Teaching & Learning

By Lindsay Charlton

At just 16, Masa Damdoum started university. Now a second-year electrical engineering student, she has been awarded a national scholarship recognizing women in technical fields. 

Damdoum was named one of two recipients of the 2025/2026 Sonepar Women’s Scholarship for her excellence in the electrical field. 

By Kate Hargreaves

Celebrated Lancers women’s basketball head coach and faculty member Chantal Vallée has added another honour to her long list of accomplishments and awards: being featured alongside top global executives in the Brunswick Review. 

Her profile appears in the magazine’s August 2025 Navigation issue, which highlights inspirational leaders in business, art and sport navigating uncertain times. 

By Sara Elliott 

Having cultivated her craft since age four, former Lancer hockey star Amy Maitre (BHK ‘20) seemed destined to become a coach. 

Now, the five-year veteran of the women’s hockey team has returned to campus to become a full-time assistant coach of that very team. 

By Sara Elliott

What started as a field trip to farms and wineries for a biology course, ended with job offers and a potential new career path for some students.

Prof. Sherah Vanlaerhoven brought the students from BIOL 4008, Integrated Pest Management course, to five agricultural businesses across Essex County to learn about economic pest control practices.

By Lindsay Charlton

We cannot change what we do not acknowledge, says learning specialist Frances Cachon.

As the University of Windsor’s Bystander Initiative marks five years since its campus-wide expansion, Cachon, the program’s coordinator, emphasizes the importance of addressing difficult topics head-on.

“By getting comfortable in the discomfort, that's where the potential for real transformation lies,” she said. “Having public, informed and open conversations that matter is how we create meaningful social change.”

The University of Windsor has signed a five-year Exchange and Study Abroad Agreement with Université Jean Monnet (Saint-Étienne, France), creating new global learning and research opportunities for students and faculty.

By Peter Marval

“What career am I getting myself into?” was the question on Cameron Anderson’s mind when he decided to pursue co-op.

Anderson said he crafted a plan to work at different placements to gain a broad understanding of what it’s like to work as an engineer.

The third-year mechanical engineering student was one of six honoured with the Rising Star Award, which recognizes students who excel during their co-op placements, as selected by the University of Windsor’s Co-operative Education and Workplace Partnerships office.

The Special Appointments Committee of the University Senate welcomes nominations and applications for the title of Distinguished University Professor.

The title is intended to recognize faculty at the rank of professor who have distinguished achievements in teaching and an international reputation for scholarship or creative or professional accomplishment.

The Ontario College of Teachers is currently reviewing an application for the general accreditation of the BEd programs offered by the University of Windsor.

As part of this review, a survey is available to gather input related to the quality of the programs. Teacher candidates, faculty members, associate teachers and interested members of the community are welcome to complete the survey.

By Sara Elliot

Watching a cesarian section surgery up close in Tanzania was a pivotal moment for nursing student Gabriela DiGesu. 

“It was a truly profound cultural experience to be able to immerse myself in that,” says DiGesu.