Participating in the leadership of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario has made her better at her job, says dean of science Marlys Koschinsky.
“It’s the lifelong learning concept,” she says. “I have gained new skills because of my involvement.”
President Alan Wildeman will discuss UWindsor’s vision and highlights of the year ahead with the community in a free public presentation, “Building on the Common Ground” at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 12, in Vanier Hall’s Winclare A room.
Students, faculty, staff and members of the broader community are invited to attend this event. Refreshments are available at 10 a.m. and the presentation will begin at 10:15.
Ric Moor will share insights from more than 30 years in the music business in his free public presentation “Love ’em or Hate ’em: Understanding Pianos,” Wednesday, January 11 at 4 p.m. in the Music Building’s Recital Hall, room 139.
A trained piano technician, Moor is also director of the University Wind Ensemble.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is inviting nominations and applications for the position of its associate dean, research and graduate studies, until January 31.
The appointment will be effective July 1, 2012, for a term of three to five years. Candidates must hold a tenured appointment in the faculty, preferably at the rank of full professor, a solid record of academic research, engagement in graduate programming and research or university administration experience.
A physics professor who is researching methods of using laser technology to detect the presence of potentially life-threatening bacteria on the surfaces of materials we commonly touch or in the food and liquids we regularly consume will discuss his work on CJAM today.
Shannon Kerwin, assistant professor in the University of Florida’s Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management, will deliver a free public lecture on the working environment of non-profit sport organizations on Friday, January 6.
Her lecture, presented as part of the Human Kinetics Speaker Series, is entitled “Sub-group Identity and Conflict” and begins at noon in room 145, Human Kinetics Building.
Applications from Canadian writers interested in serving as the University of Windsor’s 2012-13 writer-in-residence are due by January 27.
The nine-month residency runs from September 1 to May 31. It is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts; the UWindsor Department of English Language, Literature, and Creative Writing; and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The Masters of Social Work for Working Professionals program, run by the Faculty of Social Work and offered through the Centre for Executive Education, has reached a new northern milestone. University of Windsor Residence Life Manager and M.S.W. candidate Nicole Clark has broken new ground for the school in completing her required practicum placement in Whale Cove, Nunavut.
When the time came to decide what to do with the money her Dragon Boat team had raised, it only made sense to Alexandra Shoust that it should go to a local researcher trying to help find a cure for breast cancer.
“I think the research that’s going on at the University of Windsor is just awesome,” said Shoust, a former captain of A Breast or Knot, one of two local teams made up exclusively of breast cancer survivors. “We thought, wouldn’t it be amazing if a cure, or a key to a cure, was found right here in our community.”
For any parent who was born in Canada and brought up through the educational system here, discovering your child learns differently that the other students and then figuring out what to do about it can be extremely challenging.
For parents who have recently moved to Canada, the whole process can be especially complicated given all the cultural and language barriers that might exist. According to Cam Cobb, the right kind of relationship between educators and the parents will influence the sort of support they need to be academically and emotionally successful.
