Victoria Esses is palpably excited about it. In fact, she’s thrilled. In a month or two, the first Syrian refugee family – a family with six children under 7 years old – will be coming to London, thanks to the Refugee Sponsorship Fund at Western. The fund, established...
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‘Embedded librarian’ lends a hand to learning
When Bill Irwin originally created the syllabus for his Evidence-Based Management class, he didn’t anticipate needing assistance in the classroom. “It’s a resource-intensive course and it’s a little different than some other MOS (Management and Organizational Studies)...
Ombudsman Ontario readies for university complaint oversight
Barbara Finlay sees the enormity of the task facing Ombudsman Ontario as its role rapidly expands in the New Year. Starting Jan. 1, the provincial watchdog now fields complaints about the province’s 21 publicly funded universities and 444 municipalities. This...
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...
Dental clinic roots students into the community
Amid the cheerfully decorated walls, portable dental chairs and bright lamps at the Boys & Girls Club of London, there are lessons to be learned. “We focus on the human aspect of dentistry, the connection of the student to the patient,” explained Dr. Les Kalman,...
Western seeking input into Indigenous Strategic Plan
You have a role to play in indigenous education – even if that role is not clearly defined just yet. “Sometimes, when we look at indigenous initiatives, we think it’s just for indigenous students, and it is about increasing their representation, about helping people...
Relationships are a two-way street for ASB participants
If you’re reading this, Melissa Ostrowski wants you to know, now is your chance. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) has been a Western tradition for more than a decade, seeing thousands of students, staff and faculty roll up their sleeves and engage in community-oriented...
Shah: We took questions about Board seriously
Released today, the Board of Governors Chair Update highlights actions taken by the Board since news regarding the president’s compensation last April “gave rise to a number of issues around how Western is governed and, in particular, the way in which the Board of Governors operates.”
Determined learners never done studying
Fifteen learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education earlier this month. Two Western students were among these award recipients. A third Western student received the SAGE...
Future scientific minds converge at Western
What do you use to build a wind-powered elevator? Tape. Cardboard. Straws. And a string. Those were the only materials a Grade 6 student needed to make an elevator strong enough to lift a pair of earplugs up 10 centimeters. At Western, more than 240 Grade 6-8 young...
Future scientific minds converge at Western
What do you use to build a wind-powered elevator? Tape. Cardboard. Straws. And a string. Those were only the materials a Grade 6 student ever needed to make an elevator strong enough to lift a pair of earplugs...
Sustainability exec connects experience to Ivey
Gord Lambert believes today’s graduates are owed a more collaborative playing field, if we expect them to solve tomorrow’s problems. “I see these young people who have a passion for the environment, a passion for their communities and they want to make a difference....
Board promises ‘harder look’ at its processes
Western’s Board of Governors backed the future-focused plans of both President Amit Chakma and Board Chair Chirag Shah at its regular meeting Thursday.
Humanitarian Awards: Reaching out into the world
Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Jack Scott has been named the 2015 Western Humanitarian Award winner – so honoured for his First Nation Hearing Health program.
Celebrating the Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Six winners representing six different faculties have been awarded Western’s highest honour for the “highest calling.”
Student researcher wrestling with big data and a ‘tiny assassin’
Kemi Ola’s research mission is to dethrone the deadliest animal on the planet – the mosquito. Consider these tiny assassins transmit life-threatening diseases, including malaria, that collectively kill more than one million people every year. With rising cross-border...
Failed effort brings attention to food recovery shortfall in community
An ultimately failed effort to bring healthy food to the community’s most needy people shined a light on the issue that remains a beacon for those who want to do something to help. When Western Nursing students Agata Pawlowski and Steven Trudell started their...
Gala opens lines of communication between generations
On a Sunday evening, Mabel Lande, 96, dressed in a white blouse and pink cardigan and left to meet her date at the Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre in London. She arrived first, sat down and waited. Lande’s date for the evening was Emily Ballantyne, a second-year...
Western Reads pens a fresh chapter for community
Trista Walker couldn’t be happier to see the resurrection of Western Reads. The campus book club started as a way to celebrate Western’s 125th anniversary in 2003, as a means to creatively engage alumni and the local community, encouraging readership of works by...
Renewed commitment to women in engineering sprung from massacre
This weekend, we remember 14 young women who lost their lives 25 years ago. On this day, known now as the ‘Montreal Massacre,’ an enraged gunman roamed the corridors of Montreal’s École Polytechnique and killed 14 women, 12 of whom were engineering students.