In 2022, the federal government announced a plan to welcome 500,000 new immigrants per year by 2025. With an expected intake of this number of newcomers, there is an immediate need to focus on where they will settle and how they can be successful so they w …
“I don’t want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.” I dropped my favourite Fitzgerald line to an old friend the other night – all part of a conversation we were having about our shared pasts. We were university classmates, roommates,...
With the spirited support of two of Western’s indigenous drumming groups, Western campaign organizers announced the grand total of its 2015...
As the school year unfolds, students begin to focus primarily on their schoolwork and tend to neglect other needs such as sleep, stress relief, exercise and healthy eating. Since overall well-being affects academic status, it is crucial students pay attention to their...
As Western Information Technology Services (ITS) continues to add technology into classrooms across campus, they are also taking additional steps to make sure that technology stays there for all to use. ITS is currently working closely with the Classroom Management...
Come find, build and share your insights with the campus community by taking part in the 14th annual Western Staff & Leaders’ Conference. Scheduled for Feb. 17-19, the conference will feature keynote speakers, workshops and tours to strengthen your connection to...
The Senate isn’t even interested in the Senate. So why blame the rest of us for not showing up. Publically presented on Friday, the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Renewal Interim Report painted a somewhat unflattering portrait of a governing body removed from its...
Moving forward, all municipalities in Prince Edward Island (PEI) developing new subdivisions will now be required to use a tool created by Western professor Slobodan P. Simonovic for incorporating climate change as part of their design and site evaluation processes....
What’s in a name? Turns out, a whole heck of a lot. Universities around the globe are wrestling with their pasts as questions are being asked about the legacies of the names that have adorned buildings on campuses for, in some cases, generations. Yale, Georgetown and...
Elizabeth Grasby had no idea why a worn and faded, two-foot tall Sterling silver trophy was still kicking around her office after almost 25 years. But she couldn’t find it in herself to toss it. “I’m not one to discard old files and records, which is probably why I...
By now, everyone has heard the news of David Bowie’s death of cancer at 69 years of age. Bowie’s death came two days after his birthday and the simultaneous release of his newest album, Blackstar, and so many fans and Bowie aficionados likely received this news after...
Hackathons are marathons for nerds. Unlike marathons, however, hackathons are weekend-long team events in which groups of programmers and developers collaboratively invent unique solutions to complicated problems. At the end of the weekend, judges review each team’s...
Good morning, all … and, yes, it really is a good morning. My car decided to wreak havoc with me on this fine Canadian winter day and, unbeknownst to me, auto-lock all four of my car doors. I love my PT Cruiser, but not when it operates with a mind of its own and...
“I don’t want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.” I dropped my favourite Fitzgerald line to an old friend the other night – all part of a conversation we were having about our shared pasts. We were university classmates, roommates,...
With the spirited support of two of Western’s indigenous drumming groups, Western campaign organizers announced the grand total of its 2015...
As the school year unfolds, students begin to focus primarily on their schoolwork and tend to neglect other needs such as sleep, stress relief, exercise and healthy eating. Since overall well-being affects academic status, it is crucial students pay attention to their...
As Western Information Technology Services (ITS) continues to add technology into classrooms across campus, they are also taking additional steps to make sure that technology stays there for all to use. ITS is currently working closely with the Classroom Management...
Come find, build and share your insights with the campus community by taking part in the 14th annual Western Staff & Leaders’ Conference. Scheduled for Feb. 17-19, the conference will feature keynote speakers, workshops and tours to strengthen your connection to...
The Senate isn’t even interested in the Senate. So why blame the rest of us for not showing up. Publically presented on Friday, the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Renewal Interim Report painted a somewhat unflattering portrait of a governing body removed from its...
Moving forward, all municipalities in Prince Edward Island (PEI) developing new subdivisions will now be required to use a tool created by Western professor Slobodan P. Simonovic for incorporating climate change as part of their design and site evaluation processes....
What’s in a name? Turns out, a whole heck of a lot. Universities around the globe are wrestling with their pasts as questions are being asked about the legacies of the names that have adorned buildings on campuses for, in some cases, generations. Yale, Georgetown and...
Elizabeth Grasby had no idea why a worn and faded, two-foot tall Sterling silver trophy was still kicking around her office after almost 25 years. But she couldn’t find it in herself to toss it. “I’m not one to discard old files and records, which is probably why I...
By now, everyone has heard the news of David Bowie’s death of cancer at 69 years of age. Bowie’s death came two days after his birthday and the simultaneous release of his newest album, Blackstar, and so many fans and Bowie aficionados likely received this news after...
Hackathons are marathons for nerds. Unlike marathons, however, hackathons are weekend-long team events in which groups of programmers and developers collaboratively invent unique solutions to complicated problems. At the end of the weekend, judges review each team’s...
Good morning, all … and, yes, it really is a good morning. My car decided to wreak havoc with me on this fine Canadian winter day and, unbeknownst to me, auto-lock all four of my car doors. I love my PT Cruiser, but not when it operates with a mind of its own and...