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Western alum promotes new Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame 

Western alum promotes new Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame 

Big-screen and television movies may be Tim Progosh’s bread and butter, but comedy is his jam.  The Canadian actor, who graduated from Western in 1980 with a double degree in politics and drama, has played roles in the Oscar-winning Spotlight and on  …

Mustang wins prestigious Russ Jackson Award

Mustang wins prestigious Russ Jackson Award

Western Mustangs linebacker Nick Vanin was honoured for his achievements, both on and off the field, with the prestigious Russ Jackson Award at the U SPORTS football All-Canadian Gala Thursday night. Vanin is not only the first Western student-athlete to win the Russ...

Access lab revamped for students with disabilities

Access lab revamped for students with disabilities

At one point, it was a darkroom. Later, it turned into a room where librarians counted coins from photocopiers. It also served as a storage closet. And then, more than a decade ago, with few changes to the space, the small room on the ground level of The D.B. Weldon...

Music alumna finds self, community in new venture

Music alumna finds self, community in new venture

Carolyn Holdsworth, BMus’01, MMus’03, is using her operatic voice in a new way – by singing the praises of her latest creative venture – what she refers to as “urban art wear.” Holdsworth is the founder of Me & C, a London-based, London-themed shirt company that...

Western student named Rhodes Scholar

Western student named Rhodes Scholar

Levi Hord, a fourth-year Sexuality Studies, School for Advanced Studies in Arts & Humanities (SASAH) and Scholar’s Electives student, has been named a recipient of the 2018 Rhodes Scholarship.

Artist, class making town-gown connection

Artist, class making town-gown connection

For the past three years, Penn Kemp has enjoyed working with Western students in what she sees as a symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship cultivated by a course offered in English and Writing Studies. “It’s the interconnectivity between town and gown – I just...

Backing raises Voices among elite firms

Backing raises Voices among elite firms

It’s been a big year for Stephanie Ciccarelli and her business venture – perhaps the biggest yet. Thanks to one of the largest investments in the history of London’s tech industry, Voices.com, co-founded by Ciccarelli, BMusA’06, and her husband David, in 2005, is...

Alumna fiddles while career burns bright

Alumna fiddles while career burns bright

From creating and running her own website, social media and booking gigs, to acting as agent, promoter, musical director and performing, Celina Di Cecca is a hands-on CEO of her ‘mini corporation.’ “It is hard work some days. But I love it and wouldn’t want to do...

Karakatsanis earns top engineering honour

Karakatsanis earns top engineering honour

Western Engineering alumna Catherine Karakatsanis, BESc ’83, MESc ’91, often touted as one of the most powerful women in Canada, will add another honour to her long list of accolades when she receives the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Gold Medal Saturday,...

Famed director, choreographer back for Carmen

Famed director, choreographer back for Carmen

Western alumna Allison Grant, one of North America’s most sought-after theatre directors and choreographers, presents Carmen, the latest offering from Western’s Opera Program.

Southern: Curiosity and courage are key

Southern: Curiosity and courage are key

In recognition of her accomplished career in economics and industry, Nancy Southern, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of ATCO Ltd., was awarded an honorary...

Mustang wins prestigious Russ Jackson Award

Mustang wins prestigious Russ Jackson Award

Western Mustangs linebacker Nick Vanin was honoured for his achievements, both on and off the field, with the prestigious Russ Jackson Award at the U SPORTS football All-Canadian Gala Thursday night. Vanin is not only the first Western student-athlete to win the Russ...

Access lab revamped for students with disabilities

Access lab revamped for students with disabilities

At one point, it was a darkroom. Later, it turned into a room where librarians counted coins from photocopiers. It also served as a storage closet. And then, more than a decade ago, with few changes to the space, the small room on the ground level of The D.B. Weldon...

Music alumna finds self, community in new venture

Music alumna finds self, community in new venture

Carolyn Holdsworth, BMus’01, MMus’03, is using her operatic voice in a new way – by singing the praises of her latest creative venture – what she refers to as “urban art wear.” Holdsworth is the founder of Me & C, a London-based, London-themed shirt company that...

Western student named Rhodes Scholar

Western student named Rhodes Scholar

Levi Hord, a fourth-year Sexuality Studies, School for Advanced Studies in Arts & Humanities (SASAH) and Scholar’s Electives student, has been named a recipient of the 2018 Rhodes Scholarship.

Artist, class making town-gown connection

Artist, class making town-gown connection

For the past three years, Penn Kemp has enjoyed working with Western students in what she sees as a symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship cultivated by a course offered in English and Writing Studies. “It’s the interconnectivity between town and gown – I just...

Backing raises Voices among elite firms

Backing raises Voices among elite firms

It’s been a big year for Stephanie Ciccarelli and her business venture – perhaps the biggest yet. Thanks to one of the largest investments in the history of London’s tech industry, Voices.com, co-founded by Ciccarelli, BMusA’06, and her husband David, in 2005, is...

Alumna fiddles while career burns bright

Alumna fiddles while career burns bright

From creating and running her own website, social media and booking gigs, to acting as agent, promoter, musical director and performing, Celina Di Cecca is a hands-on CEO of her ‘mini corporation.’ “It is hard work some days. But I love it and wouldn’t want to do...

Karakatsanis earns top engineering honour

Karakatsanis earns top engineering honour

Western Engineering alumna Catherine Karakatsanis, BESc ’83, MESc ’91, often touted as one of the most powerful women in Canada, will add another honour to her long list of accolades when she receives the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Gold Medal Saturday,...

Famed director, choreographer back for Carmen

Famed director, choreographer back for Carmen

Western alumna Allison Grant, one of North America’s most sought-after theatre directors and choreographers, presents Carmen, the latest offering from Western’s Opera Program.

Southern: Curiosity and courage are key

Southern: Curiosity and courage are key

In recognition of her accomplished career in economics and industry, Nancy Southern, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of ATCO Ltd., was awarded an honorary...