Award-winning author and editor of fiction and non-fiction, Melanie Little, will read from her work in a free public event that will serve as her introduction as the University of Windsor’s writer-in-residence Thursday, March 5, at 4 p.m. in McPherson Lounge, Alumni Hall.

Currently working on a novel, Little has taught creative writing at Dalhousie and Alberta universities, and at workshops across Canada. Her debut collection of stories, Confidence, was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award and selected as a Globe and Mail Top 100 Book. Her novel-in-verse for young adults, The Apprentice’s Masterpiece, was a Canadian Library Association Honour Book, a gold medalist at the Independent Publisher Book Awards, and a White Raven selection for the International Youth Library in Munich.

Books she has edited have won the Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Award, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Fiction, and the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize.

Further public appearances will follow Thursday’s debut. To inquire about a writing consultation, email April.Morris@uwindsor.ca.

A charity ball hosted Friday by the Society of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences raised more than $6,000 to support the work of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

The “Enchanted Forest” gala, held in the St. Clair Centre for the Arts, featured a dinner, live jazz by the Coffeehouse Combo, and dance music by DJ Soultrain.

The society’s outreach co-ordinator, Emily Fraser, said it hopes to make a difference both on and off-campus.

“With over 7,000 students and 170 faculty members in arts, humanities, and social sciences, we have a responsibility to engage a diverse student body with a wide range of skills,” she said. “We have spent the year building momentum towards this gala with pancake breakfasts, barbeques, T-shirt give-aways.”

Fraser said the association is a good beneficiary for student philanthropy.

“CMHA provides advocacy, programs, and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to thrive,” she said. “We all benefit when we help people reach their full potential.”

Ontario University Athletics honoured a number of Lancer volleyball athletes Tuesday, naming them among the province’s best.

Pierce Johnson was named the west division men’s player of the year in recognition of his versatile gameplay, which ranked him high with 196 kills, 239 points, 76 digs, 35 blocks, and 22 ace serves. His teammates Dami Alalade and Nolan Langley earned second-team all-star nods, while libero Steven Abrams received an all-rookie team selection. Read more at goLancers.ca.

On the women’s side, senior Megan Kalbfleisch received the Award of Merit combining athletic and community contributions, Yaila Sealy is the west division rookie of the year, and Amie Slawson and Ally Winik earned second-team all-star berths. Read the full story, “Sealy, Kalbfleisch win major awards; three Lancers named all-stars.”

Need help setting up your multi-factor authentication (MFA) options? Or just have questions about how MFA will work when it is enabled on your UWin Account? Stop by the MFA Pop-Up Booth.

Staffed by a member of Information Technology Services, the MFA Pop-Up Booth will be in the following locations:

CAW Student Centre Commons

• 9 a.m. – noon on Thursday, March 5
• 1 – 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 12
• 9 a.m. – noon on Thursday, March 19
• 1 – 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24
• 9 a.m. – noon on Wednesday March 25

Centre for Engineering Innovation (CEI)

• 9 a.m. – noon on Wednesday, March 11

Leddy Library

• 9 a.m. – noon on Thursday, March 12
• 9 a.m. – noon on Wednesday, March 18

Toldo Health Education Centre

• 1 – 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13

Windsor Hall (Downtown Campus)

• 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10
• 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Friday, March 27

“The pop-up booths are aimed at helping students with MFA,” says Marcin Pulcer, assistant director, IT Services. “At the same time, faculty and staff are more than welcome to stop by with questions or to get assistance. In addition, the IT Service Desk in the lower level of the University Computer Centre can provide MFA assistance anytime during University business hours.”

—Ericka Greenham

Marianna Beno, a clerk in the cashier’s office, won Monday’s DailyNews trivia quiz and its prize of two tickets to the University Players production of Morning Sacrifice, continuing through March 8 in the Hatch Studio Theatre.

Her entry was drawn from all those which correctly identified the Sydney Opera House as a landmark designed by Jorn Utzon, pavlova as meringue filled with fruit and whipped cream, and a wombat as producing cube-shaped feces.

Written by Dymphna Cusack, Morning Sacrifice depicts a power struggle among the staff of a girls’ school in pre-war Australia. Evening performances through Saturday are at 8 p.m.; matinees Saturday and Sunday are at 2 p.m. Order tickets online at www.UniversityPlayers.com or by phoning 519-253-3000, ext. 2808.

A free public reception Thursday, March 5, will celebrate painter Richard Storms’ exhibition, Jeepers Creepers, in the SoCA Gallery.

Storms explores the car culture of his generation. This series of paintings portrays famous getaway cars from American movies, which sold not only these engineered objects of desire, but also the culture of speed, the dream of escape on the open road … the masculine supremacy of being in the driver’s seat.

Jeepers Creepers remains on display through Friday in the gallery, located in the Armouries at 37 University Ave. E. Thursday’s reception runs 6 to 8 p.m. Find more information on the exhibition website.

You may have heard of H5P, a plugin to create active learning content — interactive videos, presentations, games, quizzes, and more. At noon on Thursday, March 5, eCampusOntario is introducing the new H5P Studio, a platform to create, share, and discover open H5P content.

Built in collaboration with Wilfrid Laurier University Library, this platform will be a springboard for Ontario educators to connect over open learning modules.

“The webinar is already full, but you can come join as we connect to eCampusOntario on the first floor at 700 California Ave.,” says Nobuko Fujita, learning specialist in the Office of Open Learning. “Over coffee and snacks, we will have friendly conversation about embedding H5P in Blackboard, Drupal, PressBooks, WordPress, and other existing publishing platforms.”

Registration is now open at https://ctl2.uwindsor.ca/openlearning/workshops/9/#wkshp-125. For more information, contact Fujita by email at nfujita@uwindsor.ca or phone 519-253-3000, ext. 2105.

The use of H5P to enhance student learning was part of several applications for the 2020 UWindsor Office of Open Learning Internal Grants. Successful recipients will be announced Friday, March 6.

The University of Windsor’s Board of Governors ratified a three-year collective agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1393 on Wednesday, March 4. Local 1393, representing 300 campus skilled trades and technical staff, ratified the agreement on Thursday, Feb.  27.

The University thanks members of the bargaining teams who worked diligently to reach a successful conclusion to the recent talks.