Black Kids In Action Summer Camp participants rehearse in the Jackman Dramatic Art Centre. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/The University of Windsor)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
A transformative partnership between the University of Windsor’s School of Dramatic Art (SODA) and Black Kids in Action (BKIA) is bringing the power of the performing arts to Windsor’s youth.
The collaboration provides a free, five-week theatrical summer day camp for children designed to empower, educate and uplift Black youth through the arts.
— Published on Aug 1st, 2025
A still from the film, 12 Years a Slave, that will be screened along with a post-film panel discussion at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum on Wednesday, July 30. (Source: Searchlight Pictures)
University of Windsor faculty and alumni will participate in a special Emancipation Day screening and post-film panel discussion of 12 Years a Slave in Amherstburg this month.
Hosted by the Windsor Film Society in partnership with the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, the event will take place at Hole in the Wall, a local cultural space above River Bookshop.
— Published on Jul 23rd, 2025
University of Windsor President Robert Gordon, engineering student Mariah Saad, Faculty of Engineering Dean Bill Van Heyst, and WDBA Chief Capital Officer Grant Hilbers unveil a scale model of the Gordie Howe International Bridge on July 17 at the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation. The installation symbolizes a long-standing partnership focused on student opportunity and regional impact; Saad is among the more than 220 UWindsor students who have completed co-op placements with WDBA. (MIKE WILKINS/University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
A partnership built on student innovation and community impact was celebrated Thursday as the University of Windsor and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) unveiled a scale model of the Gordie Howe International Bridge at the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation.
The installation marks nearly a decade of collaboration between the University and WDBA, which has supported over 220 student placements since 2016 across various disciplines, including civil engineering, communications, and environmental science. More than 50 alumni now work in key roles on one of North America’s most significant infrastructure projects.
— Published on Jul 21st, 2025
UWindsor alumna Ashley Jun’s short film Legacy aired nationally on CBC’s Absolutely Canadian in July 2025. (Photo courtesy of Ashley Jun)
By Sara Elliott
The short film Legacy was inspired by director Ashley Jun’s personal experience with grief.
“Just two short months after my own dad had passed away, I came up with the idea for Legacy, while the loss was still very fresh,” says Jun, 2024 graduate of the communications, media and film program.
“The close relationship between my dad and I was something that I wanted to convey, and I thought what better way to share that than through art.”
— Published on Jul 21st, 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]
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 Aug 6th, 2025
Black Kids In Action Summer Camp participants rehearse in the Jackman Dramatic Art Centre. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/The University of Windsor)
