Teaching & Learning

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. 

By Sara Elliott

“The field course was a pivotal point in my academic journey because if not for my study abroad experience, I genuinely would not be in this lab and I wouldn’t be doing my master’s in this area of study,” says Natalie Emerick (BSc 2025).   

In 2023, Emerick and 13 other University of Windsor undergraduate science students accompanied professors Dan Mennill and Stéphanie Doucet to Paris for a field study course.  

By Lindsay Charlton

From a young age, Jack Lavigne was drawn to the spaces that shape our world. 

Tagging along on visits to project sites, he saw how blueprints turned into buildings, taking shape as places people live in and move through every day.