Faculty of Social Science at Western

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Having problems enrolling/no enrolment date?

You must pay your tuition or have submitted a tuition deposit in order to have access to web registration at this time. Please contact the Registrar’s Office if you have any questions.

Fall 2010 Registration times/dates

August 26th: Extended Web registration opens to all who have paid their tuition or submitted a tuition deposit.
September 18th: Extended web registration closes at 11:59pm
September 20 and 21: No further online changes. Changes have to be made in person by paper add/drop.

Restricted courses are only available to students in a specific program until September's paper add/drop time (eg: MOS courses are open to MOS students only). Some exceptions apply, please see department websites or the department counsellor for more information.

Western launches China Research and Policy Group

China's increasing influence in the global economy is the focus of The University of Western Ontario China Research and Policy Group, which was officially launched August 11 in the Faculty of Social Science. [Article from Communications Staff, UWO.]

Attention Grad Students!

Alzheimer Society has two awards available for full-time grad students who are conducting research related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias valued at $12,500 each. Deadline is August 27, 2010. <<more>>

Bank of Montreal Professorship

Professor Ben Lester

The Department of Economics congratulates Ben Lester, who has been named the next holder of the Bank of Montreal Professorship, for the period July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015. This Professorship was created through a generous gift to the University from the Bank of Montreal, and is rotated every five years between Economics and the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Congratulations Jonathan Vance!

Professor Vance from the Department of History has received the Lela Common Award for Canadian History for A History of Canadian Culture.

Also, Professor Vance, has recently been appointed to the Smallman Chair in History. He is the author of numerous books and articles and a Fellow of the Royal Society, Professor Vance is a specialist in Canadian military and cultural history, war and society in the 20th century, and social memory. For further details on Professor Vance’s research, please check out his website.