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Justin Zhuang found himself through serving others

Justin Zhuang found himself through serving others

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  …

Ivey ranked top Canadian business school

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

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.

Alumnae among Most Powerful Women

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

‘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...

Nothing but net for alumnus

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.

Rowing legend Al Morrow retires

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.

International travel opens new world of learning

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

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

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

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.

Alumnae among Most Powerful Women

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

‘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...

Nothing but net for alumnus

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.

Rowing legend Al Morrow retires

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.

International travel opens new world of learning

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

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.