When Justin Zhuang first arrived at Western, he didn’t know a soul. He was struggling to learn a new language – even ordering at Tim Hortons was stressful. As an international student from Singapore, he was eager to make friends in his new home, so he …
Alumni
Ivey ranked top Canadian business school
Western’s Ivey Business School has been named Canada’s best business school, in a ranking conducted by one of the world’s leading business magazines.
Kind Mail eases exam stress
More than 1,800 on- and off-campus students preparing for exams will be receiving postcards with personal messages from alumni as Western delivers its third year of Kind Mail.
Alumnus wins major prize for addiction work
Western alumnus Terry Robinson has won a prestigious award for his research into the neuropsychology of addiction.
Alumnae among Most Powerful Women
Nine Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, the Women’s Executive Network recently announced.
‘Hockey mom’ keeps up with CanLit
Bookmarks spotlights the personalities and published books of faculty, staff and alumni. Author Angie Abdou, MA’92 (English), whose new book Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom is a ‘Western Reads’ selection this year, has also written novels The Bone Cage...
Alumna skates ‘craziest path’ to rinkside success
As something of an accidental journalist, Sportsnet’s Chris Simpson, BA’85, has not only survived but thrived as the doyenne of NHL rinkside reporters in the country.
Nothing but net for alumnus
Dario Zulich, HBA’86, donned the purple and silver for Western’s basketball team a few decades ago – but he’s hoping his newest break into the sports world will be nothing but net.
New Propel director casts entrepreneurship vision
Deniz Edwards, the new head of the Propel Centre, is here to take Western’s entrepreneurship experience to the next level.
Rowing legend Al Morrow retires
Legendary rowing coach Al Morrow will miss the water (but not the early mornings). He is retiring, after more than 40 years of influencing two generations of athletes.
Mapping memories nets team Humanitarian award
A Western-led team is helping El Salvadorans share and archive their stories of genocide and massacre during the country’s civil war.
International travel opens new world of learning
Robert Celik, BSc’16, has helped build a school in India, taken a last-minute trip to the Swiss Alps and studied in Germany – all in the process of being an international learner.
Statue echoes lessons of bravery, compassion
A larger-than-life bronze sculpture by Western alumnus Wynn Walters has revived the memory of a Canadian First World War hero – and started a conversation about so much more.
Ivey ranked top Canadian business school
Western’s Ivey Business School has been named Canada’s best business school, in a ranking conducted by one of the world’s leading business magazines.
Kind Mail eases exam stress
More than 1,800 on- and off-campus students preparing for exams will be receiving postcards with personal messages from alumni as Western delivers its third year of Kind Mail.
Alumnus wins major prize for addiction work
Western alumnus Terry Robinson has won a prestigious award for his research into the neuropsychology of addiction.
Alumnae among Most Powerful Women
Nine Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, the Women’s Executive Network recently announced.
‘Hockey mom’ keeps up with CanLit
Bookmarks spotlights the personalities and published books of faculty, staff and alumni. Author Angie Abdou, MA’92 (English), whose new book Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom is a ‘Western Reads’ selection this year, has also written novels The Bone Cage...
Alumna skates ‘craziest path’ to rinkside success
As something of an accidental journalist, Sportsnet’s Chris Simpson, BA’85, has not only survived but thrived as the doyenne of NHL rinkside reporters in the country.
Nothing but net for alumnus
Dario Zulich, HBA’86, donned the purple and silver for Western’s basketball team a few decades ago – but he’s hoping his newest break into the sports world will be nothing but net.
New Propel director casts entrepreneurship vision
Deniz Edwards, the new head of the Propel Centre, is here to take Western’s entrepreneurship experience to the next level.
Rowing legend Al Morrow retires
Legendary rowing coach Al Morrow will miss the water (but not the early mornings). He is retiring, after more than 40 years of influencing two generations of athletes.
Mapping memories nets team Humanitarian award
A Western-led team is helping El Salvadorans share and archive their stories of genocide and massacre during the country’s civil war.
International travel opens new world of learning
Robert Celik, BSc’16, has helped build a school in India, taken a last-minute trip to the Swiss Alps and studied in Germany – all in the process of being an international learner.
Statue echoes lessons of bravery, compassion
A larger-than-life bronze sculpture by Western alumnus Wynn Walters has revived the memory of a Canadian First World War hero – and started a conversation about so much more.