https://youtu.be/d4dmwDKWpnM If you lose your reputation, it’s very difficult, if not impossible to get it back, David Howman told graduates at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation. “Remember, please, you have one reputa …
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Pak: Hack Western brings top student tech minds together
Hundreds of voices rang in my ears as I squeezed by throngs of people at the Hack Western 1 Project Expo last year. The Mustang Lounge was filled with rows of tables, where teams stood with their laptops and phones to show off what they’d made this past weekend. My...
Harmonizing the mind, body and spirit
Tai Chi, an ancient method of wellbeing that works at both a physical and mental level, aims to harmonize the mind, body and spirit, promoting both mental and physical wellbeing. Living Well @ Western is a cross-campus initiative designed to encourage and promote a...
Shopify co-founder to deliver Digital Creativity lecture
Daniel Weinand, Shopify Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, will share his trials and triumphs in building a billion-dollar, Canadian-based e-commence company during his keynote lecture at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in Arts & Humanities Building, room 1R40. My...
Western addresses concerning Facebook page
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Memorial service set for Christidis
A memorial service for Andrea Christidis, a first-year Health Sciences student from Scarborough and resident of Medway-Sydenham Hall, has been set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre. This memorial service is open to...
Wilson: Not a report that will sit on the shelf
The message from the campus has been clear. “There is an expectation Western’s Board of Governors be more open and transparent in how it functions,” said Matthew Wilson, Chair, Board Governance Review Task Force.
Report of the Governance Review Task Force released
Western’s Board of Governors released today its Report of the Governance Review Task Force. The Task Force was created by the Board in June 2015 in response to issues and concerns about governance that were triggered by decisions with respect to the president’s...
Tennant to receive Ordre des Palmes Académiques
For Jeff Tennant, it is a tribute to a career he fell into, after falling in love with the French language in his teenage years.
Refugee Sponsorship Fund surpasses fundraising goal
The Refugee Sponsorship Fund, established by the Faculty of Social Science, in partnership with the London Cross Cultural Learner Centre, has surpassed its original goal of $30,000 and raised more than $44,000 to provide for a G5 Private Sponsorship Application for a...
Wrights earns Caring Canadian Award
Dr. Kenneth Wright, founder of Western’s Dental Outreach Community Service (DOCS) Program, recently received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award, which recognizes Canadians who have made a significant and sustained contribution to their community through...
Teeter awarded Polanyi Prize
Matthew Teeter, a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor and Lawson Health Research Institute scientist, won the 2015 John Charles Polanyi Prize. The $20,000 award recognizes the excellence of Teeter’s research in joint replacement. It was presented at...
Who needs to fly south?
Western’s famed goose population has embraced the warmer autumn weather and stuck around campus a bit longer this year as the calendar edges closer and closer to winter. This winter could end up as one of the warmest on record for Canada as a strong El Nino persists...