More than $1,000,000 in Strategic Priority Fund expenditures will go to create 10 new academic positions across the University, provost Leo Groarke announced Friday.

“The need for new positions is great: one wishes that the university budget allowed for more,” he said. “We have made some progress in building a more sustainable budget model. While there are still challenges, we hope it will enable us to build a budget that will allow for more positions in the future.”

The adjudication committee approved the following positions:

• In the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, one tenure-track position in each of Communications, Media and Film; Psychology; and Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology.
• In the Odette School of Business, one tenure-track position in international business.
• In the Faculty of Engineering, one tenure-track position in an area to be determined.
• In the Faculty of Human Kinetics, one three-year limited-term appointment in movement science.
• In the Centre for Interfaculty Programs, one tenure-track position in digital journalism.
• In the Faculty of Nursing, one permanent-track ancillary academic staff II position, for a clinical practice learning specialist.
• In the Faculty of Science, one tenure-track position in each of Biological Sciences and Mathematics and Statistics.

The 10 new positions are in addition to 35 other appointments created since July 2012, said Dr. Groarke.

“I am glad to be able to report that a significant number of positions have been created at the University of Windsor over this period, despite the challenging financial picture in the university sector,” he said.

The program for a concert today offers something unusual—works arranged for performance by four pianos.

The recital will bring together UWindsor alumni Alde Calongcagong, Margaret Thuring Deneau and Sarah D’Agnolo Villella, as well as piano teacher Otello Haddad, to perform works by Edward Elgar, Charles Gounod, Richard Wagner, Moritz Moszkowski, and John Philip Sousa.

Part of the Take 4 series of presentations, this event is free and open to the public. It begins at 4 p.m. in the Music Building’s room 126.

Students hoping to make a difference on campus have one last chance to apply for the Lead@UWindsor program, an initiative of student and international affairs to provide them with the opportunity to get involved.

Volunteers can choose to help with events such as Head Start and Windsor Welcome Week as well as in offices like the Aboriginal Education Centre, the International Student Centre, the Educational Development Centre, or the Centre for Career Education.

Nadia Hachem, a student development specialist for volunteer and leadership, calls the program a great opportunity to learn, grow, and meet other people.

“Our Lead@UWindsor participants have a chance opportunity to make a difference on campus, provide support to their peers, influence their surroundings and gain valuable experience,” she says.

Among the opportunities available to those accepted into the program are:

• Aboriginal Education Centre volunteer or mentor
• Volunteer at the International Students Centre
• Peer career educators in the Centre for Career Education
• Student Orienting Students (S.O.S.) volunteers
• Windsor Welcome Week (WWW) volunteers
• Special events volunteer

The deadline to apply is Monday, January 28. The online application form is available through the volunteer website at www.uwindsor.ca/volunteer. For more information, phone Hachem at 519-253-3000, ext. 3462, or e-mail nadiah@uwindsor.ca.

The University of Windsor Alumni Association is inviting submissions of intent to nominate for the Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching by February 4.

The award is given annually at the Spring Convocation ceremonies to honour and recognize distinguished teaching on campus and to provide incentive and encouragement for achieving excellence in this field. All full-time members of the teaching faculty with a minimum of five consecutive years teaching at the University of Windsor are eligible for nomination.

Click here for the award criteria and intent to nominate form. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs, at 519-971-3618, or e-mail alumni@uwindsor.ca.

Monday, February 4, is the deadline for nominations for the 2013 Organization of Part-time University Students (OPUS) awards banquet, to be held March 21.

The banquet recognizes professors and staff members and celebrates the contributions of part-time students and the organization’s members.

All part-time undergrads, as well as UWindsor staff and faculty members, are welcome to submit nominations for these awards:

• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Volunteer of the Year Award
• Faculty Award(s)
• Support Staff Award(s)
• Friend of Students Award
• Disability Campus Community Recognition Award
• Teacher of the Year Award
• OPUS Appreciation Award

More details and nomination forms are available on the OPUS website.

A blood donor clinic scheduled for Vanier Hall on Wednesday is aimed at students living in residence but open to all, says Canadian Blood Services.

The clinic runs 5 to 8 p.m. on January 30 in the Oak Room; as always, walk-in donors are welcome. The entire experience, including health assessment and recovery, takes about an hour.

“Just an hour to help save a life,” says Joan Hannah, community development coordinator for Canadian Blood Services. “We hope students will attend and bring a friend as well!”

She has more than 40 appointment spots available; a campus clinic January 22 collected 111 units, well above the target of 86. To book an appointment, phone Sandra Davis at 519-253-3000, ext. 5067.

AIESEC Windsor will hold an orientation session on Tuesday, January 29, for prospective members of the student-run organization.

AIESEC 101 is mandatory for anyone who wishes to join and offers team building activities and speakers on its leadership and exchange opportunities. It is set for room 210, Odette Building, at 4:30 p.m.

The group, whose name originated as an acronym of the French for “International Association of Economics and Business Students,” is a global, not-for-profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Learn more on the website of the local chapter.