Flu clinics on the University of Windsor campus November 21 and 22 did a brisk business, administering the vaccine free to Ontario residents.
“Our numbers overall are up this year in comparison to previous years,” said Judi Wilson, health promotion nurse in Student Health Services.
She said the Windsor Essex County Health Unit offers the mobile clinics to make it more convenient for people to get vaccinated: “We try to go all around the community and the county and hit all the major areas.”
Working as a graduate assistant has provided invaluable experience toward her career aspirations in law, says Mary Girges.
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The staff of the Leddy Library understands it is better to give than to receive. So the library has announced that it is accepting donations to the University of Windsor Student Food Bank as payment for library fines.
Under the Food for Fines program, each non-perishable, non-expired food item donated at the Leddy’s circulation desk will be credited at a rate of $2 off outstanding fines, to a maximum of $50 per person. The program runs from November 26 through December 9.
It is truly better to give food than to receive a fine for overdue materials!
An exhibition of student works in the LeBel Building is here today, but will be gone tomorrow.
HERE / NOW is an exhibition of time-based and ephemeral artworks, curated by MFA candidates Bruce Thompson and Owen Eric Wood. More than 60 visual arts students are participating in the show, which has evolved over the course of the week.
The public is invited to an evening of performance tonight—Thursday, November 22—from 7 to 10 p.m. in the SoVA Projects Gallery.
The International Student Society is seeking performers for its largest event of the year, the Multicultural Fest, slated for Wednesday, November 28, in the CAW Student Centre.
The event is a celebration of cultures and traditions from around the world, says the society’s president, Florida Doci.
“It will feature electrifying performances from talented students, groups and guest artists,” she says. “This is a wonderful opportunity for you not only to showcase the culture of your country, but at the same time to receive recognition for your talent.”
A new web site that showcases the breadth and variety of opportunities available for students to do research here should spark an interest among undergrads considering the possibility of graduate studies, according to Patricia Weir.
“I hope it will motivate them to believe they can be a part of this amazing process of becoming a graduate student,” said Dr. Weir, Dean of Graduate Studies.
A glaring lack of media attention paid to the worst conflict since the Second World War may explain why international efforts to prevent it can be described as feeble at best, according to four UWindsor professors who have co-authored a book on the subject.
The School for Arts and Creative Innovation is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two free tickets to the University Wind Ensemble’s concert “Songs of the Sea and Beyond,” Friday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Banwell Community Church.
Alumni of the UWindsor Faculty of Education can celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary during the Reconnect. Reunite. Reunion. barbecue event Friday, November 30.
The event, at the Ciociaro Club, promises a full-course meal, a wine tasting and music by the Ciao band. It starts with hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the John McGivney Children’s Centre.
The University invites students, faculty, staff and supporters to “Say Cheese for the Keys” at noon on Friday, November 30, as it takes possession of the Windsor Star buildings at the corner of Ferry and Pitt streets.
