Faculty of Education - Story Index
H1N1 Clinic here at the Faculty on Friday, November 20
November 18, 2009
The Middlesex-London Health Unit will be holding an on-campus H1N1 vaccination clinic on Friday, Nov. 20 at the Althouse Faculty of Education...[more]
The wheels on the bus….Strike Update
November 17, 2009
Faculty of Education Student Council has initiated a car pool plan for upcoming practicum and classes. To participate, use the sign-up sheet near the cafeteria on the environmental committee...[more]
Rex Murphy Coming to the Faculty of Education
November 2, 2009
Nationally known Globe & Mail and CBC journalist and host of Cross Country Checkup, Rex Murphy will speak at the Faculty of Education on Thursday, November 19 at 7 pm. Tickets are free...[more]
Centre for Inclusive Education Conference
October 28, 2009
On October 16, 170 people interested in the inclusion of children in the education system met at the Faculty of Education for the conference “Belonging! Developing...[more]
Kindergarten and High School English teachers honored
October 20, 2009
Family, friends and colleagues gathered to congratulate this year’s inductees into the Teachers’ Wall of Fame, Debbie Lukas and Joanne Taylor, in the Faculty Community Room on...[more]
World Teachers' Day
October 5, 2009
October 5 marks World Teachers’ Day. Started by UNESCO in 1994, the day has been celebrated ever since, this year in over 172 countries. UNESCO established the day to “show appreciation, awareness and understanding...[more]
Rebecca Coulter first recipient of OCUFA women’s equality award
October 1, 2009
The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) has recognized the many contributions Professor Rebecca Coulter has made in her...[more]
A gift comes to Bridges
September 22, 2009
For many marginalized women, the Bridges Project: Women’s Links to Learning in the Faculty of Education, has been a gift in the form of the opportunity...[more]
Homecoming 2009 – Calling all Education grads!
September 21, 2009
It’s time to come home to the Faculty of Education. Join us in the Community Room in the Althouse Building on Saturday morning, October 3, 9 am -11 am for breakfast...[more]
She's going back to school but can she read?
September 4, 2009
Approximately five million students will return to Canadian schools this month. If nothing changes at least a million will fail to graduate high school.[more]
Orientation welcome ends in cheers
September 4, 2009
Julia O’Sullivan, Dean of the Faculty of Education, welcomed 750 incoming teacher candidates... [more]
Incoming B Ed student wins inaugural Bermuda Zoological Society Award
August 20, 2009
When Alexandria (Lexi) Tatem arrives at the Faculty to earn her Bachelor of Education Degree, she comes bearing an honour from her native...[more]
Faculty receives provincial grant to address workplace violence
August 10, 2009
The Faculty’s Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children welcomed community friends and university colleagues...[more]
Visiting scholar happy to say “yes”
July 27, 2009
Professor David Little, the Faculty of Education’s visiting scholar, and world renowned expert on language learning accepted Shelley Taylor’s invitation to come to the Faculty...[more]
Western professor appointed to Order of Canada
July 2, 2009
“Faculty of Education professor Peter Jaffe, who holds cross appointments in the departments of Psychiatry and Psychology...[more]
Faculty set to welcome visiting scholar
June 25, 2009
Professor David Little, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin and this summer’s visiting scholar, will arrive at the Faculty of Education on July 8...[more]
Education the key to a new life
June 17, 2009
“Everything that’s behind me stays behind me.” That’s how Auri described her feelings about getting an education. Auri is part of the Bridges...[more]
Major conference tackles domestic violence
June 11, 2009
More than 500 people from across Canada and around the world will gather in London June 14-16 to share information about the prevention of domestic violence...[more]
Awakening the love of math and science
May 8, 2009
The Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation has made a commitment of $500,000 in support of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Education to... [more]
Nominations being accepted for Teachers' Wall of Fame
May 7, 2009
The University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Education and the London Public Library are now accepting nominations for the 2009 Teachers' Wall of Fame... [more]
Flag lowered for student
April 30, 2009
The flag on University College will be at half mast today in remembrance of student Darren Davis who died last week in Nicaragua.... [more]
Western student dies in Nicaragua
April 24, 2009
A 37-year-old, father of six and student from the Faculty of Education at The University of Western Ontario has died in Nicaragua. Darren Davis ... [more]
Local MPPs announce Muslim Family Resource Centre
April 17, 2009
Families dealing with abuse in London's Muslim community will benefit from a new program announced today at The University of Western Ontario ... [more]
The theatre is dark
March 23, 2009
The show is over, the sets are torn down, the curtain has fallen but the memories linger on. This year’s Faculty of Education (F.E.W. Good Players) ... [more]
Wayne Martino named Faculty Scholar
March 20, 2009
Faculty of Education Professor Wayne Martino has been recognized as one of Western’s Faculty Scholars. The award was established “to honour ... [more]
Building leadership in Aboriginal education
March 17, 2009
John Snake dreamed about completing graduate studies in a First Nations community, but he never thought it would happen in his lifetime ... [more]
Teaching students through experiential learning
March 9, 2009
When Katina Pollock worked as a skating instructor to help finance an education degree, she had no way of knowing she would go from teaching in a rink to teaching ... [more]
Raising children in a violent society
February 18, 2009
The Faculty of Education Research Seminar Series continues this Friday afternoon (Feb. 20) with a discussion on children growing in a violent society. ... [more]
Hats off to Family Studies students!
February 5, 2009
Not many of this year’s Family Studies students thought they would be taking sewing lessons as part of their curriculum ... [more]
Inaugural lunch
January 15, 2009
Students in the Faculty of Education watch transfixed as newly inaugurated President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address ... [more]
Founding Professor Emeritus dies
January 15, 2009
One of the Faculty’s first Professors, Dr. Douglas M. Gray, has died. Professor Gray taught history from 1965 until his retirement in 1982 ... [more]
A partnership to INSPiRE
December 15, 2008
The Interdisciplinary Network for Scholarship in Professions' Research in Education (INSPiRE) is up and running. Co-directors Dr. Anne Kinsella, field ... [more]
B.Ed. grads receive University Faculty Scholarships
December 9, 2008
Two Bachelor of Education graduates received University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awards at a ceremony on Friday ... [more]
Tell me a story
December 4, 2008
The first in a series of presentations by the Language Arts Forum was held on November 11. Susan Getchell, a retired Children’s Librarian ... [more]
Teacher war service marked
November 27, 2008
The names of 72 brethren of University of Western Ontario alumni and students who served in the First World War – some making the ultimate sacrifice ... [more]
Australian scholar to speak
November 25, 2008
Dr. Wendy Cumming-Potvin will be a guest speaker at the Faculty on Monday, December 1. Dr. Cumming-Potvin’s talk “Multiliteracies and diversity ... [more]
Faculty of Education offers Ontario’s first Graduate Studies in Art Education
November 11, 2008
Art education online? What a concept. Even better is the fact that Western’s Faculty of Education is now offering a M. Ed. (Curriculum) in Art Education ... [more]
Faculty of Education remembers
November 11, 2008
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of November, Faculty of Education students, staff and Faculty gathered in the auditorium to honor the veterans of war ... [more]
Deb Matthews was a special guest at the Friends of the Faculty reception.
October 29, 2008
Deb Matthews, MPP and Minister Responsible for Children and Youth and Women’s Issues, was a special guest at the Friends of the Faculty reception on October 09 ... [more]
Confronting workplace violence
October 28, 2008
Some of Ontario's leading thinkers on workplace violence, as well as relatives of two women murdered in the workplace, will be gathering at The University of Western Ontario this week. ... [more]
London Teachers' Wall of Fame
October 9, 2008
Two outstanding teachers will be added to the roster of Teachers’ Wall of Fame. They are: Clare Robinson, a literacy and special education teacher at Catholic Central High School and Bill Bettger, a music teacher retired from South Secondary School ... [more]
University of Queensland Fellow to speak
October 8, 2008
Professor Bob Lingard, Professional Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, will speak on Friday, October 10 at 11:00 am ... [more]
Autumn Writes: John Ralston Saul
September 23, 2008
On Wednesday, October 22 at 7:30 pm, Julia O’Sullivan, Dean of the Faculty of Education will welcome and introduce noted Canadian author, John Ralston Saul ... [more]
In Memoriam
September 18, 2008
The flag will be at half-mast Friday, Sept. 19 until 1:30 p.m. for former Faculty of Education professor George Lawson ... [more]
Faculty of Education Homecoming 2008
September 16, 2008
Western Homecoming on October 4, 2008 ... [more]
Welcome! Class of 2009
Friday August 29, 2008
More than 750 Faculty of Education students poured through the doors on Thursday, August 28, eager to get going on their academic year ... [more]
Faculty of Education alumnus picks up Olympic bronze
Sunday August 17, 2008
University of Western Ontario alumni Jon Beare, Iain Brambell and Liam Parsons picked up a bronze medal in Men's Lightweight ... [more]
Domestic violence support agencies given financial boost
Friday August 15, 2008
The Ontario government is committing $1.5 million to supporting victims of domestic abuse and prevention programs. The announcement was delivered...[more]
New M.Ed. Graduate studies children from war-torn countries
Friday August 8, 2008
Jane Wambui Gichuru recently defended her Master’s thesis (Lived School Experiences of Sudanese Refugees) to earn her M.Ed. degree from the Faculty of Education. Jane’s work focuses on children and youth in schools in Southern Ontario cities, cities that have seen a recent influx of families from countries in civil conflict. [more]
Art class goes to the community
Friday August 8, 2008
They had no idea what they were in for. Neither did their instructor. New teachers seeking additional qualifications, senior teachers working on their Specialist designation and working artists came together at the Faculty of Education to take the summer AQ art class. [more]
In Memoriam: Philip J. Linden
Thursday July 10, 2008
Professor Emeritus Philip J. Linden died July 7 at the age of 89. He retired from the Faculty of Education in 1984 with 19 years of service at the university. [more]
Welcome to two new Faculty members
Monday July 7, 2008
The Faculty of Education welcomes two new tenure-track Assistant Professors: Dr. Kathy Hibbert and Dr. Paul Tarc. [more]
Faculty of Education to host interdisciplinary network
Monday July 7, 2008
A multi-disciplinary team from Western’s faculties of Education, Health Sciences and Medicine has been successful in their proposal to “establish a network for the interdisciplinary scholarship of professional education”. [more]
Christy Bressette
Thursday July 3, 2008
On June 23, Christy Bressette successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, Understanding Success in Community First Nation Education Through Anishinabe Meno-Bimaadziwin Action Research. [more]
Convocation Celebration
Thursday June 23, 2008
June 13 was a great day of celebration for the Faculty of Education. Our B.Ed., M.A. and Ph.D. graduates attended their convocation in record numbers at Western’s Alumni Hall. [more]
Faculty welcomes Summer Scholar, Dr. Martin Mills
Thursday June 19, 2008
Dr. Martin Mills, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia is this year's Summer Scholar. [more]
Western helps lead two 'knowledge clusters'
Friday, June 13, 2008
The University of Western Ontario is taking leadership roles in two international research networks that recently received $4.2 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). [more]
Simms tells grads to 'play their part'
Friday, June 13, 2008
A powerful and inspiring speaker who does not shy away from tough issues, Glenda Simms told graduates Friday morning they must tackle head-on issues related to poverty, the environment and health. [more]
‘Greenies’ put spotlight on environment
April 17 2008
Sometimes Lois Armstrong wonders what the big deal is. [more]
Faculty of Education grads take on service learning
April 14, 2008
Starting today, April 14, this year’s graduating class from the Faculty of Education at The University of Western Ontario starts a week of service-learning in the community. [more]
Jessica Jean Campbell Coulson Research Award Winner Presents in New York City
April 8, 2008
Hila Balilty, winner of this research award in 2007, was selected to present a research paper at the American Educational Research Association conference in New York City last month. [more]
Education Research Day – Wednesday April 9, 2008
March 18, 2008
Mark your calendars and be at Great Hall on Wednesday, April 9, 3-5 pm for the Faculty of Education Research Day and wine and cheese reception... [more]
Why do high school boys dodge phys-ed?
March 31, 2008
As obesity and inactivity among youth becomes a growing concern for North American families, new research based at The University of Western Ontario is asking why some high school boys are reluctant to participate in Grade 9 health and physical education classes. [more]
Rwandan internship was a life-changing experience
October 27, 2007
Rwanda hosts a nation of people still capable of embracing the laughter, sorrow, and song that comes with living... [more]
AQ Course Winner!
February 8, 2008
Over the sound of a drum roll courtesy of her colleagues’ hands pounding on the cafeteria tables, Becky Bowman heard...[more]
Seussical Wins the Brickenden Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical in 2007!
January 29, 2008
Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Faculty of Education’s 2007 production of “Seussical...[more]
Faculty of Education Musical Production – “Seussical” – nominated for Brickenden Awards
January 3, 2008
Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Faculty of Education’s 2007 production of “Seussical.” They have been nominated for 4 Brickenden...[more]
Mentoring on the Move: Western Educators travel to Bruce-Grey District
November 30, 2007
November snowsqualls were no match for the warm welcome extended to Jennifer Hunter and Kathy Hibbert by the Bruce Grey...[more]
Education Faculty unveils ‘global citizen’ kit
By Paul Mayne, Western NewsNovember 1, 2007
With the initiative of creating global citizens, the Faculty of Education has created a kit to provide Grade 6 teachers with a cutting-edge...[more]
Rwandan internship was a life-changing experience
October 25, 2007
Rwanda hosts a nation of people still capable of embracing the laughter, sorrow, and song that comes with living. This is probably the most...[more]
New research finds way to improve your golf scores
October 23, 2007
Is it the swing that creates great golf scores? The stance? The power? The technology? According to research... [more]
Olive Young
October 22, 2007
Miss Young, as she was known by generations of her students, created a legacy for tomorrow for the Faculty of Education at Western.... [more]
London Teachers' Wall of Fame
October 10, 2007
Two of London finest teachers were honored on Friday October 5, 2007. Monique Mailloux and Shelley Kostecki were named this year's recipients of the Teachers' Wall of Fame...[more]
AQ Fall In-Service
September 8, 2007
On Saturday, September 8, 2007, the Continuing Teacher Education office held its fall session for AQ instructors. The session was well attended and included time to play... [more]
AQ Award of Excellence
September 8, 2007
Congratulations to UWO's Outstanding Continuing Teacher Educators, Polly Stringle (Visual Arts) and Linda McKee (School... [more]
International Radiology Conference
August 24, 2007
In the fall of 2006, shortly after a partnership was established between the
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schulich... [more]