They call themselves the Faculty of Mo.
Dave Andrews, a professor in the Faculty of Human Kinetics and Phil Graniero, an associate professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences, have teamed up to raise funds for prostate cancer research by growing their moustaches during what is quickly becoming universally recognized as the month of “Movember.”
A University of Windsor graduate has won a coveted Governor General’s award for his latest collection of poetry.
Killdeer, a book of poems and essays by two-time UWindsor alumnus Phil Hall (BA 1976, MA creative writing 1978) won the 2011 Governor General’s Literary Award for poetry, the Canada Council for the Arts announced yesterday.
A group of business students is hoping to build bridges with families and the community through the universal language of song. They have planned a night of karaoke Thursday as a fundraiser for the YMCA of Windsor and Essex County.
“Youth are the future,” says Kamal Khaj. “A key element to the success of youth lies in the provision of support and resources made available to them. They will have to succeed in post-secondary studies and volunteerism, and as they complete university or college they will have to contribute to Canadian society through employment and civic engagement.”
After 50 years in the world of contemporary conceptual art, with exhibits at some of the planet’s best-known galleries, you’d think Iain Baxter& had earned the right to wear a t-shirt like the one he donned for a recent opening of a retrospective collection of his career at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
A number of events this week will celebrate the cultural diversity of the campus community.
Viva Cultural Diversity Week is a project of the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance, coinciding with International Education Week.
Among the highlights:
Business student Dane Rife had a big problem. Tasked with promoting the Windsor International Film Festival to his fellow students, he was struggling with how to get around a rule that dictates posters can not be hung on the walls of the Odette Building.
The creative solution he proposed to his team: building their own wall.
“We went to Home Depot, got all the supplies, and put it together right there on the front lawn of Odette,” the fourth-year student said. “We had to do it fast because we didn’t know if we’d be allowed.”
The only thing limiting the possibilities of the industrial courtyard is the imagination of the people working there, according to one of the project’s managers.
“It’s a very new type of space and a new idea and I think it’s going to develop a lot as time goes on,” said Mark Beaulieu, owner of JP Thomson Architects Ltd., the architectural and engineering firm hired by the university to oversee the construction of its new Centre for Engineering Innovation. “It’s meant to generate ideas. This is the place to help get them started.”
Second-year law student Josh Price had always admired the United Way but never had any idea the charitable network had such a close connection with the UWindsor’s community garden.
“I’m a big fan of the United Way and the work they do,” said the Toronto native. “I’ve often walked by this garden and wondered what it was all about. Now I know.”
About 150 local high school girls will come to the University of Windsor Friday to discover that you don’t have to be on a sports team in order to stay fit.
“We want these kids to know that there are a lot of non-traditional ways to stay physically active,” said kinesiology professor Marge Holman. “You don’t have to be on the basketball team, or the volleyball team or the soccer team.”
Officials from the University of Windsor welcomed to campus an eight-person team from Shanghai University of Engineering Science on Tuesday.
The visit is an opportunity to explore the co-operative education model and to discuss the development of an international cooperation agreement between the two universities. An 11-member delegation from the Shanghai school had visited Windsor in the spring.
