The Summer Series on Teaching and Learning offers expert advice on incorporating high-impact teaching practices into courses, along with time to prepare lessons, assignments, and engaging activities.

Workshops run August 15 to 17 and include:

• Navigating the Year Ahead: A Road Map for Course Planning
• Tales From the Brightside: Effective Practices in Course Design
• Locating and Dislocating HIPs (High Impact Practices)
• Stories of HIP Placements and Replacements
• From Here to There and Back Again: A Road Map for Curriculum Planning

Register for any of these sessions, as well as a free barbecue luncheon with colleagues on August 17, on the website of the Centre for Teaching and Learning.

His lasting contributions to engineering education and research in health, automotive, and aerospace industries earned UWindsor dean of engineering Mehrdad Saif induction as a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Dr. Saif was one of 52 new fellows inducted at a ceremony June 26 in Ottawa during the academy’s annual general meeting. His citation noted more than 250 publications, discoveries incorporated into vehicles from the Chevrolet Malibu to the Cadillac Northstar, and innovative interdisciplinary academic programs including the UWindsor master’s program in engineering management (MEM).

The academy is a non-profit organization committed to applying Canada’s engineering expertise to the benefit of all Canadians. President Douglas Ruth welcomed the new fellows as “engineers of outstanding abilities” whose exploration will make an impact on public policy.

“While they have widely varying backgrounds, what they all have in common is the demonstrated ability to go beyond the normal practice of engineering and contribute in exemplary ways towards their fields and to their communities,” he said.

Aspiring artists and nostalgic alumni will want to check out a sale of surplus items from the LeBel Building as the School of Creative Arts prepares for its relocation to downtown Windsor.

The sale, July 19 and 20, will feature specialized equipment from visual arts programs — a band saw, welding cart, heat press, inking tables, litho stones, easels, tabourets — as well as more general office furniture like filing cabinets, work tables and more.

A special preview will allow potential buyers to scope out the merchandise on Tuesday, July 18, from noon to 3 p.m. in the SoVA Gallery. Find details and conditions on the event website.

Insect bites can cause itchiness, irritation, and potentially serious health problems such as the West Nile virus and Lyme disease, but help is at hand.

Insect repellent can help prevent bites, says the July edition of Workplace Wellness E-Digest, published by the UWindsor Department of Human Resources. The newsletter links to information about government-approved products and tips on how to select one that suits your needs.

The publication also describes mosquitos and ticks, health risks associated with being bitten, and how to respond to a bite or symptoms of illness. Learn more in the Workplace Wellness E-Digest.