Given the changes to course delivery necessitated by COVID-19, alternatives to in-person examinations are being implemented. Students will not be required to be on campus to complete final assessments.

The voluntary withdrawal date has been extended until April 3 at 11:59 p.m. for eligible courses, which do not include courses in law or courses that have already been completed. Students can withdraw through the self-service page, as they would normally do. Find answers to questions on how to drop a course through UWinsite Student: http://ask.uwindsor.ca/app/answers/detail/a_id/365.

The dates for opening registration for Inter/Summer courses will be delayed. This is to help ensure that the registration period does not interfere with completing the course requirements of the current semester. The revised dates for Inter/Summer registration will be communicated as soon as possible.

Information Technology Services is happy to help any students who have difficult accessing university sites or course resources remotely. If you need assistance, leave a message at 519-253-3000, ext. 4440, or log a ticket at uwindsor.ca/itshelp.

UWindsor president Robert Gordon expresses appreciation for the patience and understanding of the campus community during the unprecedented period of the COVID-19 pandemic in a video message released Wednesday.

“This has been and continues to be a very stressful and uncertain time for all of us and our families,” he says in the video. “Your health and safety have been and will continue to be our highest priority.”

Dr. Gordon notes that the University has been relying on guidance from public health officials in making decisions to help keep students and employees safe. He calls on faculty and staff to work together in the days and weeks to come.

“We want to assure everyone that we are doing all we can do to complete the term in the least intrusive way possible under these circumstances,” Gordon says.

Watch the entire video.

The Leddy Library and Law Library buildings closed Tuesday, March 17, and have moved to a remote working environment. Regular hours of service during this time will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

The Leddy Library will continue to support access to all online resources as well as other remote services. For more information about ongoing library services, visit http://leddy.uwindsor.ca/library-services-during-disruption.

Faculty, students, and staff will be able to communicate with the library to ask questions and get assistance through a variety of channels. This includes:

• research support from librarians
• technical support for e-resources
• support with the online course reserves system.

At this time, borrowing and lending of physical materials is suspended. This means that if you have a book that is coming due, you do not need to return it and no fines will be incurred. Please ignore any email notices that you receive regarding fines and fees until further notice.

For general inquiries, email leddylibrary@uwindsor.ca. This inbox will be monitored daily Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Campus services are providing varying levels of access to clients during the COVID-19 emergency.

Food Services

Food Services will continue to provide meals to campus seven days a week, with its primary focus being the delivery of a food program for students who live on campus.

Food Services will continue to assess the level of service being offered to the campus and will change hours of business based on the number of guests using each service. For updates on the daily hours of business, check the website: www.uwindsor.ca/foodservices/.

Parking Services

The office is currently closed until further notice. All parking lots are open and there is no ticketing at this time, so people can park in any lot. Any payment or appeals for outstanding violations can be accessed online by visiting www.uwindsor.ca/parking.

Campus Bookstore

The Campus Bookstore is open for online ordering only until further notice. Patrons may shop online at www.uwindsor.ca/bookstore. Orders will be shipped on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. In-store pickups are suspended until further notice.

For web order and general inquiries, contact the Campus Bookstore via email at bookstore@uwindsor.ca. Faculty and departments should send requests for course material orders for Intersession/Summer Session via email at textbooks@uwindsor.ca. Dedicated staff is available electronically to provide customer service and answer any inquiries. Visit the website for further updates and operational changes.

University Print Shop

The University Print Shop is closed until further notice. Staff members are available electronically to answer any questions and inquiries during this time.

UwinCARD

The UwinCARD Office is available to help with card-related issues and questions during the COVID-19 situation during normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Direct inquiries through phone or email whenever possible. Most staff is off at this time. If you need to come to the office in person, call or email to make sure someone will be available to help you, 519-253-3000, ext. 8946, or uwincard@uwndsor.ca.

The University Secretariat has announced that all Program Development Committee, Academic Policy Committee, Senate Student Caucus, and Senate Governance Committee business will be conducted electronically until further notice.

Additionally, unless pandemic measures are lifted prior to April 3, the April Senate meeting will be cancelled and any business requiring approval will be dealt with by e-vote.

As noted in the Emergency Academic Plan, “[c]hanges to policy will come back to Senate for approval, where the intent is that they are not restricted to the COVID-19 emergency period.”

In all cases, documents will be provided ahead of the e-meeting or e-vote to ensure sufficient time for review.

Ensuring the health of participants, organizers have cancelled the UWill Discover Student Research Conference, originally scheduled for March 31 to April 2.

The Celebration of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity scheduled for March 25 has been postponed. A new date has not yet been set, but organizers hope to reschedule the event when circumstances allow.

The Engineering Open House scheduled for April 24 has been postponed. This event will be rescheduled in the future.

Mare Nostrum restaurant is closed until the University resumes normal operations.

Youth Science Canada is unable to organize the 2020 Canada-Wide Science Fair as planned, scheduled for May 9 to 15 in Edmonton, Alberta.

In accordance with social distancing guidelines to slow the spread of coronavirus, the University is cancelling or postponing all non-essential events both on and off campus. Check with organizers to determine the status of any previously-announced events.

Facility Services advises that Key Control will not issue any new key requests for the time being.

Its offices at 2601 Union St. will be closed except to issue refunds to students who need one.

For more information, contact keys@uwindsor.ca.