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University Bookstore opens Devonshire Mall satellite operation

Dec 1st, 2011

The University Bookstore’s temporary storefront in Devonshire Mall is open through the holidays, reports marketing manager Martin Deck, and this year it is better than ever.

“It’s bigger, it’s brighter, and it’s better-located,” says Deck: “Right across from Cinnabon in the food court!”

The store will be open during the mall’s regular hours until Boxing Day, December 26. It offers all the best-selling faculty sweatshirts and a wide variety of other styles of clothing, including a couple of mall-only sweatshirts for just $15.

Student gives contest the business

Nov 30th, 2011

John Lam knows a deal when he sees one. The first-year business student won yesterday’s DailyNews contest and earned two free tickets to the University Jazz Ensemble’s fall concert, Friday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m., in at Banwell Community Church.

Lam’s name was drawn from all respondents who correctly identified the trombone as a brass instrument, “in the meadow we can build a snowman” as lyrics in Winter Wonderland, and a six-person combo as a sextet.

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Matt Walters

Members of the university’s retirement plans invited to open pension meeting

Nov 30th, 2011

Faculty, staff, and retired members of the University of Windsor retirement pension plans are invited to attend the annual open pension meeting, Thursday, December 1, at 3 p.m. in the Freed-Orman Conference Centre of Assumption University. Representatives from the university’s actuarial firm, Mercer, and the investment management firms will make presentations on the university’s retirement pension funds.

Pay parking is available in the Assumption Parking Lot on University Avenue or in the pay and display lot south of Assumption University on Huron Church Road.

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Salem Mohammed Jabr

Crime advisory warns of suspicious persons

Nov 29th, 2011

Campus Community Police are calling for vigilance after two incidents last weekend involving suspicious males on campus.

In the early morning hours Saturday, a student called police for assistance after noticing a man following her. Early Sunday, a woman saw a man outside a residence window.

Both the campus and city police forces are investigating. Find descriptions of the suspects, along with a list of personal safety tips, in the crime advisory.

Luncheon to celebrate Carrington’s campus career

Nov 29th, 2011

Friends and colleagues of John Carrington, senior development officer in University Advancement, will celebrate his 20-year career with the University of Windsor at a luncheon in his honour on Thursday, December 8.

Carrington is retiring in December after seven years in his current position. Previous to that, he served as news services manager in the office of Public Affairs and Communications.

The December 8 luncheon is scheduled for the Dominion House Tavern, 3140 Sandwich Street. For $10 including tax, the menu offers a choice of

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Callum Gunn

Bear’s tour stop caught on video

Nov 28th, 2011

A visit to the University Bookstore, a quick cross-border sightseeing trip, and a spectacularly unsuccessful radio interview were among the highlights of her stop at the University of Windsor for Ursula the bear, who toured Canada to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

Watch a video of her Windsor visit by George Kalivas of the Office of Public Affairs and Communications:

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Christine Marion-Jolicoeur

Town hall meeting to address the entrepreneurial generation

Nov 28th, 2011

CBC Windsor will hold a town hall for “Generation Y” on Tuesday, November 29, to discuss the opportunities available to millenials in the city of Windsor.

Professor Vincent Georgie from the Odette School of Business and Dave Bussière, UWindsor vice-provost for admissions and recruitment, will join Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis among the speakers to present.

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Dallas Boow
Mark Carter

History of books subject of mini-conference Tuesday

Nov 28th, 2011

Students in history professor Leslie Howsam’s graduate course “Studies in the History of the Book” will present their research in a series of free public lectures on Tuesday, November 29, with the support of the Humanities Research Group.

The mini-conference begins at 10 a.m. in Alumni Hall’s McPherson Lounge with Dr. Howsam’s introductory remarks on Mediation and Materiality: Aspects of the History of the Book.”

Interfaith symposium to consider relationship between Christianity, Judaism and Islam

Nov 25th, 2011

A symposium Sunday invites youths to discuss their faiths and share the perspectives of Christians, Jews and Muslims.

Organizers call the symposium, Children of Abraham, an opportunity for young people especially to learn from one another and to experience respectful conversation.

It is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, November 27, in Assumption University Chapel and will be facilitated by Norman King and Kevin George.

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Matt Walters