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Pascale Chapdelaine, Sara Wharton and Noel SempleNew law professors Pascale Chapdelaine, Sara Wharton and Noel Semple enjoy lunch at Kerr House during new faculty orientation Monday.

Sessions orient new faculty members to UWindsor campus

Aug 14th, 2014

The University of Windsor’s focus on teaching proved attractive to new faculty members attending orientation this week. Sessions Monday and Tuesday focused on the research and teaching requirements to establish and academic career, segueing into the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Summer Series.

“There are so many people here for me to learn from,” said Noel Semple, who began a position in the Faculty of Law last month. “The teaching technology is light years ahead.”

His colleague Pascale Chapdelaine, who had also been teaching at the University of Toronto, called herself “very enthusiastic” at beginning a tenure-track job here.

“The school evidently places a strong emphasis on teaching excellence,” Chapdelaine said. “I am learning about the amazing resources available to us.”

The two numbered among about a dozen newcomers attending workshops offering information on the tenure process, support services and campus technologies. An informal luncheon Monday at the faculty association’s Kerr House gave them a chance for informal discussion about local amenities.

“I am really looking forward to discovering the region,” said Chapdelaine. “There seems to be a lot going on in this city.”

Rochester Place golf courseLakeshore’s Rochester Place Golf Club is the setting for a seminar on using golf to further women’s careers, August 25.

Golf links sport and career opportunities for women

Aug 14th, 2014

Playing golf can be healthy for more than your body, says a UWindsor kinesiology professor emeritus—it can be healthy for your career, too.

“Golf is a lifetime sport for women, but it can also be a career builder,” says Margery Holman. “It provides opportunities to network and develop relationships.”

She is past chair of Leadership Advancement for Women and Sport, which is hosting an event later this month to introduce women to using golf as a business tool.

Link Up With LAWS will introduce women to the rules—written and unwritten—of the sport on Monday, August 25, at Rochester Place Golf Club. Aspiring LPGA player Erica Rivard will instruct attendees in chipping and putting techniques before leading them out on the course to play nine holes.

“The target group is females with some golf knowledge and experience, but insufficient to feel confident that they belong, yet it does not exclude true beginner golfers or highly experienced golfers,” Dr. Holman says.

The event begins at noon and concludes with a networking cocktail reception. The $100 registration cost includes lunch, golf tips, the nine-hole round, cart rental and the post-game social. To register, visit www.l-a-w-s.org or call 519-253-3000, ext. 2436.

padfolioSusan McKee won this zippered padfolio with six business card holders, two USB drive holders, elastic media pocket, and the UWindsor logo imprinted on the cover.

Ol’ Blue Eyes insight earns prize for contest winner

Aug 14th, 2014

Susan McKee knows her croon tunes. Marketing coordinator for the School of Creative Arts, she used her knowledge of Frank Sinatra songs to win this week’s DailyNews quiz contest and its fabulous prize of a UWindsor padfolio and pen.

McKee’s entry was drawn from all those which correctly identified the relevant numbers: Strangers in the Night as the inspiration for the name of dog detective Scooby-Doo, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? as sharing a title with a TV game show and Fly Me to the Moon as the tune chimed on a sitcom doorbell.

McKee will receive her prize, donated by the Office of Alumni Affairs.

Windsor wins contest against NCAA competition

Aug 14th, 2014

Guard Mitch Farrell, in his first action as a Lancer, led all scorers with 27 points as Windsor’s men’s basketball team defeated the Indiana Purdue at Fort Wayne Mastodons 89-74 in the OUA-NCAA Tip-Off Classic on Wednesday night at the St. Denis Centre.

Farrell shot 10 for 14, including seven of nine from three-point range. He also added five assists, three rebounds and two steals. Other Lancer players in double digits included Rotimi Osuntola Jr. with 17, Khalid Abdel-Gabar with 15, and Alex Campbell with 12.

Read the full game report, “Lancers earn impressive 89-74 win over IPFW,” at goLancers.ca.

The team will continue its pre-season September 20 at 4 p.m., when the Lancers host Humber College.

New video provides helpful tips for Social Work practicum students

Aug 14th, 2014

Students in the School of Social Work have a new tool to help them bridge the gap between social work classroom theory and day-to-day practice in a professional environment.

Community Partners for Applied Research and Consultation (CPARC), in association with the School of Social Work and the Office of Open Learning, have developed a video to instruct students about the elements of a successful practicum placement.

“We want them to understand that they are learners within the organization and we want our students to be able to recognize and work across all levels of practice,” says Mary Medcalf, program coordinator of field education in the School of Social Work.

The video provides tips for the practicum student from the point of view of field administrators and field instructors and discusses what is expected in a practicum environment.

Cheryl Taggart, senior project manager of the Community-University Partnership for Community Development, Research and Training, says field experience helps students to develop critical thinking skills and passion for service, as well as an understanding of their client base and the organizations in which they may serve.

“The main goal is to have our students leave here fully equipped to take up their role as a social worker in the community,” she says.

Watch the video:

Presentation to share experiences of youth arts program

Aug 14th, 2014

Participants in an interdisciplinary youth arts program running this summer at the School of Dramatic Art will present a free public performance on Friday, August 15.

Entitled “Secrets,” the show will wrap up the shared experiences of enrollees in Changing the Odds, which offers specialized programming by local artists and UWindsor students.

Funded by the Windsor Endowment for the Arts, the program is a partnership of the School of Dramatic Art, the Enactus club at the Odette School of Business, the Windsor Essex Children’s Aid Society and the Sandwich Teen Action Group.

“These young people are really looking forward to sharing their life stories" says program lead Tina Pugliese, director of the School of Dramatic Art. “I think everyone will take away something personal from this special performance.”

Friday’s performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Hatch Studio Theatre, Jackman Dramatic Art Centre.

Yoga sessions to support student’s African volunteer adventure

Aug 14th, 2014

A donation-based yoga class this weekend will raise funds for a fourth-year kinesiology student’s trip to build a school for children in Kenya.

Hilary RyallHilary Ryall will enter her final semester of study in September. She is planning to travel to the east African nation in May 2015 with the organization Me to We.

“I will be with a group of students that travel together with our goal of helping to build a school that will give kids the opportunity of an education they would never have otherwise,” says Ryall. “I want to be the change I want to see in the world. This trip is also an opportunity to develop my leadership skills and contribute to something so important and impactful beyond my local community.”

The one-hour yoga classes begin at 1 and 2 p.m. Sunday, August 17, in east Windsor’s Tranby Park. Find more information on Ryall’s Facebook page.