Dean Kernaghan’s portfolio opens with a quote: “You don’t have time to work fast.” Not only has he heard these words often from his mentor in the Engineering student shop, these are words he tries to live by.
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Grad looks to star in world beyond the court
Julia Curran got a late start – but she more than made up for lost time.
Grad builds a career, new opportunities at Western
Perhaps it comes as no surprise where Javier Gomez Ospina is today, since his father is a civil engineer and his mother is an architect. Construction is in his blood.
Innovative grad finds supportive home at Western
Shirin Ahmed, MBA’20, has a vision for using business to make things better.
Western helps grad rise to new challenges
Western opened horizons Elliot Kimelman never expected to see, including viewing business through the eyes of a Dragon.
Western helps cement grad’s family tradition
While business runs in the family for Riley Love, he took a slightly more circuitous route to fall in with the family tradition.
Stephen Poloz named Chair of Lawrence Centre Advisory Council
A trio of Western alumni, including the former head of the nation’s central bank, have been named to guide the university’s top economic think tank, Western and Ivey Business School announced June 15.
Grad proud of part upholding legacy
The stakes are high when you head a dynasty. But leading a program that holds the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) all-time record for the most consecutive championships in any sport, David Mill has excelled.
Grad finds volunteering, advocacy ‘life-changing’
For his first two months at Western, Wesam AbdElhamid Mohamed was content to be ‘just’ a master’s student in Engineering. Then something happened.
Moot career puts law grad at centre stage
Perhaps we should has guessed that the boy who liked to act ended up as the grad who can control the courtroom like a stage.
Student exchange kickstarted grad’s passion
For someone with only a tepid appreciation of learning the language in high school, Kylie Patton has embraced the language in university.
Research becomes medium for grad’s creativity
Alex Levit, MD/PhD’20, sees the entire scientific process as a creative endeavour – from coming up with the research question, to finding ways to answer it, to writing about the findings in a meaningful way.
Grad cultivates entrepreneurial spirit at Western
Rhys Wickens, BSc’20, likes to venture into the unknown. He left his hometown of Calgary to come to Western; he took a year off school for an internship; he’s looking into becoming an entrepreneur.
Pro career on hold – but game still goal
The COVID-19 pandemic may have paused the games – but it cannot stop Kyle Dawson’s dream to play professional lacrosse.
Dean’s List grad advises ‘get out there, take risks’
Reanne Mundadan of Mississauga embraced the challenge of Western’s highly competitive Medical Sciences program in her first year. But she needed more.
Syrian grad dreams of rebuilding homeland
One day, Mohammad Noor Tamim hopes to go back to Syria. And when he does, it will be to put his whole heart into rebuilding his war-torn homeland.
‘Perfect fit’ opens door to new opportunities
It was quite the finish to Ian Villamagna’s PhD career at Western.
Grad embraces collision of two worlds
Stefanie Tom came to Western keen on drawing as much as possible from the experience – and on giving back as much as she could to the school that welcomed her for five years.
Grad finds comfort in the unknown on way to degree
Erin Anderson is becoming more comfortable with uncertainty. Often meticulous about planning her life decisions, she’s learning to roll with the punches.
Unexpected journey brings it all together for grad
Jumping into the pool that day, Megan Van Gorp did not expect that the next hour would play a major role in changing her life.