logo Lancer fototball 50Lancer football will kick off its 50th anniversary season Sunday against the Warriors in Waterloo.

Lancers to take field Sunday for football season opener

Lancer football will kick off its 50th anniversary season this weekend on the road, lining up against the Warriors in Waterloo on Sunday, August 26. Game time is 7 p.m.; the contest will be webcast live on OUA.tv.

The squad’s schedule continues Monday, September 3, with the home-opening Labour Day Classic against the Carleton Ravens on Alumni Field.

Other home games are September 15 vs. Guelph, September 29 vs. Toronto, and October 20 vs. McMaster. Away contests include York on September 8, Western on October 4, and Laurier on October 13.

The Lancers have a number of events planned to celebrate the program’s golden anniversary; find details at goLancers.ca.

hot dog with fixingsBarbecued halal beef or chicken hot dogs are among the options on the Welcome Week lunch menu from Catering Services.

Menu offers catering options for Welcome Week lunches

The Welcome Week lunch menu set by Catering Services provides choices of hot and cold items to serve groups both large and small, says co-ordinator Rana Chan.

The special menu is in operation September 4 to 7, during one of the busiest times of the year, Chan says. Breakfast and bakery items are available as usual, and the lunch menu offers pita wraps, barbecue items, sandwiches, pizzas, and trays of crudités, hummus, and fresh fruit.

Check out the menu on the catering website.

All orders submitted after Tuesday, August 28, will incur an additional late fee of 20 per cent.

To place an order, contact Chan at 519-253-3000, ext. 3276, ranachan@uwindsor.ca, or Megan Fulmer at ext. 3277, mfulmer@uwindsor.ca.

UWinsite Finance Announces Upgrade: August 25 and 26, 2018

UWinsite Finance has been live for six months, and we are ready to upgrade to a better user interface!  

The Finance department warns users of UWinsite Finance, the campus’s financial information system, that the system will be unavailable starting Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 at 10 p.m.  We anticipate service to be restored by Sunday, Aug. 26 at 12 p.m.  Any delays in the upgrade will be announced on the ITS Hot News and the Finance Department website.

“The upgrade will mean a sleeker, more user friendly look and feel, and some relief on small glitches users have experienced in their first few months on the system” says Controller Gillian Heisz.

There are no significant changes to the system’s functionality or the business processes, so it is business as usual for campus users on Monday, Aug. 27.   

“Self service procurement users may notice a new landing page when they access the Procurement module” warns Heisz, and notes that resources are available to assist at http://www.uwindsor.ca/finance/691/r13-upgrade.

Users of the system who encounter issues are encouraged to contact the ITS Help Desk at x.4440 or log a ticket athttps://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=25378

 

Free poetry reading this weekend

A trio of poets will be reading at the Storyteller Bookstore on Ottawa Street this Sunday.

Tom Gannon Hamilton, Sharon Berg and Laurie Smith from Windsor will be reading at the bookstore at 1473 Ottawa St. between 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Along with Lenore Langs (professor in the University of Windsor’s English department), Laurie Smith publishes and edits Windsor’s Cranberry Tree Press.

Smith is promoting her newest book, Said the Cannibal. She has an upcoming book on Charles Darwin.

Hamilton’s book El Marillo deals with the experiences of relief workers with Salvaid in El Marillo, El Salvador during the 1980s.

Berg is the founder of the Big Pond Rumours Literary E-Zine and Press in Sarnia and has several books published, including some with Toronto’s respected Coach House Press.

The free event is part of a reading tour covering Southwestern Ontario.

sunglasses, a toy flying disk, and an inflatable beachball balanced on folding lawn chairA DailyNews reader won this summer prize package courtesy of the Alumni Association.

Knowledge of alumni celebration earns prize for quiz winner

Noah Diesbourg can enjoy the last month of summer 2018 in style — alumni style.

Diesbourg used his knowledge of events scheduled for Alumni Weekend, September 27 to 30, to win Monday’s DailyNews trivia contest and its summer prize package donated by the University of Windsor Alumni Association.

His entry was drawn from all those which correctly identified:

  • the Welcome Centre as home to the free Grab ’n’ Go breakfast on Thursday, September 27;
  • an aerialist show, Stilt Guys performance, crafting sessions, and refreshments as part of the Family Barbecue and Carnival outside the Jackman Dramatic Art Centre on Saturday, September 29; and
  • basketballer Charles Pearsall (BComm 1978) as the earliest Lancer grad to be inducted in the Alumni Sports Hall of Fame on September 30.

Diesbourg will receive a folding chair, a pair of sunglasses, a toy flying disk, and an inflatable beachball, all imprinted with the alumni association’s logo.

SCAN Health releases annual report

The Supply Chain Advancement Network in Health (SCAN Health) released its Annual Report today.

SCAN Health is hosted at the Odette School of Business and is funded by the federal government’s Networks of Centres of Excellence.

Anne Snowdon, Scientific Director & CEO of SCAN Health, said it’s been an extraordinary inaugural year of growth and impact for SCAN Health.

“This could not have been achieved without the incredible contributions and commitment from our global partners,” Dr. Snowdon said.

“Through SCAN Health, we are enabling the exchange of information and expertise to accelerate supply chain transformation in health systems that will significantly reduce medical error, increase health system sustainability and drive economic growth for companies globally.

“I would like to thank our partners for their continuing support that enables our success. We look forward to continuing our journey to health sector supply chain transformation.”

Shelby Armstrong studying in Leddy Library.The Leddy Library has announced its fall semester hours of operation.

Library announces opening hours for semester’s start

The Leddy Library has announced its hours of operation for the fall semester, including exams hours and holiday breaks.

Starting Tuesday, September 4, the library will open:

  • Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Mondays to Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Fridays, 8 a.m. to  midnight
  • Saturdays, 10 a.m. to midnight

Regular hours will be in effect for Study Week, October 6 to 14, with the exception of October 8, when the library will close in observance of Thanksgiving.

The library will extend its hours for exam study from December 5 to 19, opening for 24 hours five days a week, from Sunday at 10 a.m. through 2 a.m. Saturday morning, then opening Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sundays.

Additionally, it will open 8 a.m. to midnight on December 20, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on December 21, closing thereafter through January 2 for the holiday break.