Local Girl Guides added three new badges to their collection during an engineering- and science-themed Badge Day, March 11 on the UWindsor campus.

More than 60 Windsor and Essex County Girl Guides, ranging from Grades 3 to 8, earned recycling, bodyworks and physics badges by completing hands-on activities in the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation.

Associate professor Edwin Tam, the engineering faculty’s assistant dean of student affairs, said the event encourages girls at an early age to look at the importance of science, engineering and technology in our society.

“It’s so wonderful to get girls involved in STEM,” said Taryn Matis, leader of the 107th Windsor Guides. “When the signup sheet came out for this event, the girls couldn’t wait to sign up because they were so intrigued. A lot of my girls dream of coming to this university because of Badge Day.”

Megan Leckie, 10, said she can see herself working in the fields of engineering or science when she’s older.

“I just like making stuff,” Leckie said. “I like science, too, because you get to do different activities. Today, I learned that skin is the biggest organ in our body and the femur is the longest and strongest bone.”

Leckie especially enjoyed creating a kaleidoscope, replicating the functions of a lung with a water bottle and projecting her group’s paper cut-out cat on the wall using mirrors and a light.

The troops also learned how to properly sort recyclable materials and test heart rates and used hard-boiled eggs to see how different substances can affect the enamel on your teeth.

“Science is important because it allows females to get involved in society and allows us to take roles within society that are important,” said Stefanie Barcic, a fourth-year kinesiology student who helped run the bodyworks badge activities. “Girls often think they can’t get involved in science. It’s something we definitely need to encourage to show that there are different outlets and paths for them to pursue.”

Girl Guide Badge Day is organized by the University of Windsor's Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science and sponsored in part by the Ontario Network of Women in Engineering and Let’s Talk Science. Check out the Windsor Star and CTV Windsor’s coverage of the event.

Fifth-year runner Corey Bellemore took home three medals — including the sole Lancer gold — from the U Sports track and field championships in Edmonton on the weekend.

Bellemore earned top honours in the men’s 1000m race, took bronze in the 1500m, and anchored Windsor’s silver-medal 4x800m relay team alongside teammates Taylor MacArthur, Joe Kagumba and Nick MacMackin.

His performance helped to propel the blue and gold to second overall in the men’s team standings. Other men’s medallists included: Chris Waugh, silver in pole vault; and Eli Pawliw, bronze in shot put.

Windsor’s women finished seventh in the team standings, with shot putter Sarah Mitton taking silver and weight thrower Jill VanDamme, bronze.

Read the full story at goLancers.ca.

The Lancer men’s hockey team bowed out of the University Cup race Friday, falling 6-3 to the McGill Redmen in Montreal. With the loss in the Ontario University Athletics bronze decider, Windsor’s season comes to an end while the Redman advance to the national championships with the conference’s third berth. Scott Prier, Chris Scott and Kyle Hope notched goals for the Lancers. Read Lancers fall to McGill in OUA Bronze medal match for a full game recap.

Workshops offered Thursday to help students become more effective leaders — and more employable — are part of a series of professional development activities presented this week and next during the inaugural Faculty of Science Career Weeks.

The March 16 workshops, presented by Bailey Parnell of the training company SkillsCamp, are open to all UWindsor students.

Professionalism in the Workplace
11:30 a.m., room 104, Toldo Health Education Centre
“Professional” is a quality we often hear from hiring managers, bosses and colleagues as something we should aspire to be, but what does professionalism look like in 2017? In this workshop, you will learn how skills like interpersonal communication, resourcefulness, conflict resolution, work ethic and others go hand-in-hand with professionalism. You will also learn strategies for building these characteristics within yourself.

The Business of You: Personal Branding and Networking
2:30 p.m., room 202, Toldo Health Education Centre
Whether you’re looking for a job, want a promotion or are looking to be a brand ambassador for your company, building and maintaining a strong personal brand is important to finding success. In this workshop, you will learn how to build and maintain a strong brand and network on and offline and be better able to pitch yourself to potential clients, employers, investors, and more.

Register for SkillsCamp workshops via the Career Events Calendar in mySuccess.

Additional events, offered especially for science majors in partnership with Career & Employment Services, include workshops on job search tips, interview skills, and preparing resumes, cover letters and curricula vitae. Find details on the Career Weeks website.

A giant quilt adding squares as it travels through the country will make a stop Wednesday on the UWindsor campus.

The “Quilt of Solidarity” is a project of Development and Peace, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada. Each diocese affixes a patch to the quilt as it passes through on its cross-country pilgrimage.

The CAW Student Centre Commons will host the display from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15. Representatives of Development and Peace will be on hand to discuss the project and ways to get involved in the organization.

Blood donor clinics on campus Wednesday and Thursday will give students, faculty and staff a chance to give life, says Canadian Blood Services.

The charity estimates that a donation of whole blood takes about an hour — from the moment donors walk through the clinic door to the moment they finish a cookie and leave. The blood they give will be used within days to help give someone life.

Clinics run 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 15 and 16 in the Ambassador Auditorium, CAW Student Centre. Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments will better accommodate donors’ working schedules. To book an appointment, call 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

As with previous clinics, the Department of Human Resources encourages all eligible employees to participate in this worthwhile process and asks any employees who wish to donate to make the necessary arrangements with their supervisors regarding the possibility of extended lunch or break periods.

If you have a great business idea, why wait? That is the theme of a “Start-up Social” organized by Futurpreneur Canada for March 21 in the Green Bean Café.

The national non-profit organization provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18 to 39.

During its event Tuesday, attendees will discuss their ideas and learn about available resources and financing options. Local entrepreneur Cierra Bray will describe her experience as founder of CGal Media and provide advice for those seeking to start their own enterprises.

It all gets underway at 2 p.m. on the lower level of 2320 Wyandotte Street West. Register free through Futurpreneur Canada.