Editing University of Western Ontario (section)

==Campus==
The University of Western Ontario is in the city of London, Ontario, in the southwestern end of the [[Quebec City–Windsor Corridor]]. Most of the campus is surrounded by residential neighbourhoods, with the [[Thames River (Ontario)|Thames River]] bisecting the campus' eastern portion. [[List of roads in London, Ontario#Western Road|Western Road]] is the university's major transportation artery, travelling north to south. The central campus, which includes most of the university's student residences and teaching facilities is approximately {{convert|170.8|ha|acre}}.<ref name="size">{{cite web|url=https://www.ipb.uwo.ca/documents/2017_land_building_area_space.pdf|title=Land, Building Area, and Space 2016–17|publisher=University of Western Ontario|access-date=21 January 2018|year=2016}}</ref>[[File:UWO Physics and Astronomy building.jpg|thumb|The [[Physics and Astronomy Building (University of Western Ontario)|Physics and Astronomy Building]] is one of several buildings on campus built in a [[Collegiate Gothic]] architectural style.]]
The development of Western's present campus began in the 1920s. Many of the university's earliest buildings used [[Collegiate Gothic]] designs.<ref name=camh>{{cite web|url=http://www.uwo.ca/pvp/strategic_plan/master_plan/background.htm|title=Background - President Paul Davenport|publisher=University of Western Ontario|access-date=21 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> As the campus expanded in the late 1960s, the university abandoned Gothic designs in favour of [[Brutalist architecture|brutalist]] and [[modernist architecture|modernist]] architecture.<ref name=camh/> In 2000, planning for Western's central campus was re-conceptualized, with the core devoted for only academic buildings. The plan saw University College Hill as the focal point, linking the lower portion of the campus with the South Valley.<ref name=camh/> The 2006 campus master plan called for the protection and renewed emphasis on Western's Collegiate Gothic buildings.<ref name=camh/> The oldest academic buildings within the central campus is [[University College (University of Western Ontario)|University College]] and the Physics and Astronomy Building, both completed in 1924.<ref name="buiag">{{cite web |date=11 January 2017 |title=Age Profile of UWO buildings |url=http://fde.uwo.ca/archives/bldg-info/AGE-AREA_BUILDING-2017.pdf |access-date=21 January 2018 |publisher=University of Western Ontario}}</ref> The Amit Chakma Engineering Building is the newest academic building on campus, opening in September 2018. The Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, or WIRB, is the newest building on campus and houses state-of-the art research facilities for the study of [[cognitive neuroscience]] as well as the Brain and Mind Institute, BrainsCAN, and the Rotman Institute for Philosophy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uwo.ca/bmi/|title=Brain and Mind Institute - Western University|website=Uwo.ca|access-date=2018-04-25}}</ref>

===Library and museums===
[[File:D B Weldon Library University of Western Ontario 1.jpg|thumb|The [[D. B. Weldon Library]] is one of the six branches of the [[Western Libraries]].]]
The university's library system, [[Western Libraries]], operates six libraries that house more than 2.45 million books {{as of|2015|September|lc=y}}, as well as electronic resources including e-books, serial titles, and databases.<ref name=CUDO>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipb.uwo.ca/documents/cudo2016.pdf|title=Common University Data Ontario - 2016 - Western University|publisher=Institutional Consortium for Student Retention Survey|year=2016|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> Libraries a part of the system include the [[Allyn and Betty Taylor Library]], C. B. Johnston Library, the [[D. B. Weldon Library]], the Education Library, the John & Dotsa Bitove Family Law Library, and the Music Library.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lib.uwo.ca/libraries/index.html|title=Locations - Western Libraries|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> Allyn and Betty Taylor Library primarily services the faculties of [[University of Western Ontario Faculty of Engineering|Engineering]], Health Sciences, Science, and the [[Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry]], while the C. B. Johnston Library primarily serves the [[Ivey Business School]]. The D. B. Weldon Library primarily services the faculties of Arts & Humanities, [[University of Western Ontario Faculty of Information & Media Studies|Information & Media Studies]], and [[Social Sciences]]. The D. B. Weldon Library also houses the university's Archives and Research Collections Centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lib.uwo.ca/archives/visitingthearchives.html|title=Visiting the Archives - Western Libraries|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> Western Libraries also maintains the Shared Library Catalogue, which provides common access to the collections of Western Libraries, as well as the collections from the libraries of university colleges affiliated with the Western, including [[Huron University College]], King's University College, and St. Peter's Seminary. Access to the Shared University Catalogue is provided to students and faculty of Western, and the affiliated university colleges.<ref name=SUC>{{cite web|url=http://www.stpetersseminary.ca/Library/50|title=Library = St. Peter's Seminary|publisher=St. Peter's Seminary|year=2018|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>
[[File:McIntosh Gallery UWO.jpg|thumb|McIntosh Gallery is one of two art galleries located on its campus.]]
Western also operates two art galleries, the Artlab Gallery, and the McIntosh Gallery. Located in the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, the Artlab Gallery showcases approximately 14 projects per year, exploring conceptual and experimental production through a wide range of media. The Artlab Gallery also aims to assist in the research and practices of students and faculty members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uwo.ca/visarts/artlab/|title=Artlab Gallery|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> The McIntosh Gallery is a university-based, public art gallery, opened since 1942. The gallery is a presentation and dissemination centre for the university, as well as the London community, showcasing advanced practices and research in art history and contemporary visual art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcintoshgallery.ca/about/gallery.html|title=About the Gallery - McIntosh Gallery|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> The gallery is the oldest university art gallery in the province of Ontario, initially opened as an exhibition of paintings by [[war artists]] from the [[National Gallery of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcintoshgallery.ca/about/history.html|title=History - McInstosh Gallery|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> 683 works of the Gallery's collection were put on display throughout the university's main campus through the Gallery's ArtShare program in 2014.<ref name=McIGR>{{cite web|url=http://mcintoshgallery.ca/docs/McIntosh%20Gallery%202013-2014%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=Western mcIntosh Gallery Annual Report 2013 - 2014|publisher=McIntosh Gallery|access-date=20 January 2018|year=2014}}</ref>

Western also maintains academic and administrative links with the [[Museum of Ontario Archaeology]]. The Museum originally grew out of a collection of artifacts housed in various buildings throughout London, including Western's University College, and Middlesex College. Formally opened on 28 February 1978, its creation was facilitated by the university president and Western's Faculty of Social Science. Although the museum was incorporated as an independent charitable organization, without the ability to share capital, its directors continued to be appointed by the university's Board of Governors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uwo.ca/museum/history.html|title=Museum of Ontario Archeologypublisher=University of Western Ontario|year=2018|access-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071802/https://www.uwo.ca/museum/history.html|archive-date=22 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Housing and student facilities===
[[File:Sydenham Quad.JPG|thumb|Sydenham Quad within [[Medway-Sydenham Hall]], one of nine student residences at the university's campus]]
The main campus of The University of Western Ontario offers student housing, with nine student residences housing either first-year students or upper-year students. In September 2015, 23.49 percent of the undergraduate population lived on campus, including 78.69 percent of all first-year students.<ref name=CUDO/> Each residence operates their own Residences' Council, governed by their own constitutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rezcouncil.uwo.ca/rezconstitution.cfm|title=Residences' Constitutions|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> Student residence building are split between traditional-styled residences, suite-styled residences, and hybrid-style residences that incorporate elements of traditional and suite-styled residences.

Traditional-styled residences include Delaware Hall, [[Medway-Sydenham Hall]], and [[Saugeen-Maitland Hall]]. Suite-styled residences include Alumni House, Elgin Hall, Essex Hall, and London Hall. Hybrid-styled residences include Perth Hall and Ontario Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://residence.uwo.ca/buildings/firstyear_buildings/index.html|title=First-Year Buildings|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> Alumni House and London Hall are reserved strictly for upper-year students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://residence.uwo.ca/buildings/upperyear_buildings/index.html|title=Upper-Year Buildings|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> The largest residential building at the university is Saugeen–Maitland Hall, which houses 1,252 first-year students.
[[File:Saugeen-Maitland Hall.jpg|thumb|[[Saugeen-Maitland Hall]] is the largest student residence operated by the university.]]The University Community Centre acts as Western's [[student activity centre]], and is the university's centre of student governance and student directed social, cultural, entertainment and recreational activities. The University Community Centre contains the offices of a number of student organizations, including the undergraduate [[Students' union|student union]], the University Students' Council, as well as the graduate student union, the Society of Graduate Students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/Archive/2004(new)/UNIVERSITY_COMMUNITY_CENTRE_301616.html|title=University Community Centre|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2004}}</ref>

===Off-campus facilities===
In addition to The University of Western Ontario's central campus, the university owns several other properties throughout Southwestern Ontario. Excluding Western's central campus,
as well as the campuses of Western's affiliated university colleges, Western owns approximately {{convert|309.6|ha|acre}} of land. Included among these properties is a number of research facilities. Managed under Western Research Parks, the facilities are clustered into three [[science park|research parks]]. The three parks serve as a research link between academics and corporations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westernresearchparks.ca|title=Western Research Parks|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> 
[[File:President's House UWO.jpg|left|thumb|[[Gibbons Lodge]] serves as the official residence for the University President. It is one of several university-owned properties outside its main campus.]]
The oldest research park operated by Western is Discovery Park, adjacent to the university's main campus. The {{convert|16.2|ha|acre}} research park was established in 1989, with tenants ranging from national government laboratories, to large-multi-industrial research centres. Discovery Park also includes a 48-room hotel and conference centre, Windermere Manor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westernresearchparks.ca/discovery_park/index.html|title=Discovery Park - Western Research Parks|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> The Advanced Manufacturing Park is another research park established through a partnership between Western, [[Fanshawe College]] and the City of London. Advanced Manufacturing Park is a {{convert|52.6|ha|acre}} research park, built in an area zoned for full-scale manufacturing and large-scale research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westernresearchparks.ca/advanced_manufacturing_park/index.html|title=Advanced Manufacturing Park|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> The [[WindEEE Dome]] is among the facilities built in the Advanced Manufacturing Park. The WindEEE Dome is the world's first hexagonal [[wind tunnel]], allowing for scientists to address certain challenges related to wind. The structure is able to accommodate replicas of buildings, and bridges to test for structural integrity in a variety of wind conditions. The facility is able to physically simulate high intensity wind systems, including [[tornado]]s, and [[downbursts]] hard to replicate in other wind tunnels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westernresearchparks.ca/advanced_manufacturing_park/facilities/windeee_dome.html|title=WindEEE Dome|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref> In 2003, Western opened another research park known as the Sarnia-Lambton Research park, in a joint initiative with [[Lambton County]], and [[Sarnia]]. The {{convert|32.4|ha|acre}} research park is adjacent to [[Lambton College]] and is home to Canada's largest [[clean technology]] [[business incubator]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westernresearchparks.ca/sarnialambton_research_park/index.html|title=Sarnia-Lambton Research Park|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref>

The university also manages several residences outside the central campus. The official residence of the university president, [[Gibbons Lodge]], is off-campus. Completed in 1932, the [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival-styled]] house is north of Western's central campus. It was acquired by the university in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lfpress.com/homes/2010/05/07/13866261.html|title=Estate of grace|work=London Free Press|date=11 May 2010|access-date=21 January 2018|first=Janis|last=Wallace}}</ref> In addition to Gibbons Lodge, the university also maintains Platt's Lane Estates, a complex of townhouses and apartments south of the university's campus. The complex was designed to accommodate upper-year, graduate, and students with families.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plattslane.uwo.ca|title=Platt's Lane Estates|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|access-date=19 January 2018|year=2018}}</ref>

===Sustainability===
Campus sustainability at Western is managed by the President's Advisory Committee on Environment & Sustainability. The committee's mandate includes incorporating sustainability into the academic programming, engaging in research across the disciplines into issues of environmental sustainability, using ecological landscaping methods and preserving green space and building and renovating facilities in accordance with energy efficiency and sustainability principles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sustainability.uwo.ca/sustainabilityworkinggroup.html|title=President's Advisory Committee on Environment & Sustainability (PACES)|work=Environment and Sustainability on Campus|publisher=University of Western Ontario|access-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720200349/http://sustainability.uwo.ca/sustainabilityworkinggroup.html|archive-date=20 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Along with the other members of the [[Council of Ontario Universities]], Western had signed a pledge in 2009 known as ''Ontario Universities Committed to a Greener World'', with the objective of transforming its campus into a model of environmental responsibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelondoner.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2211514&archive=true|title=Western helps 'green' the province and the world|work=Londoner |date=27 November 2009|access-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928042223/http://www.thelondoner.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2211514&archive=true|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Western is also a signatory of the [[Talloires Declaration]], a sustainability declaration created for presidents of higher education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ulsf.org/programs_talloires_signatories.html#Canada|title=Talloires declaration institutional signatory list|work=The Talloires Declaration|publisher=University Leaders for a Sustainable Future|date=22 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123071822/http://www.ulsf.org/programs_talloires_signatories.html#Canada|archive-date=23 January 2013}}</ref> The university campus received a B− grade from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card for 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/university-of-western-ontario|title=University of Western Ontario|work=The College Sustainability Report Card|author=Sustainable Endowments Institute|publisher=Sustainable Endowments Institute|date=2 November 2010|access-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>