An interactive workshop Friday, March 20, will give students, faculty, and staff a chance to learn about the University of Windsor Senate.

The experiential learning opportunity is being developed by student Crystal Bryan as a project for the course Ways of Doing.

“Skills such as understanding the procedures for formal meetings gives students a stronger voice on campus and beyond,” she says. “Professional communication, interpersonal communication, minutes, agendas and supporting documents, voting procedures, membership, and committees of Senate are all part of a successful Senate.”

Participants will take on personas during the simulated Senate meeting, be responsible to act in the best interests of the University, follow proper voting procedures, and present accurate information.

The free workshop has limited seating and will take place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. March 20 in room 203, Toldo Health Education Centre.

Registrants will receive a meeting notice, an agenda, and a persona. Registration is open until March 13 at https://uwindsor.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8HaELx4Sjp781RX.

The Leddy Library, in partnership with the Sexual Misconduct Response and Prevention Office, invites the campus community to explore self-expression through Queer Zine Making on Wednesday, March 4, in the Student Research Collaboratory.

Learn how to make two styles of zines to showcase your unique interests, messaging, or research.

All materials are provided. Drop by at any time between 2 and 5 p.m.

University Players is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two tickets to see its current production, Morning Sacrifice, a drama set in a 1930s Australian girls’ school.

The show continues March 4 to 8 in the Hatch Studio Theatre. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call the box office at 519-253-3000, ext. 2808, or visit www.UniversityPlayers.com.

To enter the contest, just give your best answer to these trivia questions about Australia. The winner, selected at random from all correct responses received by 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, will receive two tickets to a performance.

1. Which Antipodean landmark, opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973, was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon?
   a) Cape Byron Lighthouse
   b) Melbourne Cricket Ground
   c) Q1 Tower
   d) Sydney Opera House
    
2. Which popular dessert consists of a shell of meringue filled with whipped cream and fresh fruit?
   a) Fairy bread
   b) Lamington
   c) Pavlova
   d) Tim Tam
    
3. Which Australian animal produces cube-shaped feces?
   a) kangaroo
   b) platypus
   c) Tasmanian devil
   d) wombat
    

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.

A group hoping to secure certification of the University of Windsor as a fair trade campus will hold a free public screening of the film Dukale’s Dream on Thursday, March 5.

The film documents the relationship between Ethiopian coffee farmer Dukale and actor Hugh Jackman, who spend a day planting seedlings in the fields. It speaks to the benefits of supporting fair trade goods, says committee member Joana Baku, a student of biomedical sciences.

The fair trade approach pays farmers and workers a premium to invest in projects they choose, she explains.

“This will lead to making life better for the communities, in turn building stronger businesses, creating a great back-and-forth cycle,” says Baku. “It also promotes humane work conditions and sustainable farming practices.”

Sociology professor Tanya Basok, the campus environmental sustainability advocate, says the certification effort is an important way to make the University’s global connections more ethical and sustainable.

Designation by Fairtrade Canada requires campuses to:

• form an active volunteer steering committee;
• offer Fairtrade certified products at all food service locations;
• increase visibility of available Fairtrade products and educate the campus about the meaning of fair trade.

Thursday’s screening will run 7:30 to 9 p.m. in McPherson Lounge, Alumni Hall. Watch the film trailer:

With old-school games, snacks, and prizes, Carnival Day promises “good old-fashioned fun,” says organizer Sandra Riccio-Muglia.

Director of events and programming for the CAW Student Centre, she has pulled together the fourth annual frolic for Thursday, March 5. It runs in the building’s Commons area from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The best part, says Riccio-Muglia, is everything is free for UWindsor students.

In his exhibit, “Re-constructions,” Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo explores the legacy and impact of the Salvadoran civil war, motivated by the construction of collective memory through personal storytelling.

The exhibit of mixed media drawing, stop-motion animation video, and installation work will open at the Artcite gallery Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Artcite is located at 109 University Ave. W. It merges issues of historical trauma, intergenerational knowledge, identity, and violence.

Castillo will deliver a free public talk on his artistic process as well as his own experience during the Civil War period in El Salvador, Thursday at 3 p.m. in room B31, SoCA Armouries, 37 University Ave. E.

For more information, visit the exhibition page.

—Dana Roe

With multi-factor authentication (MFA) being enabled today on all faculty, sessional instructor, post-doctoral fellow, and adjunct professor UWin Accounts, the IT Service Desk is extending its hours.

The desk will open March 3 and 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“Please contact the IT Service Desk if you need help setting up your multi-factor authentication options or have questions about how MFA works,” says Marcin Pulcer, assistant director, client services, IT Services.

The IT Service Desk can be reached by phone at 519-253-3000, ext. 4440, or in-person in the lower level of the University Computer Centre. You can also ask a question or open a UWin Account ticket.

To learn more about MFA, visit www.uwindsor.ca/itservices/multifactor.

The Organization of Part-time University Students (OPUS) will host its 28th Annual Awards Banquet on Friday, March 20, in the student centre’s Alumni Auditorium at 6 p.m. with dinner to follow.

The event will recognize UWindsor faculty, staff, and alumni for “Going Above and Beyond”

• Senior Administrative Support Award: Jeff Berryman, associate vice-president academic;
• Friend of Students Award: Kaye Johnson, executive director of human rights, equity and accessibility;
• Teacher of the Year Award: Philip Ricciardi, psychology;
• Faculty Awards: Bruce Kotowich, School of Creative Arts; Rashid Rashidzadeh, engineering; John Albanese, criminology;
• Support Staff Awards: Kelly Dagenais, student awards and financial aid; Yvonne Arnowitz, Leddy Library; Diane Luu-Hoang, human rights, equity and accessibility;
• Staff/Faculty Leadership Award: Mohsan Beg, Student Counselling Centre;
• Disability Campus Community Recognition Award: Danny Castellan, Facility Services;
• Appreciation Awards: Campus Bookstore, Centre for Teaching and Learning;
• Student Leader Appreciation Awards: Grace Bastien, Anthony Meloche, Christie Nelson, Eric Sternberg.

The following part-time undergraduate students will be honoured:

• Volunteer of the Year Award: Sharmini Rampersaud;
• Alumni Association First Year Undergraduate Award: Crystal Desjardins;
• Alumni Association Academic Achievement Award: Laura Cutler;
• Dr. Kai Hildebrandt Part-time Student Award: Brenda Hanson;
• Dr. Susan Wendt Hildebrandt Part-time Student Award: Julienne Rousseau;
• Mary C. Schisler Award in Dramatic Art: Konrad Jarecki;
• Ken Long Memorial Award: Cody Vanderzwaag;
• Dr. Kathleen McCrone Award: Derrick Biso;
• VEK Ternoey Academic 2nd Chance Award: Nathan Pota;
• Wayne Girard Memorial Leadership Award: Omar Ahmed;
• Student with Disability Achievement Award: Andrea Ruys.

Ten OPUS members received bursaries based on financial need. Two of these bursaries are sponsored by the Alumni Association and three are sponsored by the Campus Dental Centre.

RSVP by Friday, March 6, to 519-253-3000, ext 3603, or email: opus@uwindsor.ca. For more information, contact OPUS staff at opus@uwindsor.ca. Find more details on the event website.