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Social Connection Support

Staying connected and involved in the Western community while you’re away from campus and practicing social distancing is important to your well-being.

Thrive Online: Your Virtual Western Community!

Visit Western's brand new student community blog site - Thrive Online. Thrive online is a space for Western students to tell your own stories in your own words. We know that being socially connected and able to share our learning is a vital part of being able to thrive, and we believe it can also happen when we’re online. We’ll be posting stories written by Western students that help us celebrate, engage, relate, entertain, and educate each other.

If you want to be part of building this space and sharing your voice, visit our Contributor Page to find out how to submit your own post!

Peer Mentors

It's not too late to sign up for Peer Mentor! Are you looking to meet new people? Make new friends at Western? Check out mentorship programs. Upper-year student leaders provide academic and social support, share tips, and host engaging events and opportunities throughout the year. There is no cost to join!

Social Media

Social media is a great tool available that you can use to connect. It's important to focus on meaningful connection as opposed to "likes" though. Student Experience will be sharing strategies to stay connected, win some prizes, and generally have fun. Follow our accounts below and share your own stories using #WesternUThrive. Follow us at any of the accounts below to participate.

Wake Up Western

Accounts to Follow:

Events

Online Ways To Beat Boredom

Social distancing can be really tough, but the good news is we have a lot of tools available now that can help. There are all kinds of ways you can connect and participate in activities just using your computer. Here are just a few suggestions: