Third-year social work student Zizi Ohia is completing her third VIP-Community Service Learning (VIP-CSL) placement, gaining hands-on experience while supporting community organizations across Windsor-Essex. (SULEKA MOHAMMED HASSAN/University of
By Victor Romao
Three volunteer placements across Windsor-Essex have helped University of Windsor student Zizi Ohia discover a passion for community-based social work and reshape her career ambitions.
Now in her third year of the Bachelor of Social Work program, Ohia is completing her third placement through the VIP-Community Service Learning (VIP-CSL) building on experiences that have taken her from an early childhood centre to a shelter and an after-school program.
— Published on Nov 4th, 2026
Law student Tracy Lee's social justice fellowship in Hong Kong focused on supporting migrant workers (FILE/University of Windsor)
For Windsor Law student Tracy Lee, a career in law is about more than practising in a courtroom or corporate office.
— Published on Nov 2nd, 2026
Windsor Law student Nicole Canzoneri participated in a social justice fellowship as part of her dual law and social work degree (FILE/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Nicole Canzoneri didn’t enrol in Windsor Law just to become a lawyer.
“I am in law school to develop the tools to make the social change I always dreamed of,” she says.
This summer, the student in Windsor Law's Master of Social Work/ Juris Doctor (MSW/JD) program put that ambition into practice through a fellowship with the human rights organization Amnesty International.
— Published on Oct 28th, 2026
Dr. Juliet Bushi at Botswana Open University (PROVIDED BY J. BUSHI/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
A new opportunity for experiential learning and research is available to UWindsor students this coming summer in Botswana.
Part of the Faculty of Education’s Global Community Engagement Program (GCEP), which already provides international service-learning opportunities in China, Jamaica and Tanzania, Botswana is the latest country to be added to this list of options.
— Published on Oct 26th, 2026
Dr. Wayne Ambrose-Miller and the School of Social Work have been working on embedding Indigenous Ways of Knowing into the program (MICHAEL WILKINS/University of Windsor)
As part of the launch of the Turtle Island — Indigenous Student Services Centre's Indigenous Allyship Guide, we are asking allies across campus to reflect on their allyship journeys.
Dr. Wayne Ambrose-Miller is director of the UWindsor School of Social Work.
Q: How would you describe what Indigenous allyship means to you?
— Published on Sep 14th, 2026
Dr. Maddie Brockbank is one of the first cohort of Innovation Fellows in a new program at the University of Windsor (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
When social work professor Maddie Brockbank first saw the call for applications to UWindsor’s Innovation Fellowship, she wasn’t sure her work would be a good fit.
“I remember thinking, this is not for me,” she recalls.
— Published on Nov 12th, 2026
Dr. Dan Xiao (right) is designing a low-cost magnetic resonance imaging device. (University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Ten University of Windsor researchers are turning their work into ventures as members of the inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort.
The fellows aim to bring research-based business ideas to market, from a cybersecurity training program to a low-cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device.
— Published on Jul 21st, 2026
Education, nursing and social work students spent three weeks on the annual Teach Tanzania service-learning trip (CLINTON BECKFORD/University of WIndsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
When recent nursing graduate Eunice Kungu travelled to Tanzania as part of the University of Windsor’s 2026 Teach Tanzania trip, it was for the second time.
Kungu, who is originally from Kenya, first participated in the 2025 trip when she was a third-year nursing student. When the opportunity arose to return in 2026, she knew she wanted to go back.
“What motivated me to return was the connection we built with the community and seeing the positive impact that comes from being part of this initiative,” Kungu says.
— Published on Oct 16th, 2026
UWindsor alumnae Veronica Van Winckle aka Big V, Adele Dollar aka Delirious and Sandra Caradonna aka Diana Boss block an opposing skater in a 2025 roller derby game in Guelph, On. (SKYLAR SAWYER/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
For the first time since 2019, residents of Windsor-Essex will have a chance to see Windsor Roller Derby (WRD) play locally.
Founded in 2010 as Border City Brawlers, the league has been playing exclusively on the road for the last few years.
June 6 marks their return to home track with UWindsor staff, students and alumni among those gearing up for a game at Tecumseh Arena.
— Published on Oct 16th, 2026
School of Social Work professor Dr. Riham Al-Saadi hosted the forum, Approaches to Integrating Immigrants & Refugees 2.0, bringing together community organizations, service providers and practitioners for a day of learning about inclusive approaches to newcomer integration in Windsor-Essex. (Photo courtesy of Riham Al-Saadi/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
What began as an icebreaker — picking up a marble for each statement that applied and weighing how light or heavy a bag felt — opened a frank discussion about power and privilege.
“The best assumption is usually that if you are coming from a dominant background, your bag is lighter,” School of Social Work professor Dr. Riham Al-Saadi shared. “This led to emotional reflections from those with lighter bags and conversations about what they can do to support.”
— Published on May 4th, 2026
Third-year social work student Zizi Ohia is completing her third VIP-Community Service Learning (VIP-CSL) placement, gaining hands-on experience while supporting community organizations across Windsor-Essex. (SULEKA MOHAMMED HASSAN/University of
