Campus Life

By Sara Elliott

Students and faculty nourished both stomachs and minds at the Stacks for STEM pancake breakfast on Wednesday, Feb. 4 as part of the seventh annual Defrazzling the Brain Week, organized by the Behaviour, Cognition and Neuroscience Students' Association (BCNSA). 

More than 200 students shared breakfast and informal conversations with their professors in the Essex CORe Atrium. 

Famed children’s book writer Christopher Paul Curtis will be taking on the role of writer in residence at the University of Windsor this month.

The Michigan-born author, whose work includes numerous magazine and journal articles along with eight books — including three he penned in Leddy Library — will return to campus Friday, March 6, where he will kick off his month-long residency with the writer in residence’s inaugural reading.

Curtis’s first novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, was released in 1995 and brought him immediate and well-deserved recognition.

By Sara Meikle

Students polishing resumés and exploring career options will soon have the chance to engage directly with employers at the UWindsor Career Expo.

Hosted by the University of Windsor Career Centre, the UWindsor Career Expo will take place Wednesday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse in the Toldo Lancer Centre.

The event is free and exclusive to UWindsor students and recent alumni.

By Sara Elliott 

A team of University of Windsor students won first place at the inaugural Hult Prize on-campus finals with a sustainability-focused business plan to turn fish waste into dog biscuits. 

The competition on Feb. 5 saw six teams of entrepreneurially minded students pitch their plans to a panel of judges, with the goal of addressing real-world challenges through innovative business solutions. 

By Sara Meikle

Research is often thought of as something that happens quietly — in labs or tucked away in unseen corners of campus.

The UWill Discover Podcast is changing that narrative by giving student researchers at the University of Windsor a platform to share their work, experiences and curiosity in a way that is accessible, engaging and human.

On Tuesday, Dec. 23, ENWIN Utilities will be conducting essential water system maintenance that requires a full water shutdown to the library.

To minimize disruption to Leddy’s user community, this work has been scheduled for this day which would have been the final day of operation for 2025, immediately ahead of the University’s annual holiday closure.

As a result, the library will close for the year on Monday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. The library will reopen following the holiday break at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Faculty and staff who attended the recent holiday gathering luncheon encountered a familiar, unmistakable and booming voice recognizable in sound alone  — that of their colleague and friend, Dr. Bruce Kotowich, interim director of the School of Creative Arts.

So then, they would be excused for being a little surprised when what to their wondering eyes did appear, a white bearded man in a familiar red suit — Santa Claus… ol’ jolly St. Nick.

By Sara Elliott 

Mina Pairawan’s brain rarely takes a break, even when she is relaxing.  

During her scarce downtime, the biomedical science major goes bouldering at a local rock-climbing gym with her friends. 

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Memorable events took place across UWindsor’s campus in 2025. From celebrations of people to collaboration announcements to ribbon cuttings, campus was buzzing all year — with something for students, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and future Lancers alike.