Come find, build and share your insights with the campus community by taking part in the 14th annual Western Staff & Leaders’ Conference. Scheduled for Feb. 17-19, the conference will feature keynote speakers, workshops and tours to strengthen your connection to...
Tai Chi, an ancient method of wellbeing that works at both a physical and mental level, aims to harmonize the mind, body and spirit, promoting both mental and physical wellbeing. Living Well @ Western is a cross-campus initiative designed to encourage and promote a...
Western has drawn the line – or several of them, actually – on smoking on campus. Launched Wednesday, the Let’s Clear the Air Here campaign looks to engage the university community in a conversation about smoking policies on campus. As part of that discussion, the...
You can say that ‘The Force’ is strong in this team. Vader’s Legion, a group of Facilities Management co-workers, took the top spot among Western’s teams in the recent Global Corporate Challenge (GCC). Made of up of grounds workers Marc Vanden Heuvel, Phill Scott,...
Now, that's what we call summer. The Middlesex-London Health Unit has issued a heat alert for Monday, Aug. 17, as temperatures are expected around 31 degrees Celsius, and when combined with high humidity, may create humidex values that will make the temperature feel...
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And that first step could simply be the walk to campus for lunch. Starting today, 455 Western employees, making up 65 teams, will participate in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC), a workplace fitness program...
Applications for Leave for Change 2015 are open now. Offered through Western’s Staff International Engagement Committee, Leave for Change is a corporate volunteerism program that brings the world to Western’s workplace. The staff member gains experience, exposure to...
Changes are coming for members of Western’s Retirement Income Fund (RIF), as the Board of Governors approved Sun Life Financial as the university’s preferred external provider. The move to discontinue the Western RIF, in favour of a group RIF program with an external...
For the first time in the competition’s history, Western counts itself among Canada’s Top 100 Employers.
November is Financial Literacy Month – a great time to think about improving your financial knowledge.
With temperatures in London expected to soar to 36 degrees Celcius on Thursday, and the humidex predicted to make it feel more like 48 degrees, the university is urging members of the Western community to remain indoors unless absolutely necessary.
Precautions are urged for members of the Western community working outside as temperatures continue to soar this week, and in light of the increases Environment Canada has issued a humidex advisory for July 18.
Environment Canada’s local humidex advisory continues Wednesday, June 8. Precautions are urged for those members of The University of Western Ontario community working outside.
The London-Middlesex Health Unit has issued a heat alert for today warning the forecast high of 32 degrees C, combined with very high humidity, will likely create humidex values making the temperature feel like 41 degrees.