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Welcome is a designed experience

The 2026 OWeek program turns arrival into a sequence of invitations, rituals and first connections. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from Western University.

The 2026 OWeek program turns arrival into a sequence of invitations, rituals and first connections.

In the September issue
Welcome back, Western: Celebrating OWeek 2026. Official Western News image.
Welcome back, Western: Celebrating 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

A welcome does not happen in one speech. It is assembled through the people who point the way, the activities that make conversation easier and the traditions that give a new cohort a shared beginning.

The takeaway

What follows

Western's OWeek coverage makes that infrastructure visible just as the year starts.

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