The Western Story: Changing the World, Today

At Western, individual purpose and collective impact are one. Each of us is drawn to make meaningful progress in the world and to inspire others to act.  We recognize that changing the world isn't a solo venture – it requires us to go beyond our spheres of influence, to learn from each other and to choose collaboration over competition.

Because collaboration doesn't dampen ambition – it fuels it. Engaging divergent backgrounds, disciplines and perspectives amplifies our strengths and propels us to ever-greater heights of insight, innovation and influence. Western is changing the world, today.

Our success lies in breaking down academic silos, designing flexible degree programs, creating a welcoming, inclusive and equitable campus, and cultivating the transformational power of true belonging. Purple pride is an expression of the joy, aspiration and deep sense of connection that changes us, makes us better and keeps us coming back.

We are ready to go even further – build more connections, explore more passions, open more doors, ignite more change – to imagine and shape a brighter future for ourselves and for the world. Starting today.


Western University would like to thank the individuals and organizations who contributed footage for this video. Additional footage courtesy of: The Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR), BrainsCAN, BRDRLESS Dance, Dr. Catherine Neish, Diamond Aircraft Industries, The Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research, Hannah Alper, ImPaKT Facility, The Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Ivey School of Business, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Kenisha Arora & UNESCO, Lawson Health Research Institute, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Arizona, The WindEEE Reserarch Institute.
 
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