The University of Western Ontario is located in London, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is commonly referred to as UWO or Western, although sometimes "Western Ontario" is heard as well. ==About Western== Western is one of Canada's oldest universities, having been founded in 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth and the Anglican Diocese of Huron as "The Western University of London Ontario". ==Campus== The university covers 1.6 km² of land on the North Branch of the Thames River (Canada). ==Organization== The university's Chancellor is Arthur Labatt, and its President is Dr. Paul Davenport. The university has over 60 faculties and programs. Faculties and programs at the university are: * Arts and Humanities **Classics ***Greek language ***Latin **English studies ***Film **French language **Modern Languages and Literatures ***Comparative Literature and Civilization ***German language ***Italian language ***Russian language ***Spanish language **Philosophy **Art **Writing * Education * Engineering **Biomedical engineering **Chemical engineering **Civil engineering and Environmental engineering **Electrical engineering and Computer engineering **Integrated Engineering **Mechanical engineering and Materials engineering * Graduate Studies * Health sciences **Communication Sciences **Kinesiology **Nursing **Occupational therapy **Physical therapy * Information and Media studies ** Journalism ** Library Information Sciences ** Media, Information and Technoculture ** Media and the Public Interest ** Media Studies ** Media Theory Production * Law * Medicine & Dentistry * Music * Richard Ivey School of Business of Business * Science **Applied mathematics **Biology **Chemistry **Computer science **Earth science **Mathematics **Physics and Astronomy **Statistics and Actuarial science * Social science **Administrative and Commercial Studies **Anthropology **Economics **Geography **History **Linguistics **Political science **Psychology **Sociology **Women's Studies The university also has three affiliated colleges: * Brescia University College (Roman Catholicism; the only university-level women's college in Canada) ** Arts ** Administrative and Commercial Studies ** Community development ** Family Studies ** Foods and Nutrition ** Health Sciences ** Human ecology ** Kinesiology ** Scholar's Elective ** Social Sciences * Huron University College (Anglican Church of Canada; includes the Anglican seminary) ** Administrative and Commercial Studies ** Economics ** English studies ** French language ** History ** International and Comparative Studies ** Philosophy ** Political Science ** Psychology ** Scholar's Electives ** Religious Studies * King's University College (Catholic; includes St. Peter's seminary) ** Administrative and Commercial Studies ** Childhood and Family Relations ** Economics ** English studies ** French language ** History ** Philosophy ** Political Science ** Psychology ** Religious Studies ** Social work ** Sociology ** Social justice ==Students== There are approximately 25,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate students at UWO. King's University College has about 3,100 students (2003/2004), Huron University College about 1,000, and Brescia University College about 500. The student residences on the main campus are: * Traditional Style ** Saugeen-Maitland Hall (1250 students) ** Medway-Sydenham Hall (600 students) ** Delaware Hall (450 students) ** Perth Hall (445 students) ** Westminster Residence (240 students) * Suite-Style ** Essex Hall (500 students) ** Elgin Hall (400 students) ** Alumni House (250 students) The affiliated colleges have their own residences. ==Faculty== There are about 1,200 faculty members at the university and affiliated colleges. The Faculty of Social Science employs the highest number of faculty. ==Sports, Clubs, and Traditions== In 1929 J.W. Little Stadium was built. This stadium served as the site of convocation until 1960, and continued to be used as a sports stadium until 2001 when it was torn down and replaced with TD-Waterhouse Stadium. The new stadium was the primary site of the 2001 Summer Canada Games, which were held in London. Western has over twenty sports teams, which are called the Western Ontario Mustangs. From 1939 to 1948 the football team was undefeated, and they have won six Vanier Cups. For 30 years the football team was coached by John P. Metras, for whom the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's best defensive linesman award is named. The men's basketball team has also won many championships. Western is home to one of Canada's two university-level marching bands, The Western Mustang Band. It was started in 1938 by music faculty alumnus Don Wright (for whom the faculty is now named). The only other Canadian university marching band is found at Queen's University. There are over 100 clubs, for academic, religious, cultural, and other pursuits, which are governed by the University Students' Council. The Student Council also publishes The Gazette, the student newspaper, which was founded in 1904 and given its present name in 1937. UWO has a traditional rivalry with the University of Waterloo, located only one hour to the east. There is also a rivalry with McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and Queen's University, Kingston in Kingston, Ontario. Many students at other universities think of UWO as a "party school," or a school for rich students (leading to the nickname "University of Wealthy Ontarians"), so UWO tends to have a rivalry with almost every other school in Ontario. However, this reputation is no longer as strong as it was in the past. ==History== The university was founded in 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as "The Western University of London Ontario." It incorporated Huron College, which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine, and there were originally only 15 students when classes began in 1881. The first of these students graduated in 1883. In 1916 the current site of the university was purchased from the Kingsmill family, and in 1923 the name of the university was changed to its present form. The first two buildings constructed at the new site were the Arts Building (now University College) and the Natural Science Building (now the Physics and Astronomy Building). These were built in a neo-Gothic or "Collegiate Gothic" style. The University College tower, one of the most distinctive features of the university, was named the Middlesex Memorial Tower in honour of the men from Middlesex County, Ontario who had fought in World War I (all 40 male students at the university in 1914 had enlisted). Classes on the present site began in 1924. Although enrolment was low for many years, after World War II the university began to increase greatly in size, and by the 1970s 10% of university students in Ontario were enrolled at UWO. After World War II, the university saw the addition of new faculties such as the Faculty of Graduate Studies (1947), the School of Business Administration (now the Richard Ivey School of Business) (1949), the Faculty of Engineering Science (1957), the Faculty of Law (1959), and Althouse College for Education students (1963). Other notable buildings on campus include Thames Hall (built in 1950), the Stevenson-Lawson Building (built in 1959), Middlesex College (with its clock tower, another distinctive feature of the university, built in 1960), Talbot College (built in 1966), Alumni Hall (built in 1967), the University Campus of the London Health Sciences Centre, the John Robarts Research Institute, the Lawson Health Research Institute, the D.B. Weldon Library, the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, the University Community Centre, the Social Science Centre, and T.D. Waterhouse Stadium (built in 2001). There is also the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory, built in 1940 as the first observatory at a Canadian university, and named after the grandfather of actor Hume Cronyn. The McIntosh Memorial Art Gallery was built in 1942, and is now the oldest university art gallery in Canada. The school colours are white and purple (often mistakenly reported as 'purple and white'), and the school's motto is ''Veritas et utilitas'', meaning ''Truth and usefulness''. ===List of chancellors=== *Isaac Hellmuth (1878–1885) *Alfred Peache (1885-1900) *M.R. Meridith (1909-1914) *W.J. Roche (1916-1929) *Henry Cockshutt (1929-1944) *Howard Ferguson (1945-1946) *Arthur R. Ford (1947-1955) *Richard G. Ivey (1955-1961) *Verschoyle Philip Cronyn (1961-1967) *Albert W. Trueman (1967-1971) *John Robarts (1971-1976) *J. Allyn Taylor (1976-1980) *Richard M. Ivey (1980-1984) *D.B. Weldon (1984-1988) *Grant L. Reuber (1988-1992) *Reva Gerstein (1992-1996) *Peter Godsoe (1996-2000) *Eleanor Clitheroe (2000-2004) *Arthur Labatt (2004-present) ===List of presidents and vice-chancellors=== *Dr. Nathaniel James (1908-1914) *The Reverend Dr. Edward Braithwaite (1914-1919) *"Triumvirate" (1919-1927) **Dr. Paul S. McKibbon **Hibbert W. Hill **Dr. W. Sherwood Fox *Dr. W. Sherwood Fox (1927-1947) *Dr. George Hall (1947-1967) *Dr. D. Carlton Williams (1967-1977) *Dr. George Connell (1977-1984) *Dr. Alan K. Adlington (acting president, 1984-1985) *Dr. George Pedersen (1985-1994) *Dr. Paul Davenport (1994-present) ==Famous Alumni== *Thalia Assuras, 1981, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Columbia Broadcasting System journalist *Perrin Beatty, 1970, former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation *Adam Beck, 1916, former List of mayors of London, Ontario *James Bartleman, 1963, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario *Paul Beeston, 1967, former president of Major League Baseball *Roberta Bondar, 1971, astronaut *Eleanor Clitheroe, 1977, businesswoman *Sheila Copps, 1973, former federal Minister of Heritage *Duncan Coutts, 1993, bass player for Our Lady Peace *Robert Dynes, physicist, 18th President of University of California *Janet Ecker, 1975, Ontario Minister of Finance *Elliotte Friedman, 1993, sports reporter *Donald Getty, 1955, CFL player and List of Alberta premiers *Dianne Haskett, 1977, former mayor of London *Jennifer Hedger, 1998, sports reporter for TSN *Tomson Highway, 1975, playwright *Gar Knutson, 1983, Liberal Member of Parliament *Silken Laumann, 1988, Olympics rowing *Marnie McBean, 1997, Olympic rower *Alice Munro, 1976, author *Kevin Newman (Canadian journalist), 1981, anchor of ''Global National'' *Pat O'Brien (politician), 1971, Liberal Member of Parliament *Steve Peters, 1985, member of Ontario Provincial Parliament *John Robarts, 1939, former Premier of Ontario *James Rocchi, 1994, Canadian national public speaking champion, Head Film Critic for Netflix *Steve Rucchin, 1994, hockey player for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim *Scott Russell, 1985, CBC commentator for Hockey Night in Canada and figure skating *Chris Simpson, 1985, Sportsnet reporter *Alan Thicke, 1967, actor *Orville Alton Turnquest, 1981, List of Governors-General of the Bahamas *Al Waxman, 1957, actor *Elizabeth Weir, 1976, leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party *Galen Weston, 1962, head of Weston Foods *Elizabeth Witmer, 1968, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Legislative Assembly of Ontario There is also a fictional alumnus - Michael Patterson from the comic strip For Better or For Worse. ==Famous Faculty== *Alexander Dewdney, mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher *Douglas N. Jackson, designer of standardized tests *Gordon J. Mogenson, physiological psychologist *J. Philippe Rushton, a controversial psychology professor who has written about race and intelligence ==Prominent Groups== * The University of Western Ontario Debating Society, the oldest student association at the university and one of the largest and most respected university debating societies in the world. * The Western Mustangs football team is considered one of the best varsity football teams in Canada. * The Western Mustangs cheerleading squad has placed first in over 10 national championships, and first at the North American championship ==External Links== *[http://www.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario homepage] *[http://www.usc.uwo.ca/ University Student Council] *[http://comms.uwo.ca/EventCenter-bin/msclient.dll?METHOD=TOP&SESSION=8026499979 Western Events Calendar] ==See also== *University Students' Council *List of Ontario Universities University of Western Ontario
As I understand it, the correct full name is 'The University of Western Ontario', with 'The' being part of the name. This distinction is to differentiate this school from other universities in western Ontario. Hmm, I dont like "black" words in "dark blue" cells. Harder to read. User:Wshun 23:01, 11 Aug 2003 (UTC) :Yeah, I'll have to fix that some more...I originally tried the official colour of purple that the university uses, but that was much harder to read than it is now. User:Adam Bishop 23:05, 11 Aug 2003 (UTC) :well we can mention that the official colour is purple but the words looks more appealing with a lighter background. User:Ktsquare 23:08, 11 Aug 2003 (UTC) ==Logo== Just curious, does UWO have a crest and a motto as well as the purple logo? User:Dgrant 19:52, 12 Aug 2003 (UTC) :Yeah, but the only one available on their site is a little purple version, which doesn't look very good. I found a representation of it here: http://www.mad-alchemy.com/heraldry/academic/uwo.htm (that's not an "official" version, I don't think). User:Adam Bishop 20:01, 12 Aug 2003 (UTC) ::I think we should use the purple "Western" tower logo instead of the crest. According to UWO graphic guidlines: :::''The coat of arms was the main identifier for Western prior to the introduction of the Tower logo in 1998. The Coat of Arms is only used on university degrees and diplomas. The tower logo should be used as our identifier in all other circumstances.'' :::[http://communications.uwo.ca/comms/wordmark/docs/GraphicStandardsGuidelines.pdf UWO Graphic Standards (PDF)] :::Opinions? :::User:Robojames 19:06, 6 May 2005 (UTC) ::::Sounds okay to me. --User:Spinboy 19:17, 6 May 2005 (UTC) ==Templates== Did you use a template for this page? I'd like to use this for other Canadian universities. Maybe we should create one of those wikiprojects if there isn't one already? User:Dgrant 09:17, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC) :Alright I just answered my own question. If anyone reads this and wants the answer, check this out: Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities. User:Dgrant 09:18, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC) ==Hilary Weston== Does Hilary Weston have an earned degree? If she got her degree in 1997 you'd think it was honorary -- doesn't really qualify her as an alumna. User:Trontonian 00:37, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC) :Wow, I never noticed this comment before, so sorry for the delay, but yes that does appear to be an honorary LLD. (Strangely, she's in the alumni directory, although I can't find any other honorary alumni there.) User:Adam Bishop 18:34, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC) ::(Well, scratch that, Rick Hansen and Peter Gzowski are also in there, they received honorary degrees with Weston in 1997. User:Adam Bishop 18:37, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)) == "Western Ontario" == I've never heard UWO referred to as "Western Ontario", I've only heard it referred to as "University of Western Ontario", "Western" or "UWO". Thus I hath removed the reference to "Western Ontario". :Well, people at Western don't call it that, but other people do, like when referring to a sports team for example...I've heard it used plenty of times, so I put it back. User:Adam Bishop 06:41, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC) :Adam, I thought about you the other day. A young lady from Western called me up on the phone to sollicit a donation from me, an alumnus. Several times in the conversation she referred to UWO as "Western Ontario". User:Grstain 15:23, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC) ::Haha, cool...my friend used to do that same job. I've already been called by them too, even when I was still a student there! User:Adam Bishop ::: Not sure if just because you have never heard it called Western Ontario - doesn't mean it doesn't get called that. I seem to remember when I was in elementary school about 10 years ago it was called that by some of my teachers. If several distinct people keep trying to add it in, why not leave it? User:Graniterock 06:56, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC) Hey I just graduated, and after 5 years at UWO, I have never heard anyone refer to UWO as "Western Ontario", I feel that the line refering to that should be removed. User:Rsdhaliw 04:20, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC) == UWO Crest == Someone seems to have replaced the UWO Crest with another image. I tried reverting it, but on my browser it does not seem to have worked. Perhaps it's just a cache thing, but perhaps someone else might have a look at see if the image still needs reverting, or if it is all just an illusion. Hope that this makes sense... User:Grstain 00:08, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC) :Looks fine now! User:Adam Bishop 05:47, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC) ::Thanks for the confirmation. I was still seeing the other image, and so I sent my cache to the trash. All is right with the world now. User:Grstain 10:52, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)
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The University of Western Ontario is located in London, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is commonly referred to as UWO or Western, although sometimes "Western Ontario" is heard as well. ==About Western== Western is one of Canada's oldest universities, having been founded in 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth and the Anglican Diocese of Huron as "The Western University of London Ontario". ==Campus== The university covers 1.6 km² of land on the North Branch of the Thames River (Canada). ==Organization== The university's Chancellor is Arthur Labatt, and its President is Dr. Paul Davenport. The university has over 60 faculties and programs. Faculties and programs at the university are: * Arts and Humanities **Classics ***Greek language ***Latin **English studies ***Film **French language **Modern Languages and Literatures ***Comparative Literature and Civilization ***German language ***Italian language ***Russian language ***Spanish language **Philosophy **Art **Writing * Education * Engineering **Biomedical engineering **Chemical engineering **Civil engineering and Environmental engineering **Electrical engineering and Computer engineering **Integrated Engineering **Mechanical engineering and Materials engineering * Graduate Studies * Health sciences **Communication Sciences **Kinesiology **Nursing **Occupational therapy **Physical therapy * Information and Media studies ** Journalism ** Library Information Sciences ** Media, Information and Technoculture ** Media and the Public Interest ** Media Studies ** Media Theory Production * Law * Medicine & Dentistry * Music * Richard Ivey School of Business of Business * Science **Applied mathematics **Biology **Chemistry **Computer science **Earth science **Mathematics **Physics and Astronomy **Statistics and Actuarial science * Social science **Administrative and Commercial Studies **Anthropology **Economics **Geography **History **Linguistics **Political science **Psychology **Sociology **Women's Studies The university also has three affiliated colleges: * Brescia University College (Roman Catholicism; the only university-level women's college in Canada) ** Arts ** Administrative and Commercial Studies ** Community development ** Family Studies ** Foods and Nutrition ** Health Sciences ** Human ecology ** Kinesiology ** Scholar's Elective ** Social Sciences * Huron University College (Anglican Church of Canada; includes the Anglican seminary) ** Administrative and Commercial Studies ** Economics ** English studies ** French language ** History ** International and Comparative Studies ** Philosophy ** Political Science ** Psychology ** Scholar's Electives ** Religious Studies * King's University College (Catholic; includes St. Peter's seminary) ** Administrative and Commercial Studies ** Childhood and Family Relations ** Economics ** English studies ** French language ** History ** Philosophy ** Political Science ** Psychology ** Religious Studies ** Social work ** Sociology ** Social justice ==Students== There are approximately 25,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate students at UWO. King's University College has about 3,100 students (2003/2004), Huron University College about 1,000, and Brescia University College about 500. The student residences on the main campus are: * Traditional Style ** Saugeen-Maitland Hall (1250 students) ** Medway-Sydenham Hall (600 students) ** Delaware Hall (450 students) ** Perth Hall (445 students) ** Westminster Residence (240 students) * Suite-Style ** Essex Hall (500 students) ** Elgin Hall (400 students) ** Alumni House (250 students) The affiliated colleges have their own residences. ==Faculty== There are about 1,200 faculty members at the university and affiliated colleges. The Faculty of Social Science employs the highest number of faculty. ==Sports, Clubs, and Traditions== In 1929 J.W. Little Stadium was built. This stadium served as the site of convocation until 1960, and continued to be used as a sports stadium until 2001 when it was torn down and replaced with TD-Waterhouse Stadium. The new stadium was the primary site of the 2001 Summer Canada Games, which were held in London. Western has over twenty sports teams, which are called the Western Ontario Mustangs. From 1939 to 1948 the football team was undefeated, and they have won six Vanier Cups. For 30 years the football team was coached by John P. Metras, for whom the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's best defensive linesman award is named. The men's basketball team has also won many championships. Western is home to one of Canada's two university-level marching bands, The Western Mustang Band. It was started in 1938 by music faculty alumnus Don Wright (for whom the faculty is now named). The only other Canadian university marching band is found at Queen's University. There are over 100 clubs, for academic, religious, cultural, and other pursuits, which are governed by the University Students' Council. The Student Council also publishes The Gazette, the student newspaper, which was founded in 1904 and given its present name in 1937. UWO has a traditional rivalry with the University of Waterloo, located only one hour to the east. There is also a rivalry with McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and Queen's University, Kingston in Kingston, Ontario. Many students at other universities think of UWO as a "party school," or a school for rich students (leading to the nickname "University of Wealthy Ontarians"), so UWO tends to have a rivalry with almost every other school in Ontario. However, this reputation is no longer as strong as it was in the past. ==History== The university was founded in 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as "The Western University of London Ontario." It incorporated Huron College, which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine, and there were originally only 15 students when classes began in 1881. The first of these students graduated in 1883. In 1916 the current site of the university was purchased from the Kingsmill family, and in 1923 the name of the university was changed to its present form. The first two buildings constructed at the new site were the Arts Building (now University College) and the Natural Science Building (now the Physics and Astronomy Building). These were built in a neo-Gothic or "Collegiate Gothic" style. The University College tower, one of the most distinctive features of the university, was named the Middlesex Memorial Tower in honour of the men from Middlesex County, Ontario who had fought in World War I (all 40 male students at the university in 1914 had enlisted). Classes on the present site began in 1924. Although enrolment was low for many years, after World War II the university began to increase greatly in size, and by the 1970s 10% of university students in Ontario were enrolled at UWO. After World War II, the university saw the addition of new faculties such as the Faculty of Graduate Studies (1947), the School of Business Administration (now the Richard Ivey School of Business) (1949), the Faculty of Engineering Science (1957), the Faculty of Law (1959), and Althouse College for Education students (1963). Other notable buildings on campus include Thames Hall (built in 1950), the Stevenson-Lawson Building (built in 1959), Middlesex College (with its clock tower, another distinctive feature of the university, built in 1960), Talbot College (built in 1966), Alumni Hall (built in 1967), the University Campus of the London Health Sciences Centre, the John Robarts Research Institute, the Lawson Health Research Institute, the D.B. Weldon Library, the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, the University Community Centre, the Social Science Centre, and T.D. Waterhouse Stadium (built in 2001). There is also the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory, built in 1940 as the first observatory at a Canadian university, and named after the grandfather of actor Hume Cronyn. The McIntosh Memorial Art Gallery was built in 1942, and is now the oldest university art gallery in Canada. The school colours are white and purple (often mistakenly reported as 'purple and white'), and the school's motto is ''Veritas et utilitas'', meaning ''Truth and usefulness''. ===List of chancellors=== *Isaac Hellmuth (1878–1885) *Alfred Peache (1885-1900) *M.R. Meridith (1909-1914) *W.J. Roche (1916-1929) *Henry Cockshutt (1929-1944) *Howard Ferguson (1945-1946) *Arthur R. Ford (1947-1955) *Richard G. Ivey (1955-1961) *Verschoyle Philip Cronyn (1961-1967) *Albert W. Trueman (1967-1971) *John Robarts (1971-1976) *J. Allyn Taylor (1976-1980) *Richard M. Ivey (1980-1984) *D.B. Weldon (1984-1988) *Grant L. Reuber (1988-1992) *Reva Gerstein (1992-1996) *Peter Godsoe (1996-2000) *Eleanor Clitheroe (2000-2004) *Arthur Labatt (2004-present) ===List of presidents and vice-chancellors=== *Dr. Nathaniel James (1908-1914) *The Reverend Dr. Edward Braithwaite (1914-1919) *"Triumvirate" (1919-1927) **Dr. Paul S. McKibbon **Hibbert W. Hill **Dr. W. Sherwood Fox *Dr. W. Sherwood Fox (1927-1947) *Dr. George Hall (1947-1967) *Dr. D. Carlton Williams (1967-1977) *Dr. George Connell (1977-1984) *Dr. Alan K. Adlington (acting president, 1984-1985) *Dr. George Pedersen (1985-1994) *Dr. Paul Davenport (1994-present) ==Famous Alumni== *Thalia Assuras, 1981, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Columbia Broadcasting System journalist *Perrin Beatty, 1970, former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation *Adam Beck, 1916, former List of mayors of London, Ontario *James Bartleman, 1963, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario *Paul Beeston, 1967, former president of Major League Baseball *Roberta Bondar, 1971, astronaut *Eleanor Clitheroe, 1977, businesswoman *Sheila Copps, 1973, former federal Minister of Heritage *Duncan Coutts, 1993, bass player for Our Lady Peace *Robert Dynes, physicist, 18th President of University of California *Janet Ecker, 1975, Ontario Minister of Finance *Elliotte Friedman, 1993, sports reporter *Donald Getty, 1955, CFL player and List of Alberta premiers *Dianne Haskett, 1977, former mayor of London *Jennifer Hedger, 1998, sports reporter for TSN *Tomson Highway, 1975, playwright *Gar Knutson, 1983, Liberal Member of Parliament *Silken Laumann, 1988, Olympics rowing *Marnie McBean, 1997, Olympic rower *Alice Munro, 1976, author *Kevin Newman (Canadian journalist), 1981, anchor of ''Global National'' *Pat O'Brien (politician), 1971, Liberal Member of Parliament *Steve Peters, 1985, member of Ontario Provincial Parliament *John Robarts, 1939, former Premier of Ontario *James Rocchi, 1994, Canadian national public speaking champion, Head Film Critic for Netflix *Steve Rucchin, 1994, hockey player for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim *Scott Russell, 1985, CBC commentator for Hockey Night in Canada and figure skating *Chris Simpson, 1985, Sportsnet reporter *Alan Thicke, 1967, actor *Orville Alton Turnquest, 1981, List of Governors-General of the Bahamas *Al Waxman, 1957, actor *Elizabeth Weir, 1976, leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party *Galen Weston, 1962, head of Weston Foods *Elizabeth Witmer, 1968, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Legislative Assembly of Ontario There is also a fictional alumnus - Michael Patterson from the comic strip For Better or For Worse. ==Famous Faculty== *Alexander Dewdney, mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher *Douglas N. Jackson, designer of standardized tests *Gordon J. Mogenson, physiological psychologist *J. Philippe Rushton, a controversial psychology professor who has written about race and intelligence ==Prominent Groups== * The University of Western Ontario Debating Society, the oldest student association at the university and one of the largest and most respected university debating societies in the world. * The Western Mustangs football team is considered one of the best varsity football teams in Canada. * The Western Mustangs cheerleading squad has placed first in over 10 national championships, and first at the North American championship ==External Links== *[http://www.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario homepage] *[http://www.usc.uwo.ca/ University Student Council] *[http://comms.uwo.ca/EventCenter-bin/msclient.dll?METHOD=TOP&SESSION=8026499979 Western Events Calendar] ==See also== *University Students' Council *List of Ontario Universities University of Western Ontario
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As I understand it, the correct full name is 'The University of Western Ontario', with 'The' being part of the name. This distinction is to differentiate this school from other universities in western Ontario. Hmm, I dont like "black" words in "dark blue" cells. Harder to read. User:Wshun 23:01, 11 Aug 2003 (UTC) :Yeah, I'll have to fix that some more...I originally tried the official colour of purple that the university uses, but that was much harder to read than it is now. User:Adam Bishop 23:05, 11 Aug 2003 (UTC) :well we can mention that the official colour is purple but the words looks more appealing with a lighter background. User:Ktsquare 23:08, 11 Aug 2003 (UTC) ==Logo== Just curious, does UWO have a crest and a motto as well as the purple logo? User:Dgrant 19:52, 12 Aug 2003 (UTC) :Yeah, but the only one available on their site is a little purple version, which doesn't look very good. I found a representation of it here: http://www.mad-alchemy.com/heraldry/academic/uwo.htm (that's not an "official" version, I don't think). User:Adam Bishop 20:01, 12 Aug 2003 (UTC) ::I think we should use the purple "Western" tower logo instead of the crest. According to UWO graphic guidlines: :::''The coat of arms was the main identifier for Western prior to the introduction of the Tower logo in 1998. The Coat of Arms is only used on university degrees and diplomas. The tower logo should be used as our identifier in all other circumstances.'' :::[http://communications.uwo.ca/comms/wordmark/docs/GraphicStandardsGuidelines.pdf UWO Graphic Standards (PDF)] :::Opinions? :::User:Robojames 19:06, 6 May 2005 (UTC) ::::Sounds okay to me. --User:Spinboy 19:17, 6 May 2005 (UTC) ==Templates== Did you use a template for this page? I'd like to use this for other Canadian universities. Maybe we should create one of those wikiprojects if there isn't one already? User:Dgrant 09:17, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC) :Alright I just answered my own question. If anyone reads this and wants the answer, check this out: Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities. User:Dgrant 09:18, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC) ==Hilary Weston== Does Hilary Weston have an earned degree? If she got her degree in 1997 you'd think it was honorary -- doesn't really qualify her as an alumna. User:Trontonian 00:37, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC) :Wow, I never noticed this comment before, so sorry for the delay, but yes that does appear to be an honorary LLD. (Strangely, she's in the alumni directory, although I can't find any other honorary alumni there.) User:Adam Bishop 18:34, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC) ::(Well, scratch that, Rick Hansen and Peter Gzowski are also in there, they received honorary degrees with Weston in 1997. User:Adam Bishop 18:37, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)) == "Western Ontario" == I've never heard UWO referred to as "Western Ontario", I've only heard it referred to as "University of Western Ontario", "Western" or "UWO". Thus I hath removed the reference to "Western Ontario". :Well, people at Western don't call it that, but other people do, like when referring to a sports team for example...I've heard it used plenty of times, so I put it back. User:Adam Bishop 06:41, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC) :Adam, I thought about you the other day. A young lady from Western called me up on the phone to sollicit a donation from me, an alumnus. Several times in the conversation she referred to UWO as "Western Ontario". User:Grstain 15:23, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC) ::Haha, cool...my friend used to do that same job. I've already been called by them too, even when I was still a student there! User:Adam Bishop ::: Not sure if just because you have never heard it called Western Ontario - doesn't mean it doesn't get called that. I seem to remember when I was in elementary school about 10 years ago it was called that by some of my teachers. If several distinct people keep trying to add it in, why not leave it? User:Graniterock 06:56, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC) Hey I just graduated, and after 5 years at UWO, I have never heard anyone refer to UWO as "Western Ontario", I feel that the line refering to that should be removed. User:Rsdhaliw 04:20, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC) == UWO Crest == Someone seems to have replaced the UWO Crest with another image. I tried reverting it, but on my browser it does not seem to have worked. Perhaps it's just a cache thing, but perhaps someone else might have a look at see if the image still needs reverting, or if it is all just an illusion. Hope that this makes sense... User:Grstain 00:08, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC) :Looks fine now! User:Adam Bishop 05:47, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC) ::Thanks for the confirmation. I was still seeing the other image, and so I sent my cache to the trash. All is right with the world now. User:Grstain 10:52, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)
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