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Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

“None of you can ever consider yourselves under privileged now that you have the great fortune of being a university graduate,” Robert Birgeneau, an internationally distinguished physicist, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

“Without sound knowledge, anatomy is like sailing a ship without knowledge of a navigator’s map,” Keith Moore, a distinguished anatomy researcher, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Mulroney: Think clearly about what defines you

Mulroney: Think clearly about what defines you

“A university education makes learning habitual,” David Mulroney, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, told graduates at the Wednesday, June 10 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Kaufman: Dare to fail, again and again

Kaufman: Dare to fail, again and again

“The halls of mediocrity are filled with people who have never failed, not even once,” Donna Soble Kaufman, past board chair of the Institute of Corporate Directors and former chair of TransAlta Corporation, told graduates at the Wednesday, June 10 morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Dowdeswell: Unite to accomplish extraordinary things

Dowdeswell: Unite to accomplish extraordinary things

“There is no simple set of instructions on how to proceed in turbulent times,” Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor, told graduates at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Goodchild: Engage the world; don’t block it out

Goodchild: Engage the world; don’t block it out

“Your mind is a beautiful thing – celebrate it, challenge it,” Michael Goodchild, a global leader in geographic information systems, told graduates at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Education shaped ‘the person I prefer to be’

Education shaped ‘the person I prefer to be’

For the last 43 years, life simply got in the way for Victor Young, 71. Growing up in Ireland, he left high school – Kilkenny College, a school that counts Jonathan Swift and George Berkley among its alumni – at 16. Technically, he is a high school drop-out, Young...

Journey shows the power of ‘baby steps’

Journey shows the power of ‘baby steps’

Debra Hawthorne’s transcript reflects a postsecondary experience more than three decades in the making. And when she takes the final few steps of that journey at Convocation next week, the Western staffer will stand as a testament to passion and determination. “It was...

New home led to new life, opportunities

New home led to new life, opportunities

At 17, he arrived as a stranger in a strange country with his entire life crammed into a single piece of luggage. He didn’t know a soul, speak the language and would not see his parents in his native Albania for five years. “I left a child and went home a grown man,”...

Finding a somewhere like nowhere else

Finding a somewhere like nowhere else

Sofia Herrarte doesn’t want to leave. When she first came to London four years ago, she felt the city was small. Closed off. Less of a metropolis than expected. But when she came to campus, Herrarte’s opinion changed. “I was happy – it was bigger now and there was a...

Western celebrates Hong Kong Convocation

Western celebrates Hong Kong Convocation

HONG KONG - Simon Cua challenged graduates to look beyond a black-and-white world and see a landscape that features a full spectrum of colours. "Ivey is very...

Noon to receive President’s Medal

Noon to receive President’s Medal

You don’t realize it – not many people do. But the way you view the history of this university is oftentimes through the eyes of Alan Noon.

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

“None of you can ever consider yourselves under privileged now that you have the great fortune of being a university graduate,” Robert Birgeneau, an internationally distinguished physicist, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

“Without sound knowledge, anatomy is like sailing a ship without knowledge of a navigator’s map,” Keith Moore, a distinguished anatomy researcher, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Mulroney: Think clearly about what defines you

Mulroney: Think clearly about what defines you

“A university education makes learning habitual,” David Mulroney, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, told graduates at the Wednesday, June 10 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Kaufman: Dare to fail, again and again

Kaufman: Dare to fail, again and again

“The halls of mediocrity are filled with people who have never failed, not even once,” Donna Soble Kaufman, past board chair of the Institute of Corporate Directors and former chair of TransAlta Corporation, told graduates at the Wednesday, June 10 morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Dowdeswell: Unite to accomplish extraordinary things

Dowdeswell: Unite to accomplish extraordinary things

“There is no simple set of instructions on how to proceed in turbulent times,” Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor, told graduates at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Goodchild: Engage the world; don’t block it out

Goodchild: Engage the world; don’t block it out

“Your mind is a beautiful thing – celebrate it, challenge it,” Michael Goodchild, a global leader in geographic information systems, told graduates at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Education shaped ‘the person I prefer to be’

Education shaped ‘the person I prefer to be’

For the last 43 years, life simply got in the way for Victor Young, 71. Growing up in Ireland, he left high school – Kilkenny College, a school that counts Jonathan Swift and George Berkley among its alumni – at 16. Technically, he is a high school drop-out, Young...

Journey shows the power of ‘baby steps’

Journey shows the power of ‘baby steps’

Debra Hawthorne’s transcript reflects a postsecondary experience more than three decades in the making. And when she takes the final few steps of that journey at Convocation next week, the Western staffer will stand as a testament to passion and determination. “It was...

New home led to new life, opportunities

New home led to new life, opportunities

At 17, he arrived as a stranger in a strange country with his entire life crammed into a single piece of luggage. He didn’t know a soul, speak the language and would not see his parents in his native Albania for five years. “I left a child and went home a grown man,”...

Finding a somewhere like nowhere else

Finding a somewhere like nowhere else

Sofia Herrarte doesn’t want to leave. When she first came to London four years ago, she felt the city was small. Closed off. Less of a metropolis than expected. But when she came to campus, Herrarte’s opinion changed. “I was happy – it was bigger now and there was a...

Western celebrates Hong Kong Convocation

Western celebrates Hong Kong Convocation

HONG KONG - Simon Cua challenged graduates to look beyond a black-and-white world and see a landscape that features a full spectrum of colours. "Ivey is very...

Noon to receive President’s Medal

Noon to receive President’s Medal

You don’t realize it – not many people do. But the way you view the history of this university is oftentimes through the eyes of Alan Noon.