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‘Thriving Educators’ cultivate caring campus community

‘Thriving Educators’ cultivate caring campus community

A thriving campus needs thriving educators. And, as several Western student-affairs professionals recently discovered, thriving educators need each other. Throughout an academic year rife with change and challenge due to the pandemic, they gathered onli …

Courting a superpower: Western attempts to stand out from the crowd

Led by Janice Deakin, provost and vice-president (academic), a 22-person delegation from Western University travels to China for the next 10 days on what many consider the university’s most ambitious internationalization trip yet. While a number of events are planned for across the country, success, all agree, rests in the number and quality of relationships built.

Funeral services set for student

Funeral services set for student

The Western community is mourning the death of John Petros Stathopoulos, a Faculty of Social Science student, who died Tuesday, Feb. 28.

UPDATE – Celebration of life set for student

UPDATE – Celebration of life set for student

The life of Carson Edwin Shipp will be celebrated on Monday, Feb. 27 in Toronto. During the time of the celebration, Western will lower the flag on University College in the Social Science student’s honour. While the Shipp family appreciates the support of the Western community, the celebration event is intended for family and invited guests only.

Helping students cast a long ‘shadow’ on job market

Although some students rely on ‘best guesses’ concerning choices of study at university, research indicates many select academics based on interests and skill sets. Interest, however, is related to experience and exposure.

Newsmakers 2011

How will we remember 2011? Probably through these faces.
The Western News’ 2011 Newsmakers section celebrates the best of research, academia and volunteer spirit that we have to offer on this campus. The following spotlight, in brief words and striking images, the accomplishments of some of our favourites from the last year.

Campus Digest, Dec. 8

Western News deadlines for 2012 Today’s Western News edition represents the semester’s final. We’ll return on Thursday, Jan. 5. Coming events and advertising deadline for that edition, the first of 2012, is noon Thursday, Dec. 15. UWOFA announces scholarship winners...

Courting a superpower: Western attempts to stand out from the crowd

Led by Janice Deakin, provost and vice-president (academic), a 22-person delegation from Western University travels to China for the next 10 days on what many consider the university’s most ambitious internationalization trip yet. While a number of events are planned for across the country, success, all agree, rests in the number and quality of relationships built.

Funeral services set for student

Funeral services set for student

The Western community is mourning the death of John Petros Stathopoulos, a Faculty of Social Science student, who died Tuesday, Feb. 28.

UPDATE – Celebration of life set for student

UPDATE – Celebration of life set for student

The life of Carson Edwin Shipp will be celebrated on Monday, Feb. 27 in Toronto. During the time of the celebration, Western will lower the flag on University College in the Social Science student’s honour. While the Shipp family appreciates the support of the Western community, the celebration event is intended for family and invited guests only.

Helping students cast a long ‘shadow’ on job market

Although some students rely on ‘best guesses’ concerning choices of study at university, research indicates many select academics based on interests and skill sets. Interest, however, is related to experience and exposure.

Newsmakers 2011

How will we remember 2011? Probably through these faces.
The Western News’ 2011 Newsmakers section celebrates the best of research, academia and volunteer spirit that we have to offer on this campus. The following spotlight, in brief words and striking images, the accomplishments of some of our favourites from the last year.

Campus Digest, Dec. 8

Western News deadlines for 2012 Today’s Western News edition represents the semester’s final. We’ll return on Thursday, Jan. 5. Coming events and advertising deadline for that edition, the first of 2012, is noon Thursday, Dec. 15. UWOFA announces scholarship winners...