A lot has changed in his more than 40 years on the University of Windsor campus, according to Roy Amore, associate dean in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
He highlighted the growth in graduate programs as well as the number of buildings.
“We have really filled in between the main and south campuses,” he said. “There is no Dairy Queen at the corner of Sunset and Wyandotte – the barber shop and bowling alley are gone, too!”
The Schulich Windsor Health Lecture Series presents local endocrinologist Raphael Cheung leading a discussion on “New Advances in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes,” at Riverside Public Library on Wednesday, December 14, at 7 p.m.
More than 9 million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes. Get your questions answered by an expert at this free public event. Click here to RSVP.
The university has declared one IBM server and two network document servers for sale by bid as Disposal File 858. Please click here for details.
Friday, December 9, is the deadline for tickets to the Faculty & Staff Holiday Mingle and Jingle, scheduled for noon Tuesday, December 13, in Vanier Hall’s Winclare Room A.
The annual event has been re-invented, with a horse-drawn carriage providing rides to a stand-up reception featuring festive food stations, live entertainment, door prizes and the company of friends and colleagues.
A new campaign offers a chance to win prize packages in exchange for repeating tips on fire safety. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services has dubbed its project the “12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety.”
The contest runs until December 20. Find more details on prizes and how to win on the service’s Web site.
The Department of Human Resources wishes to advise members of the University of Windsor pension plans that the following information is available on the HR/Pensions Web site:
Today – Monday, December 5 – is the last day of classes in the fall semester for all programs. Final examinations begin Thursday, December 8 and run through December 19.
Campus news will appear less than daily in the period leading up to the holiday break. With Monday the final day of classes, DailyNews, the university’s e-newsletter, will publish on the following dates:
resuming regular Monday to Friday publication on Wednesday, January 4. Please plan your submissions accordingly.
The following Non Union Administration position is available to all applicants through Human Resources. The following posting closes at 4 p.m. on Friday, December 9.
#2011-NU-26 Business of Innovation Program Manager, Centre for Enterprise and Law
Grant funded – Temporary until approximately June 30, 2013.
Mental health is everyone’s business, says Beth Oakley, director of the Educational Development Centre. That’s why she is hoping for campus-wide involvement in events early next semester meant to raise awareness of these issues.
Mental Health Awareness Week will run January 16 to 19, 2012. Organizers hope to provide education in four key areas: prevention, awareness, destigmatization and resource provision.
