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Schulich Dentistry grad shaping futures, one smile at a time

Schulich Dentistry grad shaping futures, one smile at a time

It started early for the Grade 10 student. Kate Jacques remembers sitting in the dentist’s chair and asking questions about the procedures. She’d heard the stories of people who feared coming to the dentist, but also ones whose lives had been signif …

Bailey: Stories build belonging

Bailey: Stories build belonging

“Belonging is an active verb,” Cameron Bailey, artistic director and co-chair of the Toronto International Film Festival, said as he was awarded an honorary degree at Western’s 312th Convocation.

Fischer: ‘Make this planet a better place’

Fischer: ‘Make this planet a better place’

An applied mathematician and computer scientist whose family fled to Canada in the 1920s after the Russian revolution, Charlotte Froese Fischer knows the importance of education and its ability to open up new worlds – especially for women.

Temertys to grads: Persevere, give back

Temertys to grads: Persevere, give back

As philanthropists Jim and Louise Temerty see it, the most important thing is to give back. During the morning session of Western’s 312th Convocation, they urged graduates to persevere and give their time.

Miracle grad beats the odds

Miracle grad beats the odds

Serena Tejpar is not supposed to be alive. Now, three years after a catastrophic car crash, the 21-year-old will cross the stage with her classmates on Wednesday morning at Western’s 312thConvocation as she earns her Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honors) degree.

Mohamed: Get the world back on track

Mohamed: Get the world back on track

Farah Mohamed, CEO of Malala Fund, an organization that works toward a world where every girl has the right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th...

Shore: Don’t run from failure

Shore: Don’t run from failure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_S--J0jws&feature=youtu.be Television writer David Shore, winner of a 2005 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for “Three Stories,” an episode of House, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD)...

Meakins: Strive for the common good

Meakins: Strive for the common good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzl9ho-HFa8&feature=youtu.be Jonathan Meakins, an internationally renowned expert in immunobiology, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th Convocation....

Aufreiter: Make your own luck

Aufreiter: Make your own luck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE-qDFjDvKM&feature=youtu.be Nora Aufreiter, former Senior Partner and Director of McKinsey & Company, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 311th Convocation....

Lindros: You, too, can give back

Lindros: You, too, can give back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjoYHnw1BA&feature=youtu.be In recognition of his distinguished career in hockey, as well as his steadfast support of concussion-related research, Eric Lindros was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the...

Cimolino: Be explorers, not sages

Cimolino: Be explorers, not sages

https://youtu.be/SMytGnNbGSk Antoni Cimolino, Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival, North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Monday morning session of Western’s 311th...

Leavey: Become the best ‘non-fitter’ you can be

Leavey: Become the best ‘non-fitter’ you can be

Jo-Ann Leavey, a psychologist, nurse practitioner, writer, poet, musician and pilot, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Friday afternoon session of Western’s 311th Convocation.

Klawe: Work hard when success is doubtful

Klawe: Work hard when success is doubtful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVRpUeYKTYM&feature=youtu.be A renowned computer scientist and scholar, Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Friday morning session of Western’s 311th...

Bailey: Stories build belonging

Bailey: Stories build belonging

“Belonging is an active verb,” Cameron Bailey, artistic director and co-chair of the Toronto International Film Festival, said as he was awarded an honorary degree at Western’s 312th Convocation.

Fischer: ‘Make this planet a better place’

Fischer: ‘Make this planet a better place’

An applied mathematician and computer scientist whose family fled to Canada in the 1920s after the Russian revolution, Charlotte Froese Fischer knows the importance of education and its ability to open up new worlds – especially for women.

Temertys to grads: Persevere, give back

Temertys to grads: Persevere, give back

As philanthropists Jim and Louise Temerty see it, the most important thing is to give back. During the morning session of Western’s 312th Convocation, they urged graduates to persevere and give their time.

Miracle grad beats the odds

Miracle grad beats the odds

Serena Tejpar is not supposed to be alive. Now, three years after a catastrophic car crash, the 21-year-old will cross the stage with her classmates on Wednesday morning at Western’s 312thConvocation as she earns her Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honors) degree.

Mohamed: Get the world back on track

Mohamed: Get the world back on track

Farah Mohamed, CEO of Malala Fund, an organization that works toward a world where every girl has the right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th...

Shore: Don’t run from failure

Shore: Don’t run from failure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_S--J0jws&feature=youtu.be Television writer David Shore, winner of a 2005 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for “Three Stories,” an episode of House, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD)...

Meakins: Strive for the common good

Meakins: Strive for the common good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzl9ho-HFa8&feature=youtu.be Jonathan Meakins, an internationally renowned expert in immunobiology, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th Convocation....

Aufreiter: Make your own luck

Aufreiter: Make your own luck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE-qDFjDvKM&feature=youtu.be Nora Aufreiter, former Senior Partner and Director of McKinsey & Company, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 311th Convocation....

Lindros: You, too, can give back

Lindros: You, too, can give back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjoYHnw1BA&feature=youtu.be In recognition of his distinguished career in hockey, as well as his steadfast support of concussion-related research, Eric Lindros was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the...

Cimolino: Be explorers, not sages

Cimolino: Be explorers, not sages

https://youtu.be/SMytGnNbGSk Antoni Cimolino, Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival, North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Monday morning session of Western’s 311th...

Leavey: Become the best ‘non-fitter’ you can be

Leavey: Become the best ‘non-fitter’ you can be

Jo-Ann Leavey, a psychologist, nurse practitioner, writer, poet, musician and pilot, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Friday afternoon session of Western’s 311th Convocation.

Klawe: Work hard when success is doubtful

Klawe: Work hard when success is doubtful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVRpUeYKTYM&feature=youtu.be A renowned computer scientist and scholar, Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Friday morning session of Western’s 311th...