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London jeweller John Nash has been a volunteer at the university for more than 30 years. He receives the Alumni Association’s highest award on
Friday.
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You might be forgiven for wondering at times whether alumnus extraordinaire John Nash works full-time at The University of
Western Ontario.
Right now, Nash (BA’63) is a member of Western’s Board of Governors but he is also the incoming president of Foundation Western’s Board of Directors.
And since joining the W Club in the mid 1970s, the popular
London jeweller has also handled stints as volunteer canvasser for the Western Renaissance
Campaign, reunion chair for his 1963 Physical Education class, campaign chair for King’s
University College Building
Futures Campaign, chair of the
Western Athletics Fundraising
Campaign, Student Recreation
Centre Project, and the Michael
Kirkley High Performance Centre Project.
It is for this continued connection and contribution to Western that Nash is being honoured on Friday at the Homecoming dinner with the Dr. Ivan Smith
Award, Alumni Western’s highest tribute in recognition of sustained and significant contributions to alumni and the university. (A complete listing of alumni awards is on Pages 12-13)
“The greater the involvement, the greater my commitment,” says Nash.
“When one truly understands the complexity of universities, and accurately perceives the relative position of Western among them, it is very easy to commit to an outstanding performance. We have come so far academically, structurally, and socially. It’s a wonderful balance.”
As a Western student in the early 60s, Nash was active playing football and running on the track and field team. After graduating from Western, he went to the University of Illinois for his Master’s and then Ohio State
University for a PhD. This led him to become an educator and author in the field of health and human kinetics.
Nash took his knowledge back to the classroom, teaching at the
University of Windsor, University of Waterloo and at Western in Health Sciences. He also served as vice-president of what
John Nash is known today as Physical &
Health Education Canada and was chairman of the Canadian
Health Education Specialists
Society.
But when you say Nash’s name in the London community, the first thing that comes to mind is jewelry.
Purchasing the family jewelry business in 1976, which was started by his grandfather, Nash pursued his passion of gemology, becoming Canada’s second
Certified Gemologist Appraiser in 1978 and developing the first
Canadian AGS Accredited Gemological Laboratory at Nash’s in
1980.
Nash’s community contributions go well beyond Western.
Other volunteer activities have included memberships with the London Downtown Business
Association, Canadian Jewellers
Association, Canadian Gemological Society, Ontario Leadership Club, London Downtown
Improvement Association, The
Mayor’s Task Force on Downtown Revitalization, London
Health Sciences Foundation,
Thames Valley Children’s Centre and London Chamber of Commerce, and many others.
Nash says he is eager to be part of the selection committee hiring the next president of
Western, adding it will arguably be the most difficult task he’s had to face in his roles at the university.
The community work has been possible, he says, because of the support of those around him, including his wife of 37 years,
Margi, and their six sons.
“I am fortunate in having family, partners and friends that encourage effort, permit flexibility, recognize achievement, and overlook inadequacies,” he says.
“They focus on the positive, offer compassion when the accidentals of life challenge, and remain supportive and loyal. I am blessed with a coterie of positive colleagues.”
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The University of Western
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$700 million in potential construction, including a new
$100-million Ivey building, as the university shifts to the second phase of its Long-
Range Space Plan.
The list is outlined in a letter to the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities (MTCU) as the university seeks a share of a planned $60-billion provincial infrastructure plan expected to renew all types of provincial public structures, from sewers and waterworks to new educational facilities.
Western has identified six
‘category 1’ projects totaling more than $200 million that are either already underway in terms of detailed planning or into serious pre-planning stages.
A n o t h e r 1 5 p r o j e c t s totaling $489 million have been included as ‘category 2’ projects, longer-term projects identified during the recent planning process. Category
2 projects are considered desirable but they are at such an early stage planning is only at a preliminary stage (in some cases no planning has been done) and cost projections are of a ballpark nature only.
The projects include:
(all data preliminary) n New Ivey Building - $100 million (MTCU request - $50 million) The 225,000-squarefoot facility would allow for expansion of the HBA program
(from five to eight incoming classes) and the MBA (from three to four classes) and is considered necessary for Ivey to compete at the international level. It would be located on the area now used as soccer fields near Western Road.
n Physics & Astronomy
Building Renovations - $25 million (MTCU request - $16
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Elimination of the mandatory retirement age at 65 is expected to cause faculty renewal issues in The University of Western
Ontario’s near future, says
Provost and Vice President Fred
Longstaffe.
During a presentation to the
Everyone is invited to the public lecture being presented by one of 2008’s recipients of the Distinguished University
Professorship Award. Plan to attend and help recognize the scholarly contributions of this outstanding Western faculty.
Board of Governors at a meeting on Sept. 30, Longstaffe told the board that almost half of the university’s faculty is delaying retirement.
“We are getting to the situation where 50 per cent will stay beyond
65 [years old],” he says.
The trend is showing that many of these will wait until they reach
69 years old before retiring, which will limit the amount of new positions available for new faculty, he adds.
Although retaining faculty m e a n s k n o w l e d g e a b l e researchers and scientists will remain on staff to mentor new hires, Longstaffe says the aging faculty may affect budgeting issues, faculty regeneration and how far the university extends its
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duty to accommodate policy.
The aging faculty will have direct implications on the university’s goal to increase m i n o r i t y r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , particularly hiring more women, by restricting the number of available positions, he says.
A l t h o u g h We s t e r n h a s successfully increased the number of probationary and tenured female faculty by almost
10 per cent in the last decade,
Longstaffe says Western’s level still falls short of competing research-intensive universities in Canada.
“One of our aspirations is to … diversify faculty,” he says. “We are continuing to do so and it’s a slow process. We are behind the
G12 average.”
Research Western is pleased to announce the following competition:
Funds for these awards are provided jointly by the Office of the Vice-President
(Research & International Relations) and individual faculties. The purpose of the Graduate Thesis Research Award is to help support the costs of research undertaken by graduate students at The University of Western Ontario that are directly related to the successful completion of their thesis/dissertation requirements.
Grant Amount: Set by Faculty – Maximum of $1500
Deadline: Dean’s Office - November 17, 2008
Program Details: http://www.uwo.ca/research/rds.html
The Distinguished University Professor Award is Western’s highest recognition for a faculty member. This award is presented in honour of sustained excellence in teaching, research and service accomplished during an outstanding scholarly career at the University of Western Ontario.
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According to the report, of the
1,017 probationary and tenured faculty at Western as of August,
751 were men and 266 were women.
The Board of Govenors was presented with a report on the size and value of the university art collection at the McIntosh
Gallery.
The gallery currently has 3,435 works, which are valued at more than $11 million.
The first-year class at
University of Western Ontario is larger than expected, with 4,500 students currently enrolled.
With a cap on student undergraduate enrolment in place, Western President Paul
Davenport says the number is “a bit high.”
The increase was credited to the high demand for the university’s programs, but next year the target remains 4,350 students.
The additional students are distributed across a variety of programs, making the overall impact relatively small, he adds.
With the many administrative units in the Stevenson-Lawson
Building (SLB) moving to the new Support Services Building, renovations of SLB are expected to get underway in January.
During renovations, the
Board of Governors and board committees meetings will be temporarily relocated to Room
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University of Western Ontario professors are turning the online editing system that has made
Wikipedia famous into a collaborative teaching tool for the virtual classroom.
Wikipedia is known for being a quick reference tool to find out historical data, celebrity fun facts or even to look up information on your next vacation destination. Although Wikipedia is well-known for being an encyclopedia that anyone can edit, few people know that it is part of a larger world of ‘wikis.’
A wiki, which comes from the
Hawaiian word for quickly, is a type of website that allows users to change and add information, as well as remove and edit all of the content on the site. Wikipedia is just one of many wiki websites.
Based on popular demand,
Paul Lukasewych, instructional technology support specialist for
Information Technology Services at Western, developed Kiwi Western, a wiki used within Web CT
Owl. It was officially launched in September and is currently used in about 10 courses, including those in the departments of
English, Education, Film, Geography, Physics & Astronomy and
Spanish.
Most people don’t know what a wiki is, but have been using them in their everyday lives.
“It’s very universal – you just need a browser,” he says. “It’s becoming more wide-spread, especially with Wikipedia.”
Some Western professors are favouring wikis over traditional websites, which sometimes require knowledge of complicated Internet coding methods to build them.
Adding content to a website can also be restricted to the creator or a select few who have been given administrative access, which limits the possibilities for collaboration.
However, Kiwi Western is integrated into Web CT Owl, which gives all of the students enrolled in the course authorization to modify what appears on the site.
“Wikis are a collaborative tool,” he says. “Anything you can do on a web page, you can do on a wiki.”
The system keeps a log of all the alterations that have been made to the wiki, which allows users to revert back to a previous edition to undo changes. But, unlike Wikipedia which allows anyone with access to the Internet to edit it, additions to Kiwi
Western wikis can only be made by its registered users.
And, instructors don’t have to be tech-savvy to set up a wiki for their course.
The design of the wiki system is similar to a word processing program, with many familiar publishing features, such as text and tables. However, the final result looks more like a website, with many interactive features such as photos, audio and video, as well as other multi-media tools.
The wikis can also be used for group projects, research, posting course outlines and syllabuses, as well as class notes, adds
Lukasewych.
“It could be a very useful tool in WebCT Owl because students could be anywhere and be collaborative,” says Lukasewych.
“It’s reached the point that it is easier to use.”
This means students could upload their projects to the wikis and anyone in the group – regardless of where they are in the world – could make changes or add a piece to the puzzle.
For example, during the Fall
Perspectives on Teaching conference in August, Film Studies professor Wendy Pearson demonstrated how she used a wiki in her course on Canadian Films.
Throughout the year, students built wiki web pages on the individual films they were studying and were marked on the process as well as the overall final product. The wiki pages, which were built using a similar program to
Kiwi Western, had biographies on the films, images of the movie poster, information on the stars and background information, among other details.
Lukasewych says the potential uses for Kiwi Western are endless.
Unlike many wikis on the market, Kiwi Western is free to instructors within WebCT Owl.
However, a wiki that is separate from WebCT Owl can be set up for a small fee. Lukasewych says faculty may use those wikis for collaborative research, editing graduate thesis papers and other non-instructional purposes.
For more information on Kiwi
Western wikis, visit www.uwo.
ca/its/kiwi/ or contact Western’s
Information Technology Service.
Paul Mayne, Western News
Western President Paul Davenport kicked-off the festivities of the 2008 Homecoming weekend a little differently this year. Thanks to the Western Equestrian team, Davenport was able to address the media atop
Blondie, one of the club’s finest steeds. Homecoming runs Oct. 2-5 with an estimated 15,000 alumni expected on campus.
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Online elections for Senate and
Board of Governors will be held next week for administrative and faculty positions (Oct. 8-9), with student representatives the following week.
Here are the nominees:
Administrative Staff
(one to be elected) n Lori Gribbon, Director,
Undergraduate Recruitment and
Admissions n Ryan Rodrigues, Associate
Director, Alumni Outreach
Undergraduate student
(one to be elected) n Prashob Menon (Honors
Business Administration III) n Nick Pozhke (Cross-
Disciplinary BA, Social Science
III) n
Christopher Sinal (Law I)
Administrative Staff
(one to be elected) n Deborah Coward, Publications
Coordinator, Student Information
Services n Ellen Smout, Manager,
Corporate Data n Catherine Wilkins, Assistant
University Librarian
Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies Engineering constituency (one to be elected) n Hesham El Naggar (Civil &
Environmental Engineering) n Anand Singh (Mechanical &
Materials Engineering)
The following members have been elected by acclamation for
Senate. n Arts and Humanities: Manina
Jones (English) n Richard Ivey School of
Business: Craig Dunbar n
Education: Rebecca Coulter n Engineering: Jin Jiang
( E l e c t r i c a l & C o m p u t e r
Engineering) n Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies (at large) : Christopher
Ellis (Medical Biophysics) n Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies (Arts and Humanities and Music) : Rob Stainton
(Philosophy) n
Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies (Medicine & Dentistry) :
Stephen Sims (Physiology and
Pharmacology) n Science: John Corrigan
(Chemistry) n Social Science: Eona
Karakacili (History) and Jerry
White (Sociology) n
Huron University College:
Alfred Chan (Political Science) n
King’s University College:
Sauro Camiletti (Economics,
Business and Mathematics )
For information, and how to vote online, visit www.uwo.ca/ univsec/election.
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In his letter to the editor on
Sept. 18 (What about the other victims?), Tim Blackmore suggests that we should set aside time to remember the civilians killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, as those deaths are no less of a tragedy than the civilian deaths that resulted from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Blackmore makes it clear the Iraqi and Afghani civilians in question are those “we as accomplices have since killed in
Iraq.” I take this to mean the civilian deaths under discussion are those caused by coalition forces
(the numbers Blackmore cites from www.iraqbodycount.org thus become somewhat problematic as they record the number of civilians killed by “violence” not just by coalition forces).
Blackmore says “people may object that it isn’t appropriate to mention civilians murdered in Iraq or Afghanistan on a day reserved for the victims of 9/11.”
I do not object to Blackmore’s call for a memorial for the civilians killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, I object to his claim these civilians have been “murdered” and
I object to the faulty reasoning that seems to have led him to use that term.
What led Blackmore to say the civilians killed in Iraq and
Afghanistan were “murdered” seems to be something like the following argument: if there is no moral difference between people who are killed, then there is no moral difference between the people responsible for those deaths. Blackmore rightly points out the civilians killed in Iraq and Afghanistan were no more deserving of their fate than the civilians killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “Victims are victims,”
Blackmore notes, “and civilian victims in Iraq are equally blameless.”
True enough, but it certainly does not follow from this that there is a moral equivalence between those responsible for the civilian deaths on 9/11 and those in Iraq and Afghanistan; nor does it follow that coalition soldiers who cause the death of civilians while attacking legitimate military targets are murderers.
Zachary Silver
Department of Philosophy
Tim Blackmore’s (letter, Sept.
18) laments the deaths of civilians
“murdered” in Iraq and Afghanistan, and refers to 95,000 whom
“we as accomplices” have allegedly “killed in Iraq.”
He overlooks the fact many of the civilians killed have been victims of the terrorists against whom allied forces are fighting.
It is not Americans, Canadians or
British who detonate car bombs in busy streets and crowded markets.
In accusing Canada of complicity regarding Iraq, Blackmore also overlooks the fact the multinational (primarily U.S.) force has been operating there since
2003 with the blessing of the
United Nations Security Council. Anybody interested can find the relevant documents on the
UN website www.un.org -- see
Resolutions 1483 and 1511 (2003),
1546 (2004), 1723 (2006) and 1790
(2007). Canada has traditionally supported UN-approved efforts to stabilize zones of conflict.
In addition, Blackmore overlooks the fact that after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001,
American policy aimed (naturally enough) not merely at punishing those responsible but at preventing future attacks. One means of achieving that objective was to eliminate the likeliest sources of state support for terrorist activity. Because of its own conduct,
Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship in
Iraq became an obvious target.
For example, after Islamic terrorists made their first attempt to destroy the World Trade Center
(in 1993), using a truck bomb, one of the participants in that plot
(Abdul Rahman Yasin) escaped to Iraq. Saddam Hussein gave him refuge.
The dictator was similarly generous to Abu Abbas, wanted in connection with the seizure of an
Italian cruise ship in 1985 and the murder of a crippled American passenger, who was thrown overboard along with his wheelchair.
This terrorist conspirator was finally caught by the Americans in Iraq after the fall of Baghdad, and later died in custody.
Kenneth H.W. Hilborn
Professor Emeritus of History
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From the Western News archives - October 1983 n Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau planned to visit Western by request of campus Liberal Association Vice-President Larry
Abey. n Ontario is cited as “unreceptive” to foreign students. Visa requests from first-time applicants in Ontario declined by 10 per cent following a 40 per cent increase in the differential tuition fee. n On Oct. 15, 1983 Western’s Homecoming parade was televised for the first time, live on CFPL-TV London.
n A report on participation rates and future enrollment by the
Council of Ontario Universities stated that, females represent the greatest increase in participation rate at Ontario universities.
– compiled by Caterina White
Contributed by Alan Noon (anoon@uwo.ca) London Free Press Collection /Western Archives
On November 7, university student Mike Banks impersonating boxer Muhammad Ali phoned broadcaster
Howard Cosell during ABC’s telecast of a National Football League game at Pittsburgh. Fooled by Banks, Cosell broadcast a poem directed at George Foreman, “Georgy Porgy puddin’ and pie, Devastation’ punch and heap big thigh, When Georgy Porgy come out to fight, I’m gonna knock him outta sight”.

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University of Western
Ontario launched a new program this year directed at museum and gallery lovers.
The Gallery and Art Museum
Practice (GAMP) program offers the theoretical background and practical experience required to be successful in the art museum and gallery field.
The course is taught by instructors who have already made their mark in the arts community in London and art centres in
Toronto.
Ideal for those wanting to work in the arts, but who are not necessarily interested in being an artist themselves, the program introduces key management skills and provides a comprehensive introduction to the day-to-day administration of galleries and art museums.
When asked what attracted her to the program, Jessica Faith
Henderson noted, “The first thing that attracted me to this program was that it is in London. There is such a vibrant arts community here, and I’ll have the opportunity to be a part of it during an internship at the end of the program.”
The Continuing Studies website provides details about admission and course requirements for the diploma and certificate programs.
www.uwo.ca/cstudies/framepostdegree.html
“I also like the specialized courses that cover a wide variety of museum and gallery work.
The classes balance theory with hands-on work, and the small size is great for student-instructor communication. The first two weeks have been really exciting, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the year.”
Continuing Studies offers a diploma and a certificate in
GAMP.
The diploma program is designed for recent graduates with a passion for the arts and who understand the role galleries and art museums play in preserving and promoting cultural artifacts. It includes prerequisite courses, course work, and a supervised work placement.
The work placement provides an opportunity for hands-on practice and valuable experience.
For professionals with more than two years of experience in the field, or those simply looking to broaden their horizons, the certificate program involves course work without prerequisites or a practicum component. Applicants can take up to two courses before officially applying to the certificate program.
The GAMP program is not only an important addition to Continuing Studies, but also to the overall arts community in London. In the past, those eager to participate in this type of well-rounded educational experience have had to move away from the area. The work placement component in the diploma program offers the opportunity for community art museums and galleries to take on interns trained in the field.
With this influx of trained individuals in our own backyard, London will begin building its welldeserved reputation of a city full of thriving cultural institutions.
Meggin Helm is the Education
Programs Manager for the London Regional Children’s Museum as well as the instructor for the
“Exhibition Planning, Design and
Realization” course in the GAMP program.
Continuing Studies instructor Meggin Helm is part of a new post-degree Gallery and Art Museum Practice Program.
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T he University Students’
Council (USC) is looking forward to this year’s
Homecoming weekend. “Homecoming Week” takes place on campus from Oct. 2-4.
The kick-off event is the annual
Homecoming Royalty Competition on Oct. 2, followed the next day by float-building in Springett
Parking Lot.
These festivities all lead up the traditional Homecoming Parade and Homecoming Game on Saturday, Oct. 4.
The parade will begin at 10 a.m. and is an important event for all members of the Western and
London community to show their purple pride and enjoy a bright and spirited show.
The USC is making additional efforts this year and moving forward in order to maintain a positive presence in the London community. These actions include Homecoming events but also extend throughout the entire year.
The USC hosts many events on campus to engage students and community members in a safe and inclusive environment. Some of these events include Western
Film (movies on campus), awareness weeks, and charitable initiatives.
The USC also provides students and Londoners with the opportunity to interact and build a the greater community.
For instance, the early outreach conference invites Grade
8 students from the community to campus to work with volunteers towards achieving their goals through education. In addition, the USC and its club system offers extensive opportunities for work with local charities and
volunteer organizations.
For Homecoming in particular, the USC takes many steps to ensure that the parade is a safe and enjoyable experience for all of those who are involved, including participants and bystanders.
A few measures the USC have taken this year are: n A float application process that requires approval from the
Homecoming Committee. This purpose of this application is to uphold the integrity of the USC and best reflect the student experience at Western. All applications are reviewed by the Homecoming
Committee and anything deemed unfit for the occasion does not receive approval to go forward.
n All participants in the parade sign a participation form to ensure proper conduct. This participation form will also ensure the safety of those on the float as well as the audience surrounding the parade route. This precaution is taken every year and will be strictly adhered to.
n There will be a cleanup committee that will be following the parade to ensure there will be no messy trail left behind. The recommendation for this committee came from a meeting with
USC, administration, and London community members. The USC is dedicated to listening to the concerns of the London community and taking action on behalf of the feedback that they receive.
n Additional security for the floats and along the parade route has been added. There will be a zero tolerance policy for any rowdy behaviour or rule-breaking.
These actions are meant to promote clean, safe and communitydriven behaviour during this flagship Homecoming event.
The USC is extremely excited for the occasion, particularly the parade that allows us to showcase student leadership in the London community.
Everyone is encouraged to enjoy the show on Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. as the USC Homecoming Parade makes its way through Western and surrounding area.
The writer is communications officer for the University Students’
Council.
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Representing the Western Mustangs Men’s Tennis team in my final year on Homecoming weekend.
My best experience was Intersession with Dr.
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She was fantastic - it was spring and I fell in love with a clever man who I married about a year later. He helped me through Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and our first date was to attend a medieval conference in Toronto. Those were the days!
Watching Western defeat Saskatchewan in the
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My best Western memory is definitely meeting my husband in the journalism program. I knew it was love when I accidentally erased all of his interviews for a radio project and he didn’t get mad at me! We got married last year on Homecoming Weekend.
I have lots of “best memories” (I met my husband at Western) but one of my most vivid memories is watching a solar eclipse on the steps of University College on my first day in the graduate journalism program with my new classmates. The campus grew really quiet, the street lights at the bottom of the hill came on, and birds started chirping like it was dawn.
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O n Oct. 14 many ‘Millennials’ will have a chance to vote for the first time.
They are a generation of students who have always had the world available ‘just a click away’. But with online voting not yet a mainstay in the Canadian electoral process, is it an outdated system that has caused some of the worst voter turnouts for 18-to-
24-year-olds?
According to two political science professors from The
University of Western Ontario, it may simply be a lack of understanding the process that keeps many students from voting.
“Studies of non-voters indicate that the actual administrative activities involved in voting keep many away from the polls,” says Laura Stephenson, assistant professor of political science at
Western. “Logistical factors play a key role for young people in deciding whether or not to vote.”
T h e l o g i s t i c a l f a c t o r s
Stephenson refers to include where and when to vote, and how to register, a process that has become more confusing to potential voters since Elections
Canada halted door-to-door enumeration in the late 1990s.
Turnout of voters aged 18-to-24 years was estimated at just 25 per cent for the 2000 federal election.
That number climbed to nearly 38 per cent in 2004 for the youngest category of voters (18-21), but was still well below the 60.9 per cent overall turnout in 2004. Since that election, Elections Canada has made efforts to increase young voter turnout.
“ Tu r n o u t h a s d e c l i n e d significantly over the last 20 years and Elections Canada has tried to get a handle on why that is. There have been campaigns in past elections to appeal to young voters and get them out to vote,” says Cameron Anderson, also an assistant professor of political science at Western.
Both Stephenson and Anderson agree that apathy and a perception that ‘politics doesn’t affect me’ can also keep first-timers away.
Among the strategies Anderson mentions for getting over these hurdles is a campaign that ensures all voters who have turned 18 since the last election receive a personalized card in the mail encouraging them to vote.
Registering to vote can be even more puzzling for many Western students, whose home electoral riding is not in the London area, and for whom traveling home to vote on election day might not be possible.
Many students aren’t aware that registration can be done on the day of the election and those living away from home are still eligible to vote in London by acquiring an Attestation of
Residence form. Students living on campus can acquire a form from the front desk of their residence, while students living off campus should contact their landlord. A piece of mail such as a utility or credit card bill, with a local address, can also serve as proof of address in lieu of the
Attestation of Residence form.
For students living on campus,
Housing and Ancillary Services will have polling stations set up in London Hall, Saugeen-Maitland
Hall, Sydenham Hall and Elgin
Hall. Students living off campus should consult the Elections
Canada website (www.elections.
ca) for the location of their polling station.
For those wishing to vote in their home electoral riding but are unable to make the trip voters to cast a ballot by mail or at advanced polling stations.
Requests for special balloting must be received by Elections
Canada no later than 6 p.m. on
Tuesday, Oct. 7, and can be made online (www.elections.ca) or at the local Elections Canada office.
Canadian citizens who are 18 years or older on Tuesday, Oct.
14, 2008 are eligible to vote in this year’s election. Registration on the day of the election requires satisfactory proof of identity and address.
Regardless of their reason for not casting a ballot, helping young voters overcome what Stephenson calls voting ‘mystery’ could impact the results of elections for generations to come.
“Once you’ve done it once or twice, you are much more likely to become a life-long voter,” says
Anderson.
n Election Day: Tuesday, Oct. 14 n Elections Canada Website: www.elections.ca
n Registration can be done on election day at the polling station n Proof of identity and address required (must be 18 or older)
Attestation of Residence form or a utility or credit card bill with local address n Special balloting deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 7 – 6:00 p.m.
n Campus Polling Stations:
London Hall – residents of London Hall, Essex Hall and Perth Hall
Saugeen-Maitland Hall – residents of Saugeen-Maitland, Beaver Hall, Ausable Hall and
Lambton Hall
Sydenham Hall – residents of Sydenham Hall, Medway Hall, Delaware Hall and Alumni
House
Elgin Hall –residents of Elgin Hall (will also serve as public polling station) n Off-Campus Polling Stations
Visit www.elections.ca
n Local Elections Canada Office:
Galleria London, 355 Wellington Street, Suite 138, 519-663-5493
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Diane Cunningham, Director of the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management at
Ivey School of Business, has been elected to a two-year term on the board of the Southwest
Economic Alliance (SWEA).
SWEA is a new agency created by representatives from across
Southwestern Ontario to promote regional prosperity and create a competitive advantage for the region. www.swea.ca/
I n r e c o g n i t i o n o f h i s selection as one of Western’s
2008 Distinguished University
Professors, Richard Kane will present a public lecture entitled
Symmetry: A Perspective on
Mathematical Research. All campus community members are invited to attend this presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 8 in Conron
Hall, Room 224, University
College at 4 p.m. A reception will follow.
Visiting lecturer Massimo
Montanari, a professor of medieval history and history of food at the University of Bologna, will present a free lecture “Cuisine and Italian Identity” today (Oct.
2) at 8 p.m. in Conron Hall,
University College, Room 224.
Montanari, widely recognized for studies on culinary traditions, has authored and co-authored more than a dozen books, including
Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History and most recently, Bologna la
Grassa.
Two new emergency Blue
Phones, sponsored by the
Women’s Safety Committee, will be installed over the next several weeks. There are currently
19 Code Blue Phones across campus. The first new installation
(mid-October) will be near the
Thames Hall sidewalks opposite
Alumni Hall. The second phone
(November) will be between the west end of the current Springett
Parking lot and the new extension that is under construction. It will be near the centre of the parking lot, midway between the Code
Blue phone in the lane parking lot at Brescia and the Code Blue phone at the south side of Huron.
Twenty-four medical students at the University of Windsor are still in class despite faculty picket lines at the university, now heading into week three.
With expansion of the undergraduate medical school, the new Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry – Windsor
Program became the first full distance-education site for the school and a welcome addition to the Windsor-Essex region, which is struggling with a serious doctor shortage.
But while the students are physically at the Windsor campus, they are registered as Western students and therefore are not directly affected by the work stoppage.
Tom Scott, Associate Dean of the Schulich School of Medicine &
Dentistry - Windsor Program and
Director of Medical Education at the University of Windsor says the Western students are continuing to be taught.
“First-year teaching is continuing in the facilities used by SWOMEN for the past five years,” says Scott, referring to the Southwestern Ontario Medical
Education Network, which uses two local hospitals. “The Windsor program will move into the new
Medical Education Building when it is ready.”
The Windsor University
Faculty Association is seeking a new collective agreement to replace one that expired June 30.
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Amidst the excitement of Homecoming Weekend will be another anticipated announcement as Western sets out its 2008 United Way campaign goal.
Last year, the campus community brought in a recordbreaking $516,819 - the largest single donation in United Way of
London & Middlesex history. This year’s goal will be made public at TD Waterhouse just prior to
Saturday’s Mustangs football game.
“Western’s campus community has been the largest organizational contributor to the United Way for several years now,” says Director of Employee and Advancement
Communications Malcolm
Ruddock, who is co-chairing
Western’s campaign with
Associate Dean (Social Science)
Julie McMullin.
“It feels good knowing that I’m part of such a caring community.”
Ruddock says this year’s citywide goal has risen to $7.3 million, and the London and regional community will continue looking to Western to play a leadership role in meeting the need. To-date, the county-wide campaign sits at
$1.3 million.
Ruddock says there has been a modest decline in the number of people who give in recent years, so the challenge as volunteers will be to keep repeating the message that every gift helps.
“Western people are politically aware and socially engaged - that’s why so many give to the
United Way,” he says.
“We want to keep growing the
As we age, our bodies change, and no amount of cosmetic surgery can alter most of those changes. It’s also a sad fact that when it comes to health, some good bodies can ‘go bad’.
These are just two of the topics covered in this fall’s
Mini Medical School, a soldout lecture series success for the London community by the
Schulich School of Medicine &
Dentistry at The University of
Western Ontario.
The Mini Medical School covers topics routinely taught in the first two years of medical school, and is one of Schulich’s most popular lecture series.
The first class is titled:
“The Body Shop: Anatomical
Alterations on the Voyage from
Birth to Burial,” by Dr. Tim
Wilson of the Department of number of people who give at the leadership level, as well as those who make smaller gifts.
What matters most is simply that people participate.”
For more information on
Western’s United Way campaign, visit http://unitedway.uwo.ca.
Anatomy & Cell Biology.
The program runs for six weeks starting today (October
2). The lectures run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Dental
Sciences Building Room
D1002 and the topics include:
Oct. 9 When Good Bodies
G o B a d : P a t h o l o g y f o r
Beginners – Dr. Bertha Garcia
Oct. 16 Operation Health
Care: A Look at Military
Medicine – Dr. Raymond Kao
Oct. 23 X-Rated and Nuked: A
Diagnostic Radiology Update
– Dr. Roya Etemad-Rezai
O c t . 3 0 N u t C r a c k i n g :
Protection of the Brain in
Head Injury – Dr. Gary
Ferguson & Dr. Peter Canham
Nov. 6 Diabesity: Can We Outrun the Fast Food Epidemic? –Dr.
Terri Paul
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Research Western is pleased to announce the following competition:
Funded by the Office of the Vice-President (Research & International Relations),
Western’s International Research Awards are offered to support the cost of international research projects of modest scope in the subject areas of Arts, Social
Sciences, and Humanities. This program provides seed money for one-time requests and projects of short duration, which involve a significant international component and enhance knowledge generation or information exchange between Canadian and foreign academics. Please note that “international” refers primarily to the subject of the research and not simply to the means by which it is carried out. Applicants are encouraged to describe any plans for scholarly interactions with researchers while abroad.
Grant Amount: Up to $7,000
Deadline: Dean’s Deadline
RD&S Deadline
November 3
November 17
See “What’s Happening in RD&S” for more program information: http:// www.uwo.ca/research/rds.html
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T he Richard Ivey School of
Business has been given a green light to build a new
$100-million facility at the foot of
Brescia University College hill, however the project hinges on provincial funding.
On Sept. 30, The University of Western Ontario Board of
Governors approved the location on the west side of Western Road, south of the Springett Parking
Lot – where the soccer fields are currently located – as the future site of Ivey if funding comes available and the building is approved for construction.
The university has applied for a share of the $60-billion provincial investment in public infrastructure to complete high-priority capital projects at
Western.
The new Ivey facility would be about 50 per cent larger than the current building, measuring
240,000 square feet. This additional space would allow for expansion of the HBA program and increase the MBA program.
The project, as currently under consideration, would be the biggest in Western’s history and one of the largest in London.
“It’s an exciting time for the
Ivey Business School,” says
Acting Dean Larry Wynant.
“It’s exciting for us to think about a new building that would allow us to continue our growth trajectory, allow us to consolidate
Paul Mayne, Western News
The soccer fields on the west side of Western Road are the preferred site for a new Ivey building.
our operations which are now spread out over a whole variety of locations, as well as … [provide] a building that would help foster an image of Ivey as being amongst the world’s best business schools.”
However, conditions were placed on the land use when
Western purchased it from the
Diocese of London, says Gitta
Kulczycki, Vice-President
(Resources and Operations), in a presentation of the Ivey site proposal to the board.
Western’s contract commits to using the space “for church and educational purposes only and it defined a height limitation,” she says, adding buildings on the proposed site must be no more than twice the height of Elborn
College.
Kulczycki also mentioned that the principal of Brescia, Colleen
Hanycz, and its board are “content this would be a good use for that plot of land.”
Of the top 25 business schools in the world, only two do not have a new facility and Western is one of them, says Wynant.
“We are kind of busting at the seams,” he says. “The Ivey school is at 100 per cent capacity.”
Ivey scouted five possible locations for the new facility, however Wynant says they settled on the eight and a halfacre soccer fields because of its proximity to the heart of campus and key academic partners, such as Engineering, Law and
Science.
The location also provides visibility in the community and a space large enough to accommodate any architectural design.
But Wynant says the building will not be possible without governmental funding.
Within the $100-million price tag, the university has asked the province to fund $50 million,
Western has committed $22.5 million and Ivey is expected to raise $27.5 million through its
Ivey Campaign for Leadership.
Some board members expressed concern about approving such an open-ended plan without a concrete timeline for development, however
President Paul Davenport assured them future building would still require board approval.
“You haven’t decided anything about his building,” he says.
While the business school awaits the government decision,
Ivey has solicited an “expression of interest” from local and international architects.
A short list will be compiled and conceptual designs will be considered. Wynant expects an architect will be selected by early
2009.
The overall project will take between three and four years to complete and if it goes according to plan, the new Ivey building could open in 2012-2013.
“There’s lots of uncertainties at this point in time, but we are delighted it is the number one priority request of the university of the government,” he says.
“We are hopeful that the government will come forward with support, whether through the
Ontario Infrastructure Program or through other avenues that are available for us to tap into.”
Fred Longstaffe, Provost &
Vice President (Academic), says a number of sites are being considered for the relocation of the soccer fields, including university-owned land behind TD
Waterhouse Stadium and near
Westminster College.
Continued from page 1 million) The 97,000 square feet of renewed space would modernize the existing outdated facility, including electrical, HVAC, IT infrastructure and teaching/ research facilities. The province has already provided $9 million. n Stevenson-Lawson Building
Renovations - $20 million (MTCU request - $15 million). The 124,000 square feet of renewed space would house programs with expanding graduate enrolments, including Classical Studies,
Philosophy, History and Women’s
Studies. The building will house
200 graduate students. n UCC Renovations - $12 million
(MTCU request - $6 million). The
41,000 square feet of renewed space would create classrooms in space vacated by Campus
Recreation and would support graduate expansion and meet undergraduate teaching needs.
n Campus Sustainability
Initiatives - $30 million (MTCU request - $30 million). This would include the replacement of windows, upgraded insulation, water management systems, electricity management systems, and a co-generation system.
n Physical Plant Building
Renovations - $15 million (MTCU request - $10 million) The 57,500 square feet of renewed space would create a new home for the expanding Faculty of Information
& Media Studies, now in the North
Campus Building. It will house 315 graduate students and expanded teaching facilities.
“The provincial government is at an early stage of developing its plans for a $60-billion public infrastructure program for
Ontario, which is intended to span at least the next decade, and has offered universities a chance to be part of these considerations,” says Fred Longstaffe, Provost and Vice-President (Academic).
“We welcome this invitation to be included in provincial infrastructure planning in this way – it represents a new opportunity for us.”
Should additional provincial funding be made available for any of the projects, it would open room within the university’s capital budget for additional projects to be considered, notes
Longstaffe, adding all items on the Category 1 list - other than the campus sustainability initiative - have been discussed at the Senate and Board levels.
Of note is the $100-million
Ivey project, included as one of the university’s planned future projects in the 2008-’09 budget.
If the building’s pricetag holds close to the current estimate
(architects have not been hired), the building would be second only to the $158 million in building permits issued to London Health
Sciences Centre (Westminster
Campus) as London’s most expensive building.
Longstaffe says Ivey is an extraordinarily important part of the university.
“Ivey’s students are of the highest academic standing, and its national and international standing contribute enormously to Western’s recognition and academic stature around the world,” he says.
“A new, high-impact facility is required for Ivey to bring together again, with all of the important synergies that this would provide, its growing HBA and MBA classes, which are currently physically separated.”
A new facility is required for
Ivey to retain its international position in the face of strong competition worldwide, he says.
“Ivey’s strong and welldeserved reputation for education at the highest level, coupled with its strong and influential research performance – including an outstanding PhD program, make
Ivey one of Western’s pre-eminent flagships in Ontario, in Canada and around the world.”
“We intend to preserve this advantage in the important areas of HBA, MBA, EMBA, PhD and executive education – where we compete successfully with the best in the world.”
Longstaffe says funding needs to be in place before the project can be considered for approval, as Western is unable to take on additional debt to finance the project.
While Ivey has a strong fundraising plan in place, Western has promised $22.5 million toward the project – once other funding is in place – because the current
Ivey facility would be freed-up for other academic purposes.
S o m e c a t e g o r y 2 n e w construction projects include an astro-materials facility ($26.5 million), performing arts facility
($40 million), musculoskeletal research facility ($25 million) and a new facility for Chemistry and
Brain & Mind ($40 million).
The major category 2 renewal projects include $175 million to modernize University College,
Dental Sciences, Spencer
Engineering, Thames Hall, Music,
Elborn and Nursing.
Longstaffe says the projects listed in category 2 are very preliminary, and at this stage, simply provide the government a sense of unmet infrastructure needs.
“You will note that there is a balance between new space and renewal of existing space in these lists,” he says. “Renewal of existing infrastructure continues to be as important to Western as the development of new space.”
Longstaffe says the lists
Western provided to the provincial government can be refreshed on a regular basis. Through this year’s annual planning process, further information is being gathered on needs across the university.
“Each and every one of the category 2 projects would require substantial additional discussion and Board (of Governors) approval, and their relative place in our priorities as a university would need to be revisited as a part of our ongoing annual planning processes,” he says.
W h i l e t h e p r o v i n c i a l government is in the early stages of designing its 10-year,
$60-billion public infrastructure plan, Longstaffe expects it would be many months, at the earliest, before any first decisions might be taken on specific projects to receive funding.
“At this stage, I think that the most important point is that
Western has a range of welldeveloped plans already in place and is working on a list of potential projects to be developed for the future,” he says.

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F rom an awards dinner and concerts to a parade and, of course, a football game, The
University of Western Ontario will be awash with purple pride in coming days as thousands of alumni return to their old stomping ground to reunite with friends for Homecoming 2008.
And it will be a jam-packed weekend of activities.
On Saturday alone, an eager alum could watch the Homecoming parade, cheer on the Mustangs football team, attend an elegant
Golden Anniversary Dinner and enjoy an evening with Jazz vocalist Sonja Gustafson.
“This is a weekend you simply won’t want to miss,” says Western alumna and Homecoming Chair
Anne Baxter.
“Homecoming is a special time when Western grads return to our beautiful campus, meet with old friends and reminisce at a favourite spot. It’s a time to be proud and to continue to be an integral part of a great university.”
Baxter says going to classes on campus were exciting and motivating.
“I realized how very lucky I was to have this opportunity at such a well-respected and learned university,” she says. “As a longtime staff member, Western afforded me many opportunities I believe
I would not have experienced otherwise.”
Things get going Thursday evening (7 p.m.) with the Annual General Meeting and elections of the
Alumni Association. On Friday night, the 34th Annual Alumni
Paul Mayne, Western News
Homecoming Committee members Yiwen Song and Alicia Kuin prepare to welcome thousands of alumni returning to campus for Homecoming 2008.
Awards Dinner will be held in the
Great Hall as notable graduates including London businessman
John Nash (BA’63), Louise Pitre
(BMus’79, DMus’06) and Ted
Hessel, (BA’58, BA Honors ‘67) receive awards of merit from the
Western Alumni Association.
(See Nash’s story on Page 1, and a profile of Pitre, Hessel and other award winners on Pages
12-13)
Downtown at Six Degrees of
Homecoming on Friday night, alumni from the classes of 1998
– 2008 will catch up with each other at the London Tap House on
Richmond Street, an event billed as ‘Western’s premier social networking event’ for young alumni.
Be sure to get your rest because
Saturday gets going early with the Homecoming Parade hitting
Richmond Street at 10 a.m. A key part of that parade, for the last time, will be Western President
Paul Davenport, retiring in 2009.
“I always enjoy the Homecoming parade and am thrilled by the large crowds that come out across London to see the band, the cheerleaders, and the floats,” says
Davenport. “The last few years I have had my granddaughter Evy with me and we both have a lot of fun.”
Those not heading to the parade can make their way to TD Waterhouse Stadium where the hospitality tent will be open from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be the central information centre for all things Homecoming – including entertainment by everyone’s favourite, Rich McGhie.
The football game (2 p.m.) should be an exciting match-up as the Mustangs take on the Windsor Lancers. Davenport, a place kicker in high school, will once again kick-start the game.
“I always do the ceremonial kickoff at Homecoming, and many years, with the roll, the ball reaches the end zone,” says
Davenport, adding he takes 10 practice kicks at Gibbons on the morning of the game.
“I figure I only have so many good kicks in me, and I don’t want to waste them.”
Graduates of 1958 and earlier will enjoy a fantastic evening in the Great Hall with the Golden
Anniversary Dinner set for 7 p.m.
If jazz is your style, vocalist Sonja
Gustafson (DipMus’01, MA’08), who appeared on the reality-TV series Bathroom Divas for aspiring opera stars and recently released her debut jazz CD, will perform at Maggie’s Supper &
Jazz Club (478 Richmond St.) beginning at 8 p.m.
To wrap up the weekend, an early tee time (7:30 a.m.) is set for those who want to put their golf swing to the test at Firerock
(10345 Oxbow Dr., Komoka).
To finish off the day graduates celebrating reunion years are invited as special guests to a garden reception (1:30 – 3 p.m.) at the home of President Paul
Davenport.
“Western has Canada’s largest
Homecoming, and our graduates often travel great distances to share memories of Western with their families and loved ones,” he says. “It is a pleasure hearing them speak about their experiences at Western and the difference that the university made in their lives.”
For updated information, visit westernhomecoming.uwo.ca
Friday
7 p.m.
- Young Alumnae cocktail classic,
Aroma Mediterranean Restaurant (215
Piccadilly St.)
SatUrday
1 p.m.
- Tour of Brescia, Rotunda
(Ursuline Hall - UH)
2 p.m. - Anniversary Years’ Tea, Rose
Room (UH)
3 p.m. - Women’s panel, Oak Room (UH)
4:30 p.m.
- Wine & cheese, Library (St.
James building)
SUnday
10 a.m.
- Mass, Chapel (UH)
11 - 11:45 a.m.
- Anniversary class photos, Auditorium (St. James)
12 p.m.
- Lunch, Auditorium (St. James)
2 p.m.
- Tour of Brescia, Rotunda (UH)
Friday
7 - 10 p.m. - Brough Hall gathering ($10)
SatUrday
8 - 10 a.m.
- Pancake breakfast (Great
Hall - GH) - $10
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
- College tours
11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Hospitality Centre
(GH)
12 - 2 p.m.
- Buffet luncheon (Great
Hall) - $12
1:30 p.m. - Alumni Awards of Distinction
(GH)
2 p.m.
- Alumni/Faculty Conversation
(GH)
6 p.m.
- Post-Game Cocktails (Old
Refectory)
7 p.m.
- Homecoming Reunion Dinner
(Old Refectory) - $35
SUnday
11 a.m.
- Chapel Service - St. John the
Evangelist Chapel (Canon Fr. Bill Cliff)
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Diocese of Huron archives open
Friday
8 p.m.
- Friday night bash with Rick
McGhie - Student Lounge and Lounge
Extension (Monsignor Lester A. Wemple
Building) - free
SatUrday
10:30 a.m.
- Alumni Association Annual
General Meeting - Student Lounge
(Wemple building)
11 a.m.
- Homecoming brunch - Student
Lounge Extension (Wemple building) - $15
11:45 a.m.
Musical tailgate extravaganza
- Wemple building
SUnday
10:30 a.m.
- Morning Eucharist, Chapel
(Windermere on the Mount)
12 p.m. – Principal’s Reception, Alumni
’57 – ’68 (Home of Gerry Killan)
5 p.m.
– Evening Eucharist, Elizabeth A.
“Bessie” Labatt Hall
(a sampling of Saturday events) artS and HUmanitieS
Choice of interactive 30-minute workshops (10 and 10:30 a.m.) including learning to speak the 20 most common
Spanish phrases (Rooms 204), how to be a short film critic (Room 84) and learning to draw a face from a live model (Room
201).
edUCation
9:30 a.m. - Alumni breakfast at the
Community Room (Althouse building).
engineering
12 - 2 p.m. – Reception and Open House
(Thompson Engineering building lobby).
Student displays of extra-curricular design projects. Spencer and Thompson buildings open for self-guided tours.
FimS
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Welcome Back booth,
Hospitality tent (TD Waterhouse Stadium parking lot). Twenty years of “Canned
Festival” highlights will be rolling and
MLIS, MIT and Journalism class photos on display.
HealtH SCienCeS
11 a.m. – Tent and Pre-Game Luncheon
(Beside Arthur & Sonia Labatt Health
Sciences Building). Join Dean Jim Weese for a pre-game BBQ luncheon. Tours of
Arthur & Sonia Labatt Health Sciences
Building available.
ivey
9 - 11 a.m.
– Welcome Back Open House
(Ivey Atrium). Join representatives from the deans’ office, faculty and fellow alumni featuring a complimentary continental breakfast, tours of Ivey and
Spencer Leadership Centre.
law
12 p.m.
– Manulife South End Zone Lunch.
All reunion classes invited to take in the football game.
mUSiC
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
– Homecoming
Hospitality Tent (TD Waterhouse parking lot). Live music and entertainment by The
Don Wright Faculty of Music students.
SCHUliCH SCHool oF mediCine
& dentiStry
8 - 11:30 a.m.
- Continuing Medical
Education Event (Room M146, Medical
Sciences building). Keynote speaker: Dr.
Paul Polak, author of “Out of Poverty”, presents “Global Health”.
SCienCe
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
– Dean’s
Homecoming BBQ (Grad Club).
SoCial SCienCe
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Open House
(Social Science Centre). Visit with current and retired faculty members;
E-retrospective of people and places from your program; view favourite places on a large-screen demonstration of Google
Earth. Families welcome.

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BA’64
‘W’ Club Hall of fame InduCtee
Barry Mitchelson says his academic and athletic experiences at Western were life altering.
While at Western, he played varsity football and basketball from 1961 to
1964, was named Freshman Athlete of the Year, All Round Athlete of the
Year twice and was awarded the Purple Blanket.
“My athletic experiences at Western were the pinnacle of all my sporting experiences,” says Mitchelson, a first round draft choice of the Edmonton
Eskimos.
In addition, Mitchelson enjoyed academics at Huron University College.
“Learning is about understanding concepts, principles and ideas and applying them to solve the problems and challenges in our day-to-day lives.”
Mitchelson played for the Eskimos for three seasons, while continuing his education at the University of
Alberta. In 1967, he joined the faculty and became head coach of the varsity basketball team. He completed a PhD from Ohio State University.
In 1978, Mitchelson was recruited by the Government of Alberta and held roles including Deputy Minister and Board of Directors of the Calgary
Olympics. Returning to the University of Alberta he oversaw creation of a new MBA program in Leisure and
Sport Management. Since 1989 he has specialized in leadership development.
Mitchelson is married to Robin, and has daughters, Janet and Laurel, and grandson, Nolan.
BA’58, BA Honors’67
‘W’ Club Hall of fame InduCtee
LLB’78
CommunIty servICe aWard
Christine Elliott says her time at Western helped set her on the path to where she is today.
“I was exposed to a wide variety of thoughts and opinions by my professors and fellow students, which have challenged and directed me forward to my present life. I was also taught how to deal with and resolve legal problems using a very focused and direct approach, which has served me well in my law practice, my work as an MPP, my volunteer work and my life in general.”
Elliott is a founding member and partner of Flaherty Dow Elliott
& McCarthy, with offices in Whitby and Toronto. She co-founded
(with husband, MP Jim Flaherty) the Abilities Centre Durham, which seeks to build a world-class recreation, athletic and performing arts facility for persons with disabilities.
She entered politics when she won the March 2006 by-election for the riding of Whitby-Ajax, and was re-elected in 2007 for Whitby-
Oshawa. As an MPP, she has been an active volunteer supporting children and adults with disabilities and people with mental health difficulties, as well as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and her local church.
She lives in Whitby, with her husband and their triplet sons, John,
Galen and Quinn.
BA’85, BEd’86
‘W’ Club Hall of fame InduCtee
During his years at Western, Jens
Kraemer didn’t realize the impact university would have on his life.
“Western allowed me to continue to be involved in sport, varsity soccer and intramural hockey and basketball,” says Kraemer, who came to
Canada from Germany in 1967.
“I was able to travel, meet persons of a great many differing backgrounds through the common bond of soccer and sport, and most importantly, it allowed me to further my education.”
Today Kraemer is a high school educator at Pickering High School and Head Coach at a soccer club. He says those Western years shaped him physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually.
During his Western soccer career,
Kraemer was a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIAU) 1st Team All-
Canadian (1983 & 1984), Ontario University Athletics (OUAA) 1st Team
All-Star (1981, 1983 & 1984), MVP for
Western (1982 & 1983), Captain of the
Western soccer team from 1982-1985, received three First Colours, a bronze
“W” award and a Purple Blanket.
Today, Kraemer enjoys spending time with his wife Cindy and their two children Cody, 13, and Shae-Lyn,
11. And he still enjoys playing many sports and coaching soccer, basketball, volleyball and hockey at his high school.
Ted Hessel recalls some of the lessons learned from his Western professors - always strive to achieve your potential, and the harder you work, the greater your rewards. And he has lived them.
“I hope that my passage through life will have left the world a little better place than when I arrived.”
When he came to Western, he played football in the Intermediate League
(similar to intramural leagues today, but with the opportunity to play against other universities). He says great coaches set an example for when he coached teams in the air force, high school and in the community.
The former fighter pilot who ser-
BA’78
‘W’ Club Hall of fame InduCtee
Joe Dell’Aquila had an impressive wrestling record before he came to
Western and he continued to impress in university competitions and world arenas.
Dell’Aquila fell into wrestling more by default than by design.
“Once I was on the mat, wrestling felt natural to me,” says Dell’Aquila.
“My technique always suffered for the lack of formal training but with the coaching expertise I had in my university years, I managed to excel.”
After three years at Ryerson, he came to Western where his skills soon shone.
His accomplishments included four national championships, first in his weight class at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport in 1974, 1975 and 1976 and, in 1977, being voted Outstanding
Senior Wrestler at the National Championships and Canadian Wrestler of the Year.
A favourite memory was representing Western at the 1977 World
University Games in Bulgaria.
“That was a remarkable time period where over half of the national wrestling team was from Western. It was a tribute to the coaching wizardry of
Glynn Leyshon.”
Today, Dell’Aquila is the National
Sales Director at Independent Paper
Converters, a paper processing manufacturer. He is married to Patricia, who he met at Alumni Hall, and has three children, Jessica, Erica and
Evan. ved with NATO in Europe went on to teach and coach at Central Elgin (St.
Thomas), Oakridge, South Secondary,
Montcalm and was vice principal at
Beal, Wheable and Saunders secondary schools.
He has been an active volunteer with the Alumni Association, Homecoming, Western’s Senate, and for 24 years, with The ‘W’ Club.
“It all comes back to ones roots,” reflects Hessel. “I was raised in a warm, caring, and encouraging environment. That background allowed my wife and me to provide similar qualities for our two children. We are proud of them and their achievements.”
BMus’79, dMus’06
ProfessIonal aCHIevement aWard
Louise Pitre says Western opened up her horizons.
“Western gave me life-long friends, a small group of very good friends who I met the first week I came to Western. The five of us are in different walks of life which I also love, and they have been huge supporters of my work over the years.”
Pitre cites some professors as having a huge impact, notably Peter
Clements, Don McKellar and Clifford von Kuster. During her final year at Western Pitre got the acting bug, performing in a Purple
Patches musical production.
Known today as a theatre superstar, it was a long haul to her first big break as the lead in “Blood Brothers” in 1989, to a standout performance in Mamma Mia on Broadway in 2002. Her awards in theatre include three Dora Mavor Moore awards, San Francisco
Critics’ Circle, New York Theatre World and a Tony nomination. She has honorary degrees from Humber College, Royal Conservatory of
Music and Western.
Memorable roles include productions of Piaf; Sweeney Todd;
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well And Living in Paris; Les Miserables;
Rock ‘n’ Roll; and Annie Get Your Gun.
Today, Louise lives near Toronto with her husband, Joe
Matheson.
BMus’94 young alumnI aWard
One of Stephan Moccio’s favourite spots on campus was in a practice room overlooking a willow tree beside the Don
Wright Faculty of Music and Richard Ivey School of Business buildings.
“I wasn’t distracted by other things in London – I was able to hide away while I spent hours practicing and honing my craft. I lived and breathed music, at times I felt removed from the rest of the world.”
The pianist, composer, songwriter and arranger has experienced great success since Western. He has written for and with Celine Dion, Randy Bachman, Sarah Brightman,
Josh Groban, Olivia Newton-John, ‘N Sync and Oscar
Peterson, as well as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
While at Western, Moccio met Celine Dion backstage at Alumni
Hall and said someday he would write a hit song for her. Less than
10 years later, her album with his title track “A New Day Has
Come” sold more than 14 million copies. In 2006, Moccio released his first album, Exposure.
Moccio has given back to Western by speaking to students in the degree program in Popular Music Studies and has made himself available to them for critique and advice.
The 35-year-old married his high school sweetheart in 2003 and welcomed their daughter in 2005.
W E S T E R N N E W S
Bsc’70
Women’s atHletIC alumnae elfrIda berzIns aWard
Marion Munro arrived at Western in 1968, having competed in tennis and volleyball at the national level.
Her father and three older brothers graduated from the university.
Munro was the Ontario University
Singles champion in tennis for
Western in 1968 and 1970. She was co-captain of the Ontario Volleyball
Team that won the gold medal in the first Canadian Winter Games (under
21) in 1967 and played on the National
Volleyball team from 1970-1972.
In addition to the Varsity team, the university players started the
London Junos Volleyball Club, offering many clinics to high school players. The Western volleyball team had remarkable success, including a Canadian Interuniversity Sport
(formerly CIAU) championship in
1972.
In 1972, Munro was the recipient of Western’s F.W.P. Jones award as most valuable women’s athlete.
After Western she continued to play volleyball at the Senior Open level, winning the Quebec Provincial championships.
In 1976 her son Dylan was born and three years later her daughter
Marta. Munro moved to Vancouver permanently in 1980. She notes that sport and physical activity have done so much for her.
“It has kept me happy, healthy, and has kept my multiple sclerosis, which
I have had since a teenager, under control.”
BA’85, MBA’00 (TEnnis)
Women’s atHletIC alumnae elfrIda berzIns aWard
Msc’98, PHd’08
Women’s atHletIC alumnae elfrIda berzIns aWard
Natascha Wesch came to Western in
1994 for her Master’s, after studying at Concordia University in Montreal and having played rugby both provincially and nationally.
Western women’s rugby team needed a coach, so she co-coached the first year while playing. The following year she became head coach and has been ever since.
Since 1994, the team has made the playoffs every year and has finished in the top four in its division every year. It captured four OUA Championships and two CIS Championships.
Wesch was named CIS coach of the year in 1998 and OUA coach of the year in 1998, 2005 and 2006.
Wesch completed her master’s in
Exercise Biochemistry in 1998 and joined the Western faculty that year.
After retiring from rugby, she played for the varsity women’s hockey team from 2003-2005. She completed her
PhD in August 2008.
This year Wesch stepped down from Western to do post-doctoral studies at McMaster University. She will continue to live in London with her husband and young daughter, and is still coaching the Western women’s rugby team.
“I’m still an elite athlete, I’m just not sure in what sport. But I will figure out what else I can do.”
Stacey Allaster’s success on the court and in the classroom has helped her achieve a top-seed corporate position in the world of professional tennis.
Allaster is president of the Sony
Ericsson Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour – governing body of women’s professional tennis.
The WTA has 2,000 players from 90 nations, competing for $70.8 million at 60 events in 34 countries. She has been referred to as the most powerful woman in international women’s tennis.
She started playing at six years old and was selected in Grade 8 to attend a scholarship program. After playing junior tennis, she became a teaching
BA’74, BEd’75, MA’77
Women’s atHletIC alumnae elfrIda berzIns aWard
Pat Kitchen says Western instilled in her a love of sport and physical activity.
She had many years at Western, first as a student and athlete, then as a staff and faculty member in Campus
Recreation and the Department of
Kinesiology.
Kitchen swam the 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 and 400
Individual Medley. She came in first at two Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships in 1974 and 1976, and won first place medals at Ontario
University Athletics championships
Kitchen was outstanding female swimmer for a number of years and was also team captain. Western recognized her achievements with a Bronze W, Purple Blanket and the
F.W.P Jones trophy in 1977.
Kitchen is Associate Director of
Recreation and Facilities at Wilfrid
Laurier University. She has been an active volunteer for The Life Saving
Society Canada, Parks and Recreation
Ontario and Canadian Intramural
Recreation Association.
Her son is a heavy equipment operator and her daughter is a
Kinesiology student at Western and co-captain of the women’s swim team.
Swimming still plays a role in her life. She has participated in several water races over the years, completed
½ iron man races in 2000 and 2002, and competes in triathlons every summer. pro and used that skill to help pay for tuition at Western. Stacey played competitive doubles as part of the Western team and won an Ontario Women’s
Intercollegiate Athletic Association doubles championship.
“Ideally I would like to teach in an undergraduate or graduate sports marketing/administration program.
As well, I would like to use my skills and experience to help lead a children’s charity such as Special Olympics.”
“Together with my husband John we adopted two children from Siberia.
Today Jack, 6, and Alexandra, 4, are two healthy and happy children and all of my career success would be meaningless without them.”

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t r a v i s
T he University of Western
Ontario barely received a passing grade in a U.S.based evaluation of sustainability and endowment practices at university and college campuses across Canada and the United
States.
Western was graded a C- in the study conducted by the
S u s t a i n a b l e E n d o w m e n t s
Institute, a non-profit organization in Cambridge, Mass., which included colleges and universities with the 300 largest endowments in the two countries.
The schools were marked on sustainability measures in nine categories: administration, climate change & energy, food & recycling, green building, student involvement, transportation, endowment transparency, investment priorities and shareholder engagement.
The results, released last week, were published in the College
Sustainability Report Card. The highest grade was A-; however the average grade was a C+.
Gitta Kulczycki, Vice-President
(Resources & Operations), says
Western’s low grade is “a measure of a work in progress.
“I know we are newly involved in pushing this forward and a C- is a reflection of that,” she says. “I am not discouraged.”
The university’s sustainability efforts have gained momentum over the past 18 months and
Western has taken many a c a d e m i c , r e s e a r c h a n d operational initiatives to make the campus greener, she adds.
“We’ve got lots to do, we know that. I think it’s important to put that in perspective in terms
just $1,995
– Gitta Kulczycki, Western Vice-
President (Resources & Operations) of what our goal is in moving forward.”
This is also the first year
Western has participated in the report card.
The recent opening of the
Biotron Experimental Climate
Change Research Centre, as well as development of Western’s first green building – the Claudette
MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion – demonstrate a commitment to sustainability, she says.
In addition, Physical Plant department recently launched a website listing the various sustainability programs and research across campus.
Future building and renovation projects will be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) certified, she adds. In the near future, the university will be forming an ad hoc committee of operating staff, researchers, faculty, students and administration to examine sustainability priorities.
“As time passes, we’ll continue to see ourselves move forward on the sustainability front,” she says. “We’ve got to put it into perspective … then look at these other areas and see what direction we want to head to.”
Western received its lowest grades in the areas of endowment transparency and shareholder engagement, both receiving an F. However, Kulczycki says these have not been included in
Western’s talks on sustainability issues in the past.
She also wants to take a closer look at the measuring stick for the climate change & energy category, which has been an area of improvement in recent months.
Western has mainly focused on greening its operations, such as improving sustainability measures in food services and recycling programs, which are areas that scored highly in the report, notes Kulczycki.
Although Kulczycki says
Western can learn from the report and from what other universities are doing, she does not see the low grade as dictating the future of
Western’s sustainability strategy.
“I don’t want to plan to the test,” she says. “We’ve got to approach sustainability based on what we see, as an organization, are the right things for us to do.”
Not everyone thought the report offered constructive criticism.
Will Bortolin, coordinator for the campus group EnviroWestern, calls the report “utterly invalid.”
“I think they are trying to judge how sustainable we are, or how good we are in student involvement, based on publicity information,” he says.
Although Kulczycki says
Western willingly provided information to the study coordinators, Bortolin feels some efforts of student involvement might have been overlooked.
The report gave student involvement a C grade and
EnviroWestern is cited as being
“an extremely important force for sustainable change on campus.”
“I don’t have a problem with people being critical of the things we are doing … but the way they’ve carried this out is seen as a joke,” he says.
Membership in EnviroWestern is more than 1,200 students, which has grown exponentially from 150 members three years ago, says
Bortolin. Although he recognizes
Western can do better, he feels the university – especially its students – should have been given more credit for what it has done to date.
“To imply that students aren’t involved is a joke,” he says.
View the report card at www.
greenreportcard.org.
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23 and at 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Friday, October 24. Members of Faculty, Senate, the Board of Governors and Emeritus/a Professors/
Librarians/Archivists are invited to take part in the Academic Procession.
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A lmost 90,000 high school students and their parents turned out at the
Ontario Universities’ Fair (OUF) in Toronto to seek answers and bring them closer to a decision about their ‘first choice’ university.
With brochures, bags and university paraphernalia in hand, high school students had the opportunity to visit with more than 20 universities from across
Ontario. Some came prepared with questions and others were blank slates in search of information that will help shape decisions when it’s time to apply to university.
The OUF Fair is the start of the information-gathering process for many senior students.
Many students are looking for basic questions to be answered and Engineering Professor Jon
Southen, was one of the many faculty and staff members on hand to answer questions about
Western.
Southen noticed that questions are similar each year and pretty general.
“Some really have an idea about
Western and others aren’t sure where London is,” he says.
“There is also a little bit of anxiety because they are moving away from home for the first time so once their questions are answered, it puts them at ease.”
This ‘one-stop shopping’ event is a good opportunity to get all of the information they need in one place, he says.
“When they take all of the information home to sift through it, it helps make the decision easier because it can be pretty overwhelming.”
The Ontario Universities’ Fair began in 1997 as a tool for helping high school students in the Toronto area gather information about universities in Ontario. The event gives students an opportunity to speak with representatives from across Ontario, about programs, campus life, and anything else that will help them decide which university to choose.
The fair marks the beginning of the recruitment cycle and the start of Western’s school visits.
The writer is a communication officer assisting in undergraduate recruitment.
“I’m thinking about Western because I have a lot of friends that go there and they rave about it. I also really want to move away from home and London isn’t too far away. I hear that
Western’s MIT program is really good and I love the colour purple.”
“I like the programs Western has to offer, especially Arts and Humanities. I really came here today with a blank mind, not sure where I wanted to go but after talking to the representatives from Western they really have me thinking about going there.”
“I’m pretty sure I’m going to go to Western because my sister and my dad went there and they both loved it. Western is known for strong academics and a good reputation. Plus I’ve visited the campus when I went to see my sister and it’s really nice.”
University Students’ Council and the Huron University College
Students’ Council will be hosts to an all-candidates debate for the
London North Centre candidates.
To be held Oct. 7 in the Kingsmill
Room at Huron, the debate will highlight issues facing members of the London community, with a special focus on issues in postsecondary education.
Huron Political Science professor Paul Nesbitt-Larking will moderate the debate, which will feature candidates Mary
Ann Hodge (Green Party),
Steve Holmes (NDP), Paul Van
Meerbergen (Conservative) and
Glen Pearson (Liberal).
Former University of Western
Ontario Food Services staff member, Anastasia Maiopoulos, died Sept. 22 at the age of 83. A funeral service was held Sept. 25 for Maiopoulos, who retired in
1990 with 10 years of service.
Arnott Lamond, a University of Western Ontario police officer until his retirement in 1987, died
Sept. 14 at the age of 77. A funeral service was held on Sept. 24 for
Lamond, who had 18 years of service.
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Research shows that with more intensive medical therapy, the risk of stroke has become so low that at least 95 per cent of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) would be better off with medical therapy than with surgery or stenting.
ACS is a narrowing in the carotid artery, which supplies blood to the brain, which has not yet resulted in a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). In the United States, one-half to twothirds of patients subjected to surgery for revascularization are asymptomatic.
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The historical benefit of revascularization for ACS was based on less intensive medical therapy than is now prevalent.
Spence and a team of researchers studied 471 ACS patients.
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“The 96 per cent of patients without microemboli have only a one per cent risk of stroke in the next year, whereas the ones with microemboli have a 14 per cent risk of stroke,” says Spence.
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Three Day Road author, Joseph
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Wednesday, Oct.
8 at the Wolf
Performance
Hall at London’s
Central Library.
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The event, which starts at 7 p.m., kicks off the 2008-09 all-star edition of London Reads and features a traditional First
Nations Welcome ceremony and an interview with Boyden b y R o g e r s
Television news director George
Clark.
B o y d e n will read two passages from his winning book, as well as a selection from his latest novel,
Through Black
Spruce. A book sale and signing will follow.
L o n d o n
Reads, initially l a u n c h e d a s We s t e r n
R e a d s , w a s started as part of The University of Western Ontario’s 125th anniversary celebrations in 2003.
The program, which was modeled after CBC Radio’s Canada Reads, promotes Canadian authors and the importance of literacy. The community is invited to read along with and engage local celebrity panelists as they deliberate the merits of Canadian fiction.
This year’s list of books and
10 panelists, who are winners from the past five years, will be announced during the event. The locations of the monthly book club meetings will be named.
Tickets for the event are $30, which includes admission and signed copy of Boyden’s new book Through Black Spruce.
General admission to the event is $5.00 and tickets are available at The Book Store at Western,
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Proceeds from the event benefit
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Medical biophysics Master’s students Raul Rupsingh and
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Dragon’s Den allows aspiring entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas and products to a panel of Canadian business moguls who decide whether to invest their own time and money into the venture.
The pair presented their computer software program that helps seniors navigate the Internet and other computer-based programs. After successfully wooing three of the five panelists,
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Dragons Arlene Dickinson, a renowned Canadian independent marketing communications entrepenuer, Robert Herjavec, information technology security and infrastructure integration guru, and Jim Treliving, founder of the Boston Pizza franchise, were all sold on the idea of making computers easier for seniors.
“Dragon’s Den was definitely one of the most intimidating tasks I’ve ever done – seven hot lights and 10 cameras bearing down on us from all sides,” says
Rupsingh. “Not to mention, a panel of five dragons up on a pedestal, looking down on us.
“Any misstep would be immortalized forever on film,” he adds. “I was worried about myself, but also for the 83-yearold grandmother we brought along with us. But, Hazel [Brunt] was amazing. Entirely unscripted, she stole the spotlight.”
Brunt, who was a beta-tester for the product, demonstrated how she was able to send e-mails to her great-grandchild in Japan using the touch-screen interface.
“We are grateful for all the support we have received from the
Richard Ivey School of Business,
London Economic Development
Corporation and TechAlliance here in London. They have been essential in grooming us as a company and teaching us the basics of how to start our own business,” says Beath.
Both Rupsingh and Beath are currently conducting research with scientists at Robarts
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Health Sciences Dean Jim
Weese has been reappointed for another term, beginning on July
1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2015.
Weese will be entitled to a oneyear study leave, commencing next July.
Weese’s reappointment was the unanimous recommendation of a
Senate selection committee.
His first term, which began in 2004, was characterized as successful in advancing the schools of Kinesiology, Nursing,
Occupational Therapy, Physical
Therapy, and Communication
Sciences and Disorders, and the
Interdisciplinary Bachelor of
Health Sciences and Health and
Rehabilitation Science Programs, as well as creating teaching and research connections drawing from all areas of the faculty.
Weese is a graduate of the
University of Windsor and holds a
PhD from Ohio State University.
He came to Western from the
University of Windsor, where he served as dean of Human Kinetics.
His academic specialization includes sport management and executive leadership in sport.
“We are very pleased that
Jim Weese has agreed to serve a second term as dean of Health
Sciences,” says Provost and
Vice-President (Academic) Fred
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“He has been a great builder within the faculty and a strong leader among his decanal colleagues. Health Sciences has experienced a substantial increase in both teaching and research activities under his leadership, and its programs are known across Canada.”
President Paul Davenport says, “Western’s Faculty of
Health Sciences is a complex and diverse unit, and Jim Weese’s organizational talents have been vital in realizing its full potential.
He is a strong academic leader who also understands the nature of athletics and recreational programs and their role within the faculty.”
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Work on the 60,000-square-foot addition to Western’s Research and
Development Park is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2009. The new facility will house Surface Science Western and LANXESS Inc.
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LANXESS Inc. to The University of Western Research and Development Park is considered “a perfect fit” for the global research and development group.
Currently operating in Sarnia, the move to London will also bring the global responsibility for research and development of butyl and butyl-like elastomers. Three world-scale rubbermanufacturing sites in Belgium,
Canada and Singapore will be supported by the LANXESS site at the research park.
Relocation to the 60,000-squarefoot London site, which will support 120 employees, will be completed by the end of 2009.
Surface Science Western, a main campus consulting and research lab providing analytical services to industries producing metallic and plastic components, is a facility with a staff of 14 scientists and engineers that will join LANXESS in the new facility.
“This move certainly strengthens the LANXESS commitment to innovation and growth in butyl manufacturing both in Canada and globally,” Ralf Schenkel, head of Global Research & Development for Butyl Rubber, told Western News in an interview.
“Our company looked for a location linked with a leading research-intensive university.”
LANXESS is a leader in specialty chemicals with 2007 sales of more than $10 billion and around 15,200 employees in 21 countries. The core business of
LANXESS is the development, manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals, plastics, rubber and intermediates.
Schenkel says the new facility aims to create a global centre of excellence for material research and give LANXESS researchers access to people and equipment at all academic levels, plus the added synergies of collaborating in a multidisciplinary environment.
LANXESS looked globally when looking to relocate its research and development group, including Asia, Europe and other parts of Canada, he says. But the
Western research park ultimately stood out among other potential sites for a number of reasons.
“It was a combination of many things,” says Schenkel. “Certainly, Ontario is a good place to conduct research and development, and coming to the research park you enter an environment with start-up companies. You’re also close to the university, which gives you access to cutting-edge technology.”
Schenkel says the potential for collaboration is strong for a wide variety institutions, business and industry, adding Western will be part of that partnership.
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Deployed peacekeeping veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have significant impairments in health-related quality of life according to research by Dr.
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Richardson is a consultant psychiatrist with the Operational
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His team studied 125 male, deployed Canadian Forces peacekeeping veterans who were referred for a psychiatric assessment. The average age was
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The most common military theatre in which they served was the Balkan states (Bosnia, Croatia, former Yugoslavia, and Kosovo), with 83 per cent having exposure to combat or a war zone.
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A lthough public school has been back for only a month, many children are likely already experiencing frustration and confusion in math class.
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Daniel Ansari is an assistant professor and Canada Research
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Research shows that many children who experience mathematical difficulties have developmental dyscalculia – a syndrome that is similar to dyslexia, a learning disability that affects a child’s ability to read.
Children with dyscalculia often have difficulty understanding numerical quantity. For example, they find it difficult to connect abstract symbols, such as a number, to the numerical magnitude it represents.
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Ansari says parents and teachers are often not aware that developmental dyscalculia is just as common as developmental dyslexia and is frequently related to dyslexia. There is a great need to increase public awareness of developmental dyscalculia.
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Western’s Career Fair – includes organizations offering full-time employment for graduating students and for alumni. UCC, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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McIntosh Gallery – Hinterlands. FASTWURMS
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Department of History Seminar – Eli Nathans,
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Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Evelyne
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Faculty Mentor Program - “Digging Deeper
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Western Homecoming 2008 – Kickoff & Alumni
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Don Wright Faculty of Music – Join Peter
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Modern Languages and Literatures and the
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“Cuisine and Italian Identity” Conron Hall, University College, Room 224. Admission free. 8 p.m.
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Philosphy and Physics & Astronomy – William
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The Spectacular Art Book Sale – McIntosh
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Don Wright Faculty of Music – Music of Omar
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Department of Geography – “Global Climate
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Department of Philosophy – Pamela Hieronymi, UCLA. “Of Metaethics and Motivation” TC
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Men’s Baseball – McMaster at Western (Labatt
Park) 1 p.m.
Women’s Rugby – Waterloo at Western. 1 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Guelph at Western (Brescia
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Men’s Football – Windsor at Western. 2 p.m.
Men’s Rugby – Laurier at Western. 3 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Guelph at Western (Brescia
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Men’s Baseball – McMaster at Western (Labatt
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Women’s Hockey – Queen’s at Western. 4 p.m.
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Men’s/Women’s Badminton – Ryerson at Western (Thames Hall Gym) 10 a.m.
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2008 Joanne Goodman Lectures – Michael
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“From Fatalism to Mastery: (Canada and) The
Coming of Modern Medicine” Fatalism: Montreal,
1885” McKellar Room, UCC. Refreshments 4:15,
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Senior Alumni Program – Chief Murray Faulkner, London Police Service. “The City’s Finest
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Oncology Grand Rounds – Oncology and London Regional Cancer Program. Richard Heinzl,
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Modern Languages and Literatures presents
“La Tertulia” Spanish Conversation Group. Anyone wishing to speak Spanish and meet people from different Spanish-speaking countries is welcome. Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. UC 117. Email tertulia@uwo.ca
Distinguished University Professor Public
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Conron Hall, Room 224 UC. 4 p.m. Reception to follow.
2008 Joanne Goodman Lectures – Michael
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Men’s Water Polo – McMaster at Western
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London Reads 2008 Grand Finale - Joseph
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Doreen Bartlett , from the School of Physical
Therapy, attended the American Academy for
Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine annual conference in Atlanta,GA, from Sept.
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Richard Ivey School of Business – Finance .
Seeks candidates for a faculty position in the area of Finance. The position is available to begin in July 2009. A tenured Associate Professor or Professor, a tenure-track Assistant
Professor, Limited Term, or Visiting appointment will be considered. Submission deadline is Nov.
30, 2008, although applications will be accepted until the position has been filled
Richard Ivey School of Business – Management Information Systems.
Seeks candidates for a probationary (tenure-track) Assistant or
Associate Professor in the Management Information Systems group. The position is available to begin in July 2009. Submission deadline is
Nov. 30, 2008, although applications will be accepted until the positions have been filled.
Richard Ivey School of Business – Management Communications.
Seeks candidates for a Limited Term appointment in the area of
Management Communications teaching group.
The position is available as of July, 2009.
Submission deadline is Nov. 30, 2008, although applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.
Faculty of Health Sciences – School of Physical Therapy , Faculty Position in Musculoskeletal
Health. Invites applications for a full-time probationary (tenure-track) position at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the School of Physical Therapy with academic responsibilities in research, teaching and service. Candidates must hold a PhD related to musculoskeletal health, preferably in Rehabilitation Science, Epidemiology, Kinesiology, or another health -related science. The effective date of the appointment is July 1, 2009; however the start date is negotiable. The deadline for receipt of applications is Jan. 15, 2009.
Faculty of Information and Media Studies - Library and Information Science. Invites applications for one and possibly two full-time, probationary appointments (tenure-track) at the rank of Assistant Professor. The deadline for receipt of applications is Jan. 15, 2009 or until position is filled.
Faculty of Social Science – Economics.
Invites applications for positions as outlined below.
Unless otherwise specified, these appointments are effective July 1, 2009 but alternate starting dates may be arranged. Applicants should specify if they are applying for limited term, probationary (tenure track) or tenured positions. Information about the Department of
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uwo.ca/. Closing date for receipt of applications is Nov. 15, 2008.
Faculty of Social Science – Aubrey Dan Program in Management and Organizational Studies.
Applications are invited for the endowed Dancap
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All positions are subject to budgetary approval.
Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however,
Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. The University of Western
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and spinal malalignments in adolescents with cerebral palsy” and “The Gross Motor Function
Classification System: Validation of a 12-18 year age band and revision of the 6-12 year age band” with CanChild colleagues Marilyn Wright, Peter
Rosenbaum and Bob Palisano.
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