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A mimosa breakfast December 1 will raise funds in support of the Lancer women’s basketball team, seeking its fourth straight national championship.

Champagne breakfast to make Lancer women’s basketball fans part of the team

Nov 25th, 2013

The Mimosa Breakfast Celebration in support of Lancer women’s basketball will give fans a chance to meet the players and head coach Chantal Vallée on Sunday, December 1, at 10 a.m. in Ambassador Auditorium.

The event is a fundraiser in support of the team, which won its third straight national title last season, and will host the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship tournament in March 2014.

Vallée says funds raised at the event help to cover many extra costs of competition.

“Everything from travel to tournaments and keeping up with hard-worn shoes, we count on our supporters to help us make ends meet,” she says.

Tickets are available in two price categories:

$125 includes a $100 tax receipt and recognition at the event;
$45 includes a $20 tax receipt.

For tickets, please contact special events manager Mary-Ann Rennie by Thursday, November 28, at 519-253-3000, ext. 7059, or e-mail mrennie@uwindsor.ca.

Ryan Snelgrove has found an innovative way to incorporate the use of social media in his classroom.

Prof gives students something to tweet about

Nov 25th, 2013

When students first started bringing laptop computers in to wireless classrooms, many teachers were concerned about keeping their students’ attention away from the infinite number of distractions available on the internet.

Rather than looking at modern communications technology as a hindrance, a kinesiology professor is embracing it and is now using Twitter as a mandatory part of his classroom debates.

Ryan Snelgrove holds weekly debates for the 220 students in his sports ethics class and creates a hashtag for each of one of those forums. Students are required to tweet their thoughts about the issue and during the class, Dr. Snelgrove moderates the debate while monitoring the tweets.

A graduate assistant collects all of the tweets and after the class, Snelgrove grades them for their quality and quantity.

“It’s an effective method of ensuring that students are staying engaged with what’s being discussed in the class,” said Snelgrove, who earned his Master’s degree here and a PhD at the University of Waterloo. “In a class this size, not everyone is going to have a chance to be heard, so the students think it’s a great way to stay involved.”

Snelgrove’s final debate of the semester will be held at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in room 140, Human Kinetics Building.

This beautiful book is both the subject and the prize of today’s quiz contest.

Back in the Day book subject of trivia contest

Nov 25th, 2013

To help celebrate the University of Windsor’s 50th anniversary, the University Bookstore is offering DailyNews readers opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge of the institution and its history.

Today’s quiz, the 21st in a series, offers one lucky winner a copy of the beautiful book of UWindsor reminiscences, Back in the Day. Written by retired members of the University’s faculty and senior administration and published by Black Moss Press, it is available for purchase from the Bookstore at a cost of $25 including taxes.

To enter, simply identify the authors of each of these chapters from the “Foundations” section of the book. The winner will be selected at random from all correct responses received by 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 26.

The Biology Building--Some Memories
I Remember the Geography Department
Quality Endures: Fifty Years of Evolution of Nursing Education
The School of Visual Arts Remembered
Social Work--A Tradition of Innovation
Transitions, Transitions, and More: Teachers’ College to Faculty of Education, 1962-2013
Walter White and the Founding of the Political Science Department

Rosemary D. Cassano
Susan Gold Smith
Howard McCurdy
Sharon McMahon
John Meyer
Trevor Price
Ihor Stebelsky

Contest is open to all readers of the DailyNews. Send an e-mail with your responses to uofwnews@uwindsor.ca. One entry per contestant, please. Note: the decision of the judge in determining the most correct response is inviolable.

Sandra Pupatello accepts the Alumni Award of Merit

Sandra Pupatello (BA 1986, LLD 2012) accepts the Alumni Award of Merit during Thursday’s meeting of the University of Windsor Alumni Association.

Alumni Association honours grads at awards reception

Nov 25th, 2013

A performance by classical pianist Derek Chiu (BMT 2001), one of seven recent graduates to receive an Odyssey Award for professional achievement, was a highlight of the Alumni Association’s annual general meeting, Thursday, November 21.

In addition to Chiu, who directs his own music studio, early-career awards went to software developer Ali Al-Aasm (BCS 2003), psychologist Lori Gray (MA 2004, PhD 2008), triathlon coach James Loaring (BComm 2002), research engineer Aaron Mavrinac (BASc 2005, MASc 2008, PhD 2012), WEtech Alliance vice-president Yvonne Pilon (BComm 2007), and forensic accountant Deepti Verma (BComm 2003).

Professors Alan Metcalfe from the Faculty of Human Kinetics and Professor Brian Rintoul from the School of Dramatic Art received the Excellence in Mentoring Award, and Sandra Pupatello (BA 1986, LLD 2012), CEO of the WindsorEssex Development Corporation and former Windsor West MPP, received the association’s highest honour, the Alumni Award of Merit.

The 2014/2015 UWindsor Program and Admissions Guide is being distributed across campus this week.

Viewbook a guide to UWindsor programs and admissions

Nov 25th, 2013

The 2014/2015 UWindsor Program and Admissions Guide is coming to you!

Whether you are interested in finding out more about our programs or if you have family or friends who may be interested, please use the UWindsor Program and Admissions Guide as your overview of the exciting programs and services offered to incoming students.

The program guide, designed by Paul Green of Public Affairs and Communications, gives a complete description of each of the University’s more than 100 degree programs and includes career tracks for each. It features a chart including all of the prerequisites required for admission, information on scholarships, awards and financial aid, student life, co-op programs, athletics, residence life and more.

Your copy of the publication will be delivered to your department through inter-campus mail this week. You can also view it online.

Perogies are Monday’s featured lunch in the Toldo Health Education Centre.

Comforting dishes on menu for Toldo food outlet

Nov 25th, 2013

Patrons of the food services outlet in the Toldo Health Education Centre will notice some changes to the lunch menu starting today.

The wintry weather is bringing with it home-style comfort foods on a weekly rotation:

Monday, perogies with sour cream, bacon, onions and a side
Tuesday, macaroni and cheese with garlic toast
Wednesday, chicken pot pie with mashed potatoes and gravy
Thursday, meat lasagna
Friday, cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes

Marketplace adding low-sodium soup to daily choices

The Marketplace food service outlet in the CAW Student Centre will offer customers a low-sodium soup—just 480 mg per cup—every day.

The rotation will feature a number of favourite varieties, including harvest vegetable, hearty chicken noodle, creamy potato and leek, lasagna soup with beef, traditional minestrone, and country vegetable beef and barley.

Each day’s choices will continue to include one cream-based, one broth-based, and one vegetarian soup.

A charity drive is collecting donations for the Windsor Youth Centre.

Charity drive shows group’s dedication to community action

Nov 25th, 2013

When it opened in October 2011, the Windsor Youth Centre was the area’s only drop-in centre for homeless and at-risk youth. And more than two years later, it still is.

A group of UWindsor graduate students is looking to support this important community resource, by holding a Winter Charity Drive to collect items needed for the centre’s operations.

The University of Windsor Community Action Group is seeking donations of:

diapers and diaper bags, wash cloths, bottle brushes, crib sheets;
baby lotion, baby oil, deodorant, shampoo and conditioner;
paper towels, sponges, spray cleaner, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent;
aluminum foil, plastic wrap, zipper lock bags, resealable food containers;
snack cups, crackers, cereal, and pop-top canned goods.

Drop off donations to room 175, Chrysler Hall South. To inquire about making a monetary contribution, e-mail uwincag@gmail.com.

Members of the United Way team raise the charity’s flag outside Chrysler Hall Tower to kick off last year’s campus campaign.

United Way to hoist flag over campus

Nov 25th, 2013

The campus campaign for United Way will announce its canvassing blitz by raising its banner to fly with the University’s flag in a ceremonial flag-raising at noon Tuesday, November 26 outside Chrysler Hall Tower.

The entire campus community is welcome to attend.

The University of Windsor is one of more than 500 local workplaces to support the annual campaign. Last year, its faculty and staff donations topped $100,000 for the seventh straight year. The United Way funds charitable programs across the local community; learn more at www.weareunited.com.