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With Saturday’s Fall Convocation coming up, finding an appropriate gift for a graduate can be a chore—but it’s a chore the staff of the University Bookstore are eager to help with.
“We have a lot of great, useful products that are equally timeless,” says Shirley Bott, general merchandise buyer. “Students and their parents can keep wonderful memories of their time here at the university.”
The go-to place for UWindsor apparel, school supplies and much more, the bookstore suggests these five best-sellers:
Because there are so many different types of cancer there will never be a single cure for them, but researchers have made significant advances in fighting the disease on an individual basis, according to Lisa Porter.
“If you think about it, 60 years ago we didn’t even know what cancer was,” said Dr. Porter, an associate professor in Biological Sciences who devotes much of her lab time to studying the mechanisms that cause cancer cells to divide and grow.
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.
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.
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.
