Jonathan Carson didn’t know much about microfluidics until he visited the University of Windsor.
“I really feel like I understand this a lot better now,” said the Grade 11 chemistry student at Riverside Secondary School.
Current Students
A semester of study can be a bit of a slog, so it’s good every once in a while to take a break and measure your progress, says Daniel Tarade.
The second-year arts and science student, majoring in biochemistry and communications, was one of dozens of honour students in inter-faculty programs celebrated at a reception March 21 in Vanier Hall.
A series of billboards celebrating the University’s 50th anniversary are part of an awareness campaign to involve the local community in September’s events, says Holly Ward, UWindsor’s chief communications officer.
“Windsor is home to thousands of alumni, so naturally we want to make sure local residents save the date in their calendars and plan to join us in September,” she says. “The University is an important part of the region and we want the community to know that everyone is invited to the celebration; it’s not only for our alumni.”
Working for the Department of Athletics and Recreational Services means having an employer that understands school comes first, says Jordan Brescacin.
“It has been a job that is very flexible,” says Brescacin, a Lancer football player in the final year of his studies in the concurrent math and education program.
A member of the event staff tasked with compiling basketball statistics, he was one of the Lancer student staff members honoured for their hard work and dedication Wednesday at the Blue and Gold luncheon held at the St. Denis Centre.
The Organization of Part-time University Students is hosting a concert by Elvis tribute artist Frank “E” and the Silvertones on Friday, April 12, in the CAW Student Centre’s Ambassador Auditorium.
This all-ages show offers an evening of fun and music, featuring songs made legendary by the king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley.
Doors open at 7 p.m. General admission is $15, $10 for UWindsor students. Tickets are available in the offices of OPUS and the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance, or online.
Almost 200 advice gurus assisted more than 200 first-year students with their transition to university through the Educational Development Centre’s Connecting4Success mentorship program this year.
The program targets first generation students—the first in their families to attend university—and matches them with upper-year students in the same program or faculty. Throughout their first year, students meet one-on-one with their advice gurus and attend monthly meetings that focus on common first-year academic, social and personal challenges.
The Homestyle station in the Marketplace food court promises a kosher menu for Passover during lunch and dinner on Thursday, March 28.
On the menu are braised brisket with mushroom ragout, Chicken Marrakesh, or layered vegetable loaf, with a choice of root vegetables or potato latkes, and for dessert—honey-lemon sponge cake.
The station serves lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre.
Today marks the deadline for registration for “Between the (Head)lines,” a student journalism conference hosted by the UWindsor student newspaper, the Lance, March 29 to 31.
Conference highlights include a film screening at Walkerville Brewery and a downtown Detroit media/cultural tour. Delegates will be treated to a live performance Saturday night by alt. country rockers and Polaris and Juno award nominees Elliott Brood at the Capitol Theatre.
Nesreen Elkord wants to make life a little simpler for young Arabs who are new to Canada.
“It’s really my passion to try to make the experiences of these kids easier than it was for me,” says Elkord, a PhD student in the Faculty of Education who studies under the tutelage of professor Shi Jing Xu. “I know I can’t do that all by myself, but I do feel that I have a duty to do this work.”
Mar 26th, 2013
This photo, by the late Stephen Garrod, shows Essex Hall during the construction of an addition to the building, in the fall of 1963. Note Cody Hall to the left and behind it, Dillon Hall.