Three renowned Western faculty members have been named Distinguished University Professors in recognition of their leadership, research excellence and community service. All three 2024 recipients are longtime Western professors who have made wide-rang …
Western Information Technology Services (ITS) recently added three popular – and powerful – site licenses to Western’s collection of software packages commonly available to the university community. Included in that mix are: Microsoft Campus Agreement, primarily...
In 1979, the University Students’ Council (USC) commissioned Saskatchewan artist Douglas Bentham to create a sculpture in honour of Western’s 100th anniversary. Originally located on the Concrete Beach in front of the University Community Centre (UCC), the sculpture,...
When Alison Hearn stepped up to the plate that is the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA), things were a bit hectic. “I assumed the position early because Jeff Tennant, the previous president, stepped down to become the chief negotiator. That was...
It was the best grade I ever received on a university essay – 92 on a research paper about Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in American Literature class. I was impressed when I got it during the third year of my BA in English Language and Literature at Western; I guess I...
Last week, Jason Kenney said what many have been thinking. “I stand up in front of business audiences and say: You guys have been, to some extent, freeloading on the public training system,” the Employment Minister told the Canada 2020 Conference in Ottawa. “We need...
Be it golf, swimming, skating, basketball, soccer or dance, London’s Child and Youth Network wants children to get active – and they’re willing pay for it. ACT-i-Pass, offered to all Grade 5 students in London, allows for free access to indoor and outdoor sporting...
Soccer players Christian Douglas and Lauren Winquist have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Oct. 5. Douglas, a third-year Kinesiology student from Oakville, scored three goals in two games last week, helping the Mustangs defeat...
There is life after Typhoon Haiyan. Highly compromised. Totally devastated. But still there. When I returned to Tacloban in May, I was surprised by how little was rebuilt and how utterly devastated the region was. First, there were very little accommodations for the...
A multi-level parkade could be in Western’s future, just don’t expect to see one anytime soon, said Gitta Kulczycki, Western’s vice-president (resources & operations). Speaking to Senate regarding the ongoing construction and traffic congestion across campus,...
Better start stretching now, registration is now open for the Western Staff & Faculty Fall Games 2014, an intramural-style, multi-sport league available to all staff and faculty on campus. The league features seven different sports played on campus from 12-1 p.m....
Soccer players Amanda Boyle and Christian Douglas have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 28. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, had another strong outing on Saturday, scoring four goals in Western’ 8-1 win over the...