Western’s Special Olympics legacy grows

A new $1.5-million gift in honour of Special Olympics pioneer Frank Hayden, BA’55, LLD’11, will support research into how sports benefit people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Relive Homecoming 2018

Faces and fun from Homecoming 2018.

WESTERN IN THE NEWS

Sleep study finds we need 7 to 8 hours - The Globe and Mail

Psychologists discover surprise reason why people stay in unhappy relationships - Newsweek

The new frontier of online voting - TVO

Researchers aim to reduce amount of painkillers patients are given - National Post

WESTERN READS

Join our digital book club from anywhere in the world

Online discussions on "Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom" by Angie Abdou, MA’92, start November 14.

BE EXTRAORDINARY CAMPAIGN

Fundraising campaign raises $805 million

More important than any dollar amount, is the number of people who have been and will continue to be impacted by the success of Western's fundraising campaign - and the number of people who made it all possible.

COMING EVENTS

Nov 13 Communication Strategies for Strong Leaders - Masterclass (Toronto, ON)

Nov 14 Canadian University Alumni Reception (New York, NY)

Nov 16 Local Government Alumni Conference (London, ON)

Nov 19 2018 Leaders in Innovation Dinner (London, ON)

Nov 20 Western Law Alumni Awards Reception (Toronto, ON)

Nov 24 Cross Country & Track & Field Wall of Honour Dinner (London, ON)

Nov 28 Geography (UDP) Alumni Reception (Toronto, ON)

Nov 29 USC Alumni Mingle Bells (Toronto, ON)

Dec 12 President's Holiday Reception in the UK (London)

Jan 11 Saginaw Spirit at London Knights (London, ON)

Mar 7 Come From Away in Vancouver (Vancouver, BC)

Mar 21 Come From Away in Calgary (Calgary, AB)