Western students answered a call to action for a second year with a resounding response. More than 200 students from nearly every faculty took part in this year’s President’s Challenge, a multi-week competition hosted by the Morrissette Institute …
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Campus Digest: Get ready to Refresh
Refresh, the 11th annual Western Staff & Leaders’ Conference, is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 20-21. Open to all Western staff and leaders, conference sessions will be held in the Social Science Centre (SSC), with some sessions offered at other...
Competition puts business plans to the test
Nine entrepreneurial teams from top graduate schools in North America will compete for $20,000 and a chance to move on to the next level at the 15th annual IBK Capital Ivey Business Plan Competition.
Green Challenge project nabs Top 20 spot
A team comprised of Western students Matthew Gan, Joshua Leung, Shelley Liu and Yiaki Zhao, all of the Richard Ivey School of Business, have been named among the Top 20 team submissions in Walmart Canada’s second annual Green Student Challenge.
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.
Western News names Newsmakers 2012
We’ve got ‘Next’ In December, six Western students from three faculties were selected as part of 'The Next 36' – a search for Canada’s most promising and innovative undergraduates. Pictured are, from left, Lauren Hasegawa (Faculty of Engineering); Owen Ou, Ali Jiwani...
Campus Digest: Ivey wins global alliance honour
Western’s Richard Ivey School of Business has been named the CEMS Global Alliance School of the Year for its CEMS Masters in Management (MIM) program.
Changes in China open doors for Canada
Changes occurring to China’s demographics, and thus its role as the factory to the world, will open new opportunities for Canada, according to Jan De Silva, who heads the Richard Ivey School of Business’ Hong Kong campus.
Campus Digest: Rocket fizzles before launch
The London Rocket, a new student-run start-up originally set to operate a low-cost bus service to students travelling from Western to the Greater Toronto Area during the winter exam period, has been forced to shut down due to a legal dispute initiated by Greyhound Canada.
Six students named among Canada’s Next 36
Six Western students from three faculties have been selected as part of ‘The Next 36’ – a search for Canada’s most promising and innovative undergraduates.
Ivey honoured for China outreach efforts
Western’s Richard Ivey School of Business recently received the inaugural Education Excellence Award from the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) for outstanding achievements in expanding Canada’s relationship with China through education, research, alumni relations and student/faculty exchanges.
Seven named Ontario Trillium Scholarship winners
Western students Beth Compton, Wilson Higashino, Sviataslau Kohut, Ed Krynak, Qian Liu, Felipe Rodrigues and Omneya El Sharnouby have been named recipients of the 2012 Ontario Trillium Scholarships (OTS).
Campus Digest: Dean, alumnae named among influential women
Richard Ivey School of Business Dean Carol Stephenson, along with five Western alumnae, have been named among Canada’s most influential women, according to Women of Influence Magazine in the Canadian publication’s 2nd annual Top 25 Women of Influence list, released in its Winter 2012 issue.