Penny Pexman, an internationally recognized leader in the field of cognitive psychology, has been announced as Western’s new vice-president (research), effective Sept. 1, 2023. The board of governors approved a five-year term for Pexman at its meeting …
Joyce Garnett believes change is good. Now, thanks to a $1-million legacy gift to establish the Joyce C. Garnett Innovation Fund, the University Librarian Emeritus will inspire future development and growth in Western Libraries. Serving as University Librarian from...
Andrea Gittens knows everything there is to know about tea. After all, the supervisor of Western’s latest café, Argo Tea, did go to Argo UniversiTea to learn the ins and outs of the tea business. Located in the D. B. Weldon Library (in the former home of Quotes Café),...
Perhaps this was the droid you were looking for. Western Engineering students continued a campus tradition last week by turning the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory into the gigantic R2-D2 from the Star Wars series of films. Over the years, Engineering students have...
It might be the fourth game of the season, but Western will be kicking off a new season on Saturday as Mustangs football helps debut Ontario University Athletics (OUA) football on City TV. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) will launch its Football Game of the Week...
A statement from Jana Luker, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience), regarding the recent Epworth Avenue incident.
Before my father died in January 2015, before his mind started to fail him, and matters like this were no longer of consequence to his rapidly condensing world, he asked me, “If you had it to do all over again, would you make the same choices?” I never offered him a...
Struggling to navigate through the airport due to the weight of an enormous 20-kilogram hiking backpack, I was panting as I reached my group of 28 university students in front of the check-in gate, a crowd equally excited as I was to be embarking on a 20-day Me-to-We...
Not long ago, I was watching an episode of a legal drama TV series and the main protagonist – a cocky New York City corporate lawyer – said something that stuck with me. At the climax of a crucial scene, he stared at his associate and said: “That’s the difference...
While no longer an active member of Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG), I applaud the noble effort the Friends (who remain five in number) who for the past 27 years have staged an annual plant sale. More than $70,000 has been raised over these years by FOG, most...
The Western community is mourning the death of Don McKellar, former Faculty of Music Associate Dean and music pioneer, who died Sunday, Aug. 28. He was 90. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., McKellar taught secondary school music in Ottawa after graduating from the...
After an intensive 16 weeks, 15 entrepreneurs successfully completed the Propel Summer Incubator program (PSI) – with more than $750,000 sales in 101 countries, 85,955 website hits, 40,488 new social media users, 5,276 app downloads, are a few of the landside...
Western officials are seeking opinions regarding the content within and implementation of the university’s Code of Student Conduct, as part of a periodic review process mandated by the Board of Governors.
Joyce Garnett believes change is good. Now, thanks to a $1-million legacy gift to establish the Joyce C. Garnett Innovation Fund, the University Librarian Emeritus will inspire future development and growth in Western Libraries. Serving as University Librarian from...
Andrea Gittens knows everything there is to know about tea. After all, the supervisor of Western’s latest café, Argo Tea, did go to Argo UniversiTea to learn the ins and outs of the tea business. Located in the D. B. Weldon Library (in the former home of Quotes Café),...
Perhaps this was the droid you were looking for. Western Engineering students continued a campus tradition last week by turning the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory into the gigantic R2-D2 from the Star Wars series of films. Over the years, Engineering students have...
It might be the fourth game of the season, but Western will be kicking off a new season on Saturday as Mustangs football helps debut Ontario University Athletics (OUA) football on City TV. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) will launch its Football Game of the Week...
A statement from Jana Luker, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience), regarding the recent Epworth Avenue incident.
Before my father died in January 2015, before his mind started to fail him, and matters like this were no longer of consequence to his rapidly condensing world, he asked me, “If you had it to do all over again, would you make the same choices?” I never offered him a...
Struggling to navigate through the airport due to the weight of an enormous 20-kilogram hiking backpack, I was panting as I reached my group of 28 university students in front of the check-in gate, a crowd equally excited as I was to be embarking on a 20-day Me-to-We...
Not long ago, I was watching an episode of a legal drama TV series and the main protagonist – a cocky New York City corporate lawyer – said something that stuck with me. At the climax of a crucial scene, he stared at his associate and said: “That’s the difference...
While no longer an active member of Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG), I applaud the noble effort the Friends (who remain five in number) who for the past 27 years have staged an annual plant sale. More than $70,000 has been raised over these years by FOG, most...
The Western community is mourning the death of Don McKellar, former Faculty of Music Associate Dean and music pioneer, who died Sunday, Aug. 28. He was 90. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., McKellar taught secondary school music in Ottawa after graduating from the...
After an intensive 16 weeks, 15 entrepreneurs successfully completed the Propel Summer Incubator program (PSI) – with more than $750,000 sales in 101 countries, 85,955 website hits, 40,488 new social media users, 5,276 app downloads, are a few of the landside...
Western officials are seeking opinions regarding the content within and implementation of the university’s Code of Student Conduct, as part of a periodic review process mandated by the Board of Governors.