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Marketing campaign encourages prospective students to Think UWindsor

A marketing campaign rolling out this month depicts the decision process students undertake when choosing a university, and reassures them that they won’t get lost in the crowd at the University of Windsor.

The campaign ranges across a number of media in southwestern Ontario markets, says chief communications officer Holly Ward. Print advertising includes daily and community newspapers, placards in public transit and posters in shopping malls. Commercials will run before movies in cinemas and on radio stations.

Contest offers chance to win tickets to Sunday jazz concert

The School of Music is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two free tickets to “Afternoon Jazz,” a concert featuring the Dave Bennett Quartet on Sunday, October 28, at 2:30 p.m. in the Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre, 3277 Sandwich Street.

Award acknowledges partnership in education

A project that places teacher candidates from China in Windsor schools has won recognition from two international development agencies.

Casa Canadiense and Pueblito Canada made the Great Essex County District School Board an inaugural recipient of the Global Education Award, which recognizes exemplary school-based projects, for its contribution to the partnership in the teacher education Reciprocal Learning Program between the University of Windsor and Southwest University China.

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Spook-tacular event planned for children

Children can give their Hallowe'en costumes a dress rehearsal on campus Tuesday, October 30, as residence students host Boo at the U. University employees are invited to bring their children to the Katzman Lounge, Vanier Hall, at 6 p.m.

Residence Life Staff, members of the Windsor Inter Residence Council, and volunteers representing each residence hall will give little trick-or-treaters their own treat bag. Guests then make the rounds to each station for activities and candy in a spooky but safe environment.

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Wellness Fair to offer interaction and information to faculty and staff

Door prizes and refreshments await attendees at the Faculty & Staff Wellness Fair on Tuesday, October 30, in the CAW Student Centre’s Ambassador Auditorium.

The event offers UWindsor employees information on a variety of health and wellness topics, says Marcela Ciampa, manager of employee engagement and development in Human Resources.

It will run 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interactive stations will allow patrons to:

Hallowe’en social promises sweet treats

The UWindsor Faculty and Staff Hallowe’en Social on Wednesday, October 31, offers more than a pizza lunch, says organizer Mary-Ann Rennie. It will save celebrants from having to go door-to-door collecting treats.

“This year’s highlight is probably the candy bar consisting of lots of different retro candies,” says Rennie. “We will be serving everything from black cat jujubes and cockroach gummy bears to old-fashioned favourites like Tootsie Rolls, shoestring licorice, lollipops and jawbreakers.”

Student’s solo exhibition explores relationship between virtuality and reality

In a technological age, what better way to explore the interplay between the online and offline worlds than through art that combines digital and mixed media?

A reception Thursday will celebrate the opening of Online | Offline: Artificial Perception in the Natural World, a solo exhibition by Nicole Beno, a fourth-year double major in visual arts and communications.

“Sometimes it seems the natural aspect of our lives as we give in to consumer society,” says Beno. “We ourselves are consumed by buying too much stuff.”