Colleagues and friends of Purita Bristow are invited to celebrate her retirement after more than 35 years of service to the University of Windsor at a buffet luncheon on Wednesday, January 22.

Bristow began her campus career in 1978 as an input/output clerk in the Computer Centre’s Operations Department concluded it as assistant director, business solution systems in Information Technology Services.

The luncheon event will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Katzman Lounge, Vanier Hall, with lunch served at noon. The cost is $27, which includes a donation towards a gift. To purchase tickets, please contact Eva Bernachi in Information Technology Services by Friday, January 17 at 519-253-3000, ext. 2749.

To accommodate well-wishers who cannot attend the luncheon, an open house, which will take the form of an afternoon tea, will follow from 2:30 to 4 p.m.