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Urquhart: Unplug, unschedule, enjoy

Urquhart: Unplug, unschedule, enjoy

Graduates must take the time to explore the world unchained from modern technologies, Jane Urquhart, one of Canada’s best loved authors, said at the Friday afternoon session of Western’s 304th Convocation. Urquhart spoke to graduates from the faculties of Arts &...

World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students

World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students

Indigenous student success takes centre stage during two events this week. On Tuesday, a World Café will focus on what elements contribute to Indigenous graduate student success, and what the Western community can do to promote them. The event runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m....

Teaching takes centre stage at conference

Teaching skillfully requires a constant openness and flexibility to experimenting with whatever approaches help students learn, according to University of St. Thomas (Minn.) professor Stephen Brookfield, who will deliver the keynote address at the Fall Perspective on Teaching Conference on Wednesday.

Mercer: Time to get out there, and fix my country

Mercer: Time to get out there, and fix my country

There are endless opportunities for today’s graduates, comedian Rick Mercer told graduates from the Faculty of Education and the School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies at the Friday, June 13, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “At this point in...

Retired schoolteacher found adventure in Farley’s lessons

Rudy Pilz, Dpl’82, BA’84, was in the middle of a tool-and-die apprenticeship when the company he was working for burnt to the ground. It was 1967, and options for a new apprenticeship were limited for the 20-year-old.

Bringing inclusion to the community

Classmates of 15-year-old Kurtis Duchene could easily tell you the importance of inclusion at school. That’s because they will leave high school better prepared for a world that doesn’t shut its doors to a teenager living with cerebral palsy, said Kathy Waybrant, Duchene’s mother.

Bringing understanding to the community

Summer Bressette has decided to undertake a monumental journey – changing the “lopsided vision” Canadians have about First Nations people.

Bringing learning to the community

The American presidential elections. Music. Wind engineering. Black holes. These are only a few of the subjects covered since Ivey Business School professor Darren Meister delivered the first session of Classes Without Quizzes in October 2007.

UWOFA honours work of students

Each year, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awards scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at the university. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the university community. Winners were honoured at an event Monday in the Dr. David S. Chu International Student Centre, Western Student Services Building.

Urquhart: Unplug, unschedule, enjoy

Urquhart: Unplug, unschedule, enjoy

Graduates must take the time to explore the world unchained from modern technologies, Jane Urquhart, one of Canada’s best loved authors, said at the Friday afternoon session of Western’s 304th Convocation. Urquhart spoke to graduates from the faculties of Arts &...

World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students

World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students

Indigenous student success takes centre stage during two events this week. On Tuesday, a World Café will focus on what elements contribute to Indigenous graduate student success, and what the Western community can do to promote them. The event runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m....

Teaching takes centre stage at conference

Teaching skillfully requires a constant openness and flexibility to experimenting with whatever approaches help students learn, according to University of St. Thomas (Minn.) professor Stephen Brookfield, who will deliver the keynote address at the Fall Perspective on Teaching Conference on Wednesday.

Mercer: Time to get out there, and fix my country

Mercer: Time to get out there, and fix my country

There are endless opportunities for today’s graduates, comedian Rick Mercer told graduates from the Faculty of Education and the School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies at the Friday, June 13, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “At this point in...

Retired schoolteacher found adventure in Farley’s lessons

Rudy Pilz, Dpl’82, BA’84, was in the middle of a tool-and-die apprenticeship when the company he was working for burnt to the ground. It was 1967, and options for a new apprenticeship were limited for the 20-year-old.

Bringing inclusion to the community

Classmates of 15-year-old Kurtis Duchene could easily tell you the importance of inclusion at school. That’s because they will leave high school better prepared for a world that doesn’t shut its doors to a teenager living with cerebral palsy, said Kathy Waybrant, Duchene’s mother.

Bringing understanding to the community

Summer Bressette has decided to undertake a monumental journey – changing the “lopsided vision” Canadians have about First Nations people.

Bringing learning to the community

The American presidential elections. Music. Wind engineering. Black holes. These are only a few of the subjects covered since Ivey Business School professor Darren Meister delivered the first session of Classes Without Quizzes in October 2007.

UWOFA honours work of students

Each year, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awards scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at the university. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the university community. Winners were honoured at an event Monday in the Dr. David S. Chu International Student Centre, Western Student Services Building.