A new textbook by UWindsor kinesiology professor Sarah Woodruff is aimed at helping students to adopt healthier physical and mental lifestyles and covers topics such as cardiorespiratory exercise, strength training, stretching, nutrition, weight management, stress management, substance abuse and addiction, and sexual health.

Dr. Woodruff recently finished work on Fitness and Wellness in Canada: A Way of Life, for the Windsor-based publishing company Human Kinetics.

She was approached about contributing to the text in 2018. The original publication was directed more toward the U.S. market, and the opportunity to produce the Canadian version, taking into consideration our cultural, social, and statistical differences, was a welcome challenge.

“It was a great opportunity to bring all the resources I need for my classes together into one textbook,” Woodruff noted. Previously, she would have to piece together resources from a variety sources to fit the Canadian context.

Her co-authors on the project include Carol K. Armbruster of the department of kinesiology at Indiana University at Bloomington, Ellen M. Evans of the College of Education at the University of Georgia, and Catherine M. Laughlin of the department of applied health science at Indiana University at Bloomington.

The text, directed towards higher learning environments, is now available from www.humankinetics.ca with a variety of study and instructional resources. To purchase, visit the publisher’s website.

—Martin Vaughan

This week, Windsor Law’s Shkawbewisag Student Law Society organized the third annual #MMIWG Red Ribbon Tie-Up campaign to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people.

The week-long event is held in partnership with the UWindsor Native Student Alliance.

Each day, the groups have taken turns leading interested students to tie seven red ribbons in different areas for a total of 35 ribbons across campus. Each ribbon represents one of the seven Grandfather Teachings: Respect, Honesty, Truth, Humility, Courage, Wisdom, and Love.

—Rachelle Prince

To date, 452 faculty and staff members have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) enabled on their UWin accounts.

Information Technology Services is currently preparing to enable MFA for another 1,000 faculty, staff, and students already registered for this additional security feature on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The campaign for early adoption continues with more than 4,000 faculty, staff, and students now registered for MFA, notes Ryan Kenney, executive director of IT Services: Are you one of them?

“Our rollout of MFA has been deliberately conservative to start so we could uncover issues and work to address them in a timely manner,” Kenney says. “With this experience and knowledge, we will now be picking up the pace with the goal of having MFA enabled on all faculty, staff, and student UWin accounts in March.”

IT Services strongly recommends setting up your authentication options before MFA is enabled on your account. If you have not done so, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to myprofile.microsoft.com in a web browser and sign in with your UWinID@uwindsor.ca and UWin Account password.
2. In the Security info box, click the UPDATE INFO link.
3. Click the + Add method button to add an authentication method. Authentication methods include phone - text or call; Microsoft Authenticator App - verification code or notification; and the recently added MFA Token.

Before MFA is enabled on your UWin Account, you will receive a notification email from IT Services.

To learn more about MFA, visit www.uwindsor.ca/itservices/multifactor. You can also ask a question or open a UWin Account ticket.

—Ericka Greenham

They were dedicated researchers who were bolstering bridge safety with artificial intelligence, improving the accuracy of critical medical procedures, and using solar energy to increase greenhouse efficiency.

They were friends who never forgot a birthday, supported each other like family, and reminded others of the importance of living in the moment.

On Jan. 8, the University of Windsor lost five cherished members of its community, who were returning to campus, when Ukrainian International Airlines’ Flight PS752 crashed in Iran and claimed the lives of all 176 on board.

Engineering doctoral candidates Hamidreza Setareh Kokab, Pedram Jadidi, Zahra Naghibi and her spouse Mohammad Abbaspour Ghadi, and biology research assistant Samira Bashiri will be remembered by friends, faculty, and staff as vital contributors and caring companions. 

“We all feel the tremendous depth of human suffering caused by this tragedy,” UWindsor president Robert Gordon said. “Our own students were standing on the very doorstep of discovery in their research careers and their potential was limitless. We will never know what life-changing contributions they may have made in their areas of study and academic pursuits — and that loss is unfathomable.”

Following the news of their deaths, the University received an immediate outpouring of support from the UWindsor community and general public to establish the “Remembering Flight PS752” fund, a graduate scholarship endowment that will support international students conducting vital research in the faculties of engineering and science.

—Kristie Pearce

Read the full story, featured in the Winter 2020 edition of the Windsor Engineering newsletter.

Hear more about their contributions and lives by watching UWindsor’s campus memorial, which was live-streamed for family and friends who live outside of Windsor.

Helping to bring the National Basketball Association to Canada, heading the Toronto Raptors franchise, and building the Air Canada Centre earned UWindsor alumnus Richard Peddie (BComm 1970, LLD 2001) recognition from the team after its historic 2019 title run: a championship ring.

The championship was the first ever for Canada’s only NBA team and the ring has made history, too — as the largest in the league. It contains 640 diamonds and 17 rubies; its face displays the Toronto skyline and the NORTH chevron.

The rings are entirely Canadian-made and the gold and diamonds are sourced in Canada. The Tecumseh-based manufacturer, Baron Rings, offers replicas and related items to fans.

Peddie became head of the Raptors organization in 1996 and served 14 years as president of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment after its 1998 acquisition of the team. He founded and remains active in the Richard Peddie Leadership Initiative at the Odette School of Business.

Three events in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Patient Safety Learning Series are offered free this semester to all students, faculty, staff, or members of the broader community with an interest in patient safety.

Because they qualify as interprofessional education, each one-hour session will offer participants certificates of attendance; undergraduate students are eligible for door prizes.

“Legal Issues related to a Patient’s Medical Record”
Monday, Feb. 10, 2:30 p.m. room 203, Toldo Health Education Centre
Adam Paglione is a lawyer and the director of legal affairs, risk management, health information management and chief privacy officer at Windsor Regional Hospital. This session will be geared toward anyone who documents in a patient’s chart and will include some fundamentals as well as defensive documentation and trends in deficient documentation.

“Advance Care Planning: A Patient Safety Issue”
Monday, March 9, 10 a.m. room 203, Toldo Health Education Centre
Maria Giannotti is a clinical bioethicist specializing in advance care planning within the community. She will discuss the basics of advance care planning, the benefits to patient safety, and helpful resources.

“Family Birthing Centre and More OB”
Wednesday, April 1, 2:30 p.m. room 3102, Medical Education Building
Deidre Nielsen is nursing clinical practice manager at Windsor Regional Hospital. She will discuss the orientation process in the Family Birthing Centre, education and cross-training, and their experience with the More OB program, including how it influences teamwork, collaboration, and competency within the department.

Space is limited; register in advance to secure a spot.

For more information, email Lacey Rivest at Lacey.Rivest@uwindsor.ca or Susan Dennison at dennison@uwindsor.ca.

Drama graduate Sean Sennett (BFA 2019) is thrilling audiences across North America with his performance in We Will Rock You, the Queen tribute rock musical.

The touring production made a stop at Caesars Windsor in November.

In a profile in Windsor Life magazine, Sennett credits his University of Windsor acting education for his success.

“I felt like I was home,” he told author Michael Seguin. “Theatre helped me find some sort of consistency. Some sort of belonging. I felt like a puzzle piece that had finally been put in the right place.”

Read the entire story starting on page 48 of the publication online.