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THE 101 (OR SO)
THINGS YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT WESTERN
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WELCOME TO WESTERN
CONSIDER THIS OUR WELCOME GIFT TO YOU.
On the pages of this publication, Western 101,
you’ll discover the first 101 things you need to know
about studying and living on this campus. (To be honest, there are probably more than 101 things, but we
just liked the ring of the name.)
As you look forward to tomorrow, don’t forget to
take a moment to look back. Thank those who have
been behind you all these years to get you here today.
Remember your family, who sacrificed so much for
the last two decades. Remember your friends, who
supported you throughout and whose gifts you will
carry for a lifetime. Remember your teachers, who
worked tirelessly to help you succeed.
And don’t forget to remember yourself. A university
degree is not achieved without a certain amount of
personal dedication and sacrifice. You could be doing
something else, perhaps something far more fun, but
you have chosen a difficult, yet rewarding path.
Know there are literally hundreds of us on this campus standing at the ready to help you succeed. Best
of luck to you.
Now, get to work.
Jason Winders
Western News editor
who are you?
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Total first-year, full-time
Main Campus enrolment
5,211
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Top 10 Canadian cities
where students call home
Male: 43.1%
Female: 56.9%
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MEAN AGE:
18.6 years as of Sept. 1
First-year program enrolment
Management and Organizational Studies (Social Science) - 798 (M: 49%, F: 51%)
Social Science - 779 (M: 37%, F: 63%)
Medical Sciences (Science) - 790(M: 42%, F: 58%)
Science & Biological Sciences (Science) - 678 (M: 48%, F: 52%)
Engineering: 678 (M: 78%, F: 22%)
Kinesiology (Health Sciences) - 337 (M: 41%, F: 59%)
BHSc (Health Sciences) - 335 (M: 25%, F: 75%)
Arts & Humanities - 220 (M: 23%, F: 77%)
Media, Information and Technoculture (FIMS) - 279 (M: 16%, F: 84%)
Nursing (Health Sciences) - 141 (M: 16%, F: 84%)
Music - 108 (M: 31%, F: 69%)
Media Theory and Production (FIMS) - 73 (M: 35%, F: 65%)
1 London
2 Toronto
3 Mississauga
4 Richmond Hill
5 Oakville
6 Markham
7 Brampton
8 North York
9 Calgary
10 Thornhill
Top 5 countries outside
Canada that students call home
1 China
2 Korea
3 Hong Kong
4 Pakistan
5 United States
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Keeping you fit
(mind edition)
Wellness in mind, body and spirit are essential to academic success and
job performance. We have a campus population of more than 40,000
people, if you count Western’s students, staff and faculty combined, so
the prevalence of mental health issues is likely higher than we know.
The most important things you can do to maintain good mental health
are to pay attention to sleep, exercise and nutrition. If you are concerned
about yourself, you are not alone. Western offers free counselling services and several on-campus mental health resources, including one
for international students. And if you hear a friend talk of feeling overwhelmed, don’t ignore it. Listen and encourage them to talk to someone
who can help.
Western News (ISSNO3168654), a publication of Western University’s Department
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the school year and operates
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during December, May, June,
July and August.
An award-winning weekly
newspaper and electronic
news service, Western News
serves as the university’s
newspaper of record. The
publication traces its roots
to The University of Western
Ontario Newsletter, a onepage leaflet-style publication
which debuted on Sept. 23,
1965. The first issue of the
Western News, under founding editor Alan Johnston, was
published on Nov. 16, 1972
replacing the UWO Times
and Western Times. Today,
Western News continues to
provide timely news, information and a forum for discussion of postsecondary issues
in the campus and broader
community.
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Home away from home
Your time in residence will be one
of the most memorable experiences of your university life. Living in residence makes it easy
to make lifelong friends, find
academic support and adjust to
being a Western student. You’ll
be living in an environment where
you’ll grow as an individual. It is a
big step, so it is understandable if
you are a little nervous.
Western boasts ‘full house’
in wake of Delaware reno
Don’t worry. We are here to help. Residence
staff members and Sophs on your floor, and in
your building, are knowledgeable about campus
resources and are happy to answer any questions.
Adapting to a new way of living in a new community can be challenging, but Western’s residences
are designed to make this transition as smooth and
successful as possible. This is your home away from
home, so take advantage of all residence has to
offer and make the most of your experience.
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AFTER CLOSING FOR renovations in early 2014, Delaware Hall is getting its finishing touches in anticipation of
welcoming more than 450 students this fall. The grand
re-opening of the university’s second-oldest residence
brings all nine residences to full capacity, with more than
5,300 students housed on campus.
“We will have a full house this fall,” said Susan Grindrod, Associate Vice-President (Housing & Ancillary
Services & Liquor Licence Coordinator). “With Delaware
back, we have the largest number of residents – it’s very
exciting to finally have increased capacity.”
Delaware Hall (or ‘Deli,’ as it’s also known) will celebrate
50 years this fall by boasting the greatest amount of living space when compared to other residence bedrooms
on campus – even the newer residences. New, standard
closets have replaced the built-in closets and drawer
units, maximizing room space.
Floor lounges and study rooms have been fully renovated to provide more space for floor activities. While
perhaps a fond memory of Delaware alumni, gone are the
pink tiles in the washrooms and showers. New flooring,
paint and other finishes have been added throughout the
building, as well as renovated washrooms and showers.
New heating, ventilation and air conditioning system
have been installed and the building is now LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver certified.
There are also a handful of ‘smart’ elements.
All exterior and room doors are now card operated.
Occupancy sensors were installed in individual rooms
and all hallways. These sensors are attached to all of the
new windows, and shut down the air conditioning system
in a room whenever a window is opened. In the winter
months, if window is opened, the heat does not shut off,
but will lower in order to save energy.
“We are very pleased with the renovations,” Grindrod
continued. “We wanted to update the residence while
maintaining its iconic style. Delaware has been maintained and modernized, but not for along time.”
Delaware will be the last major renovation to an entire
residence, but individual renovation projects will be made
at a couple locations next year. Saugeen-Maitland will
have a major renovation of its dining room next summer; Medway/Sydenham has had renovations to the
front entrance and more upgrades are planned in the
future.
After closing for renovations in early 2014, Delaware Hall is getting its finishing touches in anticipation of welcoming more than
450 students this fall. The grand re-opening of the university’s
second-oldest residence brings all nine residences to full capacity,
with more than 5,300 students housed on campus.
Alumni House
Open Since - 1986
Population - 240
Delaware Hall
Open Since - 1966
Population - 465
Elgin Hall
Open Since - 1999
Population - 407
Essex Hall
Open Since - 1997
Population - 508
London Hall
Open Since - 2006
Population - 417 residents
Medway-Sydenham Hall
Open Since - 1958 (Medway),
1963 (Sydenham)
Population - 614 residents
Ontario Hall
Open Since - 2013
Population - 1,000
Perth Hall
Open Since - 2003
Population - 445
Saugeen-Maitland Hall
Open Since - 1969
Population – 1,250
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Keeping
you fit
(body edition)
Click your way
to on-campus
healthy options
Keeping active and maintaining fitness while at university has become more than simply moving your body.
Physical activity is part of a larger picture of overall wellness, and there are many ways you can keep your body
as fit as your mind. One website, health.uwo.ca, brings
together all health and wellness-related services and
resources on campus, including mental health, sexual
assault and health clinics.
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AWAY FROM HOME and on their own,
new students can make some, well, questionable dietary choices. But not only are nutritious
and healthy food options available, students
can now build a personalized healthy diet with
only a couple of clicks.
Launched this September, NetNutrition
Cloud is an online and mobile solution that
provides students with quick and accurate
nutrition news on the foods served in residences. Students will be able to view menus,
filter by allergens or preferences – such as
meatless, vegan or local products – and see
nutritional information for specific items, full
meals or entire days.
When the site goes live, students will be
able to access NetNutrition Cloud through
a link on the Residence Dining webpage,
residencedining.uwo.ca, and build their meals
item by item. The program will help to promote nutrition and allergen awareness and,
potentially, encourage more informed dining
choices, said Anne Zok, Hospitality Services
Nutrition Manager.
NetNutrition is just another example of how
Western’s residence dining is taking a more
healthy lifestyle approach, she said.
In October 2012, Hospitality Services, in
partnership with Brescia University College,
launched FRESH (Food Resources and Education for Student Health), a research-based,
nutrition education program designed to
increase awareness, build food skills, reward
healthy eating and influence the food service
environment. In three years, FRESH has introduced several additional components, including a FRESH frequent user card (5,000 of which
were redeemed last year), which rewards students with free fruit or milk with the purchase
of nine fruits or dairy products.
“NetNutrition will be an excellent extension
of the nutrition initiatives already in place,”
Zok said. “It will help those students with food
allergies avoid consuming unsafe foods; those
adopting a vegetarian diet identify meatless
options; and those looking to eat healthy and
find the ‘FRESH-approved’ options – all with
the click of a mouse or the tap of their mobile
device.”
All the nutrition information – the six-week
menu rotation, interactive bars, to-go program, salad bar, deli bar and soup station – will
be available for students to check out when
they arrive. Phase 2 of the program will roll out
at the end of October and allow users to filter
items for allergens.
“Good, wholesome, nutritious food options
play a big role in providing students with the
best student experience,” Zok said. “NetNutrition will arguably be one means to this
end.”
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Arts and
media on
campus
You don’t have to go far or spend a lot
of cash to indulge your artistic cravings at Western; on campus you can
find a kaleidoscope of great cultural
offerings including music, visual art,
literature, film and multimedia. From
the latest Hollywood films to studentproduced cinema; guest musicians
from around the world to our own
talented students; Western’s Visual
Arts students or artists are invited to
exhibit on campus – it’s all available.
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All’s ‘Fair’ for
Hospitality
Services this fall
PAUL MAYNE // WESTERN NEWS
Kevin McCabe, Hospitality Services Associate
Director, checks out the new-look Einstein’s in
the Natural Sciences Centre, which switched
from Starbuck’s coffee to Doi Chaang free
trade coffee this August. Encounters, in the
Social Sciences Centre, will also switch to a
Tim Horton’s self-serve operation on Sept.
14, officially recognizing Western a Fair Trade
campus.
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WESTERN’S HOSPITALITY SERVICES made a commitment two years
ago that the university would be a Fair
Trade Campus by September 2015.
Mission accomplished.
Although it meant changing the
coffee being served in 15 different
locations, including all residence dining areas, it was a key component for
the overall sustainability plan for the
university, said Kevin McCabe, Hospitality Services Associate Director.
“With so many claims of fairness and
sustainability in the marketplace, thirdparty verification is an invaluable tool
to ensure purchases actually connect
with these values,” he said. “The fair
trade trademark represents the bestknown and most-respected ethical certification system for social sustainability
issues. It provides an easy and reliable
way to know that products have met
credible standards that are set and
monitored following best practices,
public input and regular audits.”
A Fair Trade Campus isn’t an official certification; only products and
producers can be certified by organizations like Fairtrade Canada. Rather,
Fair Trade Campus status recognizes
the leadership of Canadian postsec-
ondary institutions. Other fair trade
university campuses include British
Columbia, Simon Fraser, Guelph,
Selkirk College (B.C.), McGill, Brock,
Ottawa, Trent and Northern British
Columbia.
Fair trade designation isn’t just
about products sold, McCabe added.
The title of Fair Trade Campus is
awarded to universities and colleges
that meet all criteria within three distinct categories – steering committee,
product availability and awareness/
education.
The criteria in each category are
specific. From a product availability
standpoint, the specifics include that:
• All coffee served on campus,
outside of franchises, must be
fair trade certified;
• At least three fair trade certified
teas must be available wherever
tea is served;
• At least one fair trade-certified
chocolate bar must be available
at every location selling chocolate bars, including every vending machine; and
• All coffee and tea served at campus meetings, events and offices
run by administration or student
unions must be fair-trade certified.
“We have been doing a number
of taste tests and product sampling
with fair trade teas and have chosen
Numi Tea as our newest fair-trade
tea, to augment the other fair-trade
tea already in place,” McCabe said.
“From a chocolate bar standpoint,
Dairy Milk chocolate bars are fair trade
and will be available at all facilities and
vending machines selling these types
of products. We are also looking at
other bars to increase the offerings.”
All residence dining operations, along with six campus eateries, switched from Starbucks We
Proudly Brew coffee to a local, fairtrade, organic coffee producer – Fire
Roasted Coffee – in September 2014.
Great Hall Catering has been serving
Fire Roasted Coffee for more than
five years.
There is only one operation remaining to be switched over. Einstein’s, in
the Natural Sciences Centre, switched
to Doi Chaang coffee today, while
Encounters, in the Social Sciences
Centre, will switch to a Tim Horton’s
self-serve operation on Sept. 14.
McCabe said Hospitality Services
intends to continue to grow fair trade
through post-designation engagement, setting yearly goals, planning
events, introducing new products,
monitoring consumers, maintaining and furthering relationships on
campus, working with private franchises and developing curricula within
departments.”
Last year, Hospitality Services participated in Fair Trade Week during
September by offering a Fair Trade
Chocolate Fountain in each residence. They purchased 130 kilograms
(286 pounds) of Camino Brand Fair
Trade Chocolate from the Ontario
Natural Food Co-op. They will be participating in Fair Trade Week again, as
well as two other Fair Trade Western
events – ‘Scare Them Fair’ at Halloween and ‘My Fair Valentine’ on
Valentine’s Day.
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Office of the Registrar
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Education
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Engineering
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Health Sciences
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS)
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Hospitality Services
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Science
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Social Science
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Continuing Studies
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KEVIN DUNKLEE DIDN’T care when he was your age.
“I have an admiration toward people who actually catch
on with learning that young,” said Dunklee, a 45-year-old
mature student at Western. “People who get on track in
time really impress me.
“I went to Western back in 1988. I came here as a student right out of high school. Let’s just say, I wasn’t very
interested at that time. I just ‘Animal-Housed’ my way out
of the door, and went on with my life.”
Every year, about 400 students in undergraduate programs are officially admitted under the mature applicant
category. Yet, ‘mature student’ remains to be a broader
designation that addresses a specific student population
at Western.
During the 2014-15 academic year, about 2,000 undergraduates were 25 years of age and older. Just like Dunklee,
these students, admitted on the basis of community college or university, consider themselves to be adult learners
because of their age and stage
in life.
“I think mature students identify themselves as one because
they recognize they are different
than traditional undergraduate
students, and because of what
they’re dealing with in their lives,”
said Donna Moore, Mature Student Advisor on the Student
DUNKLEE
Success Centre’s Mature Student
Advising Team. “Most people wouldn’t understand what
experience or responsibility they bear in life unless you sat
down with them and asked them about their stories.”
Dunklee, now a fourth-year BMOS (Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies) student, came from
Fanshawe College with an accounting diploma. Through
an articulation agreement between the two schools, he was
accepted into the program as a third-year student last year.
“I spent a couple of years making some significant
changes in my life, generally. I was looking around at my
employment options – they seemed a little bleak,” he said.
“So, I thought, ‘What would I like to do?’ I didn’t expect to
be going back to university, but ever since I went back to
Fanshawe, it’s been one thing after another.”
In the classroom, age does not seem to be a hindrance
to a quest for knowledge. Mature students are vigorous
learners who cherish every opportunity to excel their studies, Moore said. They tend to be conscientious and are
likely to seek out resources and support.
“Academically, I’m doing extremely well. In class, I just
decided that, ‘Well, I already don’t fit in. So, I may as well
ask every question that I want to ask,’” Dunklee said. “I sit
up front; I participate on a regular basis. Office hours for
professors are often underutilized; so I’ve been going out
to a lot of those. I really take an interest in the subjects.”
With their alternative perspectives, mature students are
able to provide alternative dimensions to the class materials. Their relevant life experience adds flavour to the learning experience, Moore continued.
Third-year mature student Sandra Howe came to Western with a clear aim. Now in her late 30s, Howe decided she
wants to go into graduate school.
“I’ve always wanted to be a life-long learner,” she said.
“Population Health and Aging in Health Sciences is what
interests me. I’ve had a career working with the senior
population. And now I would like to learn more about
senior health, policy and rights, so I can have a deeper
understanding in that population.”
As any student could do, mature students also face challenges while trying to complete their studies.
“It can be intimidating to come to a large school like
Western. As a mature student, you almost don’t know anybody,” Howe said. “I’m a full-time day student. There are
only one or two students like me in the classroom.”
Now a social coordinator at SAGE (Students Age Gracefully through Experience), Howe wants to let other mature
students know that they are not alone. SAGE is a social and
academic community for adult learners that regularly organizes sessions of interest, such as financial aid, exam preparation and social events throughout the year. The community
has strived to be a place where adult learners can share
experience and support each other to their mutual success.
Mature students have been a student category at Western for many years. The diversity they bring to the student
population enriches student life and classroom experience,
Moore said. Through SAGE, and other support services,
the Student Success Centre has ensured the comfort and
success for the adult learners.
“If I could use one word to acknowledge mature students – it will be inspiration. It is to recognize that much
can be accomplished, despite challenges that seem to be
in place. It inspires people. There are young people who
are not eligible for university, but perhaps years later they
qualify as mature students,” Moore said.
“I’ve talked to them, and they tell me the absolute meaning and significance this has, is to give them a chance to
study. And these stories of those students who have done
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Success in
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Program
looks to keep
Western
‘living well’
Big classes with
instructors in a
class by themselves
ILLUSTRATION BY FRANK NEUFELD
B Y A D E L A TA L B O T
IF THIS IS your first year at Western,
chances are, one or two slots on your
class schedule are occupied by one
of the following courses. Prepare for
large class sizes, but also a learning
experience that, in some cases, is legendary on Western’s campus.
If you’re not already enrolled in Psychology 1000, it’s likely you’re on the
long waiting list. The class, known colloquially at Western as ‘Super Psych,’
has been taught by Mike Atkinson
since 1998. To thousands of students
since, he has been known simply as,
‘Dr. Mike.’
In its early days, Psychology 1000
was taught in Alumni Hall, with a cap
of 1,250 students. About a decade
ago, the class moved to the North
Campus Building, and now has a cap
of 800 students. There is always a long
wait list to get in.
On your first day of ‘Super Psych
with Dr. Mike,’ you’ll walk into the
room and likely notice – he’s already
there, playing music as a sort of fanfare for the lecture that’s about to
come. He does this all year, and students often request his playlists.
“My theory of teaching has always
been something called ‘educational
theatre’ and I believe, in a large class
in particular, you have to be presenting something that is fast-paced and
draws your attention,” said Dr. Mike.
“I don’t like to have dead air, so
as a result, when I do a class it’s all
choreographed, it’s all planned out.
That’s not to say I can’t be spontaneous, but I want to keep things going.
I know I’m competing with Facebook,
whatever else might be out there, so if
I’m not entertaining enough, if I’m not
captivating enough, I’ll lose people.”
Dr. Mike is known for his use of
technology in the classroom, video
clips from movies, various Internet
tools, and – new this year – a live chat
that may or may not be on display
behind him as he lectures. He has a
question box (the email kind, and the
cardboard kind) and he runs a class
Facebook group.
“Nothing’s changed over the years
– things are just continually updated,”
he said.
If you’re trying to fill that essay
requirement early, and you went the
Arts & Humanities route, it’s likely
you’re in Dennis Klimchuk’s Philosophy 1020E. Though not as full as Super
Psych, this class is expected to host
250-275 students this year. And the
numbers don’t seem to be dropping
from year to year.
“Maybe I should thank people at
Summer Academic Orientation for
this – I don’t know why it’s so popular,”
Klimchuk laughed.
“More than a third of my students
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last year had taken Philosophy in
high school – they liked it and they
wanted to do it again. But many of
them hadn’t, and I’m not sure what
leads them to it. I remember I thought
it sounded cool,” he added.
“I think it’s a good course for students to take, and I’m glad they are.
I’m sure it will benefit them, regardless
of what they decide to do.”
Don’t expect Klimchuk to use a textbook – your readings will be online.
You’ll have guest lecturers from other
disciplines – like Law, Biology and
Political Science – to show you Philosophy applies to many things in life,
and many professions that might be
waiting for you four years from now.
There will be a live musical performance of a 20th century classical
piece to introduce some topics in
the foyer of the D.B. Weldon Library,
Klimchuk added.
“It should be a fun class. I want students to have a sense that what we do
in Philosophy is, in a sense, inescapable. I will talk about issues they will
interact with, regardless of what they
end up doing,” he said.
“I really want to think more about
making the course available to students for whom this might be the first
and last Philosophy course. It can still
be valuable for them.”
If you’re a science student, it’s more
than likely you’re signed up for firstyear Biology. If you’re in the Faculty
of Information and Media Studies,
then maybe you’re in MIT 1020E:
Introduction to Media, Information &
Technoculture, taught by Nick DyerWitheford and John Reed, if not, then
maybe MIT 1050A Navigating Media
Culture: #mediaculture.
Whatever you’re taking, take notes.
And have fun.
BY JASON WINDERS
FOR KEVIN WAMSLEY, there is
only one key to ‘Living Well.’
“Success is simple,” said the former
Health Sciences associate dean. “We
want to see a higher percentage of
people who look forward to their day
– every day.”
To do just that, the university
recently launched Living Well @
Western, a campus-wide initiative
designed to promote physical, cultural and intellectual activities to foster
health and wellness among staff, faculty and students.
A year and a half in the making,
the program grew out of a recent
survey of faculty and staff, where 81
per cent of respondents said they
were looking to be more physically
active, and 59 per cent said they were
looking for new approaches to stress
management.
“We have known for some time
there is an issue with student stress;
we have known for some time there
are work-life balance issues for faculty
and staff. Our study confirmed that,”
continued Wamsley, who was named
Provost at St. Francis Xavier University this summer. “This attempts to
confront those issues head on. This is
about people having a healthy – and
happy – place to work and study.”
The site has developed a series of
activities (many free) open to faculty,
staff and students. Organized and run
mainly by volunteers, the activities run
the gamut from yoga and gardening, cooking and cycling, even music
and comedy. The list of possibilities
is almost as limitless as the ideas of
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participants, Wamsley said.
Living Well @ Western looks to
harness the energy of the events on
campus – existing and future – that
promote wellness.
“This is a unique program because
it not only incorporates physical
activity, but focuses on many other
aspects of wellness,” said Ann Hutchison, Western Senior Human Resource
Advisor. “It is important to give people
ideas and opportunities to get active
or de-stress when they take a break
from their work or from studying.”
In addition to the events that have
been developed specifically for this
initiative, numerous other groups have
added their support to Western’s wellness movement and helped increase
the roster of activities available to
everyone on campus.
“The buy-in from all areas of campus has been tremendous. It has been
a team effort and speaks to how our
campus views wellness,” said Wamsley, who consulted nearly 50 stakeholders from across campus in the
creation of Living Well @ Western.
He continued, “The list of activities
is huge, and we hope it unfolds over
the next five years. We want people
to get out and enjoy themselves. All
of these are little ways for people
to take their blood-pressure down a
notch. We want a happier, healthier
Western.”
Visit health.uwo.ca/living_well/
for information, including activities
schedules. Use the Contact Us button
on the left side of the page to offer
comments on or make suggestions for
future activities.
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Huron comes
together over
a single read
BY JASON WINDERS
A NEW PROGRAM looks to get every
member of one Western affiliate’s community
all on the same page.
This fall, the Huron University College
Library will launch Huron 1 Read, a common
reading program to connect incoming students across all disciplines. The inaugural
selection is The End of Absence, by Canadian
journalist Michael Harris.
All incoming, first-year students were provided with a copy of the book at their summer
transition session. In addition, all Huron faculty
and staff read End of Absence this summer,
along with various
student leaders. This
includes the Orientation team (Sophs),
Residence Life staff
and Executive of the
Huron University College Student Council.
“As a liberal arts
institution, we want
HARRIS
to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue among our students
from day one; we want them to have the
opportunity to consider multiple points of view
and different ways of thinking,” said Jennifer
Robinson, Director of Library and Information Services. “Huron 1 Read encourages this
kind of dialogue by giving everyone a common starting point and then providing lots of
opportunities for the entire community to get
together and talk about what they have read.”
A graduate of York University, Harris began
his career in journalism at CBC television where
he became the host of The Harris Report,
an investigative and current affairs show. His
career has included The Globe and Mail, The
Sunday Express, Sun News Service and iPolitics. He has written eight books.
In The End of Absence, Harris chronicles the
massive cultural shift toward ubiquitous infor-
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mation and constant connection and explores
what we’ve gained – and lost – in the bargain.
In this eloquent and thought-provoking book,
he argues our greatest loss has been that of
absence itself – of silence, wonder and solitude.
“When I first picked it (the book) up, Huron
1 Read wasn’t on my mind,” Robinson said.
“But as I made my way through the different chapters, it became clear that it was the
perfect book to launch our common reading
program. We were looking for a book that was
topical, relevant to our entire community (staff,
faculty and students) and well-written. End of
Absence is all of these things.”
So far, the book has generated buzz.
“I’ve had some really great talks with colleagues who have read the book and I’m
amazed at how the same book can provoke
different reactions from different people,”
Robinson said.
The Western affiliate will host events
throughout the year centred around the book.
Visit the Huron 1 Read website, or follow along
and share your thoughts on Twitter at @huronatwestern using the hashtag #Huron1Read.
“As a liberal arts institution,
we want to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue among
our students from day one;
we want them to have the
opportunity to consider
multiple points of view and
different ways of thinking.”
- Jennifer Robinson
Director of Library
and Information Services
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can barely find those first-year courses,
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Who’s your
daddy?
Meet the
affiliates
ILLUSTRATION BY SCOTT WOODS
Western has three affiliate colleges: Brescia University College, Donna Rogers, interim principal; King’s
University College, David Sylvester, principal; and
Huron University College, Stephen McClatchie, principal. While each offers a unique university experience, students are also encouraged to take classes
and enjoy the resources at Western’s main campus.
A transit service is also available to shuttle students
between the affiliates and main campus.
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BISHOP ISAAC HELLMUTH was a rare combination even in
19th-century circles. Born in Poland of Jewish parents, his father
was a rabbi and Hellmuth himself trained to be a rabbi. While
being educated at the University of Breslau, his religious convictions changed in conversation with missionaries from the Lutheran
Church and the Church of England. Disowned by his father for
his conversion, Hellmuth took his mother’s name and moved to
England. To this day, his father’s name remains unknown.
Hellmuth saw that a university also needed to be founded in
London, so he pledged $10,000 of his own money, and whatever else he could do, to procure a charter for the new school.
The London community was not unanimous in believing a local
university was necessary, and the papers were filled with letters
to the editor, both in support of and in opposition to the idea.
The enabling legislation met stiff resistance, but wove its way
through committees of the legislature - no doubt assisted by the
fact Hellmuth was married to the sister-in-law of the Minister of
Education. The bill granting a charter for Western was eventually authorized in 1878, but only after an impassioned speech by
Premier Oliver Mowat.
Modern graduates of Western tend to be unaware their alma
mater was originally a church university and that its first faculties
were divinity and medicine, which operated side by side in the
same building. Its first teachers were clergymen of the Church of
England, and its first chancellors were the Bishops of Huron. In
fact, in the beginning, the Faculty of Arts closed down for a time,
which seems a long way away from the massive institution of
learning, with some 290,000 alumni from more than 150 countries
around the world, which has grown from its church roots.
Bishop Isaac Hellmuth worked tirelessly to see that the fledgling university survived.
- From William Cliff’s Bishop Isaac Helmuth. Read in its
entirety at alumni.uwo.ca/connect/founders-day/hellmuth.html.
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