Western will host the Times Higher Education (THE) Teaching Excellence Summit in 2019, an event dedicated to discussing teaching, celebrating achievement and exploring how to advance the practice towards greater success and impact in the 21st Century. It is the first time a THE World Summit Series event has been hosted in Canada.
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Western will host the Times Higher Education (THE) Teaching Excellence Summit in 2019, an event dedicated to discussing teaching, celebrating achievement and exploring how to advance the practice towards greater success and impact in the 21st Century. It is the first time a THE World Summit Series event has been hosted in Canada.

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Western News

Building

Western joins call for North American university unity

With recent trade and immigration policy shifts testing ties between the United States, Mexico and Canada, collaboration among universities is crucial, according to a statement recently co-issued by The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), of which Western is a member.

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Victor

Student dives into lake swim for Syrian refugees

Victor Lal grew up in a home in which one thing was unequivocally clear – if you have the means to help someone, you are responsible for doing just that.

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new

Role evolves to better support survivors

Tamara Will, who stepped into the role of Western’s Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator earlier this month, will offer direct counseling services to survivors of sexual violence in addition to overseeing the provision of sexual violence educational initiatives on campus.

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research

Researchers return with shredded tents, bear tales

Earth Sciences professor Gordon Osinski had an unexpected souvenir of his 18th research expedition to Canada’s Far North – a tent shredded nearly to ribbons by the 15-centimetre-long claws of a polar bear.

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Working at Western

Presidential search

Search on course to name next president this fall

As the search moves toward candidate interviews in September, Western remains on schedule to name its selection to be the 11th President and Vice-Chancellor this fall, the Presidential Selection Committee indicated this week.

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Living Well @ Western

New Pilates class

This Living Well @ Western class is offered in the Support Services Buidling (RM 3101) from 12:00-12:25 p.m. every Tuesday.

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Social Highlights

Instagram

Spiderman

Paul Soles, the original voice of Spider-Man in the 1967 cartoon series, also happens to be a Mustang. #DoesWhateverAMustangCan #SDCC2018 #SDCC #nowyouknow

Twitter

@westernuEmerg The Ontario Summer Games are coming to London over the August long weekend! Some of our staff, med students, nurses and residents have signed up to provide medical coverage for the event, can't wait to see these talented athletes compete! #OSG2018

Commentary

journalist

Be a person first, a journalist second

“You’re exploiting me,” she said. “You’re trying to dig something out of me.” She didn’t hang up. Instead, there were the sounds of the key in her office door, her loud, shaky breathing. I whispered an apology and ended the call.

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Endnotes

RWL

with Alex Kulczycki

Alex Kulczycki knows that dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It’s just not really widely reported.

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