In the News
in the news
The revenge of the liberal arts degree
Owen Charters, CanadaHelps CEO (BA '98 English) recently spoke about the power of a liberal arts degree in Charity Village To read more click here
alumni achievements
Penn Kemp, BA'66
Western English alumna and former Writer in Residence Penn Kemp has been named a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition to her services to arts and culture in our community. Penn has also been named the 40th Life Member of the League of Poets. click here
recently published
Jordan Crowe, BA'09
Jordan Crowe, who graduated with a double major in psychology and visual arts, recently published a new book Maritime Lighthouses. This art book is aimed at bringing attention to the fate of Canada's historic Beacons, most of which are to be destroyed in the coming years. To read more
Western Arts and Humanities grads are employed in exciting and diverse fields all over the globe. To read about some of our notable Arts and Humanities alumni visit HERE.
The latest News from alumni...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m.
TIFF Bell Lightbox, 250 King Street West, Toronto, ON
TIFF's Artistic Director Cameron Bailey, BA'87 routinely mingles with the world's great filmmakers in Los Angeles, Paris and Beijing. He was recently named on of Toronto Life's most influential people in Toronto. On the evening of January 29, he will take a break from his jet-setting and cultural adventures to offer fellow Western alumni an exclusive talk and tours of TIFF.
Don't miss this oppotunity to learn more about TIFF and meet one of Western's most influential alumni.
Registration is $15 per person and includes delicious appetizers catered by Oliver & Bonacini, greetings from Michael Milde, Dean of Western's Faculty of Arts & Humanities, and guided tours of the TIFF Bell Lightbox. A cash bar will be available.
Please register by Friday, January 25, 2013.
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2012 Alumni Awards of Merit
Carolyn Lawrence
Young Alumni Award recipient 2012
Carolyn Lawrence at this year's Alumni Awards of Merit Dinner alongside Dean Milde and Susana Gajic-Bruyea, Associate Vice-President of Alumni Relations.
“I was never very good at taking direction,” says Carolyn Lawrence, BA’00 with a laugh. “I think kids who are like that should consider leadership roles!” She is now the recipient of the Young Alumni Award.
After completing an English degree at Western, where she was a member of the ski team, she joined TD Canada Trust as a marketing assistant and began working her way through the ranks. She enjoyed her work but felt “I was missing the passion element.” She approached the owner of Women of Influence for a job but, instead was presented with an opportunity to buy the business. She started as an event coordinator in 2005 and became CEO and president in 2007. Since then she and her young and dynamic team have expanded the business to include new events and activities, a digital and print magazine, and a growing online community.
Lawrence is committed to helping women realize their full potential. “I won’t stop until I can see real gender parity in the workforce” she says.
GO Awards
In 2010-11, Western offered 28 donor-funded student exchange awards and 120 Ontario government supported exchanges. Currently, the University has exchange programs with 85 institutions in 20 countries.
Western wants to offer more Western students an international experience by attending university outside Canada, participating in an exchange program, building communities around the world and learning new languages.
With the goal of offering 400 students this opportunity by 2016, Western has established the Global Opportunities (GO) Awards, a program where the University will match qualified donations starting at $500, or the payout on endowed funds, to support an award for years to come.
For more information about the plan to offer the world as a classroom to our students, please contact Carole Stinson, Executive Director, Development Programs at 519-661-2111 ext. 85696 or email cstinson@uwo.ca.
Archbishop Thomas Collins, MA'73 elevated to cardinal
by Marcia Steyaert, BA'96 (King's)
Recently Pope Benedict XVI, announced that Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will be elevated to the College of Cardinals, an international group of principal advisors to the Pontiff.
Archbishop Collins, who graduated from Western in 1973 with an MA in English, commented on his appointment:
"I am deeply honoured that the Holy Father has called me to be a member of the College of Cardinals. I am grateful for the trust he has placed in me, and recognize this honour as a sign of his esteem for the role of Canada and of the Archdiocese of Toronto in the universal Church. I ask the people of the Archdiocese, whom I am privileged to serve as bishop, and all people in the community, to pray for me and for all who serve Our Lord through ministry in the Church."
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