Nov 28th, 2012
 Bruce Thompson. |
Being a mature student gives him advantages in his work as a graduate assistant in visual arts, says MFA student Bruce Thompson.
Faculty
Today is the last chance to buy tickets to a champagne and orange juice breakfast in support of Lancer women’s basketball, Sunday, December 2, at 10 a.m. in Ambassador Auditorium.
The Mimosa Breakfast Celebration is a fundraiser in support of the team, undefeated to start the season in pursuit of its third-straight national championship. In addition to an opportunity to meet the players and head coach Chantal Vallée, the event promises a buffet meal and a silent auction.
Tickets are available in two price categories:
Nov 28th, 2012
A free public lecture in the Department of Political Science distinguished speaker series Thursday will address the results of this month’s elections in the United States.
Doug Koopman, a political science professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will deliver his lecture “The Young and the Religious: New Findings from the 2012 Elections” at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 29, in room 203, Toldo Health Education Centre.
Nov 28th, 2012
The University Jazz Ensemble will add some seasonal flavour to a program of great standards during its end-of-semester concert on Friday, November 30, at Banwell Community Church.
Under the direction of Bob Fazecash, the ensemble will ring some Jingle Bells along with a selection of charts that includes Billie Holiday’s God Bless the Child and Herbie Hancock’s Chameleon, as well as You’re Nobody til Somebody Loves You.
Along with the big band of more than 20 musicians, the concert will feature a set by more intimate student combo.
Dino Spagnuolo’s first ever attempt at growing a moustache turned out to be a winner.
A clerk in the Leddy Library’s media centre, Spagnuolo tied for top honours with Dave Smith, an analyst in the university’s planning and budgets department, in a campus moustache growing contest.
“It’s an honour to have been chosen as a co-winner from among all these great-looking guys,” Spagnuolo said yesterday after a lunch held at the University Club to pick the winners.
Downtown businesses are preparing to welcome participants in Friday’s mass photo shoot marking the occasion of the official transfer of ownership of the former Windsor Star buildings to the University of Windsor.
“Say Cheese for the Keys” will record the historic moment at noon; buses will shuttle students, staff and faculty from Vanier Circle starting at 11 a.m.
Lancer volleyball will host men’s and women’s teams from Western University for a doubleheader being billed as Rivalry Night, Wednesday, November 28, at the St. Denis Centre.
The women will play at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m.
The match-up also marks Movember Awareness Night; the Lancer Student Athlete Council will be raising awareness and funds for prostate cancer.
 Hua Meng. |
An international student herself, Hua Meng says she was amazed to see the ethnic diversity on the UWindsor campus. A teaching assistant in economics, the master’s candidate says she hopes to set an example.
A group of extremely creative students will spend Wednesday afternoon speaking about turning big ideas into big improvements for their community.
Second and third-year students in the Ways of Doing: Practices of Civic Engagement class spent the semester working with local non-profit organizations and will present their plans on how to implement transformative new projects that will ultimately make Windsor-Essex a better place.
Nov 26th, 2012
 Jennifer Seedu. |
Business student Jennifer Seedu says she isn’t sure what she wants to do once she completes her BComm, but she appreciates the experience she is gaining as a teaching assistant in marketing and management courses.