As university Senate heads into its summer break, the Western community can look forward to transitioning from ‘fact-finding’ to ‘action-taking’ after more than a year of governing body introspection. Officially, four committees were addressing issues that arose from...
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President’s statement on compensation
Dear colleagues and members of the broader Western University community: My employment contract with Western, executed in 2009, provided for payment in lieu of one year of administrative leave at the end of my five-year term. When I was reappointed, for the sake of...
Gillese named new Brescia chancellor
Justice Eileen Gillese, former dean of Western Law, has been named chancellor of Brescia University College, the Board of Trustees announced Monday. Gillese, who follows Joan Francolini to the position, will assume the role at the Western affiliate’s baccalaureate...
Ansari nabs honours at Society for American Music conference
Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Emily Abrams Ansari won the Cambridge University Press Award at the Society for American Music's annual conference this past month in California. Ansari’s paper, The Virtue of American Power and the Power of American Virtue:...
Werstine earns Mellon Excellence in Research Award
King’s University College professor Paul Werstine, a Literature professor and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, has been named the first Hugh Mellon Excellence in Research Award recipient, the King’s Faculty Research Activities Committee announced last week....
Presidential pay sparks debate across university community
Revelations about Western President Amit Chakma’s 2014 salary have sparked debate across the university community, including non-confidence votes being conducted among the institution’s largest bargaining units. In the face of that criticism, however, the Chair of...
Western releases annual salary disclosure
In keeping with the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, Western has released an annual list of employees whose 2014 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. Also outlined on the list are taxable benefits for the year 2014. In 2014, Western had...
Read All Over book reviews, March 26
Health Literacy in Canada: A Primer for Students By Lorie Donelle, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz and Rukhsana Ahmed Health literacy should not be underestimated with regards to its importance to sustaining and improving the overall health of a population. In fact, the authors...
Leave for Change applications open
Applications for Leave for Change 2015 are open now. Offered through Western’s Staff International Engagement Committee, Leave for Change is a corporate volunteerism program that brings the world to Western’s workplace. The staff member gains experience, exposure to...
Seminar explores host community needs
The traditional focus of international service learning is often on the students themselves. But how do their host communities benefit, if at all, from these programs? “Focusing on the students is absolutely warranted,” Education professor Marianne Larsen said. “But...
Brescia principal will always treasure ‘community, connections and commitments’
In 2008, Colleen Hanycz found a Brescia University College in trouble – not a deep or unique kind of trouble, but trouble nonetheless. “A lot changed between December 2007, when I took the job, and summer 2008, when I started the job. It didn’t just change for...
Former president looked to bridge tower divide 30 years ago
George Connell, LLD’85, the renowned Canadian biochemist who served as president of both Western University and the University of Toronto, died Friday at the Kensington Gardens nursing home in Toronto. He was 84. Upon his arrival as Western’s sixth president in 1977,...
Miller honoured as Hostelry Institute fellow
Hospitality Services director Frank Miller has been honoured by the Ontario Hostelry Institute as a Fellow of the Institute 2015 inductee. Miller was recognized for his contributions to the culinary, hospitality and tourism industry, along with his personal and...