LEADING ALUMNI NEWS with HEART STORIES OF HURON ALUMNI AND FRIENDS WHO EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAD WITH HEART GET TO KNOW CLASS OF 1984, Huron 2019 Learn why one of the most recognizable names in business is championing education that nurtures students' hearts as much as their minds. PM41608559 IN THIS ISSUE Huron at Western University Advancement 1349 Western Rd, London ON N6G 1H3 Fax: 519.438.5226 huronatwestern.ca Meaghan Blight Vice-President, University Growth Cultivating the Heart of Huron From “Anonymous” to Apps: Build upon our prestigious Executive Director, Huron University 18 College Foundation A message from International students have legacy: Become a Huron mentor [email protected] 519.438.7224 ext. 271 4 Dr. Barry Craig, President 20 always had a home at Huron Kristina Stankevich Director of Development Help us build the Heart of Huron [email protected] 19 519.438.7224 ext. 214 Rachel Macaulay Communications Specialist COVER STORY Canada's First Lady of Musical [email protected] Honouring your generosity: 519.438.7224 ext. 388 Meet Michael Medline Theatre explains why reverence 36 Our 2018 Donor List Lisa Kamenar Senior Development Officer, 2019 Honorary Degree Recipient for the arts matters Annual Giving 8 24 [email protected] 519.438.7224 ext. 310 Huron's Heritage Society Karen Otto 51 Development Assistant [email protected] 519.438.7224 ext. 368 Three distinct alumni, one Huron's new hires embody No. 64 / ISSN 1199-9594 meaningful call to action Leadership with Heart Published for Huron alumni and 12 28 friends by Huron’s University Advancement Office Respecting your privacy We hope that you enjoy receiving Huron’s alumni and friends magazine. 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That is, with the arrival ideally suited for this vital social mission. class last September, we are on pace of our freshman class in September, Our students are not learning by rote. to increase it again this Fall. Why is this JOIN HURON AS WE CULTIVATE I will have welcomed all of our students Instead, in small classes, led by highly happening? I believe young people are from first to fourth year. Knowing these qualified faculty, Huron students are looking for opportunities to serve young people, I am more confident taught to critically examine information, and Huron is in the right place LEADERSHIP WITH HEART than ever Huron is an institution formulate evidence-based ideas, and at the right time in order to respond with an important role to play in express themselves clearly to others. We to this need. We are well on the way Canada and beyond. are truly training our students to be good to completing our goal of providing A MESSAGE FROM DR. BARRY CRAIG, PRESIDENT citizens. For, not only do we provide them a volunteer opportunity for every student We often think of education as primarily with the intellectual tools who attends Huron. These opportunities a private good. That is, we talk about the to participate effectively in civic life, help develop leadership skills in our need to acquire education in order to get we call them to be “Leaders with Heart.” students and assist in the development a good job and so on. It is something that We are consciously calling our students of empathy also. benefits ourselves. This is certainly true. to be people who care for others. We are In fact, education is more important than the only university in Canada that asks In order to accommodate our growing ever in securing a living in an economy every student to give back to society. student body, we have just announced that is increasingly knowledge-based. We emphasize the development of the most significant building project at character as well as the intellect. Huron in more than a quarter century. But, there is another aspect to education, Our new $18.5 million academic building particularly post-secondary education. Since we launched our Leaders with Heart will contain seven new classrooms, That other aspect is to understand mission two years ago, the response offices, a welcome centre, a new Student education as a public good. In a has been overwhelming. Our application Activity Centre, and a state-of-the-art democratic society, it is vital that numbers have more than doubled. 450-seat performance theatre. Designed citizens be equipped to play their role We have raised our entrance standards by Tom Tillman and constructed by in self-governance. If we are to continue such that they are now among the highest Ellis-Don, this striking structure, standing to be a free and open society, we need in Canada. And yet, ever larger numbers on Western Road, will make a statement to be citizens who are educated and of qualified young people are being drawn to everyone who sees it. capable of questioning perceived truths. Especially now, when we are inundated by a vast flood of information from seemingly limitless sources, we need to be able to assess that information and determine how best to use it. “Since we launched our Leaders with Heart vision two years ago, the response has been overwhelming. As I write this message, I am concluding my third year in the President's office at Huron. To say that these three years have flown by quickly would be an understatement. Our application numbers Dr. Barry Craig with London's newly elected mayor, Ed Holder. At the same time, paradoxically, I feel as if I have been working at Huron my whole life! have more than doubled.” 2019 5 4 Leading with Heart – Alumni News | 2019 Leading with Heart – Alumni News | “Huron has something wonderful to offer to Canada and to the world beyond. I count myself fortunate to be part of this great community.” This new building will serve two purposes. The energy, vision, intelligence and On the one hand, it will provide our compassion our students possess students with modern, bright and is sorely needed by the world today. functional facilities. Equipped with the I call on all alumni to rally behind these latest technology, both students and young people. Please help me support faculty will benefit. On the other hand, them in becoming Leaders with Heart. it will serve as a bridge to the wider community. We envision the new As we publicly launch our most ambitious theatre as a venue that will host not capital campaign ever, we will all have an only performances, but community opportunity to be part of this remarkable events, such as political debates, period in Huron’s long and distinguished prominent speakers, and public policy history. Huron has something wonderful exchanges. Huron will become a focal to offer to Canada and to the world point for civic engagement in the city. beyond. I count myself fortunate to be part of this great community. The new academic building is a complement to several new academic programs, new messaging, and a new relationship with the world beyond our doors. Whether studying theology, arts, or social sciences, our students are called to engage with a global society. 2019 7 6 Leading with Heart – Alumni News | 2019 Leading with Heart – Alumni News | Huron Celebrates 2019 Honorary Degree Recipient MICHAEL MEDLINE CLASS OF 1984 “A surreal experience,” is how Michael Medline, As one of Canada’s most accomplished business the President & Chief Executive Officer of Empire leaders, Michael Medline has curated some of the Company Limited (Empire) and its wholly-owned country’s most significant mergers and acquisitions, subsidiary Sobeys Inc., described receiving including Mark’s Work Wearhouse and Sport Chek an Honorary Doctor of Divinity during Huron’s at Canadian Tire, and Spring Convocation. Farm Boy at Sobeys. Our university was proud to present Mr. Medline with this award in celebration of his significant professional achievements and long record of community involvement. Alongside his whole family — accomplished wife, Tracy Dalglish, and all four children included — our newest cohort of graduates and President, Dr. Barry Craig, applauded Mr. Medline’s approach to personal and professional achievement: “Mike’s legacy is not only defined by great tangible accomplishments, but it also demonstrates his strength of character, which consistently balances effectiveness with ethical conduct.” 8 Leading with Heart – Alumni News | 2019 As the class of 2019 became the newest He then applied a great deal of hard work that have taken place since Dr. Craig members of Huron’s elite alumni network, to build a truly remarkable professional articulated his vision for a school that their eyes widened listening to the CEO of legacy — one that is still in the making. stretches the traditional Liberal Arts one of Canada’s largest employers share model to develop socially-conscious a deeply personal perspective on staying “I believe in passionately Leading with citizens who are capable of creating true to yourself and making deliberate Heart wholeheartedly,” Medline said.