Orientation Serves

During Orientation Week, students will have their first opportunity to connect with the London community, gain valuable volunteer experience, and contribute to a great cause. Orientation Serves is on Saturday, September 11th from 1pm-4pm. Students can register to volunteer with a local organization virtually or in-person. After Orientation Week, the Western Serves Network allows students to continue volunteering locally throughout the year.

Course Essentials

Get your student ready for their first university classes! Students can view their personal book list to order their course materials needed for each class. Shop online and choose curbside pickup or residence delivery at checkout. Curbside pickup is located at the Great Hall in Somerville House. If you or your student prefer in-store shopping, the Book Store is opened with enhanced safety measures.

Orientation Week

Orientation Week (OWeek) is under way and we can't wait to meet the newest Mustangs! Near or far, virtual or in-person, OWeek will be accessible to all students via the OPass. Don't miss out on once-in-a-lifetime memories made possible by Canada's best Orientation beginning Sept. 6 until Sept. 12. Click the link below for more info and follow @westerusc for updates!

Audition for an Ensemble

You don't have to be a music student to join an ensemble in the Don Wright Faculty of Music. If your student was part of their high school band, orchestra, or choir, they are welcome to audition online this summer! Full details including audition excerpts are available online.

Career Resources and Support

Careers & Experience offers many services to help students prepare for meaningful lives and careers. In addition to career appointments, we offer workshops throughout the year covering everything from resume and cover letter writing, career decision making, networking, job searching, and interview strategies. Our peer-to-peer service, Western's Employment Resource Centre, supports students with resume and cover letter feedback, personal statement advising, mock interviewing and more. E-advising is available year-round, anytime from anywhere! Visit career.uwo.ca to learn more about the resources and supports available at no cost to all Western students.

USC Bus Pass

In collaboration with the London Transit Commission (LTC), the University Students' Council (USC) is pleased to provide eligible full-time undergraduate students at Western with the USC Bus Pass. This pass provides free unlimited rides, at all bus stop locations, during all hours of operation, seven days a week (including holidays). Eligible students are automatically assessed the mandatory fee for a bus pass, which is loaded onto their Western One card and valid from September 1 until August 31 of the following year. There is no option to opt-in or opt-out of the USC Bus Pass for the 2021-2022 academic year. It is a mandatory plan, authorized by a student referendum that requires all eligible, full-time undergraduate students to participate.

The Spoke & Wave

The Spoke's iconic bagels are back! The Spoke Cafe is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. daily. We are working hard to bring some exciting changes to make your dining experiences even better. The Spoke is adding new espresso equipment, revamping our coffee and specialty beverage program, as well as introducing exciting new smoothie recipes. On August 31, we were thrilled to reopen The Wave with a brand new menu, and upgrades to our dining room and service styles. Our already great food will be even better with more flexibility and control over the type and length of your experience. It has been too long, and the USC can't wait to welcome you back, or for your first visit, to The Spoke and The Wave!

Foot Patrol

Western's campus is a beautiful place, and very big! It is understandable that for those new to campus, it could be overwhelming, especially at night. The student in your life does not have to walk alone! Foot Patrol is a free service that will send a team to walk your student anywhere on main campus, Brescia, Huron, King's, and some off-campus locations. Our student volunteers can walk in their identifiable vests, or in plain clothes for more discretion. Whether they're studying late at the library, working out at Campus Recreation, or finishing class at 10pm - whatever the reason, we can walk with them to their destination. We begin providing service for the campus community on September 13.

Western Libraries

Western Libraries provides safe, welcoming study spaces for your student. Our locations are always staffed during hours of operation and students can call Western Foot Patrol for a free, escorted walk any time of day. We offer supportive, inclusive learning environments where students can thrive, free of judgement and without discrimination based on race or culture, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental health, physical or cognitive capabilities, education, or socioeconomic status.