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International Week sets sights on world issues

International Week sets sights on world issues

Western’s International Week 2015 gets underway today providing an opportunity to celebrate Western’s international community, diversity and international collaborations. Running through Friday, the week’s theme is U and the World and features cultural experiences,...

Haggerty: Achieving Global Goals at Western

Haggerty: Achieving Global Goals at Western

JOIN THE CELEBRATION: The university community celebrates “all things international” at the annual Western International Week, Nov. 16-20. Visit internationalweek.uwo.ca/ for details. *   *   * The world’s agenda has been set. In September, the United Nations, in...

Relationships are a two-way street for ASB participants

Relationships are a two-way street for ASB participants

If you’re reading this, Melissa Ostrowski wants you to know, now is your chance. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) has been a Western tradition for more than a decade, seeing thousands of students, staff and faculty roll up their sleeves and engage in community-oriented...

Parkin, Tweddell set out to Leave For Change

Parkin, Tweddell set out to Leave For Change

Michele Parkin, of Faculty Relations, and David Tweddell, of Research Western, have been named the university’s latest staff cohort to Leave For Change, a program which engages university staff in international opportunities, offered through Western’s Staff Working...

Boarding Pass program takes flight

Boarding Pass program takes flight

For students interested in an international learning experience, Western promises to be at the ready to lend a financial hand – to the tune of $1,000. The International Learning Award – or Boarding Pass, as it has become known – will be available to all full-time,...

Leave for Change applications open

Leave for Change applications open

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...

Building hospitality expertise half a world away

Building hospitality expertise half a world away

Frank Miller spent last November more than 13,000 kilometres from the comfort of his London home. And while he’s since returned, his skills remain in high demand in Vietnam. “I told them I would continue helping them because I want to,” said Miller, director of...

Western students to benefit from Jubilee bids

Western students to benefit from Jubilee bids

OTTAWA – A pair of Western projects are among 46 from 34 Canadian universities to share $40 million in funding through the new Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program, announced earlier this week. In total, these projects will offer...

Visiting professor hopes to continue connections

Visiting professor hopes to continue connections

Stefan Creuzberger is not only a believer in the power of international academic connections – he is a proud example of it. Creuzberger, a Contemporary History professor at the University of Rostock (Germany), visited Western last week as part of a week-long academic...

Ambassador calls for a balanced relationship

Ambassador calls for a balanced relationship

While London’s infamous winter weather tried to hinder international relations, Germany Day celebrations eventually landed Monday. Sponsored by Western International, the event was an opportunity for the university to strengthen the bonds between the university and...

Idea to revolutionize yogurt distribution seeking funding

Idea to revolutionize yogurt distribution seeking funding

Microbiology and Immunology professor Gregor Reid wants to revolutionize the way Western Heads East delivers its life-saving yogurt to the people who need it most. Since 2004, Western Heads East has been a grassroots Western-based program focusing on health and...

McMullin: Promoting global awareness and Western’s International Week

McMullin: Promoting global awareness and Western’s International Week

Over the last four years, there has been a lot of talk on Western’s campus about internationalization. As I wrote in a previous edition of Western News, international scholarship and partnerships have always been important to our community. Indeed, one only needs to...

International Week sets sights on world issues

International Week sets sights on world issues

Western’s International Week 2015 gets underway today providing an opportunity to celebrate Western’s international community, diversity and international collaborations. Running through Friday, the week’s theme is U and the World and features cultural experiences,...

Haggerty: Achieving Global Goals at Western

Haggerty: Achieving Global Goals at Western

JOIN THE CELEBRATION: The university community celebrates “all things international” at the annual Western International Week, Nov. 16-20. Visit internationalweek.uwo.ca/ for details. *   *   * The world’s agenda has been set. In September, the United Nations, in...

Relationships are a two-way street for ASB participants

Relationships are a two-way street for ASB participants

If you’re reading this, Melissa Ostrowski wants you to know, now is your chance. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) has been a Western tradition for more than a decade, seeing thousands of students, staff and faculty roll up their sleeves and engage in community-oriented...

Parkin, Tweddell set out to Leave For Change

Parkin, Tweddell set out to Leave For Change

Michele Parkin, of Faculty Relations, and David Tweddell, of Research Western, have been named the university’s latest staff cohort to Leave For Change, a program which engages university staff in international opportunities, offered through Western’s Staff Working...

Boarding Pass program takes flight

Boarding Pass program takes flight

For students interested in an international learning experience, Western promises to be at the ready to lend a financial hand – to the tune of $1,000. The International Learning Award – or Boarding Pass, as it has become known – will be available to all full-time,...

Leave for Change applications open

Leave for Change applications open

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...

Building hospitality expertise half a world away

Building hospitality expertise half a world away

Frank Miller spent last November more than 13,000 kilometres from the comfort of his London home. And while he’s since returned, his skills remain in high demand in Vietnam. “I told them I would continue helping them because I want to,” said Miller, director of...

Western students to benefit from Jubilee bids

Western students to benefit from Jubilee bids

OTTAWA – A pair of Western projects are among 46 from 34 Canadian universities to share $40 million in funding through the new Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program, announced earlier this week. In total, these projects will offer...

Visiting professor hopes to continue connections

Visiting professor hopes to continue connections

Stefan Creuzberger is not only a believer in the power of international academic connections – he is a proud example of it. Creuzberger, a Contemporary History professor at the University of Rostock (Germany), visited Western last week as part of a week-long academic...

Ambassador calls for a balanced relationship

Ambassador calls for a balanced relationship

While London’s infamous winter weather tried to hinder international relations, Germany Day celebrations eventually landed Monday. Sponsored by Western International, the event was an opportunity for the university to strengthen the bonds between the university and...

Idea to revolutionize yogurt distribution seeking funding

Idea to revolutionize yogurt distribution seeking funding

Microbiology and Immunology professor Gregor Reid wants to revolutionize the way Western Heads East delivers its life-saving yogurt to the people who need it most. Since 2004, Western Heads East has been a grassroots Western-based program focusing on health and...

McMullin: Promoting global awareness and Western’s International Week

McMullin: Promoting global awareness and Western’s International Week

Over the last four years, there has been a lot of talk on Western’s campus about internationalization. As I wrote in a previous edition of Western News, international scholarship and partnerships have always been important to our community. Indeed, one only needs to...