The Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament, July 22 at Beach Grove Golf and Country Club, raised over $25,000 to fight food insecurity among UWindsor students.

“It was a great day for a great cause,” says Kelly Gosselin, acting director of alumni relations and advancement. “We know that rising grocery costs are having a real impact on our students and the University of Windsor Alumni Golf Committee wanted to address this issue by allocating the proceeds from the tournament to support students.”

The proceeds will benefit the Campus Food Pantry.

It was the second straight year Beach Grove hosted the tournament and the venue proved popular, Gosselin says: “The full field of 144 golfers enjoyed the day of golf on the course set by the lake. We extend our thanks to the golfers, many sponsors, and on-course partners for their unwavering support once again.”

The competition is friendly but it’s still a competition. The top team of Frank Mancina, Jason Sassine, Kevin Viaene, and Mike Vonella finished with a collective score of 60, 12 under par. The best mixed foursome — Mike Haggarty, Craig Holiga, Matt Holiga, and Sue Holiga — finished with an 11 under par 61.

Watch a video recapping the day by staff of Public Affairs and Communications. View photos from the event.

The UWinPride Committee will once again represent the University of Windsor community in the annual Pride parade and Pride Day at Lanspeary Park on Sunday, Aug. 11, and invites all members of campus to participate.

“We want this year to be our biggest yet,” says co-chair Joyceln Lorito. “The turnout for this year’s campus raising of the Progress Pride flag in June saw over 50 attendees, and we think it’s a promising indication of how much support we have at the University of Windsor.”

The Windsor-Essex Pride Festival begins today with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall Square at 1 p.m. and will culminate in the Aug. 11 celebration on Ottawa Street.

“It means so much to our 2SLGBTQIA+ community members to see the University show up in this way,” adds co-chair Ashlyne O’Neil. “Our presence lets young queer and trans Windsorites know that they are welcome here and strengthens our connections with the local community.”

The committee extends appreciation to units on campus for their support of this year’s festival initiative:

• Human Resources donated 100 T-shirts for participants (first-come, first-served on parade day).
• The Office of the President donated $750 for giveaways and paid for the new banner to represent UWinPride.
• The Office of Human Rights, Equity, and Accessibility donated $500, which allowed for the festival and parade registration.
• The Office of People, Equity, and Inclusion donated $250 for candy giveaways.
• Turtle Island Aboriginal Education Centre is providing its tent for use at the festival booth from Friday to Sunday.

If you are interested in participating in the parade, complete this survey to help the committee communicate with participants ahead of time.

As presenting sponsor of the inaugural Battle 519 three-on-three basketball tournament, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at Windsor’s riverfront Festival Plaza, the University is entitled to enter two teams in the competition free.

Now the trick is identifying those teams, says Mona Sleiman, event and community relations manager in the Office of the President.

“Which intrepid court warriors would like a chance to tip off for charity?” she asks.

Organizers predict the event will draw hundreds of players and fans over the Labour Day weekend to share their love of basketball. Proceeds will benefit the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County and W.E. Care for Kids.

The format calls for three players a side but each team is allowed one substitute, for a total of four players per team.

Sleiman invites interested hoopsters or foursomes to contact her no later than Aug. 8 at mona@uwindsor.ca.

Yesterday — Aug. 1 — marked “Earth Overshoot Day,” the point in the calendar when humanity’s demand for ecological resources surpasses what the planet can regenerate within the year, and UWindsor sustainability officer Nadia Harduar is pointing to efforts to address this imbalance.

“If we want to push Earth Overshoot Day closer to Dec. 31 or even later, we’ll all have to contribute to the effort,” Harduar says.

She recommends movethedate.overshootday.org, which lists projects to improve sustainability in five major areas: planet, cities, energy, food, and population.

“The University has a five-year plan to improve conservation efforts and energy efficiency to meet the campus’ carbon neutral targets,” says Harduar. “Check out the energy conservation and demand management plan.”

She also highlights work exploring ecosystem restoration and conservation at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, specifying the Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre and the Healthy Headwaters Lab.

“These labs consider the effects of environmental stressors, including but not limited to pollution, climate change, and habitat degradation along with impacts on species, water quality, and freshwater ecosystem health,” says Harduar. “We each have a part to play in conserving and protecting nature’s finite resources.”

Earth Overshoot Day is calculated by the Global Footprint Network by dividing the planet’s biocapacity by humanity’s ecological footprint.

—Dania Kart

A shortage of responses to its call for recipes has organizers of the third edition of the Campus Community Cookbook extending the deadline for submissions.

The books are slated to be printed and sold in September with proceeds supporting financial aid opportunities for Indigenous students. Members of the UWindsor community — students, alumni, faculty, and staff — are invited to send in their favourite family recipes by Aug. 8.

“We want to showcase the cultural diversity of our campus through food,” says Alicia Charlebois, student engagement assistant in the Turtle Island Aboriginal Education Centre. “Let’s share some of the dishes we treasure: they don’t have to be Indigenous.”

Submissions should include a list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions, as well as a brief description of its origins, and — optional but appreciated — a photo of the completed dish.

Click here to complete the submission form no later than Aug. 8.

University of Windsor offices — including campus libraries, the CAW Student Centre, and the Toldo Lancer Centre — will close Monday, Aug. 5, in observance of the Civic Holiday.