Ashley Kirby and Jillian Ciccone were pretty stoked about having a meal in the home of a celebrity chef – until they found out they were the ones doing the cooking.
Both masters’ students working under the direction of kinesiology professor Sarah Woodruff, the pair travelled earlier this summer to the St. Catharines home of Sandi Richard, a Food Network host and their academic supervisor’s collaborator.
A day of commemorative events celebrating the bicentennial of the 1812 capture of Detroit will include the world premiere of a piece by UWindsor music professor Brent Lee entitled “General Brock in Detroit.”
Shahida Nurullah, UWindsor jazz voice instructor, headlines a concert on the Michigan grounds of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House on Friday, August 24.
With the historic house as the backdrop, jazz vocal traditions born from the big-band swing era will be honoured at “Detroit Divas Sing, Sing, Sing,” a concert featuring three legendary vocalists—Nurullah, Ursula Walker and Judy Cochill—and the Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra.
Songs from the American songbook will highlight the unique styles of each artist and bring the region’s powerful music history to life.
In preparation for its move late this fall, the University Bookstore has already started to consolidate its operations, redistributing the general interest books on its second floor to its ground floor and lower levels.
“We wanted to see how well we will be able to cope with the smaller space,” says marketing manager Martin Deck. “The test is proving to ourselves and our clients that we can work with a reduced footprint.”
Three UWindsor grads will juxtapose vibrant colours with a dark sense of humour in their collaborative art exhibition, opening at the Common Ground Gallery this weekend.
Stephen Gibb (BFA 1985), Laura Gould (BA 1987) and Rebecca Draisey (BSc 1982, BFA 1988) named their exhibit “The GGoD Show” not only in homage to television’s Gong Show but because their surnames begin with G, G and D.
“The show will encompass a wide variety of works,” says Gould. “All will reflect the theme of GGoD, however each of us defines that.”
Having a massive piece of equipment used to test the strength of a wide variety of structures moved to the new Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation will give faculty and student researchers a new level of capability they were never able to enjoy in their old facility, according to one engineering professor.
A luncheon to celebrate the retirement of kinesiology professor Margery Holman will also help to endow a student award in her honour.
Dr. Holman was a member of the University of Windsor’s first class to graduate from the physical and health education program, and went on to teach in that program over a 42-year academic career that will close with her retirement at the end of August.
Walking the streets of downtown Hamilton proved educational for a student in the UWindsor master’s of social work for working professionals program.
Jeff Baxter was assigned to study a city neighbourhood and said he was interested in testing his preconceptions of Hamilton.
“As a resident of Guelph—the city with the lowest rating on the crime severity index scale in the country—I always had the perception that Hamilton was a violent city, and so tried to explore this issue further,” he said.
What he found surprised him.
The University Bookstore is open for business at its Odette Building location and will remain so through September, says marketing manager Martin Deck.
“I’ve been hearing questions from students and faculty and want to make sure everyone knows it’s business as usual for us,” says Deck.
Campus flags will be lowered Friday, August 17, in memory of retired nursing professor Anna Temple, who died August 10.
Dr. Temple joined the UWindsor faculty in 1972 and served in the Faculty of Nursing—including a stint as its director—until her retirement in 2005.
A memorial service will take place Saturday, August 18. For details, read her obituary.
