Amy Steggles (Kyla Fradette Photography) Opera singer and vocal coach Amy Steggles, BA’06 (Honours, Music), has helped many people find their voice over the years—from lawyers and …

Amy Steggles (Kyla Fradette Photography) Opera singer and vocal coach Amy Steggles, BA’06 (Honours, Music), has helped many people find their voice over the years—from lawyers and …
Adam Rice knew precisely why he wanted to return to school, nearly a decade after his undergraduate years at Huron University College. “I wanted to retrain my brain. I thought there was no better way to do that than by being in school and using my head.” Rice, 32, is...
Rebecca (Cline) Le Savoureux, BA’05 (Political Science, French), is ensuring the world never forgets the contributions of Canadian soldiers who liberated a country and freed a planet from fascism during the Second World War.
For Patrick Spence, being the underdog isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Unlike his peers, who took more conventional routes into consulting or banking after graduating from Ivey Business School, Spence decided to go off the beaten path and join a small, Canadian...
Business networking events just didn’t cut it for an introvert like Sean Ho Lung. Too much small talk. Too little opportunity to gauge a connection. He wanted to establish a professional network – but on his terms. Enter Club Recess. “When networking, especially as a...
Only two years ago, Illina Frankiv had never set foot on a mountain. Today, she has successfully summited some of the most formidable peaks in the world, and now has her sights set on the Earth’s tallest – Mount Everest.
Having breakfast taken care of made for a good start to Ellen McGran’s day. “I thought it was such a good idea. A really good idea. Out of nowhere, somebody’s bought you breakfast – it’s such a nice feeling,” said the third-year MIT student, who had the opportunity to...
One hundred and three airports. Fourteen countries. Thirty-eight thousand kilometres. In the span of just over a month.
More than a dozen students and faculty had the opportunity to work alongside a playwright last month, workshopping Because I am Your Queen, a new play by New York City author and playwright Mina Samuels. Joined by dancer and choreographer Jacqueline Dugal, the...
It’s the trip of a lifetime. More than 70 women with a background in science will embark on a three-week excursion to Antarctica where they will network, learn about climate change research and engage in leadership training. The ship departs from Ushuaia, Argentina in...
Get Rob Silver, LLB’00, talking politics and you might be a while. Get him talking about baseball and you’ll need to grab a seat. The Western alumnus is a founding partner of Crestview Strategy, a Toronto- and Ottawa-based government relations firm. He may be a...
For most of us, Lucie Bartosova’s dreams would require subtitles. Bartosova, BA’03, BEd’07, MA’09, has a mind for language – she was born into Czech, quickly learned English, started French in Grade 3, Spanish in high school and German in university, and then, through...
“It was clear something was amiss,” said Harlin Braichet, looking back at his teenage-self growing up in Sarnia. “It hadn’t manifested itself completely, but once I got to university in the States, that’s when my behaviour became more and more erratic and I knew...
Adam Rice knew precisely why he wanted to return to school, nearly a decade after his undergraduate years at Huron University College. “I wanted to retrain my brain. I thought there was no better way to do that than by being in school and using my head.” Rice, 32, is...
Rebecca (Cline) Le Savoureux, BA’05 (Political Science, French), is ensuring the world never forgets the contributions of Canadian soldiers who liberated a country and freed a planet from fascism during the Second World War.
For Patrick Spence, being the underdog isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Unlike his peers, who took more conventional routes into consulting or banking after graduating from Ivey Business School, Spence decided to go off the beaten path and join a small, Canadian...
Business networking events just didn’t cut it for an introvert like Sean Ho Lung. Too much small talk. Too little opportunity to gauge a connection. He wanted to establish a professional network – but on his terms. Enter Club Recess. “When networking, especially as a...
Only two years ago, Illina Frankiv had never set foot on a mountain. Today, she has successfully summited some of the most formidable peaks in the world, and now has her sights set on the Earth’s tallest – Mount Everest.
Having breakfast taken care of made for a good start to Ellen McGran’s day. “I thought it was such a good idea. A really good idea. Out of nowhere, somebody’s bought you breakfast – it’s such a nice feeling,” said the third-year MIT student, who had the opportunity to...
One hundred and three airports. Fourteen countries. Thirty-eight thousand kilometres. In the span of just over a month.
More than a dozen students and faculty had the opportunity to work alongside a playwright last month, workshopping Because I am Your Queen, a new play by New York City author and playwright Mina Samuels. Joined by dancer and choreographer Jacqueline Dugal, the...
It’s the trip of a lifetime. More than 70 women with a background in science will embark on a three-week excursion to Antarctica where they will network, learn about climate change research and engage in leadership training. The ship departs from Ushuaia, Argentina in...
Get Rob Silver, LLB’00, talking politics and you might be a while. Get him talking about baseball and you’ll need to grab a seat. The Western alumnus is a founding partner of Crestview Strategy, a Toronto- and Ottawa-based government relations firm. He may be a...
For most of us, Lucie Bartosova’s dreams would require subtitles. Bartosova, BA’03, BEd’07, MA’09, has a mind for language – she was born into Czech, quickly learned English, started French in Grade 3, Spanish in high school and German in university, and then, through...
“It was clear something was amiss,” said Harlin Braichet, looking back at his teenage-self growing up in Sarnia. “It hadn’t manifested itself completely, but once I got to university in the States, that’s when my behaviour became more and more erratic and I knew...