Olivia Sylvestre and Sarah Hana are two of the MBA students behind the 40-40 summer tourism campaign inviting Americans to cross the tunnel and rediscover the best of Windsor. [ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/University of Windsor]
By Sara Elliott
A team of MBA students has launched a summer tourism campaign called 40-40, bringing new energy to Windsor’s business scene.
Five MBA students from the Odette School of Business partnered with Windsor-Detroit Borderlink Limited (WDBL)—operator of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel—to encourage tourists to cross the border and explore Windsor hot spots.
— Published on Jul 8th, 2025
Golfers gear up for a day on the links at last year’s UWindsor Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament
By Sara Elliott
If you act fast, there are a few foursome spots left in the 2025 Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament.
The University of Windsor Alumni Association’s annual event takes place on Monday, July 21, 2025, at Beach Grove Golf & Country Club in Tecumseh, Ont.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2025
Gordon Orr brings decades of leadership experience to his new dual role as CEO of TWEPI and Invest WindsorEssex. [University of Windsor]
By Sara Elliott
University of Windsor alum Gordon Orr (BA 1989) is expanding his leadership role in the Windsor-Essex region.
The current chief executive officer of Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI) will serve dual roles when he takes on the additional role of chief executive officer of Invest WindsorEssex on July 2, 2025.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2025
University of Windsor student reading a book.
Women United has set a goal of collecting more than 5,000 books, and they’re looking to the UWindsor community to help get them there.
The group is hosting a campus book drive in support of United Way’s Summer Eats for Kids program, running now through July 15.
New and gently used books for all ages are welcome.
Donations can be dropped off at:
— Published on Jun 27th, 2025
Researchers Anneke Smit, director and founder of Centre for Cities, Clint Jacobs, senior advisor to the UWindsor president on Indigenous initiatives, and Catherine Febria Healthy Headwaters Lab director at Ojibway Prarie Complex in Windsor, Ont. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (MIKE WILKINS/The University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
As efforts continue to shape the proposed Ojibway National Urban Park, University of Windsor researchers have been helping bring that vision to life through community partnerships, Indigenous knowledge, and ecological research — work that is already informing best practices for urban conservation in Windsor and beyond.
— Published on Jun 27th, 2025
Kaitlyn Ferraro rappels down CIBC Building at Brave Day event. (Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn Ferraro)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
Eyes were trained skyward Saturday morning in downtown Windsor as hundreds of people took part in Brave Day to support cancer research fundraising.
More than 100 people rappelled down the CIBC Building on Riverside Drive as part of a Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation Show Us Your Brave campaign event.
Fundraising participants were invited to put away their own fears in support of cancer patients.
— Published on Jun 27th, 2025
Judy Bornais, Associate Vice-President External at the University of Windsor, Robert Gordon, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Windsor, Dennis Rogers, Mayor of Kingsville, and John Norton, Chief Administrative Officer of Kingsville, sign a Memorandum of Understanding at Lakeside Park Pavilion on May 26, 2025. The five-year agreement will foster collaboration between the University and the Town of Kingsville in areas such as agriculture, sustainability, automobility, and economic development. It will create hands-on learning opportunities for students and support community-driven research initiatives. (Photo by UWindsor)
KINGSVILLE, Ont. — A new partnership between the University of Windsor and the Town of Kingsville is set to spark innovation, drive community-focused research, and open doors for students to gain hands-on experience tackling real-world challenges in agriculture, sustainability, automobility, and economic development.
Signed today at Lakeside Park, the five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines opportunities for Kingsville and UWindsor to work together on initiatives that benefit both communities and students.
— Published on Jun 17th, 2025
Riders cruise along the Chrysler Canada Greenway, part of a growing network of trails that will soon span two nations. A new report co-authored by UWindsor visiting scholar John Hartig explores how the upcoming Gordie Howe International Bridge can spark cross-border trail tourism and strengthen ties between Windsor and Detroit. (TOURISM WINDSOR ESSEX PELEE ISLAND/The University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
With every turn of their pedals across the Gordie Howe International Bridge next year, cyclists will be forging new paths — linking two cities, two countries and a shared story of place and possibility.
A new report, co-authored by University of Windsor visiting scholar John Hartig, explores how the region can harness this opportunity to grow cross-border trail tourism and build connections through shared experiences.
— Published on Jun 17th, 2025
Chevrolet Good Deed champions visit labs at the University of Windsor to thank the Lakeshore Lightning for their efforts to raise $100,000 toward cancer research.
Do-gooders raising money for local cancer research got a closer look at the kind of work their efforts could support during a campus visit Thursday.
WE-Spark Health Institute invited the winners of the national Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup to tour cancer research labs at the University of Windsor and meet the scientists working behind the scenes as a thank-you for their community contributions.
— Published on Jun 16th, 2025
Celebrating their renewed partnership in the WE-Spark Health Institute are Michael Silvaggi of St. Clair College, Andrea Steen of Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, UWindsor president Rob Gordon, Kristin Kennedy of Erie Shores HealthCare, and Karen Riddell of Windsor Regional Hospital.
Local health and academic leaders have pledged another five years to sparking innovation and advancing critical research.
Representatives of the University of Windsor, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, St. Clair College, and Windsor Regional Hospital signed a five-year memorandum of understanding Monday at Ambassador Golf Club reaffirming their partnership in the WE-Spark Health Institute.
— Published on Jun 16th, 2025
Olivia Sylvestre and Sarah Hana are two of the MBA students behind the 40-40 summer tourism campaign inviting Americans to cross the tunnel and rediscover the best of Windsor. [ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/University of Windsor]
