Western University Library and Information Science Alumni

04/01/2026

We are celebrating a milestone for long-time FIMS employee Cindy Morrison!

After 41 years at Western, guiding students, faculty and staff through countless successes, sticky wickets, conundrums and celebrations, Cindy has decided to close the library book on her career and start her next adventure in retirement.

Do you have fond memories of Cindy? Feel free to share them in the comments here, DM us or send us an email @ [email protected]

03/21/2026

From FIMS professor, Pam McKenzie: "My amazing colleague Cindy Morrison is retiring at the end of April. If you have fond/happy/funny memories of your interactions with her, please send them to FIMS - Faculty of Information & Media Studies at Western University [email protected] to display on a screen at her retirement reception! Please share with your networks!"

02/05/2026

02/05/2026

Do you know a FIMS alum whose outstanding professional achievement, community service, social impact or innovation deserves to be recognized?

Share their accomplishments by nominating them for the FIMS Alumni Award of Excellence!

Don't wait, start the nomination process today. Submissions are due March 31, 2026.

Submission forms and award details can be found on the FIMS website ⤵️
https://www.fims.uwo.ca/alumni/alumni_awards.html

01/16/2026

It's not too late to register for the upcoming Winter FIMS Alumni Reception.

Whether your degree predates FIMS (SLIS, GSLIS, BA Journalism, Graduate School of Journalism) or you’re a post-1997 graduate (MIT, MTP, MPI, Media Studies, LIS, PMC, HIS, MAJ, MMJC), this is a chance to come back, reminisce, and reconnect with the community that shaped your journey.

We’d love to see you there!

https://www.westernconnect.ca/site/Calendar?id=152674&view=Detail

01/15/2026

Happy New Year! Time to register for the annual FIMS Alumni Reception in Toronto on January 29th - https://www.uwo.ca/events/2026/01/fims-alumni-reception.html

FIMS alumni are invited to join us on January 29 at the AGO in Toronto.

09/04/2025

FIMS Alumni Newsletter (February 2025) -

Fourteen amazing FIMS alumni returned to campus on January 24 to share their experiences and career journeys with over 100 upper year MACS students. This year's theme was Level Up! and keynote speaker Alessia Grosso showed us how it's done.

09/04/2025

FIMS Alumni Newsletter (June 2025) -

Professor Susan Knabe has served as FIMS Associate Dean, Undergraduate for over a decade, and now she steps into a one-year appointment as the Acting Dean between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.

09/04/2025

FIMS is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Bri Watson to our faculty in Library and Information Science!

An archivist, historian, and community organizer, Professor Watson brings a rich background of scholarship and leadership, with research interests in critical cataloguing, the history of sexuality, book history, digital humanities, and community archiving.

Originally from N'dakinna, near what is now called Quebec and New Hampshire, Bri is looking forward to putting down roots in London and connecting with our students.

Read more about their appointment here: https://www.fims.uwo.ca/news/2025/new_faculty_profile_bri_watson.html

09/04/2025

Return to FIMS this Homecoming! 💜

Join us on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the FNB Atrium for the FIMS Alumni Reception.

Reconnect with your peers, meet Acting Dean Susan Knabe, and enjoy light refreshments. We’ll also take this special occasion to recognize Brodie Fenlon, MA'99, Editor in Chief and General Manager of CBC News, as the inaugural recipient of the FIMS Alumni Award of Excellence.

All FIMS alumni are welcome!

RSVP here: https://www.westernconnect.ca/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=151774&utm_id=eventList&utm_content=alumni-relations&s_subsrc=organic&s_src=web

09/04/2025

FIMS is delighted to welcome Associate Professor Susan Knabe into a one-year appointment as Acting Dean, effective July 1, 2025.

Professor Knabe has spent a total of 11 years as Associate Dean Undergraduate at FIMS and previously served six months as FIMS Acting Dean in 2018. She brings valuable experience, insight and a love for all things FIMS to the role.

During her tenure as Associate Dean, Professor Knabe has led several key initiatives, including the development and launch of the Creative Arts and Production (CAP) program and the renaming of FIMS’ undergraduate program to Media and Communication Studies (MACS) - both of which have contributed to FIMS’ continued growth and evolution. With a joint appointment in the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, she is also well known for her institutional knowledge and her dedication to cross-campus collaboration.

On taking up this role, Professor Knabe shared:

"I'm looking forward to helping the FIMS community through this important leadership transition. I'm really excited to be working with such an amazing group of faculty, staff and students over the next year."

Please join us in welcoming Acting Dean Susan Knabe to her new role. We look forward to her continued leadership for FIMS.