Jim Weese, PhD

• Western University; London, Ontario
  • Founding Executive Director, Western Leader Academy (2019-23)
  • Acting Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President (International) (2019-20)
  • Acting Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President (International) (2017-18)
  • Special Advisor to the Provost (2016-17)
  • Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences (2004-15)
• University of Windsor; Windsor, Ontario
  • Dean, Faculty of Human Kinetics (2000-2004)
  • Director, Department of Kinesiology (1997-2000)
  • Director, Cooperative Education, Department of Kinesiology (1986-91)
  • Acting Chair: Department of Athletics and Recreational Services (1991-1992)
  • Director of Campus Recreation, Department of Athletics and Recreational Services (1986-1991)

• Professor, School of Kinesiology (2004-present)

• Professor, Faculty of Human Kinetics (1998-2004)
• Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Kinetics (1992-1997)
• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Human Kinetics (1987-1992)
• Lecturer, Faculty of Human Kinetics (1986-1987)

• Lecturer, Faculty of Physical Activity Studies

Western University

• Member, Western Leadership Certificate Academic Advisory Committee (2024)
• Member, National Scholars Selection Committee (Campus Committee - Western University) (2023)
• Invited Mentor, Change the World|Western event (2023)
• Alternate Member, Annual Performance Evaluation Committee, School of Kinesiology (2022-23)
• Member, Kinesiology Graduate Affairs Committee (2022-23)
• Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Faculty of Engineering (2022-23)
• Invited Judge, Change the World|Western event (2022)
• Rhodes Scholar Preparation Committee, Western University (2022)
• Organizing Committee, Vanier Cup, Western University, London, Ontario (2022)
• Organizing Committee, Larry Haylor Memorial Fund Raising Golf Tournament, Sunningdale Golf and Country Club, London, ON (2022)
• Coach, Two Teams Representing Kinesiology at the Ivey Sport Leadership Case Competition (2022)
• Member, National Scholars Selection Committee (Campus Committee - Western University) (2022)
• Member, Appointments Committee, Sociocultural Studies, School of Kinesiology (2022-23)
• Alternate Member, Annual Performance Evaluation Committee, School of Kinesiology (2021-22)
• Member, National Scholars Selection Committee (Faculty of Health Sciences) (2021)
• Rhodes Scholar Preparation Committee, Western University (2020-21)
• Chair, Logistics Committee (New and Returning Students for Fall 2020 during COVID) (2020)
• Chair, Spring/Summer Special Projects Committee for COVID-19 Response (2020)
• Chair, Academic Offerings Sub Committee, Spring/Summer Special Projects Committee for COVID-19 Response (2020)
• Member, Western Mustang Football Champions Club Executive Committee (2019-***)
• Member, Planning Committee to Host the 2020 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (2019-20)
• President’s/Vice Presidents’ Committee (2019-20)
• Provost’s Cabinet (2019-20)
• Senate Sub-Committees, Western Research Board (2019-20)
• Chair, Western’s World’s World Challenge Committee (2019-2020)
• Chair, Western Undergraduate Awards Committee (2019-2020)
• Chair, Western’s Scholars at Risk Committee (2019-2020)
• Chair, Western’s Academics with our Borders Committee (2019-2020)
• Chair, Western’s International Education Advisory Committee (2019-2020)
• Host, Western 22 student-delegation presenting at the Undergraduate Awards in Dublin, Ireland (2019)
• Member, Planning Committee to Host the 2019 International Academic Counsellors Conference (2018-19)
• Coach, Two Teams Representing Western University at the University of Waterloo Sport Management Case Competition (2018)
• Member, Search Committee for the Vice-Provost (Student Experience) (2018)
• Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Faculty of Law (2018-2020)
• President’s/Vice Presidents’ Committee (2017-18)
• Provost’s Cabinet (2017--18)
• Senate Sub-Committees: Operations Agenda, Nominating Committee, Western Research Board (2017-18)
• Chair, Western’s World’s World Challenge Committee (2017-18)
• Chair, Western Undergraduate Awards Committee (2017-18)
• Chair, Western’s Scholars at Risk Committee (2017-18)
• Chair, Western’s Academics with our Borders Committee (2017-18)
• Chair, Western’s International Education Advisory Committee (2017-18)
• Member, Western’s Successful Bid Committee to Host the 2019 International Academic Counsellors Conference (2017)
• Host, Western 24 student-delegation presenting at the Undergraduate Awards in Dublin, Ireland (2017)
• Chair, Director of Sport and Recreation Sport and Recreation Search Committee (2017)
• Chair, Department of Sports and Recreation Services Council (2017)
• Member, Western Mustang Alumni Association (2017)
• Member, Honorary Degree Selection Committee (2015-2019)
• Rhodes Scholar Preparation Committee (2019-20)
• Rhodes Scholar Preparation Committee (2015-16)
• Member, Wall of Champions Committee (Mustang Football Fundraising) (2016-**)
• Vice-Chair, Senate (Chair Senate Meetings when President was unable to attend) (2013-15)
• Chair, Senate Operations Agenda Committee (2013-15)
• Member, Decanal Selection Committee, Faculty of Social Science (2012-13)
• Member, Senate Subcommittee on Enrolment Planning and Policy (2008-09)
• Member, Joint Workload Committee, University of Western Ontario and the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (2007-09)
• Chair, Athletic Financial Awards Committee (2007-15)
• Co-Chair, The University Western Ontario United Way Campaign (2006, 2007)
  • 2006 Goal = $475,000 - raised $496,000
  • 2007 Goal = $500,000 - raised $526,000
• University Senate
• Dean’s Council
• Sport and Recreational Services Advisory Council
• Chair, Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty Council
  
  • Ex-officio Council Member for:
    • School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    • School of Kinesiology
    • School of Nursing
    • School of Occupational Therapy
    • School of Physical Therapy
    • Bachelor of Health Sciences/School of Health Studies
• Chair/Director Selection Committee for:
  • School of Nursing (two occasions)
  • School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (two occasions)
  • School of Kinesiology (two occasions)
  • School of Occupational Therapy (two occasions)
  • School of Physical Therapy (three occasions)
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/School of Health Studies (three occasions)
• Member, University Research Board (2004-09)
• Member, Health and Safety Committee (2004-15)
• Member, Equity Committee, Joint Committee of the University of Western Ontario and the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (2004-07)

President/Past President

• President and Past President, Canadian Association of Heath Science Deans (CAHSD National Deans Council) (2007-09)
• President and Past President, Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA - National Deans Council) (2001-02)
• President and Past President, Board of Directors North American Society for Sport Management (1995-97)

Board of Directors Roles

• Chair, Government of Canada Appointee to the Games Legacy Fund Allocation Committee (2024-**)
• Vice Chair, Government of Canada Appointee to the Games Legacy Fund Allocation Committee (2022-24)
• Academic Advisory Board, Play On! Canada (2022-**)
• Government of Canada Appointee to the Games Legacy Fund Allocation Committee (2021-22)
• Emagen Holographic Technology Academic Advisory Board (2021-**)
• Member, Give and Go Sport Education, Windsor, Ontario (2017-22)
• Sunningdale Golf and Country Club Board of Directors (2014-19)
• Executive Committee, Board of Directors, YMCA of Western Ontario (2014-18)
• Member, Board of Directors, YMCA of Western Ontario (2012-18)
• Member, Board of Directors, Fowler-Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic (2006-15)
• Member, Corporate Board of Directors, ListenUp Canada (2005-09)
• Member, Care Committee, St. Joseph’s Heath Care, London, Ontario (2005-09)
• Secretary-Treasurer and Executive Committee Member, Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators Board (2002-05)
• President and Past President, Board of Directors, Sutton Creek Golf and Country Club, Windsor, Ontario (1991-95)
• Member, Board of Directors, Windsor and Essex County Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (1991-95)

• International World’s Challenge Challenge, London, Ontario (2023)
• Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario (2023)
• Thames Valley District School Board Retreat, Windsor, Ontario (2023)
• Chatham-Kent Family Health Team, Chatham, Ontario (2023)
• Hydro One Corporate Retreat, Toronto, Ontario (2022)
• Luxy Hair Corporate Leadership Retreat, Toronto, Ontario (2022)
• Pecha Kucha Speech – The Leadership Lifecycle, Windsor, Ontario (2022)
• Hospitality Services Retreat, Western University, London, Ontario (2020)
• Decanal Leadership Workshop (with Christine Quinn and John Lehman) developed and delivered via
• Zoom for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2020)
• Facilitator. Leadership Retreat for Hospitality Services Staff, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON (2020)
• Leadership and Management in Higher Education, Leadership Learning Community (Staff Conference), The University of Western Ontario, London, ON (2019)
• Decanal Leadership Best Practices, Webinar developed and delivered for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2019)
• Leadership in Higher Education Workshop (with Jeffrey Buller, Walter Gmelch and Jackie Elliot) developed and to be delivered in Seattle, Washington for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2019)
• Leadership and Management in Higher Education. Workshop designed and delivered at the Texas A&M Dean’s Retreat, Corpus Christi, TX (2019)
• Dare Foods Corporate Retreat, Cambridge, Ontario (2019)
• Three Branch Rotary Club Gala Dinner, Windsor, Ontario (2019)
• London Business Directors Club, London, Ontario (2019)
• U Sports Leadership Team, Richmond Hill, Ontario (2018)
• Administrative Team Building: Finding, Assembling and Inspiring your Leadership Team Webinar developed and delivered for DKG Media, LP. (2018)
• Effective Management Practices for Academic Leaders Webinar developed and delivered for DKG Media, LP. (2018)
• Best Leadership Practices for Deans Webinar developed and delivered for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2018)
•  Building the Bench: Identifying and Developing Future Department Chairs Webinar developed and delivered for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2018)
• Management/Leadership Skills for Deans Workshop (with Jeffrey Buller, Walter Gmelch and Jackie Elliot) developed and delivered in San Antonio, TX for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2018)
• Effective Academic Leadership Seminar developed and delivered to the UBC-O Senior Leadership Summer Conference Kelowna, BC (2017)
• Four Leadership Skills for Deans Webinar developed and delivered for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2017)
• Management Skills for Deans Workshop (with Jeffrey Buller, Walter Gmelch and Jeanne Hey) developed and delivered in Orlando, FL for Academic impressions, Inc. Orlando, FL (2017)
• Identifying and developing Future Department Chairs Webinar developed and delivered for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2017)
• A Dean’s Guide to Building Faculty Relationships Webinar developed and delivered for Academic Impressions, Inc. (2016)
• Leading in the Health Sciences – Decanal and Student President Perspectives Workshop speaker (with Crich, L., Logaratnam, S., & Skinner, H.) to the Canadian Association of Health Science Deans, Saskatchewan, SK (2014)
• Leading Change in Higher Education (with A. Hrymak) Invited speaker/facilitator of a workshop for Western’s current academic leaders/high potential academic leaders at the University of Western Ontario, London, ON (2012-15)
• Leadership Strategies: Building/Sustaining Morale and Community in Uncertain Times invited presentation to the Council of Ontario Deans of Arts, Science and Social Science, London, ON (2011)
• Leadership Consultant - Mentoring, General Motors of Canada (Transmission Plant), Windsor, ON (1997-00)
• Leadership Consultant, Ford Motor Company (Engine Plant), Windsor, ON (1994-00)
• Course Conductor (Theory), National Coaching Certification Program (1985-2004)

University Campus Presentations

• Brock University (2024)
• University of Windsor (2024)
• Western University (2024)
• Lambton College (2024)
• Fanshawe College (2023)
• The Ohio State University (2023)
• St. Francis Xavier University (2023)
• Executive MBA Program, AOG School of Management, The Netherlands (2023)
• The Ohio State University (2023)
• St. Francis Xavier University (2023)
• School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University (2023)
• Texas Tech University (Graduate Students) (2023)
• Fanshawe College (2023)
• Ulster University (Northern Ireland) (2023)
• Texas Tech University (Undergraduate Students) (2023)
• The University of Manitoba (2023)
• Personal Leadership, Kin 3335 Sport Leadership, Western University (2023)
• Executive MBA Program, AOG School of Management, The Netherlands (2022)
• Group and Organizational Leadership, Kin 3335 Sport Leadership, Western University (2022)
• The Ohio State University (2022)
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2022)
• Humber College (2022)
• Personal Leadership, Kin 3335 Sport Leadership, Western University (2022)
• Leadership in Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Sciences 4970, Western University (2020)
• Executive MBA Program, AOG School of Management, The Netherlands (2021)
• The Ohio State University (2021)
• Sport Business Club Presentation, University of Ottawa (2021)
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2021)
• Group and Organizational Leadership, Kin 3335 Sport Leadership, Western University (2021)
• First Year Students at Western University (2021)
• Brock University, St. Catharines, ON (2020)
• Global Health, Western University, London, Ontario (2020)
• The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2020)
• Developing Emerging Academic Leaders in Sciences (DEALS) Leadership Development Program, Faculty of Science, Western University, London, Ontario (2020)
• The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2019)
• University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (2019)
• University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan (2019)
• University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario (2019)
• Executive MBA Program, AON Business School, The Netherlands (2019)
• Leadership Learning Community Seminar for Staff, Western University, London, Ontario (2019)
• Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi, Texas (2019)
• University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (2019)
• Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario (2019)
• Western University, London, Ontario (2018)
• Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario (2018)

Community/Fund Raising Speeches

• Rotary Club of London South (2024)
• Graduating Class – Banting Secondary School, London, Ontario (2021)
• NIRSA Canada (2021)
• St. Catharines Business Leaders, St. Catharines, Ontario (2020)
• Senior Alumni, Western University, London, Ontario (postponed due to COVID-19) (2020)

Book Signing Events

• Indigo Chapters, London, Ontario (2023)
• Christmas Festival, Dresden, Ontario (2023)
• Indigo Chapters, London, Ontario (2019)
• Coles, Sarnia, Ontario (2019)
• Indigo Chapters, Windsor, Ontario (2019)

North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)

• Distinguished Sport Management Educator Award (2022)
• Garth Paton Distinguished Service Award (2015)
• Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award (2001)
• NASSM Research Fellow (Inaugural Group) (2001)

Government of Canada

• Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2013) (Awarded for leadership and advocacy in the area of exercise and physical activity)
• Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) (Awarded for contributions to academic leadership)

The University of Western Ontario

• Faculty of Health Sciences Teaching Recognition of Achievement (2011, 2013, 2021, 2018)
• Faculty of Health Sciences Teaching Recognition of Excellence (2008, 2021)

The University of Windsor

• Alumni Award of Merit (2023)
• Legacy Award, University of Windsor Lancer Hockey (2022)
• Team Achievement Award – Lancer Golf (2017)
• Alumni Sports Hall of Fame, Inductee (2014)

Rotary Club of Windsor

• Award for Vocational Excellence (2002)

Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Young Professional Award (1987)

• Sport Leadership
• Executive Leadership Development
• Higher Education

• North American Society for Sport Management
  • Research Fellow

• Sport Leadership
• Sport Management

• The Ohio State University: College of Education and Human Ecology (2016)
• University of South Florida: Muma College of Business (2016)

• Weese, W. J (2023). The leadership lifecycle: How to get on? How to Excel? When and how to Exit? New York: Archway Publishing, a Division of Simon and Schuster, New York. NY.
• Weese, W. J. (2023). The Grandpa Rules: Essential Lessons for Success in Life and Leadership. Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon). Monee, IL.
• Weese, W.J. (2018). The 5C leader: Exceptional leadership practices for extraordinary times. New York: Archway Publishing, a Division of Simon and Schuster, New York. NY. Hard Cover, Soft Cover, E-Book and Audiobook formats

• R.L. Boucher &, W.J. Weese (1991). Management of recreational sports in higher education (Edited text). Carmel, IN: Wm. C. Brown and Benchmark.

• Weese, W.J. (2014). Weese’s Five C Leadership. In P. Chelladurai. Managing sport organizations for sport and physical activity (p. 311).  Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway.
• Weese, W.J. (2012). Preparing the next generation of doctoral students. Ten considerations to heighten effectiveness and impact. In A. Gillentine, R. Baker and J. Cuneen (Eds.), Critical essays in sport management: Exploring and achieving a paradigm shift (pp. 173-189). Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway .
• Weese W.J. (2005). Forward. In S. Spaulding. Meaningful motion - Biomechanics (pp. vii - viii) . Edinborough, UK: Elsevier, Churchill, Livingstone.
• W.J. Weese (1991). Managerial efficiency in recreational sports.  In R.L. Boucher and W.J. Weese (Eds.), Management of recreational sports in higher education (pp. 227-252). Carmel, IN:  Wm. C. Brown and Benchmark.
• W.J. Weese &, D. Wilkinson (1991). Corporate sponsorship of recreational sports.  In R.L. Boucher and W.J. Weese (Eds.), Management of recreational sports in higher education (pp. 199-212). Carmel, IN:  Wm. C. Brown and Benchmark.

• Magee, K., & Weese, W. J. (2023). Olympic Public Transportation Investments, Legacy, and City Prosperity: An Empirical Look at the 2000-2016 Summer Games. Athens Journal of Sports. 10, 235-260.
• Gray, E., & Weese, W. J (2023). Preparing Sport Leaders of the Future To Lead Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Sport Organizations: Insights and Strategies from Professors. Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 42, 110-122. https://awl-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/awl/article/view/429.
• Columba, C., & Weese, W. J. (2023). Environmental Sustainability and the National Hockey League: A Review of the Seven Canadian Teams. Athens Journal of Sports. 10: 1-23 https://doi.org/10.30958/ajspo.X-Y-Z.
• Waud, D., & Weese, W. J. (2022). Does High-Performance Sport Have An Obligation to Help Former Athletes with Their Career and Life Transition? Athens Journal of Sport. 10:1-18, https://www.athensjournals.gr/sports/2022-4607-AJSPO-Weese-07.pdf
• Weese, W. J. (2022). Teaching Reflections and Insights from a 38-Year Sport Management Career: An Essay. Sport Management Education Journal. 16(2), 194-197. https://doi.org/10.1123/smej.2022-008
• FemiCole, J., & Weese, W.J. (2022). What do leaders need to know about leadership shelf life? Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics. 19(2), 121-133. https://doi.org/10.33423/jlae.v19i2
• Weese W.J., El-Khoury M., Brown G. and Weese W. Z. (2022) The Future Is Now: Preparing Sport Management Graduates in Times of Disruption and Change. Front. Sports Act. Living: Insights in Sports Management, Marketing and Business: 4:813504. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.813504
• Damon, Z. J., Leberman, S., Wells, J. E., Burton, L., Ferkins, L., Weese, W. J., & Welty-Peachey. J. (2022). Privileging practice in sport leadership: Applying relational reflexivity. Journal of Sport Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2020-0407.
• Gray, E., & Weese, W. J (2021). Does the next generation of sport leaders perceive the presence of the glass ceiling and the need to shatter It? Insights of Undergraduate Students. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics. 18, 4, 116-131.
• Cosentino, A., Weese, W. J. & Wells, J. E. (2021). Strategies to advance women: Career insights from senior leadership women in professional sport in Canada. Frontiers in Sport and Active Living (Sport Management and Marketing section). 1-13. doi.10.3389/fspor.2021.716505
• Beard, S., & Weese, W. J. (2020). A 50-year retrospective of leadership development through varsity sport from the former athletes’ perspective. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletics in Education, 1-25. doi.org/10.1080/19357397.2020.1774238
• Weese, W. J. (2020). Internationalization of sport management education. Once a luxury, now a necessity. Sport Management Education Journal. 14, 2, 79-84. doi.org/10/1123/smej.2019.044
• Van Dyk C., & Weese, W. J. (2019). Campus recreation programs must play a role in heightening Indigenous student engagement and retention? Recreational Sports Journal. 43, 2, 123-136.
• Weese, W. Z., & & Weese, W. J. (2019). Heightening leader development for student staff in college and university recreational sports departments. Athens Journal of Sports. 4, 139-152. DOI: https://www.athensjournals.gr/sports/2019-3041-AJSPO-Weese-01.pdf.
• Weese W. J., & and Chelladurai, P. (2017). Leadership skills in sport. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. Online publication October 2017. DOI: 10.93/acrefore/9780190236577.013.187
• Weese, W.J., & Beard, S. (2012). Rethinking the teaching of leadership in sport management. Sport Management Education Journal, 6, 1-7.
• Janisse, M., & Weese, W.J. (2010). Effectively recruiting and retaining service volunteers in IndyCar Racing Series. International Journal of Volunteer Administration, XXVII, 3, 21-30.
• Weese, W.J. (2010). The four steps to exceptional leadership of Campus Recreation in turbulent times. Recreational Sports Journal, 34, (2), 95-102. (Note: Nominated for the 2010 Article of Distinction Award).
• Weese, W.J. (2002). Opportunities and headaches: Dichotomous perspectives on the current and hiring realities in the sport management academy. Journal of Sport Management, 16, (1), 1-17.
• Kent, A., & Weese, W.J. (2001). Do effective organizations have better executive leaders and/or organizational cultures? A study of selected sport organizations. European Journal for Sport Management, 7, (2), 4-21.
• Weese, W.J. (2001). Are sport management executive leaders as good as they think? European Journal for Sport Management, 7, (2), 65-76.
• Weese, W.J. (1998). Leadership behaviour in sport organisations. Invited manuscript in the Research in Sport Management: Implications for Administrators. The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) Journal. 9, 55-63.
• Weese, W.J. (1997). The development of an instrument to measure organizational effectiveness in campus recreation programs. Journal of Sport Management, 11, (3), 264-275.
• Weese, W.J. (1996). Do leadership and organizational culture really matter?" Journal of Sport Management, 10, (2), 197-206.
• Bourner, F., & Weese, W.J., (1995). Executive leadership and organizational effectiveness in the Canadian Hockey League. European Journal for Sport Management, 2, (1), 88-100.
• Weese, W.J.  (1995). A Synthesis of Leadership Theory and a Prelude to the Five "C" Model. European Journal for Sport Management, 2 (1), 59-71.
• Weese, W.J. (1995). If we're not serving sport managers then we're not serving sport management. Journal of Sport Management, 9, (3) 237-243.
• Weese, W. J. (1995). Leadership and organizational culture: An investigation of Big Ten and Mid-American Conference campus recreation programs. Journal of Sport Management, 9, (2), 119-134.
• Wallace, M., & Weese, W.J. (1995). Leadership, organizational culture and job satisfaction in Canadian YMCA organizations. Journal of Sport Management, 9, (2), 178-193.
• Weese, W.J. (1994). A leadership discussion with Dr. Bernard Bass. Journal of Sport Management, 8 ,(3), 179-189.
• Weese, W. J. (1994). The ABC's of time efficiency for campus recreation administrators. Recreational Sports Association Journal. 18, (3), 16-19.
• Weese, W.J. (1994). Where are we headed? Some opinions on kinesiology/physical education programs in Canadian universities". Journal of Co-operative Education. 29, (3), 67-76.
• Weese, W.J. (1994). 150 years of leadership experience. Recreational Sports Association Journal, 19, (1), 52-55.    
• Weese, W.J. (1994). Co-operative education in physical education? A return look from an empirical perspective. International Journal of Physical Education, 30, (4), 24-30.
• O'Hara, B. S., & Weese, W. J. (1994). Advertising theory applied to the intramural/recreational sports environment. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 3, (1), 9-14.
• Maclean, J., Weese, W.J., & Corlett, J. (1993) Coaches as leaders and culture builders. The Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, 8, 93-108.
• Weese, W.J. (1990). Managerial efficiency for co-operative education administrators. The Journal of Cooperative Education, 26 (3), 56-66.
• Weese, W.J., & McElary, K. (1988). The effective use of student staff in campus recreation. Recreational Sports Journal, 13 (1), 10-12.
• Galasso, P. J., & Weese, W. J. (1988). A case for co-operative education in physical education programs. International Journal of Physical Education, 25, (1) 41-44.
• Weese, W.J., & Sutton, B. (1987). Developing a marketing plan for collegiate intramural-recreational sports programs. Recreational Sports Journal, 12, (1), 13-16.
• Weese, W.J., & Nicholls, E. A. (1987). Team leadership: Selection and expectations. The Physical Educator, 44, (1), 269-272.
• Weese, W.J. (1986). Sport marketing: Implications for intramural-recreational sports programs. Canadian Association for Physical Education and Recreation Journal, 52, (3), 4-8.
• Weese, W.J. (1985). Time management:  Implications for intramural-recreational sport administrators. Recreational Sports Journal, 10, (1), 10-14.

• Weese, W.J. (1991). True leadership in recreational sports administration.  Advancing Recreational Sports Practices. 42nd Annual National Intramural Recreational Sports Association Conference, pp. 94-112.
• Weese, W.J. (1989). Leadership theory and the recreational sport manager, Collected Readings in Recreational Sport. 40th Annual National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Conference, pp. 34-46.
• Weese, W.J. (1988). Marketing recreational sport. Selected Readings in Recreational Sports. 39th Annual National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Conference, pp. 121-132.
• Weese, W.J. (1987). Delegation and the campus recreation director. Cultivation of Recreational Sports Programs. Selected Proceedings from the 38th Annual National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Conference, pp. 48-55.

• Weese, W.J. (1993). Sport Marketing Quarterly, 2, (4). Review of Net worth: Exploding the myths of pro hockey (1991) by D. Cruise and A. Griffiths. Toronto: Viking\Penguin Books.
• Weese, W.J. (1986). Canadian Intramural Recreation Association Bulletin, 12, (1). September. Review of Getting things done: The ABC's of time management (1976) by E.C. Bliss, New York:  Charles Scribner's Sons.
• Weese, W.J. (1986). Canadian Intramural Recreation Association Bulletin, 2 (6). March. Review of Sport management (1985) by P. Chelladurai, London, Ontario:  Sport Dynamics.