 Saxophonist Ray Manzerolle. |
Saxophonist Ray Manzerolle and pianist Mike Karloff will take listeners on a tour of the history of jazz in a free public presentation today at 4 p.m. in the Music Building’s Recital Hall.
Working as the campus coordinator of Leave the Pack Behind is a rewarding job, says Samantha Leahy.
“You can see the difference you make,” says the fourth-year student of behaviour, cognition and neuroscience, who has been heading up a team of volunteers to run the smoking cessation program. “I just enjoy doing it.”
Percussionist Meghan Chamberlain, a third-year music major, took top honours—and the $500- prize—at the Ron W. Ianni Memorial Scholarship Competition on Sunday, January 13.
Chamberlain studies with Julian Jeun, and has previously studied with Nicholas Papador and Tim Francom. She aspires to become a professional performer and teacher.
For Sunday’s recital, she took to the marimba to perform David Maslanka’s composition Variations on Lost Love, Part II.
Want to share your culture? Music, dance, art, food, fashions—all this and more will be on display during the Celebration of Nations, Thursday, February 14, in the CAW Student Centre Commons.
Organizers have issued a call for groups to participate in the festival, which offers the opportunity to explore the diversity of the campus community. With a theme of “The World at Your Doorstep,” the event promises prizes for best display based on hospitality, creativity, and interactivity.
Graduates of a new master’s program will have the skills to pursue actuarial careers in the insurance, finance and healthcare industries, Senate heard as it approved the program at its January 11 meeting.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics hopes to attract 15 students to launch the program in September. Faculty has identified a strong demand for actuaries, especially in international markets.
Making a New Year’s resolution is one thing, but emblazoning it on the front of a t-shirt to tell the rest of the world about how you’re planning to improve takes it to a whole new level of commitment, according to Justin Langlois.
“So often New Year’s resolutions become a token rather than something we invest in,” said the assistant professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and founding member of the artist collective known as Broken City Lab.
The Pre-Law Students’ Society has an unusual attraction for its gala this Thursday, January 17: an auction that puts up time job shadowing a legal professional.
“Students will have an opportunity to learn about various professions in law directly from the experts,” says the society’s president Andrew Moukled, a second-year business student.
Winning bidders will earn the right to shadow a subject through the workday, and to share a meal at a local restaurant.
Campus Recreation is offering free sessions during Mental Health Awareness Week, January 14 to 18, allowing students and employees to try out a variety of fitness and instructional classes.
UWindsor employees can check out lunchtime fitness classes in the Education Gym, between the CAW Student Centre and the University Computer Centre, weekdays at 12:10 p.m.
The School for Arts and Creative Innovation will kick off its 2013 concert season with a recital showcasing some of its best performers Sunday, January 13.
The Ron W. Ianni Memorial Scholarship Competition will feature solo performances by eight student musicians vying for a $500 scholarship named to honour the late president of the University of Windsor.
These competitors qualified by receiving the highest marks in the December 2012 instrument juries:
Having full access to one of the top materials sciences facilities in Canada is akin to visiting an unlimited scientific smorgasbord for Javad Samei.
“It’s like going to an all-you-can-eat buffet,” the PhD candidate in materials engineering enthused yesterday after the university signed a collaborative research agreement that will allow its students and faculty to use the CanmetMATERIALS laboratory in Hamilton, ON.
