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First students enter Centre for Engineering Innovation

The promise of the Centre for Engineering Innovation definitely helped to convince Sarah Kwiatkowski to study at the University of Windsor. Now the promise is being fulfilled for the second-year electrical engineering major.

“I am so excited about having everything in one place—classes, labs, professors’ offices,” she says. “This building played a huge role in my decision to come here.”

Exhibition to combine visual arts and music

An exhibition now on display in the LeBel Building’s SoVA Projects Gallery showcases the combined talents of the schools of visual arts and music.

The public is invited to the Site, Sight, Cite faculty exhibition, featuring artwork by the instructors at the School of Visual Arts. The show will run through September 28, when a closing reception at 7 p.m. will include a solo performance by flutist Jamie Wagner, a music professor.

The gallery is open for public viewing Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

—by Chantelle Myers

New wind tunnels being installed in CEI

The components for the first of two new wind tunnels to be installed in the new Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation began arriving late last week, much to the delight of the researchers who will be working with them.

Made by Industrial Metal Fabricators Ltd. of Chatham, the elevated 12 meter tunnel will run in a closed loop around the walls of a lab in the north-east corner of the CEI. With a 1.2 meter fan and a 30 horsepower motor, the tunnel will be capable of generating wind speeds of up to about 30 meters per second.

Changes in Marketplace aimed at serving residence students

The Marketplace food court in the CAW Student Centre has expanded its services to better meet the needs of residence students, says Dave McEwen, head of Food Services.

“We have introduced a number of changes, expanding our hours, our menus, and even our seating capacity,” McEwen says. “It’s all aimed at providing the best experience for our patrons.”

The cafeteria boasts an additional 90 seats and has extended its hours Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Kinesiology student goes from researching Olympics to attending them

Katrina Krawec went from conducting Olympic-related research in Germany this summer to actually attending the Games in London.

A master’s student in kinesiology, Krawec spent several months at the University of Tübingen, just south of Stuttgart, where she participated in a large multi-year study to analyze the health and nutrition behaviours in adolescent Olympic-level elite athletes.

Tickets on sale now for banquet honouring 2012 retirees

Tickets for the 2012 Retirees Dinner and Reunion, Thursday, November 1, in Ambassador Auditorium, are offered for sale starting today. With 32 honourees, this event will sell out quickly, says special events manager Mary-Ann Rennie, so order your tickets early.

The following retirees will be recognized at the 2012 dinner: