Sandra Riccio-MugliaSandra Riccio-Muglia readies for a new day of work for the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance.

Event planner calls on students to follow their passions

The greater the commitment to a project, the greater its chances for success, says Sandra Riccio-Muglia. The new director of events and programs for the CAW Student Centre, she invites students to bring her their ideas for activities on campus.

“Think outside of the box. I want students to think of something fun they would want to go to themselves,” she says. “The more they love something, the more it will succeed.”

Riccio-Muglia is ready to help students organize and plan events for clubs, facilities, and groups.

Blake Gecse shakes hands with Sheila MacKinnonIndustrial and manufacturing systems engineering graduand Blake Gecse accepts congratulations from Board of Governors chair Sheila MacKinnon for achieving the highest academic standing in his program.

Medallists among Convocation honourees

The University of Windsor minted more than 800 new alumni during its 104th Convocation ceremonies on Saturday, October 17.

Nick Vukotic poses with Proto Manufacturing’s benchtop powder X-ray diffraction system.Nick Vukotic poses with Proto Manufacturing’s benchtop powder X-ray diffraction system.

Chemistry grad turns in gold-medal doctoral performance

Soon after taking up graduate study, Nick Vukotic was drawn into sessions brainstorming a problem that had eluded his advisor Stephen Loeb—and others around the world—for years. Dr. Vukotic’s design solution led to a cover article in Nature Chemistry that is now ranked as the most-accessed article of May 2012 in any chemistry journal.