With Giving Tuesday just a week away, the co-ordinator of the University’s Annual Giving program asks faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader community to consider making a donation to support UWindsor students.

The Tuesday following U.S. Thanksgiving — this year Dec. 1 — is designated a global day of philanthropy, notes Nicole Broderick.

“By giving to the UWin Fund, you are supporting students directly,” she says. “When you make a gift this year, you will be asked to share your ‘Because’ word. To each of us, our word will be a unique reflection of our ties to UWindsor, and together they will become something greater.”

The Cities and Climate Action Forum and the Transnational Environmental Law and Policy Clinic and will host a virtual panel discussion Wednesday, Nov. 25, featuring Windsor Law grads working in climate action.

The event will highlight alumni doing significant work in areas related to climate action and how a legal education can help to launch this career path. Panelists include Joshua Ginsberg (JD 2011), director of Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Ottawa; Talia Gordner (JD 2011), partner at McMillan LLP; Aadil Nathani (JD 2020), articling student with the City of Windsor and founder and treasurer of Green Ummah; and Tasha Stansbury (JD 2020), LLM candidate at the University of Ottawa.

According to the event organizers, as the impacts of climate change pose the greatest threat to future generations, climate mitigation needs to take place now in all levels of government, public and private industries, and communities. Everyone can play a part in making a difference and this panel event features Windsor Law alumni doing just that, each in their own ways.

“We hope this event will show students how a law degree can be used to lead and support climate action,” says law student organizer Valerie Tan. “Inspiring other students to get involved in climate action today is paramount.”

This event is open to the entire campus community, but advance registration is required.

The Organization of Part-time University Students will distribute grocery gift cards to the first 60 students who attend its virtual potluck Thursday, Nov. 26.

The event will begin at 2 p.m. on the Zoom videoconferencing platform; email opus@uwindsor.ca to request the link.

It is sponsored in part by Campus Dental, notes OPUS executive director Maryan Amalow.

“We are really happy that they are supporting this event, as they have with free pizza Fridays we held for students in the past,” she says.

Embrace challenges rather than avoid them, suggests a message shared by the Department of Human Resources with UWindsor faculty and staff Monday.

A wellness tip provided by the Windsor-Essex County Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association says to find inspiration in the successes of others rather than feeling threatened.

Find more info on how to build a growth mindset in the entire message.

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