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Purple and proud, in motion

OWeek turns the first days of term into a shared vocabulary of welcome, play and service. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from Western University.

OWeek turns the first days of term into a shared vocabulary of welcome, play and service.

In the September issue
In photos: Western University's OWeek 2026. Official Western News image.
In photos: Western University's OWeek 2026. Official Western News image. Photo: Western News / official source page. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

The context

Where the work begins

The first days of a university year are made from small signals: a route across campus, a new name remembered, a team finding its rhythm. Western's OWeek photographs hold those signals in motion.

The takeaway

What follows

For alumni, the images are a reminder that belonging is not an abstract value. It is built through repeated invitations to take part.

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