Students and staff across Western’s campus are leading initiatives to keep usable items in circulation and avoid excess waste. “Building a culture of material circularity is a key focus of our sustainability efforts,” said Heather Hyde, Western’ …
Housing and Ancillary Services
Western to increase residence capacity for first-year students this fall
Renovations to Bayfield Hall will help the university fulfill its first-year residence guarantee
‘Thriving Educators’ cultivate caring campus community
As Western’s student affairs professionals learned how best to support students, they found support in each other.
Student lauds residence experience in pandemic
With his family in India and friends scattered around the globe, Moiz Rajwani will always treasure the support he received from his Western family in his home away from home.
Helping bend, shape needs of Western, world
Earlier this month, Clayton Cook and his University Machine Services team constructed a much-need bracket for a local neurosurgeon – a devise to hold a patient’s head in place during lifesaving surgery. Just another Thursday around the shop.
Residence teams remain on campus front lines
With classes moved online, and a majority of staff working from home, they are the face of the university for the students who remain on campus.
Campus offers critical supplies for front lines
John McCormick saw an opportunity to support colleagues on the local front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, his gesture to provide critical supplies has inspired others across campus.
New eSports arena offers more than play
This week, gamers across campus will have an official physical space to create both real and virtual communities.
Saugeen-Maitland celebrates half century of connections
One of Western’s most iconic residence buildings is celebrating 50 years as the starting point for thousands of students embarking on their university careers.
Purple dye banned because of cancer risk
Engineering students will still be purple and proud during O-Week – but their celebrations won’t include a popular body dye after Western recently banned the use of the product linked to cancer by Health Canada.
Residence, tuition fees move to ‘one-stop shop’
Incoming Western students will pay their residence and tuition fees into one account instead of two, starting on Aug. 1.
FRESH-branded food a hot seller
If you brand it, they will eat it, says one Brescia University College researcher who has found highlighting nutritious food items across Western’s residences leads to increased sales – and, more importantly, healthier food purchases for students. The FRESH-approved...
Caring staff are Housing’s ‘special sauce’: Alleyne
Chris Alleyne was a student in residence at Western and, today, is Associate Vice-President of Housing and Ancillary Services. From singer Rick McGhie to bubble tea, he shares his memories and vision.