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The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada.The main campus is located on 455 hectares (1,120 acres) of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames River bisecting the campus's eastern portion.
Medway-Sydenham Hall (also referred to as Med-Syd or MSH) is a co-ed residence at the University of Western Ontario. It is the third largest residence on campus, home to 613 students. It is also the oldest residence still operating on campus.
The Alexander Charles Spencer Engineering Building, known as Spencer Engineering Building (SEB) is the main building of engineering faculty in University of Western Ontario. The Dean's office, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department and Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments are in this building.
Ruth Davis Talman 'The beginnings and development of the University of Western Ontario, 1878–1924.' (MA Thesis, University of Western Ontario, 1925) Available from the Beryl Ivey Library are emeritus Professor of History Dr. Patricia Skidmore's books Brescia College 1919-1979 and The History of Brescia
The university college is located adjacent to the Thames River, across from the Richmond Gates of University of Western Ontario. [18] [19] [20] The majority of the campus is surrounded by residential neighbourhoods, with Epworth Ave bisecting the campus. [21] The college's first classes were held in Monsignor Wemple Building.
The Western Board of Governors purchased 165 acres of land in 1916 for development of the new campus. [2] This proposed campus was to house a number of new buildings, dedicated to serving the Faculty of Arts. At the time, this proposed campus was distant from the rest of downtown London.
In 1898, the university Senate appointed James Waddell Tupper as the University of Western Ontario's first University Librarian. [1] In 1918, John Davis Barnett founded the Western Libraries collection with a donation of 40,000 books from his personal library. [2] Before this donation, the collection held less than 1000 different works. [3]
Middlesex College is an academic building located on the campus of the University of Western Ontario. The building is known for its collegiate Gothic architecture, spire, and clock tower. It currently houses the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. [1]