Campus flags will be lowered today in memory of retiree Corrado De Concini, who died Monday, February 27.
De Concini commenced working at the University of Windsor in 1969 as a custodian in Facility Services, a position he held until his retirement in 1988.
University Players has dedicated its production of The Seagull, March 1 to 11 at Essex Hall Theatre, to the late David French, a playwright and past UWindsor writer-in-residence.
French died in 2010; this production is his adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece.
It’s billed as the only contest in which a paper airplane could take you around the world, and it’s coming to the University of Windsor campus Tuesday, February 28.
The Engineering Society is hosting a local qualifier for the Red Bull Paper Wings in the CAW Student Centre, noon to 4 p.m. Winners will travel, all expenses paid, to Toronto for the national finals. The winners there will represent Canada for the world finals in Austria.
Engineering Society acting president Lotus Pupulin said the event promises a lot of fun for contestants and spectators.
A campus-wide notification system intended to keep the UWindsor community safe and informed in an emergency while providing real-time information sharing with public safety agencies won accolades at a recent Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Toronto.
The flags, foods and fashions of varied cultures will take centre stage in the CAW Student Centre Commons on Wednesday during the Celebration of Nations.
The multicultural festival will start with a parade of flags leaving the corner of Sunset and University avenues at 10:30 a.m. and head to the centre for exhibitions and performances from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Students’ Social Justice Forum 2012 will address issues relating to occupation as a form of activism, June 1 and 2 on the University of Windsor campus.
Organizers have issued a call for papers and presentations relating to both physical and mental occupations, whether permanent or temporary.
The deadline to submit abstracts is April 15. For more information, visit the conference Web site.
Matt E. Ryan will discuss the issues surrounding developmental aid and its flaws in a free public lecture, “Why Aid Fails,” in room 113, Biology Building, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28.
Dr. Ryan is an assistant professor of economics at Duquesne University and runs its economic research colloquium. His appearance is sponsored by the Institute for Liberal Studies and the Windsor chapter of Engineers Without Borders.
Register for this event at http://www.liberalstudies.ca/events.
Ken Holland, senior vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, will discuss the fundamental leadership attributes and processes that he utilized to build a winning organization as the next instalment of the Odette School of Business Breakfast with Champions speaker series, Thursday, March 1.
The SoVA Projects Gallery hosts “the fall through time and space,” an exhibition of works by first-year students in Lisa Baggio’s class Studio Practice and Ideas: Image, through March 2.
A public reception will celebrate the show and give gallery-goers a chance to meet the 16 participating artists, Friday, March 2, starting at 7 p.m.
The SoVA Projects Gallery is located in the LeBel Building, on the southwest corner of Huron Church Road and College Avenue.
Campus flags are lowered today in memory of retiree Jean Bielecki, who died February 21.
Bielecki began work in the Leddy Library as a Clerical Assistant in 1967, retiring from the position of supervisor in the Bibliographic Searching Section in 1986. Funeral services were held February 24. Read her obituary here.
