Nick Falk, Patrick Pomerleau-Perron, Abdul Abu Libda, Steph Goncalves; Crystal Bryan, Maha Darbi, Farodovza Kusow.Some of the faces of the Windsor Proud awareness campaign: (top row, from left): Nick Falk, Patrick Pomerleau-Perron, Abdul Abu Libda, Steph Goncalves; (bottom row) Crystal Bryan, Maha Darbi, Farodovza Kusow.

UWindsor launches second year of Windsor Proud awareness campaign

The University of Windsor officially launched the second year of the Windsor Proud awareness and enrolment campaign Friday at the Stephen and Vicki Adams Welcome Centre.

The Windsor Proud campaign, with its emphasis on spirit and confidence, will be featured in Windsor-Essex, Southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area during the fall and winter. The campaign features current students who will tell their University of Windsor stories through the use of billboards, cinema ads, videos, social media, and traditional print advertising.

This year, the University of Windsor Alumni Association is also taking part in the Windsor Proud campaign and highlighting local UWindsor grads.

President Robert Gordon said the Windsor Proud campaign has been a great success. Not only does it celebrate the University of Windsor, it’s also resonating with the local community because it highlights Windsor-Essex as a great place to live, as well as the University’s close relationship with the region.

“Windsor Proud builds on the premise that everyone is proud of something — whether it’s celebrating their strengths or overcoming their challenges. You can be proud of the family, their friends, the place where you live,” said Dr. Gordon.

“Windsor Proud is also about attitude. You can make anything happen if you put your mind to it.”

The Windsor Proud campaign includes a “Made in Windsor” theme with a message that the University is a place where experiences are made for life. That could be independence, friendships, or collaborations with peers and faculty members.

Windsor Proud follows the University’s Promise@uwindsor.ca and Future Full of Promise campaigns that set out to change the conversation about the University of Windsor. The Promise campaign and Windsor Proud were both developed in co-operation with the Toronto-based marketing company ScottThornley+Company (STC).

students playing hockeyA synthetic ice surface will provide fun for skaters, this week outside the student centre.

Winter festival to put students on ice

A synthetic ice surface in the Student Courtyard will open to skaters at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, for the start of a three-day festival of winter activities.

Sponsored by the student centre, Skate the Date promises instruction for new skaters, free refreshments, fun and games in the area between Dillon and Memorial halls.

Tuesday’s activities include open skating until 8 p.m., plus:

  • hot chocolate served at noon and 5 p.m.
  • a s’mores station at 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.
  • warm apple cider and spiced chai at 2 p.m.
  • cookie decorating at 2:30 p.m.
  • a learn-to-skate clinic at 3 p.m.
  • maple syrup snow candy pops at 4 p.m.

all free with the support of sponsors.

Additional events are planned for each day through Nov. 28. Find a full schedule on the centre’s website.

Ken Montgomery, Pei Pei ZhangPei Pei Zhang accepts a cup of soup from dean of education Ken Montgomery at the 2018 United Way fundraiser.

Soup-off to pit faculties in charitable competition

A lunchtime battle tomorrow — Tuesday, Nov. 26 — will raise funds for the United Way by having UWindsor faculties compete in a taste test.

Diners at the Great Faculty Soup-off will make an $8 donation to sample eight soups and vote for their favourites, each sponsored by a UWindsor faculty. Last year’s champion, the Faculty of Education, will defend its crown with a different entry — sweet potato bisque.

Organizers will admit only the first 400 patrons, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the CAW Student Centre Commons. To secure your place, order tickets by emailing campaign co-chair Sheri Lowrie at sherio@uwindsor.ca.

The proceeds will support the United Way in its commitment to making childhood poverty in our community unignorable.

Nyamuoch Teny and Telloy SimonLancers Nyamuoch Teny and Telloy Simon will join their teams for a doubleheader Wednesday at home to Guelph. Photo by Michael P. Hall.

Basketball to close out semester at home Wednesday

Lancer basketball will take to the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse court for its final action of the fall semester, hosting the Guelph Gryphons in a doubleheader Wednesday, Nov. 27.

The women will play at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m. Tickets are available through goLancers.ca.

Deena Wang, Beth Oakley, Beth Natale, Anouchka PlumbRepresenting the University of Windsor at the conference of the Canadian Bureau for International Education were Deena Wang, Beth Oakley, Beth Natale, and Anouchka Plumb.

Conference forges relationships in global networks

A delegation to the conference of the Canadian Bureau for International Education brought back ideas they hope will improve the UWindsor student experience.

Deena Wang, international student advisor in the International Student Centre, says the conference, held in Winnipeg Nov. 17 to 20, was inspiring and empowering.

“Everyone goes there to learn and share best practices,” she says. “We bring back new ideas and programs each year to implement at the International Student Centre.”

Joining her were from the University of Windsor ISC director Beth Oakley, director of student recruitment Beth Natale, and Anouchka Plumb, manager of language programs in Continuing Education.

The conference provides important information on supporting the international student population, as well as global learning opportunities for domestic students, says Oakley.

“Understanding international education trends, challenges, and potential opportunities presented by national and international institutions is an important piece to capacity building,” says Plumb. “Networking with representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean provided insight into their education and training needs.”

Review program to support health research faculty in grant applications

A new review program, will support University of Windsor faculty in their pursuit of project grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Applications nationwide are winning approval at an all-time low rate, hovering just over 10 per cent, pointing up a growing need for mechanisms to help applicants submit the most competitive proposals possible.

The mixed internal/external CIHR grant review program is intended to improve the quality of applications submitted and enhance the likelihood of funding in a peer-reviewed grant competition. The Office of Research and Innovation (ORIS), in collaboration with the Office of Vice-President of Research Innovation (VPRI) and the WE-SPARK Health Institute, is launching the program for applications beginning with the Spring 2020 round.

ORIS will provide additional updates and information on this program as it begins to roll out.