Sept. 27, 2024
Ronald D. Schmeichel Building for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications)
Featuring Canada’s largest maker space available to all students in all faculties, the new Ronald D. Schmeichel Building for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will help students, staff, faculty and alumni develop entrepreneurial skills and turn their innovative ideas into reality.
Conner Campbell (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
National Indigenous Scholarship recipient Connor Campbell is pursuing dual degrees in medical sciences and business with a goal of addressing health disparities affecting Indigenous populations.
Katrina Moser and Chad Dickson joined by research associates in the Uinta Mountains (Submitted photo)
Geography and Environment professor and chair Katrina Moser and her research team are studying how human activity and climate change are affecting the pristine lakes in Utah's Uinta Mountains.
Yimin Yang (Photo source: Jacob Arts/Western Engineering)
From cancer screening to house hunting, engineering professor Yimin Yang is harnessing the power of AI to improve everyday tools and teach students how they can apply it to solve real-life problems.
The Impact Project
Explore how the Western community is collectively contributing to meaningful change in the world, today.
Marianna Speranza, Raj Singh and Greg Kopp (Image source: Crystal Carter/Western Communications)
Never has a discussion of impact been more important. If you have an impact story, we would love to hear it. Whether it is something you are working on, or the efforts of a colleague, drop us a note. Together, we will make a difference by inspiring others.
Coming Up
September 27 to 29
Homecoming 2024
This weekend campus will be bustling as we welcome alumni home to celebrate Western's 75th Homecoming.
September 30 (7 a.m.)
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Attend a sunrise ceremony at the Wampum Learning Lodge and stay for food and reflection. Teachings will also take place at the top of each hour with elder in residence Betsy Kechego and fire keeper Mike Hopkins.
October 1 to 3 (2:30 to 4 p.m.)
2024 Joanne Goodman Lecture Series
Join McGill professor emeritus Allan Greer as he presents on the early history of rum and its influence on North America. Great Hall, Somerville House Rm. 3326. Register online.
October 3 (noon to 1 p.m.)
The Leadership Challenge: Tackling tradeoffs and tensions for a sustainable future
Watch as a panel of experts explore the challenges and opportunities leaders face while navigating the complexities of environment, social and governance framework during this event offered by The Ivey Academy. Register online.
October 3 (5 to 7 p.m.)
At a Loss For Words: Conversation in the Age of Rage
Listen to award-winning journalist, author and alum Carol Off, BA’88, LLD’17, as she discusses her new book, At a Loss for Words: Conversation in the Age of Rage, with author Michelle Shephard. McKellar Room, University Community Centre. Register online.
October 4 to 6 (various times)
Forest City Tree Festival
Learn about urban forests in London and how to get involved in tree planting and environmental stewardship. The three-day campus event, supported by the Western Sustainable Impact Fund and community partnerships, features panel discussions, guided hikes, a native plant and seed exchange and tree planting.
Working at Western
(Image source: Tricia Starrett/Western Communications)
Testing Alert WesternU
A campus-wide test of the mass notification system, AlertWesternU, will take place Wednesday, Oct. 2 at noon. Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test. No action is required. Visit the Alert WesternU website for instructions on how to download the app and customize your settings.
Photo of the Week
Western community members gathered at Concrete Beach for an orange shirt flag raising ceremony on Sept. 23, featuring traditional singing and drumming by a young Indigenous men's group, ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30. In photo (from left): Zaidis Deleary, Ray Deleary and Liam Peters (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
Western in the News
Members of the Northern Tornadoes Project surveyed damage in Jasper National Park in mid-September. In photo (from left): Aaron Jaffe, Maia Somers and Areez Habib (Photo source: Northern Tornadoes Project)
CBC National News
Did a tornado touch down during the Jasper wildfire? Researchers want to know
The Northern Tornadoes Project is investigating whether fire tornadoes may have caused some of the damage in Jasper National Park.
Toronto Star
I’m the president of a major Canadian university: Here’s what we all stand to lose if we keep cutting off international students
President Alan Shepard explores the need for a coordinated, national strategy to attract top global talent and offer clear pathways for highly qualified graduate students to thrive at Canada's leading research universities.
The New Yorker
The pursuit of gender justice
Law professor Valerie Oosterveld unpacks the International Criminal Court’s decision to acquit Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, de facto chief of the Islamic police, on gender-related charges.
