News Archive
Language has been her passport to life
April 12, 2017
An advocate for language education, Lucie Bartosova, BA’03, BEd’07, MA’09, works as a project manager for the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks.
Read the full articleStory of mental health struggle brings hope
April 12, 2017
Western alumnus Harlin Braichet, BMus’13 (Honors), said sharing the story of his journey with schizophrenia lets others know there is a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to dealing with a mental illness.
Read the full articleFantasy baseball hobby pays off
April 12, 2017
Alumnus Rob Silver, LLB'00, won the National Fantasy Baseball Championship and its $125,000 USD prize last year.
Read the full articleDr. Mark Botsford: Team player
April 7, 2017
For Dr. Mark Botsford, DDS’89, dentistry is a team sport. “Each player has a unique role to play and together we are all focused on a singular goal – treating our patient,” he said.
Read the full articleDentistry: A family affair
April 3, 2017
They may span three generations, but Dr. Jessica Gold, DDS’16, her father and her grandfather are bound by one common interest: the field of dentistry.
Read the full articleCEO boasts a career of connectivity
March 17, 2017
Ysni Semsedini, MESc’03, at the age of 33 was named CEO of Festival Hydro in Stratford, becoming the youngest CEO of any of the more than 70 utilities across the province.
Read the full articleAlumna inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
March 17, 2017
Patricia Laing, BA’54, who officiated high school and university basketball for more than four decades, making countless calls on the court, finally received a call of her own – from the Ontario Basketball Association Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
Read the full articleUsing comics to teach importance of vaccines
March 17, 2017
Alumnus Dr. Kumanan Wilson, MD’93, developed a comic called Immunity Warriors: Invasion of the Alien Zombies, as a way to teach children about the role immunizations play in defending our bodies against illness.
Read the full articleForging success on ‘atypical’ career path
March 9, 2017
Travis McKenna, BMOS’15, is CEO of Wrist & Rye, a company that sells upscale bracelets. The company recently worked with Propel Entrepreneurship to accelerate their business success and have a Western-specific bracelet that can be purchased at The Book Store.
Read the full articleRemembering Bonnie Burnard, BA'67
March 7, 2017
Award-winning author, alumna and former Western writer-in-residence Bonnie Burnard, BA'67, passed away on March 4 at the age of 72.
Read the full articleGovernor General’s Award for alumna artist
March 2, 2017
Shelley Niro, MFA’97, was awarded the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts last month.
Read the full articleCanada Post celebrates alumna’s operatic career
March 2, 2017
Adrianne Pieczonka, BMus’85, DMus’12, will appear on a Canadian stamp, part of a collection that celebrates two Canadian-penned operas and three individuals credited with bringing modern Canadian opera talent to the world stage.
Read the full articleAlumna appointed Western Law Dean
March 2, 2017
Erika Chamberlain, LLB'01, has been appointed to a five-year term as Dean of Law, beginning May 1, 2017.
Read the full articleStarring an academic as an accidental actor
February 28, 2017
Patrick Monaghan, PhD’84, just wrapped filming the role of Thomas Lewis, President of the British Seafarers’ Union, in a TV drama/documentary called Titanic: The New Evidence, which aired in Britain in December and will air on the Discovery Channel in Canada in April.
Read the full articleSports and Recreation Services undergoing review
February 24, 2017
Western’s athletics program is getting a check-up in preparation for its soon-to-be announced athletic director.
Read the full articleAlumna’s Montessori legacy continues
February 23, 2017
Margaret Whitley, BA’85, is retiring this summer after 13 years at the helm of the Montessori Academy of London. Whitley’s family opened the school in London, formerly known as Montessori House of Children in 1968.
Read the full articleAlumnae among Women of Excellence
February 14, 2017
Alumnae among Women of Excellence
Read the full articleAlumnus finds his calling behind the camera
February 7, 2017
Michael Jari Davidson, BA’08, reckons himself a maverick. And based on the choices, the award-winning filmmaker has made in not one, but two, entertainment industries, you’d be hard-pressed to argue.
Read the full articleRemembering Rob Stewart, BSc'01
February 7, 2017
Remembering Rob Stewart, BSc'01
Read the full article9/11 musical about to hit Broadway
January 26, 2017
Only four Canadian musicals have ever made it to Broadway. Come From Away by Michael Rubinoff, BA’98, LLB’01, is about to be number five.
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