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Campus package delivery to require signature for receipt

Requiring a signature for the delivery of packages from Central Receiving will help to ensure they reach the intended recipient, says Facility Services. Effective July 16, the department will require a signature for all packages delivered to campus offices.

All purchase orders sent through the Purchasing Department must show the e-mail address of either the person ordering the items or of a person responsible for accepting package deliveries.

Decals give student centre a sense of place

Bright decals on the windows of the CAW Student Centre represent just the first in a series of steps to stamp a sense of identity on the building, says Kim Orr, president of the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance.

“We didn’t like how generic the student centre can feel sometimes,” she says. “Once you’re inside, you feel like you could be anywhere.”

Evaluation guide wins plaudits for Career Education Centre

A guide to help campus career centres evaluate the effectiveness of their programming and operations has won praise from the national association representing professionals in the field.

Karen Benzinger, director of the UWindsor Centre for Career Education, was a member of a working group from five Ontario universities that produced Career Centre Evaluation: A Practitioner Guide.

Whatever happened to…? Contest to measure memories

A previous contest offering the book 500 Ways You Know You’re from Windsor as a prize was so popular, DailyNews is reprising it.

The book, by UWindsor alumnus Chris Edwards (BA 1983, MA 1985) and his partner Elaine Weeks of Walkerville Publishing, is a hardbound, full-colour collection of more than 650 photographs documenting recollections and images from Windsor’s baby boomer years.

The publishers have donated a copy for today’s contest. The winner will be randomly selected from all correct responses received by 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 4.

Organizers reschedule golf tournament to celebrate business professor’s retirement

Organizers of a golf tournament in celebration of professor Anthony Faria’s 38 years at the Odette School of Business have rescheduled the event to avoid the summer doldrums.

Dr. Faria retired at the end of June. Originally set for July, the tournament will take place on Friday, September 7, at Ambassador Golf Club.

Well-wishers have three options: playing in the scramble-style 18-hole tournament for $70, partaking in dinner for $50, or making a day of it for both golf and dinner at $100.

President calls for feedback on provincial discussion paper

UWindsor president Alan Wildeman issued a cross-campus call Thursday for input into the University’s response to Strengthening Ontario’s Centres of Innovation and Knowledge, a paper released by the provincial government to launch a consultation process about the transformation of the postsecondary education sector.

Among the topics under discussion are innovation, expanded credential options, credit transfers, year-round learning and a new tuition framework

Job postings from Human Resources

The following positions are available through Human Resources.

The following Non Union Administration positions are available to all applicants through Human Resources.

#2012-NU-10 ESL Instructor (Part-time, 24 hours or less) — Temporary/Contract, in the Centre for English Language Development, July 13 to August 27, 2012 (two positions)
The following posting closes Thursday, July 5, 2012.