On Tuesday, Dec. 23, ENWIN Utilities will be conducting essential water system maintenance that requires a full water shutdown to the library.
To minimize disruption to Leddy’s user community, this work has been scheduled for this day which would have been the final day of operation for 2025, immediately ahead of the University’s annual holiday closure.
As a result, the library will close for the year on Monday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. The library will reopen following the holiday break at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.
— Published on Dec 16th, 2025
Dr. Bruce Kotowich, interim director of the School of Creative Arts, has served — or rather performed — as Santa for more than four decades. (PHOTO BY KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
Faculty and staff who attended the recent holiday gathering luncheon encountered a familiar, unmistakable and booming voice recognizable in sound alone — that of their colleague and friend, Dr. Bruce Kotowich, interim director of the School of Creative Arts.
So then, they would be excused for being a little surprised when what to their wondering eyes did appear, a white bearded man in a familiar red suit — Santa Claus… ol’ jolly St. Nick.
— Published on Dec 12th, 2025
Mina Pairawan at the rock-climbing gym. (Photo courtesy of Mina Pairawan)
By Sara Elliott
Mina Pairawan’s brain rarely takes a break, even when she is relaxing.
During her scarce downtime, the biomedical science major goes bouldering at a local rock-climbing gym with her friends.
— Published on Dec 10th, 2025
Senior leaders and members of the Rodzik family were on-hand to cut the ribbon marking the official opening of Rodzik Hall, the University of Windsor’s newest student residence. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
Memorable events took place across UWindsor’s campus in 2025. From celebrations of people to collaboration announcements to ribbon cuttings, campus was buzzing all year — with something for students, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and future Lancers alike.
— Published on Dec 9th, 2025
Joseph Moore, General Manager of Sodexo Campus Canada and University of Windsor Food Services oversees the preparation of the Rodzik Hall kitchen. (UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR / JOHN-PAUL BONADONNA)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
The new, purpose-built dining hall in the Rodzik Hall residence building is ready to welcome students, faculty and staff.
Doors opened Sunday, Nov. 23 for dinner service, marking the start of the All You Care to Enjoy (AYCTE) dining program at Rodzik Hall.
“Every station has something to love — from fresh pasta to salads to stir-fries made right before your eyes.”
AYCTE options include fresh, stone-fired pizza from a newly imported oven.
— Published on Nov 25th, 2025
Students in the Editing Practicum course at the University of Windsor are hosting a pasta dinner on Saturday to raise funds toward the publication and launch of The Poet's Cookbook.
By Lindsay Charlton
Combining literature with the culinary arts, students in this year’s Editing and Publishing Practicum courses are crafting The Poet’s Cookbook, the inaugural publication of the independent publisher Conspiracy Press.
“The Poet's Cookbook functions as an attempt to bring a human element into writing,” said English and creative writing student Regis Bogahalanda.
— Published on Nov 19th, 2025
Kory Bessette, a clinical therapist at the University of Windsor, is one of the co-creators of a new series exploring local legends, called Strange Tales of the South Shore, pictured in his office at the University of Windsor on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
By Lindsay Charlton
Campus is no stranger to geese, mostly harmless, but what if one had a sinister plan?
One of Canada’s earliest hauntings tells a “wild” story of a Wallaceburg, Ont., farmer whose land was said to be cursed by a witch who takes on the form of a goose, tormenting the family to make them leave.
— Published on Oct 28th, 2025
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and Serving Scholars students take part in a Remembrance Day service at the University of Windsor on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.
The University of Windsor’s Serving Scholars team is rallying the campus community to get moving in support of ill and injured members and veterans of Canada’s military.
Throughout November, the team will take part in the Loaring Consistency Challenge in support of Soldier On — a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) program that helps ill and injured members and veterans recover by connecting them with opportunities in sport, recreation and the arts.
— Published on Oct 28th, 2025
Parker Van Buskirk tends goal for the Lancers men's hockey team. He is one of four 2025 inductees into the Alumni Sports Hall of Fame (EDWIN TAM/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Whether on the track, the field or on the ice, former Lancers Corey Bellemore, Brian Jones, Gisèle Poulin and Parker Van Buskirk collected victories, medals, all-star recognitions and records.
On Nov. 16, they will take home yet another honour as the 2025 inductees into the University of Windsor’s Alumni Sports Hall of Fame. (Click this link for event photos.)
— Published on Dec 15th, 2025
The University of Windsor will host two Fall Convocation sessions Oct. 16 at the Toldo Lancer Centre, celebrating more than 1,100 graduates across all faculties. (FILES/University of Windsor)
The black robes, the proud families, the music, the crossing of the stage.
It’s a moment graduates dream of—and for more than 1,130 University of Windsor students this fall, that dream becomes reality.
But Fall Convocation 2025 is about more than crossing a stage. It’s a celebration of hard work, resilience and a future full of possibility — for the graduates, and for the University itself.
— Published on Oct 16th, 2025
