Climate change wasn’t yet a fixture of mainstream media reporting, Western’s student newspaper was still printing a new issue almost every day, and Gloria Dickie, BA’12, was kick-starting her writing career by covering the story of a southwestern Ontario …
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
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.
Arsenault tells grads ‘chance will change you the most’
Today’s graduates must embrace the unknown and the lessons it will bring, said journalist Adrienne Arsenault.
Beatty: Most important accountability is to yourself
Education must never stop or slow down, and it must encompass ethics and a sense of giving back to one’s community, said Perrin Beatty, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Conference aims to explore ‘Apps and Affects’
If apps are the new horizon of high-tech capitalism, then now, more than ever, it’s important to look over that horizon.
Faculty leadership for the new academic year
Brian Timney never expected to be here. Again. But since he is, the Social Science dean has a few ideas on how to use the bonus time.
Hebert: You can find love for whatever you are doing
Often, it is chance that dictates your career’s path and graduates should be ready to embrace a multitude of unseen opportunities, said Chantal Hebert, national affairs reporter and political columnist for The Toronto Star.
FIMS lecturer wins inaugural literary humour prize
NEW YORK — Western lecturer Mark A. Rayner’s satirical novel, ‘The Fridgularity,’ was the winner of the first annual IndieReader Discovery Award (IRDA) in the humour category.
FIMS student wins top prize for Potter doc
Media Theory and Production student Jake Kislinsky won a Broadcast Educators Association of Canada award for his documentary, Western Charmed by English Prof, in the Best Audio Feature/Documentary category.
FIMS student remembered
The Western community is mourning the death of Chinyere (Chi-Chi) Okonkwoh, a Faculty of Information and Media Studies student, who died Sunday, March 10 at her home in Nigeria after a lengthy illness.
UWOFA scholarships announced
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awarded 36 scholarships to students from 11 Western faculties. The awards, funded by the UWOFA membership, were handed out at an event on Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the Great Hall, Somerville House.
Ahmed: Get with the Times, New Roman
Here’s a little secret: I mostly judge a book by its cover – despite what I’ve been taught in school. More specifically, I judge the font used on the cover. So trust me when I say that even if a book adorned with Comic Sans is a real page-turner, I just won’t be able to take it seriously.
Meme campaign puts theory into play
It was far from your typical end-of-term essay assignment.
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.
Arsenault tells grads ‘chance will change you the most’
Today’s graduates must embrace the unknown and the lessons it will bring, said journalist Adrienne Arsenault.
Beatty: Most important accountability is to yourself
Education must never stop or slow down, and it must encompass ethics and a sense of giving back to one’s community, said Perrin Beatty, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Conference aims to explore ‘Apps and Affects’
If apps are the new horizon of high-tech capitalism, then now, more than ever, it’s important to look over that horizon.
Faculty leadership for the new academic year
Brian Timney never expected to be here. Again. But since he is, the Social Science dean has a few ideas on how to use the bonus time.
Hebert: You can find love for whatever you are doing
Often, it is chance that dictates your career’s path and graduates should be ready to embrace a multitude of unseen opportunities, said Chantal Hebert, national affairs reporter and political columnist for The Toronto Star.
FIMS lecturer wins inaugural literary humour prize
NEW YORK — Western lecturer Mark A. Rayner’s satirical novel, ‘The Fridgularity,’ was the winner of the first annual IndieReader Discovery Award (IRDA) in the humour category.
FIMS student wins top prize for Potter doc
Media Theory and Production student Jake Kislinsky won a Broadcast Educators Association of Canada award for his documentary, Western Charmed by English Prof, in the Best Audio Feature/Documentary category.
FIMS student remembered
The Western community is mourning the death of Chinyere (Chi-Chi) Okonkwoh, a Faculty of Information and Media Studies student, who died Sunday, March 10 at her home in Nigeria after a lengthy illness.
UWOFA scholarships announced
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awarded 36 scholarships to students from 11 Western faculties. The awards, funded by the UWOFA membership, were handed out at an event on Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the Great Hall, Somerville House.
Ahmed: Get with the Times, New Roman
Here’s a little secret: I mostly judge a book by its cover – despite what I’ve been taught in school. More specifically, I judge the font used on the cover. So trust me when I say that even if a book adorned with Comic Sans is a real page-turner, I just won’t be able to take it seriously.
Meme campaign puts theory into play
It was far from your typical end-of-term essay assignment.