There is something special about the start of a new academic year. Students return, classrooms and gathering spaces come back to life, and suddenly campus feels like itself again.
To our new students, welcome to the University of Windsor. And to those returning, welcome back. I encourage you to make the most of the year ahead. Explore new ideas, get involved, and take advantage of the opportunities that come with being part of this community.
Windsor-Essex is undergoing remarkable change, with new investment and opportunities emerging in areas like advanced manufacturing, defence, environmental innovation, and healthcare. These investments are helping to shape the future of our region, and the University of Windsor has an important role to play. Through our research, teaching, partnerships, and the contributions of our graduates, we are contributing to this momentum every day, doing work that matters well beyond our walls.
Over the past year, we have been thinking ambitiously about what the University of Windsor can become and how we can build on our strengths to be an even more connected, impactful, and forward-looking institution. That work is now taking shape, and I am excited about where we are headed.
As I begin my second year as President, I am grateful for all I have had the opportunity to experience across the University and Windsor-Essex. Getting to know this community has been one of the highlights of my first year, and there is still so much I hope to be a part of in the year ahead.
Thank you to everyone who makes this university such a welcoming, dynamic place to learn and work. I look forward to seeing you around campus.
Welcome back, Lancers.
J.J. McMurtry, PhD
President and Vice-Chancellor