Mark your calendars for the Welcoming Celebration, Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 3 p.m. in the Toldo Lancer Centre.

The orientation event will gather incoming students for reception into the University community.

Shetina M. Jones, associate vice-president, student experience, especially invited staff and faculty to attend.

“We're excited to welcome our students to campus with the support and help of our faculty and staff. With the assistance of faculty and staff we reinforce to our students why UWindsor is an engaged and connected campus community,” Dr. Jones says. “Please join in the excitement. I encourage you to invite fellow colleagues to participate, too. I can't wait to see you there!”

She notes that it falls on the first UWindsor Wednesday of the fall semester: “so put on your Lancer gear and bring your UWindsor spirit!” Jones has something very special for the employee demonstrating the most school spirit.

Highlights of the festivities include a travelling photo booth, student prize draws, and a few inspiring words of welcome from senior administrators, who will also announce the winners of the Battle of the Faculties competition for participation in UWindsor Welcome Week activities.

The Special Appointments Committee of the University Senate invites nominations and applications for the title of Distinguished University Professor.

Intended to recognize faculty at the rank of professor who have distinguished achievements in teaching and an international reputation for scholarship or creative or professional accomplishment, the title has been conferred on 44 individuals since its inception in 1986.

Applications for eligible candidates must be submitted to Senate governance officer Danny Anger in the University Secretariat by Nov. 30. Criteria and process can be found here.

The title “professor emeritus” is now granted automatically. Those faculty or librarians who did not receive automatic emeritus status on retirement because they did not meet the minimum required years of continuous service but do fulfill the other criteria may submit an application to the Special Appointments Committee for consideration.

For additional information, email Danny Anger at angerd1@uwindsor.ca.

Thursday, Aug. 24, is the deadline to submit a recipe to the second edition of the Campus Community Cookbook, a fundraiser to support activities on Orange Shirt Day.

“The cookbook did really well last year,” says Alicia Charlebois, student engagement assistant in the Turtle Island Aboriginal Education Centre and a member of the UWindsor Orange Shirt Day planning committee. “We had originally only ordered 75 copies, which sold out within the first few days from launch, and did an additional print run.”

The organizing committee has set a target of 50 recipes for this edition and is just over halfway there. Submissions do not have to be Indigenous dishes but are intended to showcase the cultural diversity of the campus community.

The Office of Open Learning’s new visiting fellow, Tom Farrelly from Munster Technological University in Ireland, has spent his academic career helping marginalized students succeed in higher education.

Dr. Farrelly is an educational developer with a particular focus on eLearning, and teaches in the School of Health and Social Sciences. He is also co-chair of the institutional Human Research Ethics Committee at Munster. He has a long history of working in technology-enhanced learning and is particularly committed to supporting non-traditional learners — especially the Irish Traveller communities — and international students to succeed in higher education. He’s an open access advocate, and the Gasta Master (if you don’t know what Gasta is, check it out).

Farrelly will facilitate a number of workshops during his stay, including:

• Exploring Alternative Assessment Formats in the Age of AI, Aug. 24, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Exploring ePortfolios for Summative and Formative Assessments & Student Growth, Aug 28, 10 a.m. to noon
• A Pomodoro Rapid Writing Workshop, Aug. 30, 9 a.m. to noon
• Empowering Marginalized Higher Education Students: A Workshop about supporting and involving the Irish Traveller Community, Sept. 7, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Navigating Irish Higher Education: Supporting the Transition of International Students, Sept. 13, noon to 2 p.m.

He will be based in the Office of Open Learning from Aug. 16 to Sept. 15 and is interested in meeting with colleagues across campus to learn more about the Canadian higher education system and share his own expertise.

To chat with Farrelly, email tom.farrelly@mtu.ie or drop in to visit at the offices on the second floor of the Centre for Engineering Innovation.

The Entrepreneurship Practice and Innovation Centre (EPICentre) is seeking a student for a part-time position to promote its events and activities.

The job as event assistant will pay $17.50 an hour for five to 10 hours a week and requires:

• excellent oral and written communication skills;
• good organizational, time management, and project management skills; and
• meticulous attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.

Find the details on the EPICentre website.