“To my dear little Margaret – a very happy Christmas, with love from Granny.”
This loving inscription, written 111 years ago, lives between the covers of a children’s book protected in the University of Windsor’s Rare Books and Special Collections – preserved for interpretation by scholars and historians who not only study it for its beautiful language and illustrations, but also for what it says about the times in which it was published.
An innovative agreement between the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy marks a first in cross-border cooperation: the Detroit campus will host UWindsor’s Master of Social Work for Working Professionals program.
“This is exciting because it’s breaking new ground,” said Brent Angell, director of the UWindsor School of Social Work. “It’s the first time in history that a social work program from Canada will be offered in the United States – and for that matter, it has never been done the other way around either.”
Putting history in perspective and expanding the base of knowledge regarding historical events is not only UWindsor archivist Brian Owen’s calling, it is his passion.
“What we initially may see as possibly a worthless, brown, aged document, may actually have very important value,” says Dr. Owens. “It can really transform the way we think about things. That is what I feel is the most important part of my job as an archivist – being able to take the historical record, interpret it and sew it into other things we already know to make it an exciting document.”
An invitation to speak to some of the top forensic scientists in the country will provide a UWindsor sociology professor with the chance to impress upon them that there’s a serious disconnect between the goals of social workers and the recommendations of a pediatric forensic pathology inquiry into the wrongful convictions of several Canadians accused of killing children.
A sociology professor whose research involves issues regarding the spread of HIV and AIDS will discuss his work when he appears on CJAM 99.1 FM this afternoon.
Chris Busch knows his work helps to support the university – both his paid work as research accounting manager in the finance department and his volunteer work as a canvasser for the Annual Giving Program.
“As a donor, my support helps to sustain the university and helps students to achieve their full potential,” he said Tuesday at a luncheon kickoff for the UWindsor fundraising campaign.
