Students in Building Healthy Communities (SOC 3369G) have partnered with local agencies to develop an advocacy strategy for rent-geared-to-income housing for older adults in London, Ontario. Building Healthy Communities (SOC 3369G) is an experiential learning course facilitated through CityStudio. The project will be one of five submitted by King’s students that will be showcased as part of the virtual CityStudio HUBBUB on April 29.

Read the full story here.

Dr. Rachel Birnbaum, Professor of Childhood and Social Institutions and the School of Social Work, has co-written an article for the Lawyer's Daily analyzing how COVID-19 "lockdowns" have affected the family justice system, cases and decisions, and the families and children it serves.

Read the full article here.

A look into economic problems, as well as supply and demand, consumer choices, costs and cost minimization, cost curves and competitive markets.

An exploration of the philosophical categories of sex and gender through the evolving and changing world of digital representation and artificial intelligence. Established theories of sex and gender are brought into dialogue with new and emerging areas of cyber relationships, teledildonics and virtual reality. How do these new frontiers change our understanding of sex and gender?

White collar and state crime is often ignored in discussions of crime. Despite this, white collar crime contribute to far more financial loss, injuries, and deaths than all street crimes combined. The goal of this course is to provide students with an overview of this important domain.

Students will examine the proliferation of surveillance in contemporary society, and related issues such as civil liberties, privacy, resistance and social sorting. Among the specific issues covered will be the reliance on closed-circuit TV, biometrics, radio frequency identification, algorithms, surveillance and minority groups, contact tracing for public health (COVID-19), geolocation, police surveillance and social media.

For more information on these and all summer courses, please go to the summer courses page.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, while university-sanctioned outbound travel is cancelled, King's students are welcome to apply for a virtual summer program at one of King's partners. At Sophia University in Japan, you can join students from 12 different countries at Sophia University’s Online Summer Session.

See course syllabi & introduction videos here. You can see all currently available virtual summer opportunities on King’s International’s website.

Please email international@kings.uwo.ca for more information.

We wish you the best of luck on your remaining exams. Please consult your instructor for information regarding exam format and delivery.

You can find the exam schedule here.

King's continues to provide resources for those students who may be struggling this exam season. You are not alone; we are here for you.

You've worked so hard to get here. Congratulations! Now you've earned bragging rights. From tees, to sweaters, mugs and sweat pants. All available online. Organized by your King's University College Students' Council.

Order your grad merch here.

All questions about the kits can be directed to Great Promotions at orders@greatpromotions.ca.

Graduating this year? Purchase a King’s degree frame during the month of April and receive a FREE matching 5x7 photo frame. Frames can be ordered online and shipped within Ontario. You can find more on King’s degree frames here or contact alumni@kings.uwo.ca.

Graduating students, the application deadline for the Faculty Association Award is quickly approaching! The $500 award will be granted based on academic success, as well as individual and social achievements at King's and/or in the community. An overall average of at least 75% is required.

You can apply here.

Applications are due by April 30.

King's Communications would like to hear from you! What's your preferred method of communication? Instagram? Email? We want to know what you think. Telling us your opinion will allow Communications to better tailor messages for you. Complete the survey for your chance to win swag from the King's Connection.

Complete the Communications Preferences survey here.

Study with Me Western is a virtual study hall taking place on Zoom on Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m. where students can work together in silence. Seeing each other gives students motivation, support, and a sense of accountability. We set a timer for 50-minute blocks of study time and take 10-minute breaks in between, but you can join and leave whenever you want. 

Western Technology Services (WTS) has sent you communication about adding additional security to your UWO email account. King’s ITS wants to reinforce that the WTS email regarding Multi-Factor Authentication is legitimate and requires action from you. The emails should have arrived with the subject “Mandatory use of MFA for Office 365.”

Even if you do not regularly access your UWO email, you must take steps now to set up Multi-Factor Authentication. If you do not complete the MFA setup by the date above you will be locked out of UWO Email and UWO PeopleSoft (if you use it).

By May 5, all non-graduate students, including new alum, will be required to use MFA to access Office 365 applications (inclusive of email).

By June 22, all graduate students will be required to use MFA to access Office 365 applications (inclusive of email).

Go to MFA Setup to begin.

See the video explaining MFA.

King's application-based Entrance Awards will be accepting applications until Friday, April 30. King’s has several Entrance Awards that recognize students' leadership and service to their community along with academics.

Award information, including eligibility criteria and application links, can be found online.

Congratulations to the King's University College Chamber Choir on being nominated for the Forest City London Music Awards in the "Classical Vocal Group". Show your support for the King’s Chamber Choir by voting as often as you'd like until April 30.

Western Campus Recreation is hosting a Learn to Run Training Program. You can choose between a 16 or 24 week program. The purpose of the program is to prepare you to run 5 km without walking. No running experience is necessary. The training program includes several short sessions during the week of 30 minutes each. You will do a run-walk combo, alternating between running and walking segments to build up your endurance. Give it a try and you might just meet your goal and finish a 5 km!

You have until May 7 to join.

Learn more about the program here.

Register for the program here.

Students in need of counselling can access support through Student Affairs. At Accessibility, Counselling & Student Development, they have caring professional counsellors to support students in managing personal concerns more effectively.

Learn more about personal counselling here.

King's has expanded its student mental health supports to include Togetherall –

an anonymous, online peer-to-peer mental health community that is active 24/7

and free to access anywhere, anytime. Register today with your student email here.

Western students, staff and faculty can get a COVID-19 test without an appointment at the Western Student Recreation Centre. The testing centre is open with a online booking tool to schedule appointments up to three days in advance.

Please go to the Western COVID-19 testing page for the most up-to-date information regarding hours of operation. Please access the clinic Recreation Centre Clinic using the accessible entrance facing Huron Drive.