Contributors to the Annual Giving Program who make their donations by April 30 will be credited with a gift to its 2012 Plant a Seed: Here We Grow Again campaign, says chair Bruce Tucker.
“UWindsor employees and retirees who participate will receive an invitation to this spring’s donor recognition event,” Dr. Tucker says. “It is a tangible demonstration of the University’s appreciation of those faculty and staff members who go beyond their work efforts to support student success.”
Who knew that you could fight cancer by dribbling?
A team of students from the Odette School of Business have organized a three-on-three basketball tournament Saturday, March 16, as a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society.
Every player in the Hoops4Change tournament will receive a gym bag and t-shirt, but only the winners will get the chance to take on local celebrities for the title!
Deb Dayus is proud of her work as a volunteer canvasser for the Annual Giving Program.
“The campaign most certainly has a clear and positive impact on the work we do, in the lives of our students, and the University of Windsor community as whole,” the nursing professor told colleagues gathered Wednesday on the lawn outside Memorial Hall.
A lunch reception launched the 2012 campaign, which invites support from University employees for student scholarships, campus improvements, teaching and research programs.
Bruce Tucker, UWindsor’s associate vice-president, academic, was installed as chair of the Connecting Windsor-Essex board of directors during its annual general meeting on Thursday, May 24. He succeeded Brian Gregg, chief administrative officer of the Corporation of the County of Essex, who had held the position for seven years.
In donating to the Annual Giving Program, UWindsor employees and retirees do more than support the specific causes most dear to them, says campaign chair Bruce Tucker. This year, they have made a concrete impact on campus beautification.
A reception May 24 to recognize participating donors will also mark the formal dedication of a garden bed that spells out the university’s appreciation.
