Group photo taken at 52nd Annual Thomas G. Zuber Moot Competition. Front Row, left to right: Honourable Justice Moiz Rahman, Honourable Justice Steve Coroza, Honourable Justice Maria Carroccia. Back Row, left to right: Tred Shea, Niro Elankeeran, Jennifer Black, Campbell Wackerlin, Mario Bottoni, Sabrina Ferreira, Kayla Zikic, Taylor McAuliffe, Dean Reem Bahdi, Lisa Zuber, David Zuber, Jordan Yordanov, McCair Tulloch, Laurie Tuttle, Tim Zuber, Julia Ciampa, Samuel Lorinc (PETER MARVAL/University of Windsor).
By Sara Meikle
The University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law marked a meaningful milestone Nov. 18 with the final round of its 52nd annual Zuber Moot Competition, honouring the life and legacy of the Honourable Justice Thomas G. Zuber.
A cornerstone of advocacy training at Windsor Law, the student-led Zuber Moot Competition emphasizes appellate advocacy, giving students an opportunity to sharpen legal reasoning and courtroom skills.
— Published on Dec 16th, 2025
A new book on mentorship for teacher candidates has recently been released by Springer (mock-up via Canva/UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
By Kate Hargreaves
Dr. Clayton Smith, professor in the Faculty of Education, makes sure that his research is always in service of the courses he teaches.
“I don’t do research that I don’t use in my classes,” he explains.
With a dearth of material available on mentorship for pre-service teachers, Smith and professor emerita Dr. Geri Salinitri were motivated to co-edit a new collection, Mentoring to Support Teacher Candidate Development, recently published by Springer.
— Published on Dec 1st, 2025
Serving Scholars, including Caitlin Roberts (far right), who serve in the Canadian Armed Forces' naval reserves at a Remembrance Day ceremony at the University of Windsor on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (MIKE WILKINS/ The University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Balancing military service with post-secondary education means navigating two demanding worlds — the right support can make all the difference, says Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member Caitlin Roberts.
The University of Windsor has received a $55,000 grant from the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) to better support military-connected students like Roberts.
— Published on Nov 26th, 2025
Faculty of Education Dean Dr. Ken Montgomery welcomes students into the teaching profession at the OTF pinning ceremony (MICHAEL WILKINS/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
While September brings the start of the school year, November marks the beginning of practicum placements for teacher candidates in the Faculty of Education.
On Friday, Nov. 14, more than 350 first-year teacher candidates gathered in the Dennis Fairall Field House at the Toldo Lancer Centre to be officially welcomed into the teaching profession during the annual pinning ceremony.
— Published on Nov 24th, 2025
Jennifer Willet will share insights on bioart and its role in connecting art and science at a Humanities Research Group talk on Nov. 27. (JUSTIN ELLIOTT/JEL Media)
By Victor Romao
Dr. Jennifer Willet, Canada Research Chair in Art, Science and Ecology and professor in the University of Windsor’s School of Creative Arts, will lead a public talk on Nov. 27 exploring the intersection of biotechnology and fine arts.
— Published on Nov 25th, 2025
UWindsor’s Dr. Debbie Rickeard Honoured with CASN Excellence in Nursing Education Award in November (SUBMITTED BY DEBBIE RICKEARD/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Dr. Debbie Rickeard, a trailblazing nurse educator whose student-first approach and leadership in simulation-based learning have shaped nursing education at the University of Windsor and beyond, has earned national recognition for excellence in her field.
Rickeard received the Excellence in Nursing Education Award from the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) for permanent, tenure-track, tenured and term faculty – one of the most distinguished honours in Canadian nursing education.
— Published on Nov 25th, 2025
Mona Elkadri teaches hospitality and tourism with the Greater Essex County District School Board (photo: Jeanette Dufour-Amaral)
By Kate Hargreaves
Angela Langlais’s path to becoming a technological education teacher was a journey in more ways than one.
A 2024 graduate of the University of Windsor's Bachelor of Education in Technological Studies Program (BEd Tech), Langlais is now a hairstyling and aesthetics teacher with the Keewatin-Patricia School Board at Dryden High School.
— Published on Nov 28th, 2025
Luca Mastroianni is a third-year mechanical engineering student at the University of Windsor and a participant in the Outstanding Scholars program. Through this placement, undergraduates gain paid research experience and work closely with faculty on innovative research initiatives. (Submitted by LUCA MASTROIANNI/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
Luca Mastroianni has always loved building things.
From welding and woodworking projects in high school to designing automated systems in university, his hands-on approach to problem-solving has shaped his academic journey.
— Published on Nov 25th, 2025
Dr. Bonnie Stewart is a professor in the Faculty of Education (photo courtesy of Bonnie Stewart)
By Kate Hargreaves
From search results to article summaries, image generators and facial recognition, artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere.
Bonnie Stewart, a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor, challenges the idea that this AI omnipresence is inevitable or even something higher education should embrace.
Having worked in digital pedagogies since the late 1990s, Dr. Stewart’s research focuses on combining educational and sociological lenses to examine how digital tools are used.
— Published on Nov 19th, 2025
University of Windsor Faculty of Law professor Joshua Sealy-Harrington. (CHERRY THERESANATHAN/University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
We’re living in a time when inequality is at the centre of political controversy, says Faculty of Law professor Joshua Sealy-Harrington, which makes it all the more important to clarify what the term means in a legal context.
— Published on Nov 18th, 2025
Group photo taken at 52nd Annual Thomas G. Zuber Moot Competition. Front Row, left to right: Honourable Justice Moiz Rahman, Honourable Justice Steve Coroza, Honourable Justice Maria Carroccia. Back Row, left to right: Tred Shea, Niro Elankeeran, Jennifer Black, Campbell Wackerlin, Mario Bottoni, Sabrina Ferreira, Kayla Zikic, Taylor McAuliffe, Dean Reem Bahdi, Lisa Zuber, David Zuber, Jordan Yordanov, McCair Tulloch, Laurie Tuttle, Tim Zuber, Julia Ciampa, Samuel Lorinc (PETER MARVAL/University of Windsor).
