In July, Linda Hasenfratz, BSc’89, MBA’97, LLD’19, was named Western’s 23rd Chancellor. On Tuesday, she, alongside Western President Alan Shepard, will be installed into their respective positions in a first-ever joint ceremony celebrating the two top spots.
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October 18, 2019

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Hasenfratz brings fire to chancellor role

In July, Linda Hasenfratz, BSc’89, MBA’97, LLD’19, was named Western’s 23rd Chancellor. On Tuesday, she, alongside Western President Alan Shepard, will be installed into their respective positions in a first-ever joint ceremony celebrating the two top spots.

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Western News

homecoming

Where all roads lead to home

This weekend, join alumni from around the world as Western celebrates Homecoming 2019. Click here to visit the Homecoming website for a list of events, activities and festivities associated with this year’s celebration.

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Sign brings bit of magic to campaign

Muggle pundits are split on some of the toughest questions facing the electorate this campaign season: Will incumbent Lord Voldemort form a minority government? Or could Hermione Granger swing into power? And what’s up with this Potter fellow?

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New chair looks to ensure ‘nothing is waste’

Franco Berruti’s work is all about making something out of ‘nothing.’ Biofuels from biomass. Pharmaceuticals from forestry byproducts. Soil supplements from heaps of tomato leaves.

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youth

Youth Advisory Council targets teen vaping

Alarmed by both the prevalence of e-cigarettes and the serious illness and deaths attributed to vaping, area teens aligned with a Western research lab are lobbying all levels of government to crack down on the popular product.

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Working at Western

Mustang Athletics

Homecoming Football Event this Weekend!

Join us this weekend for the 2019 Homecoming Football Event and Game, at 1 p.m. Saturday at TD Stadium. There will be tons of activities including contests and the Western Cheerleaders, as well as a fabulous half-time show headlined by musical artist David Boyd Janes, and the Western Mustangs Marching Band.

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Human Resources

New staff development opportunities offered

Staff development opportunities at Western are getting a new look - both online and in the classroom. A visit to the new Staff Development at Western website shows a wider variety of opportunities, from workshops and courses, to online and self-directed methods.

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Events

theatre

Fall Student Composers Concert

Commentary

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A new model of learning

In recent years, universities have reinvented themselves to help set up their graduates for long-term success. But more change is needed as we still see a mismatch between new grads and their job readiness.

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Endnotes

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Professors Beyond Jobs

This week Music History professor Emily Abrams Ansari, Assistant Dean of Research with the Don Wright Faculty of Music, joins host Aniruddho Chokroborty Hoque. This Radio Western podcast is the latest episode of PBnJ: Professors Beyond Jobs.

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