Given that Gurupdesh Pandher knows a thing or two about sharing good ideas, it might be reasonable to expect that there should be some choice new ones coming out of the Odette School of Business in the not-so-distant future.
The faculty's new senior associate dean, academic, Dr. Pandher has spent a fair portion of his research time focusing on why employees of various organizations share performance improving ideas and innovation – or, as is more often the case – keep them to themselves.
Now that Thanksgiving is past, the moon is rising on the next highlight of the October calendar—Hallowe’en.
Save the date and get your costume ready, because the annual Faculty and Staff Hallowe’en Social is scheduled for Wednesday, October 31, noon to 1:15 p.m. in Vanier Hall’s Winclare A.
All University of Windsor staff and faculty are invited to the event, which promises prizes for best individual and group costumes in addition to door prizes and a free luncheon, sponsored by the president’s office.
The Law Commission of Ontario does excellent work, but that work is not as well-known as it should be, says Bruce Elman.
The former dean of Windsor Law, Elman recently began a three-year term as chair of the commission’s board of governors.
The commission is an independent institution that studies issues of importance to the people of Ontario and makes recommendations on how to improve the province’s laws.
Business professor Vincent Georgie will discuss the University’s November 9 open house and other efforts to recruit high school students during an “Experts on Call” segment this weekend on CKLW radio, AM 800.
Dr. Georgie’s appearance will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 6.
Print, online, radio, social media, and movie theatre promotions will launch the UWindsor marketing campaign in southwestern Ontario markets later this month.
Watch a video spot:
The institution of a moment of reflection to replace prayer during University of Windsor Convocation ceremonies will create a more inclusive atmosphere, says Kaye Johnson, director of the Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility.
“We operate to make things as inclusive as possible—widening the circle,” she says. “A moment of silent reflection will allow people to use this time as they need to, not as someone else decides.”
As she and her teammates warmed up for the 4x400m relay at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championship meet in Winnipeg this past March, says Nicole Sassine, “We tried not to think about what was at stake.”
The Lancer women were on the verge of winning their fourth straight national title, but Guelph was just a few points behind as the final event loomed.
The argumentative theory of reasoning challenges the traditional view that the function of reasoning is to help us get better beliefs and improve our decision-making, says philosophy professor Christopher Tindale.
“Instead, the theory presents reasoning as a purely social phenomenon that has developed in order to help us convince others and monitor the ways other people try to convince us,” he says. “One interesting consequence is that apparent flawed reasoning is itself a useful adaptation that aids in persuasion.”
A document submitted to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities this week begins the process of developing a strategic mandate agreement between the province and the University of Windsor.
The ministry had asked the University of Windsor, along with all universities and colleges in Ontario, to:
A specialized bronze foundry in the LeBel Building has prompted the return of a UWindsor grad to the School of Visual Arts. Sarah Maloney (MFA 1994) is serving as artist-in-residence for the next two weeks or so.
The Halifax-based sculptor, who teaches at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, will speak about her practice in a free public lecture at noon today—Thursday, October 4—in the LeBel Building’s room 115.
She says her current project will involve casting in bronze a series of water lilies and lily pads, using a specialized lost-wax process.
At this year’s Thanksgiving weekend game, the Lancer football team will take on the Queen’s Gaels, Saturday, October 6, at 7 p.m. on Alumni Field. This final regular-season home game comes after a hard-earned 26-22 victory over the York Lions on September 29.
A win for the Lancers would be their fourth on the season and set them up for further victories against the McMaster Marauders and Waterloo Warriors.
