Mindfulness Meditation Drop-in Sessions

mercredi 30 novembre 2016

Event Date: Thursday, Dec 1, 2016

Come practice mindfulness meditation skills or try it for the first time in a relaxed, casual environment. Participants will practice mindfulness meditation skills via audio-recording.

No weekly commitment necessary and no registration required. However, registered participants will be given priority should the group reach maximum capacity.

Please arrive a few minutes before 10:00am. Due to the nature of the group late-comers cannot be accommodated.

Mindfulness Meditation Drop-in Sessions

Line Dancing

Event Date: Thursday, Dec 1, 2016

This activity will appeal to anyone who loves to dance. The music is more than country - it covers all genres from Latin and salsa to pop and Irish jigs. Steps can be adapted to accommodate your needs.

To find room 3101 in the Support Services building - From level four (streel level when you enter the front of the building) take stairwell #3 to the third floor and go through two sets of doors.

What to bring: comfortable clothing, low grip shoes, and a bottle of water.

Line Dancing

French Conversation Group

Event Date: Thursday, Dec 1, 2016

Weekly drop-in session
Thursdays, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Arts and Humanities Building, Room 2R09

All welcome!

“The only normal way to begin speaking in a new language is to begin speaking badly” (Greg Thomson). Language is a social skill, and as such, the best way to improve your fluency and knowledge of a new language is by speaking with others! But how? Maybe you are too shy to speak up in class, or maybe you want more practice outside of class and have no one to talk with.

Well, you need to drop in and join us at Western’s French Conversation Group. We will be in room AHB 2R09 every Thursday from 4:00-6:00pm talking and practicing our French in a fun, pressure-free, and easy-going environment. It is a great chance to improve your listening and speaking skills while meeting great people and getting a much deserved coffee break with free snacks. You can drop by to any session and stay for as little or as long as you’d like. Feeling nervous to speak up? Don’t be! Your level or background in the language is not important. We will all be practicing and learning.

Just come on by and get some free snacks and coffee or tea, and let’s talk!

French Conversation Group

Western Film: Inferno and The Girl on the Train

Event Date: Thursday, Dec 1, 2016

INFERNO

Playing: November 25 - December 1

7:00 pm (ends at 9:10 pm)

Rating: 14A

Synopsis:

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in a hospital room in Florence, Italy, with a wound on his head and no recollection of the last 48 hours. Physician Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) explains that he's suffering from temporary amnesia. Before he has time to figure out what’s happening to him, he learns he is being chased by the World Health Organization and a private security firm.

SNOWDEN

Playing: November 25 - December 1
(No Sunday or Monday shows)

9:20 pm (ends at 11:22 pm)

Rating: 14A

Synopsis:

After her divorce, a woman named Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) experiences severe depression. While traveling daily by train to the city to get to her job, Rachel finds some comfort when she sees what she believes to be the "perfect" couple, Scott (Luke Evans) and Megan (Haley Bennett), and creates an imaginary fantasy life for them.

Western Film: Inferno and The Girl on the Train

Spanish Movie Nights

Event Date: Thursday, Dec 1, 2016

Join us for free weekly screenings of popular Spanish films (with English subtitles). All welcome!

October 13 ABRE LOS OJOS

October 20 EL SECRETO DE SUS OJOS

November 3 EL SECRETO DE SUS OJOS

November 10 NO

November 24 MARIA LLENA ERES DE GRACIA

December 8 GREGORIO

Spanish Movie Nights

Western Film: The Girl on the Train and The Accountant

Event Date: Thursday, Dec 1, 2016

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Playing: Dec 2 - 8

7:00 pm (ends at 9:02 pm)

Rating: 14A

Synopsis:

After her divorce, Rachel Watson experiences severe depression. While traveling daily by train to the city, Rachel finds some comfort when she sees what she believes to be the perfect couple, Scott and Megan, and creates an imaginary fantasy life for them.

THE ACCOUNTANT

Playing: Dec 2 - 8
9:10 pm (ends at 11:28 pm)

Rating: 14A

Synopsis:

Christian Wolff is a savant with an affinity for numbers. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as an accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminals. With the Treasury Department starting to close in, Christian takes on a new client: a robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions.

Western Film: The Girl on the Train and The Accountant

Last day to drop a full course and full-year half course [on

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Last day to drop a full course and full-year half course [on

Doctoral Public Lecture - Yira Yorsirys Aponte Torrealba

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Candidate: Yira Yorsirys Aponte Torrealba
Program: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Time: 10:00 am, 2009B Spencer Engineering Building
Thesis Title: Sulfur Species Selective Adsorption Using A New Offretite Based Additive

Doctoral Public Lecture - Yira Yorsirys Aponte Torrealba

Graduate Peer Support

Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016

Ever feel like you need some space to unwind? Or want the opportunity to talk to other grads about their experiences and studies?

The SOGS Equity Committee, along with SGPS, Student Experience, and CONNECT for Mental Health have teamed up to provide grads with a space for a mid-week break. Drop-in to GPS events for conversation, company, and coffee. Each week has a specific theme or activity to accompany the discussion. These drop-in sessions are open to any Western graduate student.

Graduate Peer Support

Toastmaster's Campus Communications

Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016

Build your confidence in public speaking.

Toastmaster's Campus Communications

Lunch Hour Yoga

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Take a break! Yoga can be good for your body, mind and spirit.

Living Well @ Western invites staff, faculty and students to weekly yoga sessions. This program is designed to appeal to people of all abilities and fitness levels.

Bring your own yoga mat or towel and comfortable clothing.

Note location in SSB: From level four (this is the street level if entering in front door) take stairwell #3 (near Tim Horton's). Walk down to level three, through two sets of doors to 3101.

Lunch Hour Yoga

Symphonic Band Concert: Merry Music

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The Symphonic Band’s second concert features music by American composers who were inspired by the beauty of the Moon and Earth in addition to music of a festive nature from England and Hungary.

Director: Colleen Richardson, Department of Music Education

We welcome school groups! There's no charge to attend this event however advance notice is required to ensure we can properly welcome your group. Please contact Sasha Gorbasew to arrange your school or group visit. Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 80532 or agorbase@uwo.ca.

Symphonic Band Concert: Merry Music

Scholars to Leaders Series

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Dr. Henri Boyi
Professor in the Department of French Studies and Recipeient of the 2015 RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award
Topic: Understanding the Culture of Leadership

November 30th, 2016 in the Atrium of the International and Graduate Affairs Building from 12:30-1:30

The Scholars to Leaders Series is a unique initiative of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies that is open to all students and scholars across all careers at Western – undergraduate, graduate, professional, and postdoctoral. The Series brings students together with university leaders who are uniquely skilled in mentoring candidates as they prepare for next stages of academic competition and global careers. The monthly luncheon events showcase guest speakers who share valuable insight and expertise on critical aspects of leadership from their own career experiences. Pizza is available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis but feel free to bring your own lunch.

Scholars to Leaders Series

Punctuation Primer

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Punctuation Primer

Zumba!

Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016

Two classes each week - Wednesday at 1:10 and Friday at 12:10!

Please be sure to consult the Western Calendar each week to be sure this session is running and to confirm location.

Getting there: SSB 3101 can be a bit difficult to find. From level four (street level when you enter front of building) take stairwell #3 down to the third floor, and go through two sets of doors.

Who: Designed to appeal to people of all abilities and fitness levels.

Instructors: Certified Zumba instructors – Sabrina Tingle and Angelica Lucaci

What to bring: It is recommended that you wear comfortable clothing and low grip athletic shoes. Please bring a water bottle.

Zumba!

Visiting Speaker in Chemistry ~ Professor Laura B. Sagle

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Professor Laura B. Sagle
Department of Chemistry
University of Cincinnati

will present a talk entitled:

Adventures in Combining Plasmonic Particles and Lipids for Biosensing and Spectrocopy

Abstract:
This presentation will highlight two platforms recently developed in the Sagle group which combine lipids and gold nanoparticles. The first platform involves interfacing a gold nanodisc array with solid supported lipid bilayers for label-free biosensing of membrane-associated proteins. This platform is shown to have superior sensitivity due to elongated gold nanodics (exhibiting greater sensitivity than typical nanoparticle arrays) and an ultrathin silica layer above the nanodiscs, enabling the lipid bilayer to reside close to the nanoparticle surface. The second platform involves sandwiching a liposome between a planar gold surface and a gold nanostar to generate a biocompatible, highly enhancing surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate. Our initial characterization of these novel substrates investigates substrate stability, temperature inside the liposome component, and SERS activity, mechanism and reproducibility. The substrates are shown to be stable to laser irradiation and exhibit a temperature increase of only 20 degrees Celsius inside the liposome component. Surprisingly, the SERS enhancement of dye residing in the liposome component was found to be 4 x 10⁶, much higher than expected considering the dye molecules are at least 4 nm from either gold surface. Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) calculations reveal that our excitation wavelength, 633 nm, is not exciting the dipole mode, but rather a multipole mode, which leads not only to higher SERS enhancement, but also long range coupling. Lastly, these substrates show greater reproducibility than the SERS generated from dye residing directly on nanoparticle surfaces, and are expected to allow for the non-perturbative measurement of biological molecules in their native state, freely diffusing in solution.

Visiting Speaker in Chemistry ~ Professor Laura B. Sagle

Italian Conversation Group

Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016

Join us for weekly drop-in Italian conversation groups in AHB 3R19 from 2:30 -4 pm.

All levels welcome!

Italian Conversation Group

Immigration Information Session: Working & Living in Ontario

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

All are welcome to join this presentation to learn about working in London and preparing for life after graduation. This information session will also cover Express Entry and permanent residency in Canada along with a discussion of the immigration services offered at Western. This session will be presented by London Economic Development Corporation, WIL Employment Connections, The Student Success Centre, Community Legal Services and the IESC.

Please register early as seating is limited! If you register and decide that you can no longer attend, please notify the IESC at iesc@uwo.ca so that we can open your registration space to another participant.

Immigration Information Session: Working & Living in Ontario

Doug Billson Art Exhibition: Struggle

Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016

“Experiencing schizophrenia, I am impressed by the fact that we truly experience the world subjectively, and that the real and imagined, both are a construction of the mind” (Billson, 2016).

Local artist Doug Billson draws on his lived experience in his latest art exhibit, Struggle. His juxtaposition of mental pathology with mental wellness is portrayed through images he describes as edgy, contractive, awkward, and distorted. Billson’s art highlights his personal experiences with acute psychosis, wellness, and his reaction to the media’s portrayal of illness. Struggle invites viewers to both feel and understand that wellness is not the absence of disease, but is achieved through connectedness with other people, nature, tasks, and transcendence.

Exhibit hours:

MONDAY:
10:00am to 12:00pm
4:30pm to 6:00pm

TUESDAY:
10:00am to 12:00pm

WEDNESDAY:
3:30pm to 6:00pm

THURSDAY:
4:00pm to 6:00pm

FRIDAY:
12:00pm to 6:00pm

Doug Billson Art Exhibition: Struggle

Write Now! Speaker Series

Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016

Join us for weekly author readings and discussions each Wednesday at 4 pm in UCC 56. This class is open to all!

Sept. 21 Cecily Nicholson

Sept. 28 Margaret Christakos & Victoria Wiebe

Oct. 5 Monica Kidd

Oct. 12 Renuka Jeyapalan

Oct. 19 Fred Wah

Oct. 26 Don McKay

Nov. 2 Daniel MacIvor

Nov. 9 Kate Taylor: IFOA London (Location TBA)

Nov. 16 Armand Garnet Ruffo

Nov. 23 Evan Munday

Nov. 30 Ian Williams

Presented by Writing 2504A and The Dept. of English & Writing Studies and the Creative Writers Speaker Series at Western.

Write Now! Speaker Series

Stand Up and Be Heard Part I

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Value: Congruence

Leaders often find themselves standing up and speaking on a moment’s notice. It takes a lot of composure, some quick thinking, and a good dose of confidence to speak in an impromptu setting AND say something intelligent. In this workshop, you will learn and practice two frameworks for organizing what you say and how you say it. You will also practice and learn techniques for controlling your nervousness so you can give presentations with confidence.

Stand Up and Be Heard Part I

Recruiter Information Session - Crowe Soberman

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Crowe Soberman is hosting an information session.

Target: 3rd year BMOS

Dress Code: Attire for this event is business casual. For a guide on dressing appropriately, see this article from TalentEgg.ca: http://bit.ly/1CH3pYg. Recruiters would like to know your name, please wear your name tag (if you have one)

Registration Instructions: You must register to attend this event. Registration will open on November 16, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.. Registration closes at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the event. Please note the student registration list for this session could be provided to the visiting recruiter(s) at any time.

Recruiter Information Session - Crowe Soberman

Guest Artist Masterclass: Marie Berard (violin)

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Join us for a masterclass by violinist Marie Bérard as she performs and works with current students.

Best known as the concertmaster of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra (COC), Marie Bérard is also a sought-after chamber musician, soloist, recording artist and teacher. She is a former member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and has performed with a variety of smaller ensembles such as Amici, Array Music and New Music Concerts and is also a member of Trio Arkel as well as the ARC Ensemble which has toured in Europe, China and the United States and was twice nominated for a Grammy Award for their Sony recordings.

http://marieberard.ca/

This is a free event. All are welcome to attend.

Photo credit: Andrew Geddes

Guest Artist Masterclass: Marie Berard (violin)

Mystical Landscapes Lecture at AGO

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street W.,
Seminar Rm. 1, Toronto, ON

Visual Arts Professor and Department Chair John Hatch delves into the spiritual journey undertaken by some of the greatest artists of the 19th and 20th centuries in an exclusive lecture for Western Alumni that examines key works in the major AGO exhibition "Mystical Landscapes".

5:30 p.m. doors open and light refreshments served
6:00-7:00 p.m.lecture
7:00 p.m. self-guided tour of exhibit

$25 includes timed ticket, lecture and light refreshments.

Mystical Landscapes Lecture at AGO

St. Cecilia & Western University Singers: Winter Solace

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Finding light in the darkness and hope for life’s journey with St. Cecilia Singers and Western University Singers.

Conductors
St. Cecilia Singers: Gloria Gassi
Western University Singers: Lydia Adams

St. Cecilia & Western University Singers: Winter Solace

Western Film: Inferno and The Girl on the Train

Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016

INFERNO

Playing: November 25 - December 1

7:00 pm (ends at 9:10 pm)

Rating: 14A

Synopsis:

SNOWDEN

Playing: November 25 - December 1
(No Sunday or Monday shows)

9:20 pm (ends at 11:22 pm)

Rating: 14A

Synopsis:

Western Film: Inferno and The Girl on the Train

Cineclub Italiano

Event Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016

Join us for free film screenings of popular Italian films. English subtitles. All welcome!

October 5 - Roman Holiday, William Wyler, 1953 (English only)

October 12 - Roma citta aperta (Rome Open City), Roberto Rossellini, 1945

October 19 - Ladri di biclette (Bicycle Thieves), Vittorio De Sica, 1948

October 26 - Three Coins in the Fountain, Jean Negulesco, 1954 (English only)

November 2 - Uccellacci e ucellini (The Hawks and the Sparrows), Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1966

November 9 - Roma, Federico Fellini, 1972

November 16 - Gladiator, Ridley Scott, 2000 (English only)

November 23 - Caro diario, Nanni Moretti, 1993

November 30 - La grande bellezza (The Great Beauty), Paolo Sorrentino, 2013

December 7 - Il marchese del grillo (The Marquis of Grillo), Mario Monicelli, 1981

Cineclub Italiano

Student Recital: Yolanda Tapia (collaborative piano)

Event Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Please join us for Yolanda Tapia's collaborative piano recital on November 30.

This public concert represents a component of this performer's DMA degree in Performance at the Don Wright Faculty of Music.

Studio teacher: John Hess

Admission is free and open to all.

Student Recital: Yolanda Tapia (collaborative piano)

Last day to receive admission applications, transcripts, and

Event Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016

Last day to receive admission applications, transcripts, and

Last day to receive admission applications: Dentistry for 20

Event Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016

Last day to receive admission applications: Dentistry for 20

Doctoral Public Lecture - Amal Elawady

Event Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016

Candidate: Amal Elawady
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Time: 9:30 am, 3102 Spencer Engineering Building
Thesis Title: Development of Design Loads for Transmission Line Structures Using Numerical Modeling and Aero-elastic Testing

Doctoral Public Lecture - Amal Elawady

Mindfulness Meditation Drop-in Sessions

Event Date: Thursday, Dec 1, 2016

Come practice mindfulness meditation skills or try it for the first time in a relaxed, casual environment. Participants will practice mindfulness meditation skills via audio-recording.

No weekly commitment necessary and no registration required. However, registered participants will be given priority should the group reach maximum capacity.

Please arrive a few minutes before 10:00am. Due to the nature of the group late-comers cannot be accommodated.

Mindfulness Meditation Drop-in Sessions

Doctoral Public Lecture - Mimi Chong

Event Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016

Candidate: Mimi Chong
Program: Statistics
Time: 10:00 am, 108 Middlesex College
Thesis Title: Applications of Credit Scoring Models

Doctoral Public Lecture - Mimi Chong

Line Dancing

Event Date: Thursday, Dec 1, 2016

To find room 3101 in the Support Services building - From level four (streel level when you enter the front of the building) take stairwell #3 to the third floor and go through two sets of doors.

What to bring: comfortable clothing, low grip shoes, and a bottle of water.

Line Dancing

Studio Recital: Rachel Mallon (voice)

Event Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016

Hear the voice students in Rachel Mallon's studio perform in a recital.

Admission is free and open to all.

Studio Recital: Rachel Mallon (voice)

Wind Ensemble Concert: Let us sing; Let us dance

Event Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016

The Wind Ensemble’s second concert of the season features works inspired by song and dance. The program includes Oscar Navarro’s Latin American fusion; a song by Percy Aldridge Grainger; a courtly dance with Benjamin Britten; and a Yiddish party hosted by Adam Gorb.

Director: Colleen Richardson, Department of Music Education

Wind Ensemble Concert: Let us sing; Let us dance