Angel Abraham, BMOS’25, remembers fearing turbulence on long flights from Canada to India to visit family when she was a little girl. “I don’t think many people are totally at ease when they get on a plane. I was scared. But then I started to th …
Alumni
Western Reads: Short stories that are long on conversation
Alumni and community readers came together again this week to discuss Open, a collection of short stories by Canadian author Lisa Moore, as part of the second of three installments of the campus book club Western Reads. Carolyn Young, BA’82, director of Continuing...
Western women lead way in award winners
A wave of purple pride washed over the 2015 Women of Excellence announcement Tuesday morning as six of eight winners of the biennial award were members of the Western community.
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...
Marley: Work together for greater things
Stephanie Marley’s words may have sounded familiar. But the sentiment was all her’s. “Help the weak when you are strong,” Marley, BA’99 (Psychology), told a crowd in attendance in the University Community Centre’s McKellar Theatre on Friday. The line was, of course,...
Young leader making public health connections
At 40, Western alumnus Dr. Gabriel Leung heads of the School pf Public Health at the University of Hong Kong (UHK), where he has been a tenured professor since age 34.
Dean, alumnae named among most influential women
Richard Ivey School of Business Dean Carol Stephenson, along with five Western alumnae, have been named among Canada’s most influential women, according to Women of Influence Magazine.
You don’t have to fall in love to write a great love song
Frazer Mac (BA’10) has a winning formula for songwriting. And last week, it nabbed the Popular Music Studies alumnus the Best Electronic artist title at the Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMA).
University, alumnus exchanged gateways to success
For thousands of graduates, Western helped create a solid foundation for their future. For Bill Mara, HBA’56, he helped construct a solid foundation for Western.
Family’s gridiron tradition keeps rolling
Safe to say Jim McLauchlan’s memory is bang on when it comes to the history of Mustangs football. After all, he’s had a few games to choose from.
Chan named among global power players
Forbes magazine has ranked Margaret Chan, BA’73, MD’77, DSc’99, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, as the world’s 37th most powerful woman on the magazine’s 100 Women Who Rule the World list.
Different time, same school spirit for alumnus
Harold Bettger was just like any other student at Western. He excelled in school, joined a fraternity, ventured downtown and played on the soccer team. The only difference is there were three buildings on campus at the time. After all, it was the early 1930s.