Campus Life

Lancers set to launch Fall seasons this weekend

Lancer athletes standing together with arms crossed.

The Windsor Lancers are gearing up for an action-packed opening weekend as both soccer and football teams kick off their 2025 campaigns. 

The action begins Saturday, Aug. 30, when Lancer football hits the road to face the Laurier Golden Hawks in Waterloo.  

A new era of dining begins at UWindsor

Student sitting in dining facility.

By John-Paul Bonadonna

The University of Windsor has launched a major upgrade to its campus dining experience with the introduction of All You Care to Eat (AYCTE), now available to students, staff and faculty.

While the permanent home of this program, the newly built Rodzik Dining Hall, completes construction, AYCTE is being temporarily housed at Winclare Hall, a purpose-ready space for the much-anticipated change.

Joseph Moore, General Manager of Sodexo Campus Canada and University of Windsor Food Services, calls the launch a significant milestone.

Young engineers put their creations to the test at UWindsor Summer Camp

UWindsor’s Engineering Summer CampUWindsor’s Engineering Summer Camp campers, counsellors, and student volunteers pose for a photo in the atrium of the Centre for Engineering Innovation at the University of Windsor on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/The University of Windsor)

By Lindsay Charlton

The countdown began.  

Ten, nine, eight…  

Mr. Incredible, strapped into his vessel, launched from the third floor of the Centre for Engineering Innovation and raced down a zipline, landing in a tower carefully engineered for his safety. 

Tasked with creating a popsicle stick tower to catch action figures zipping down from the third floor, campers from UWindsor’s Engineering Summer Camp gathered in the atrium Friday to put their designs to the test. 

Alumni Association hosts diploma frame sale

Diploma frameA University of Windsor degree is prepared to be carefully placed in an Alumni Association frame, available at a limited-time sale this week while supplies last.

Graduates looking to showcase their degrees can take advantage of a limited-time frame sale hosted by the University of Windsor Alumni Association. 

The sale features slightly damaged and plexiglass-only frames at discounted prices, including styles for undergraduate, Law and concurrent education degrees.  

Inventory is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The sale runs through this week or until supplies are gone. 

Campus services and facilities renamed, refreshed and reintroduced

Drone shot of University of Windsor campus.

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Several campus services and facilities have been renamed to better reflect their roles and service offering to the campus community.

The names have been developed and reviewed in consultation with stakeholders and University executive leadership. The changes are aimed at greater efficiencies and aligning services that students access most.

Make your mark with an on-campus job through Ignite

Student at desk using computerThe 2025-26 Ignite work-study job postings will go live Aug. 15.[MICHAEL WILKINS/The University of Windsor]

​By Sara Elliott

Students – get your resumés ready and start practicing your interview skills.  

The 2025-26 Ignite work-study job postings are about to go live. 

UWindsor helps turn the page on summer learning with nearly 1,000 book donations

University of Windsor staff members Sara McNorton and Sandra Neposlan at a book drive for the United WayUniversity of Windsor staff members Sara McNorton and Sandra Neposlan collecting books from the book drive for the United Way's Summer Eats for Kids program, the UWindsor community donated nearly 1,000 books in support. (Courtesy Sara McNorton).

By Lindsay Charlton

The University of Windsor community helped Women United collect more than 6,000 books for local children and families, surpassing the group’s original goal of 5,000.

UWindsor professor named to prestigious American Cinema Editors

Nick Hector, professor in the Department of Communication, Media and FilmNick Hector, professor in the Department of Communication, Media and Film, has been named to the American Cinema Editors. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/The University of Windsor)

A University of Windsor professor has been named to the American Cinema Editors (ACE), the most prestigious professional honours society for film editors, becoming the first Canadian educator to receive the distinction. 

Nick Hector, an associate professor in the Department of Communication, Media and Film, has been working as a documentary filmmaker and editor for more than 40 years, having worked on more than 170 films worldwide.  

Action Jaxon Film Festival Opens Submissions to Honour Late UWindsor Student

Action Jaxon Film FestThe Action Jaxon Film Festival will honour the life and creative legacy of UWindsor student Jaxon Moore through an evening of short film screenings, awards, and community connection.

Submissions are open for the Action Jaxon Film Festival, a short film showcase taking place to honour the legacy of late UWindsor student Jaxon Moore. 

Set for Friday, Aug. 15 in Erie Hall, Room 1120, the festival invites filmmakers of all levels to submit completed works from the past year.

Awards include Best Film, Best Performance, Rising Talent and Best Colour Grade.

Moore was a communication, media and film student and served as marketing executive for the Communication Students Association. 

Engineering students power launch of new IDEA Lab

Second-year engineering student, Jade Demers, and Calvin Love, engineering systems developer/integrator, working in the newly opened IDEA Lab at the University of WindsorSecond-year engineering student, Jade Demers, and Calvin Love, engineering systems developer/integrator, are pictured working in the newly opened IDEA Lab at the University of Windsor. (MIKE WILKINS/The University of Windsor)

By Lindsay Charlton

About five years ago, a group of electrical engineering students set out to bring their circuit designs and classroom theory to life by creating a space where students could see their ideas take shape. That vision has now been fully realized with the opening of a new student-led innovation space, aptly called the IDEA Lab.