The University Players production of Tartuffe, the 1664 comic masterpiece by Molière, opened Thursday at Essex Hall Theatre.
The play is directed by drama alumnus Jim Warren, and has been an audience favourite for nearly three and a half centuries. With a soaring and beautiful set, and gorgeous period costumes, this will be a production you won’t want to miss.
Canadians are proud of their historical connections with the Underground Railroad but shouldn’t be deluded into thinking that slavery isn’t an important part of our past too, according to Christina Simmons.
The Outstanding Scholars program should be a hallmark of the UWindsor experience, says provost Leo Groarke.
The program offers top high school graduates beginning post-secondary study an honorarium in exchange for work on academic research projects.
With a theme of “For Everyone’s Protection, Prevent the Infection,” the School of Nursing engaged students and faculty in Patient Safety Awareness Week, January 21 to 25.
Students competed in a trivia game, mounted poster presentations on hygiene and germ control, and held a fashion show to display the latest in personal protective wear—everything from masks and gloves to gowns and eye shields.
The week of activities was the first organized by the Patient Safety Champions, along with instructors Michelle Freeman and Susan Dennison.
The Office of Student Awards and Financial Aid will close the middle of next week to accommodate its relocation to a new space in the Neal Education Building.
Director Marian Doll says that she and her staff are looking forward to the move to the building’s room 1124.
“Our new space is looking great and fresh,” she says. “The architects made really good use of the space and everyone involved has done a great job with the renovations.”
It was painter Mara Korkola who first suggested to a less-than-certain Ray Robertson that he should take up writing as a full-time vocation. Six novels, two pieces of non-fiction and more than a few literary accolades to his name later, he’s now grateful that he followed his partner’s advice.
Aspiring filmmakers, storytellers, journalists and social media masters are being called upon to show Canadians how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our future prosperity.
Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers is a new competition to promote excellence in research communications and gives students a shot to win $3,000.
Feminist author and social activist bell hooks once said that she entered the classroom with the conviction that it was crucial for her and every other student to be an active participant, and not just a passive consumer of education.
That’s a sentiment that must certainly resonate with Jamie Sewell, who is studying the author’s works as part of her master’s thesis is philosophy.
University Players presents Molière’s classic comedy Tartuffe, February 7 to 10 and 13 to 17 at Essex Hall Theatre.
This is a hilarious tour de force by the 17th century master of comedy. Tartuffe is a holy man who dazzles Orgon with his piety, preying on Orgon’s trust and duping him into giving him everything he owns. But Tartuffe hasn’t pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes—the rest of the family sees him for what he is. Will this family be able to save themselves? Their antics while trying to get Orgon to see the truth will leave you on the floor laughing!
Noah Bondy is 19 months old and has severe Factor X deficiency, a rare blood coagulation disorder characterized by spontaneous internal bleeding. He is treated every week by injection with a medication derived from donated blood.
His mom says, “Without blood donations, Noah’s chances of spontaneous internal bleeding would be increased and he could face chronic pain from repeated joint bleeds, arthritis or even death from an uncontrolled bleed into major organs or his brain.”
