Campus Life

By Kate Hargreaves 

Lancer midfielder Robbie Oates (BSc Kin ’24, BEd ’26) has maintained a packed sports schedule over his last few years at UWindsor. 

Some nights, he’s on the basketball court, others surrounded by cheering volleyball fans and others still on the sidelines at football games. He’s even been known to make the occasional appearance at a pre-game tailgate. 

By Sara Elliott 

Faculty, staff and students were recognized for their excellence in service, teaching and research at the Faculty of Science Spring and Shout event. 

While 17 award recipients were celebrated across the faculty, three honourees — master’s student Sarika Sharma (BSc ’24), staff member Jayne Pierce and instructor Olena Syrotkina — showcase some of the stories behind this year’s awards. 

By Kate Hargreaves 

Cricket may be the second most popular sport globally — after soccer — but until this summer, UWindsor cricket players had few options on campus to set up their wickets. 

All that will change this summer as the Graduate Student Society (GSS), with support from the Faculty of Human Kinetics, the Faculty of Engineering and the Odette School of Business, opens a newly renovated cricket pitch on campus. 

By Lindsay Charlton

University of Windsor students turned pre-exam stress into something productive, taking swings at a car for charity and helping drive a $10,000 donation to United Way Windsor-Essex.

Thuds, whacks and music filled the main atrium of the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation (CEI) as people lined up to donate, select their tool of choice and cause some damage.

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Despite a steady spring rainfall, the University of Windsor welcomed more than 2,000 prospective students and their families to campus on Saturday, April 25 for its annual Spring Open House.

The event showcased the energy, opportunity and community spirit that define the Lancer experience.

Visitors explored academic programs, connected with faculty and current students and gained a firsthand look at the supports available to help them succeed.

By Sara Elliott 

The passion for physics runs strong in one University of Windsor family. 

Second-year student Will Conlon is continuing a family tradition in physics, following his maternal grandfather, John A. Giffen (BSc ’62, MBA ‘72), who graduated from physics in 1962. 

By Sara Meikle

At any hour of the day or night, while most of campus studies, works or sleeps, a dedicated group of student volunteers is ready to respond.

The University of Windsor Student Medical Response Service (UWSMRS) operates 24/7, providing immediate, often critical care to the campus community. Behind the radios and emergency kits is a student experience defined by responsibility, resilience and purpose.

By Kate Hargreaves 

When she applied for a job editing a student newspaper, Molly Vaillancourt had never heard of The Lance. 

“I’ve always wanted to be a writer,” she says. “Then the UWSA put out a posting saying they were hiring a lead editor for a paper." 

Vaillancourt, a bachelor of education student with a BA in linguistics, history and culture, had limited journalistic experience but was passionate about writing. 

Ever wanted to key a car, cause some vehicular damage with a baseball bat or hammer — and all in the name of charity?

The University of Windsor’s Engineering Students Society (ESS) is hosting a charity car smash Wednesday, where passersby who donate can take out any pent-up anger on Engineering Associate Dean Darryl Danelon’s old car.

By Sara Elliott

Students and faculty nourished both stomachs and minds at the Stacks for STEM pancake breakfast on Wednesday, Feb. 4 as part of the seventh annual Defrazzling the Brain Week, organized by the Behaviour, Cognition and Neuroscience Students' Association (BCNSA). 

More than 200 students shared breakfast and informal conversations with their professors in the Essex CORe Atrium.