Winter Orientation will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.

The Student Success and Leadership Centre has been working hard to develop an innovative and informative orientation to support all undergraduate students entering the University of Windsor in the Winter 2023 semester.

“Winter Orientation is for students admitted for the winter semester and prepares students for their educational experience at the University of Windsor, including an opportunity to chat with an academic advisor,” says Amber Norman, student development specialist. “The event will aim to answer questions incoming undergraduate students may have about their transition to UWindsor.”

Detailed information, including a schedule of events, can be found on the Winter Orientation website.

In honour of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the UWindsor Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance, and Support is offering three virtual workshops to students.

Each runs online noon to 2 p.m.

• Have You Asked? A Sexual Consent Workshop - Tuesday, Dec. 6
• Dating and Relationships in the Canadian Context - Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence - Thursday, Dec. 8

To attend one workshop or all three, register on mySuccess through the Prevent Resist Support calendar. Direct questions to svsupport@uwindsor.ca.

Head coach Deanna Iwanicka announced Tuesday the commitment of goaltender Payne Oltrop to Lancer women’s hockey for the 2025-26 season.

A native of McGregor, Oltrop plays for the Lakeshore Lightning U18AA travel team.

“We are thrilled to have Payne’s commitment to the Lancers,” Iwanicka said. “She is a local student-athlete with a high ceiling of potential. She believes in our program, and we believe in her.”

Oltrop said she has found her future teammates very welcoming.

“I already feel at home,” she said. “The coaching staff is focused on building a great team, and I know that they will teach me so much on and off the ice.”

Read the full story at goLancers.ca.

The Auditor General of Ontario (AGO) has completed its “value-for-money” audit of four universities across the province, including the University of Windsor.

As shared with the campus community back in June, the University welcomed staff from the office of the AGO over the summer, providing a tour of campus and introductions to a number of campus departments, programs, services, and stakeholders to support their information collection.

The audit report was released via the AGO’s website on Nov. 30. The University of Windsor would like to thank the AGO for its thorough review and resulting recommendations as part of the audit.

As a publicly funded institution, the University of Windsor welcomed the opportunity to help identify areas where we are most successful and areas requiring improvement through the comprehensive review by the AGO.

A total of 14 recommendations were identified in the report. The University of Windsor is fully committed to responding to these recommendations in a timely manner and has already embarked on a number of policy and process changes and initiatives that allow for greater transparency, accountability, and performance as it relates to our governance structure, financial reporting, and diversification of our international student recruitment complement. A workplan is presently being developed by senior administration and we will be reporting back to the AGO in two years. We will be sure to share updates with our campus community as we move forward.

The AGO’s findings allow us to better strengthen our position as a regionally focused, globally relevant, post-secondary institution, with a continued focus on academic and research excellence and exceptional student experiences.

Nursing student Margaret Couvillon won Tuesday’s DailyNews trivia quiz and its prize of two tickets to the University Players production of Tinker Bell, continuing through Dec. 4 in the Essex Hall Theatre.

Couvillon’s entry was drawn from all those which correctly identified author J.M. Barrie as the creator of Tinker Bell, playwright Patrick Flynn as the author of this new adaptation of Peter Pan, and Periwinkle as the fairy’s sister — according to Disney.

Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinee performances Saturday and Sunday. Tinker Bell runs approximately 75 minutes and is recommended for all ages. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.universityplayers.com.

Special family pack pricing is available by calling the box office at 519-253-3000, ext. 2808. The $60 package includes two adult tickets and two youth tickets.

The Student Respect and Empowerment Office, a service of the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance, issues a reminder to full-time undergraduates as final examination season begins that it is here to defend and advocate for students facing charges or suspicion of academic or non-academic misconduct.

“Whether it means helping you access resources or being your defence advocate through the misconduct charges and complaints process, we’re here to help,” says co-ordinator Becka Morisson.

“Beyond plagiarism, cheating, and behavioural code of conduct violations, we can provide support on a range of issues, including interactions with university actors like financial services, residence services, and academic departments.”

Services offered by the Student Respect and Empowerment Office include:

• Advising students of their rights when accused of misconduct
• Helping students navigate the charges, complaints, hearings, and appeals process for academic and non-academic misconduct
• Mediating professor-student conflicts
• Navigating and dealing with sanctions
• Negotiating student-to-student conflicts
• Referring students to additional supports and resources

For more information or to access support, email sreouwsa@uwindsor.ca.