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What can Western offer you?

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Faculty of Music Performances

• 400+ (mostly free) concerts for the local community annually
• Choirs and opera, to jazz, band, symphony, percussion and early

music; 50+ student and studio recitals, plus Fridays @ 12:30 series, a faculty concert series, and internationally-renowned visiting artists

• www.music.uwo.ca/events/index.html

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Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory

• Public Nights at the Observatory weekly May-August

(every Saturday evening, 8:30-11pm), and monthly October-April

• www.physics.uwo.ca/community/cronyn/public_nights.html

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McIntosh Gallery

• Established in 1942, it’s the oldest university art gallery

in Ontario

• Exhibitions, educational programs and special events

are open to the community

• http://mcintoshgallery.ca/

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Campus Farmers’ Market

• Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (June to November) in the green space

beside McIntosh Gallery across from the Social Science Centre

• Free of charge to local vendors
• Starts June 16 this year

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Western Continuing Studies

• Programs designed with career and life aspirations in mind.
• Courses and programs are flexible, creative and innovative in

helping you develop your career and enrich your life

• Arts, Culture, Travel, Religion, Languages, Writing
• Adult Education, Business Writing and Communications,

Communications and Public Relations, Conflict Management, Creative Writing, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Not-For-Profit Management, Project Management, Risk Management

• Celebrating 15 years in downtown London (CitiPlaza)
• http://wcs.uwo.ca/

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Mini Medical School

• Community lecture series with some of Schulich’s most exciting

and engaging researchers and clinicians

• Attendees enjoy an 1-hour lecture and then have the opportunity

to ask questions

• www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/community_programs/mini_meds.html

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Classes without Quizzes

• Western’s free signature community lecture series in partnership

with the London Public Library

• Entertaining and insightful monthly lectures by some of Western’s

leading faculty October-April at the downtown Central Branch

• www.classeswithoutquizzes.uwo.ca

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‘Finding Your Way’

• Annual free lecture series for the community presented by clinical

psychology graduate students at the London Public Library’s Central Branch

• Topics include mental health, anxiety, the mind-body connection,

stress, bullying and depression

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Let’s Talk About Education

• Free community speaker series presented by the Faculty of

Education

• Goal is to share research and facilitate discussion around

important topics in education

• www.edu.uwo.ca/research/letstalkeduc.html

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Art in the Public Sphere

• Department of Visual Arts speaker and exhibition series, open and

free to the public

• Unique opportunities to engage with local, national, and

international artists, curators, and scholars

• www.uwo.ca/visarts/speakers.html

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New Horizons Adult Band

• Lifelong learning Faculty of Music program provides

entry points to music making for adults in the community, including those with no musical experience

• www.music.uwo.ca/outreach/new_horizons_band.html

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Language Conversation Groups

• Department of Modern Languages & Literatures offers drop-in

conversation groups throughout the year, open to the community

• Includes Arabic, Italian, Spanish and German
• www.uwo.ca/arts/news/conversation_groups.html

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Senior Citizen Bursary

• Available to seniors registered at main campus
• Awarded on the basis of financial need
• Covers up to the cost of tuition or the maximum of $7200 per term

(fall/winter) for non-grad students and $3500 per term for graduate students

• http://registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/pdfs/Senior%20Citizen%20Bursa

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Western Libraries

• Visitors are welcome to visit and use most facilities and services

at all eight Western Libraries locations.

• Most collections are available for browsing and use within the

libraries.

• A temporary username/password can be obtained for access to

most online databases, journals, e-books etc. that we subscribe to

• Community members can apply for guest borrowing privileges

($35 for 3 months or $100 for a year)

• www.lib.uwo.ca/visitors/index.html

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Mustang Athletics

• Come out and cheer on more than 30 different kinds of sports

teams like hockey, football, volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, and more!

• Campus Recreation facilities open to the community (fees apply)
• www.westernmustangs.ca/index.aspx

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Archives and Research Centre

• In order to view items, they have to be pulled first so requesting

the item before coming in is important

• www.lib.uwo.ca/archives/visitingthearchives.html

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Discovery Western

• Weekly day camps to give children hands-on experience in

engineering, science, and technology

• A not-for-profit run by Western Engineering and staffed by

students, the goal is increase awareness of, and cultivate interest in, engineering and technology in young people

• www.eng.uwo.ca/dw/

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Bit by Bit Summer Camps

• Summer computer science camps for children aged 9-15 operated

by the Department of Computer Science

• Introduces young students to the world of computer science and

technology

• https://util.csd.uwo.ca/bitbybit

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Sport Western

• Summer and March Break day camps on campus
• Sport specific and academic based programming with
• ver 25 camp options from soccer to space camp and

fencing to dance

• www.westernmustangs.ca/sportwestern

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Go ENG Girl

• Led by Western Engineering, an opportunity for grade 7 to 10 girls

to learn about the world of engineering

• Participants learn from female professionals, academics and

students

• Learn more about all Engineering outreach activities at

www.eng.uwo.ca/outreach/index.html

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Western Young Winds

• Instrumental music education for grades 6-9 students,

supplementary to that provided by the students' school band programs

• The primary teachers are students from the Western instrumental

music teacher program

• www.music.uwo.ca/outreach/young_winds_program.html

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H.A. Leeper Speech and Hearing Clinic

• Home of the Southwestern Ontario sites of the Ontario Infant Hearing

Program and the preschool speech and language initiative, tykeTalk

• Provides audiology and Speech-Language Pathology services to the

community

• www.uwo.ca/fhs/csd/resources/haleeper/

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Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic

• A leading centre for sport & exercise medicine
• Helps people of all ages stay active, from recreational

enthusiasts to elite athletes

• www.fowlerkennedy.com/

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Western Dental Clinics

• Teaching institution where patients are selected based on the

educational program requirements

• Clinic fees are 60% of the amount a private dentist would

charge.

• www.schulich.uwo.ca/dentistry/dental_clinics/

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Canadian Centre for Activity & Aging

• Canada’s leader in research and training for senior fitness

instructors and restorative care specialists

• Offers in-house exercise programs to more than 500 community-

dwelling older adults

• www.uwo.ca/ccaa/

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Community Legal Services

• More than 200 Western Law students provide free legal advice

and representation to members of the community who show financial need

• http://law.uwo.ca/legal_clinics/community_legal_services/

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Western Bed & Breakfast

• Two styles of accommodation:
• Ontario Hall - This state of the art new facility offers semi-private suites that

are ideal and affordable for short term stays.

• London Hall - This full suite-style accommodation offers access to in-suite

kitchens, making this facility ideal for long term stays.

• Both buildings located at the corner of Western and Sarnia Roads, with easy

access to parking and amenities

• Rates start at $65/night
• www.stayatwestern.ca/

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Dining at Western

• Western has over 100 places to relax and eat on campus

including 22 coffee shops all open to the community

• Green Leaf Café (in Somerville House) is now open in the
• summer. They use fresh, seasonal produce, meats and cheeses

from local farmers and growers.

• www.uwo.ca/campus_life/food_dining.html

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Western Film

• Located in the University Community Centre, it is open to the

community

• Great movies at a great price ($3.50 for students, children and

seniors, $5 for non-students)

• Theatre can be booked for private parties
• http://westernusc.ca/westernfilm/

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Those are just a few!

• An alumnus? Visit http://alumni.westernu.ca/ to learn

about events, benefits, etc.

• Questions about how you can access services and

programs at Western? Email community@uwo.ca

• Our events calendar: http://events.westernu.ca/
• Follow us on Twitter: @westernu
• Find us on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/WesternUniversity