It has been an eye-opening tenure for the kid who once sat with his father watching Mustangs football games from the hill overlooking the stadium. Join Western Chancellor Jack Cowin as he reflects on his tenure, only days away from ending his time as the “ceremonial head of the university.”
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June 21, 2019

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Cowin reflects on a Chancellor legacy that adds up

It has been an eye-opening tenure for the kid who once sat with his father watching Mustangs football games from the hill overlooking the stadium. Join Western Chancellor Jack Cowin as he reflects on his tenure, only days away from ending his time as the “ceremonial head of the university.”

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Alumna tapped to lead United Way campaign

Alumna Christy Bacik wants you to be able to connect the dots - with a little help from her team. “For a long time, the United Way was just viewed as a fundraising organization - a giant thermometer downtown,” explained Bacik, BA’92 (Political Science).

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Tornado alley childhood shaped meteorologist

David Sills still remembers the smells and sounds of that mercurial evening in July 1980. It had been humid without relief for days when late-afternoon clouds began billowing from the west and racing towards Windsor.

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Western celebrates its 313th Convocation

Follow along every day as 19 distinguished individuals receive honorary degrees and the academic accomplishments of hundreds of students are celebrated as Western hosts its 313th Convocation.

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Yeo receives CREVAWC Everyday Hero Award

Shelley Yeo’s more than 30 years of working to prevent violence against women and girls was recognized by the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC).

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Working at Western

Landscape Services

Ivey Garden Tour and Strawberry Social

Come and tour the Ivey Garden plus a courtyard garden, with Mike Lunau, Manager, Landscape Services. Guests will walk through the gardens and discuss the variety of plants and provide a brief history of how the Ivey Garden came about.

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Wellness @ Western

Pilates

Join us for 25-minutes of Pilates. Jan will guide you through a routine of controlled body movements that will improve flexibility, build muscular endurance, and develop greater balance and self-awareness.

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Events

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Poetry book launch. Reading from If water breathes by Monika Hope Lee with harp by Kathleen Gahagan, interpretive dance by Ruth Douthwright. Followed by open mic.

Commentary

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Coming to terms with the hidden costs of co-production

Co-production - the inclusion of the stakeholders of research into the research process - is often presented as the gold standard for the production of socially relevant high impact research. However, undertaking co-produced research presents a range of challenges and risks that can be overlooked in the rush to engagement and impact.

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Endnotes

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PBnJ - Professors Beyond Jobs

This week, Constanza Buruca a professor in Western's Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, joins us on the latest episode of PBnJ: Professors Beyond Jobs. This is a Radio Western podcast hosted by Aniruddho Chokroborty Hoque.

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