from the schools in the faculty and from other sectors of campus.
The BHSc enrolment grew quickly and unexpectedly (i.e., from 150 to 1,100 students) and continues to attract 2200 applicants annually. This rapid growth triggered the need for changes in the way the program was administered, delivered, and resourced.
The change of name has no resource implications. The popularity and student recruitment potential of the School of Health Studies will not affected by the new name. The degree offered to graduates – the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree – will remain intact.