With no correct entries received by the original deadline, DailyNews is extending its 2011 Hallowe'en quiz for one more day. The winner will receive a prize package of classic Hallowe'en sweets and treats.
To enter the contest, just send your answers to the following trivia questions concerning animated depictions of creepies and crawlies. The winner will be randomly selected from all correct responses received by 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 1.
Hundreds of staff and faculty members tricked and treated their way into Winclare A Monday for the annual campus Hallowe’en luncheon sponsored by the Office of the President.
Two individuals each won an extra vacation day after Provost Leo Groarke announced the winner for best individual costume as “the Paperbag princess.” It turns out that both Rosemary Plastow of the Student Counselling Centre and Jacqueline Mellish of Residence Services came dressed as the Robert Munsch heroine.
Renovations to the science classroom in the Neal Education Building will shut down the building’s supply of water on Thursday, November 3, approximately 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This will also mean the closing of the building’s washrooms for that time, says project administrator Roger Rivard. Please bring any questions or concerns to his attention at 519-253-3000, ext. 2166.
Registration is now open for Smartphone Day on Thursday, November 10.
Staff and faculty may sign up for the following free sessions, all offered in room 203, Toldo Health Education Centre:
In a memo to faculty and staff Monday, UWindsor President Alan Wildeman announced changes to the structure of the University’s administration.
The restructuring will more clearly align administrative activities with the University’s academic mission and its students, improve the ability to support employees, and use effectively the financial and physical assets of the institution.
“An additional consequence of these changes is a reduction in costs of over 10 percent to the budgets of the administrative offices impacted by the reorganization,” Dr. Wildeman wrote.
Have you got your costume ready for the annual Faculty and Staff Hallowe’en Social? The party is scheduled for today—Monday, October 31—from noon to 1:15 p.m. in Vanier Hall’s Winclare A.
All University of Windsor staff and faculty are invited to the event, which promises prizes for best individual and group costumes in addition to door prizes and a free luncheon, sponsored by the president’s office.
Membership has its privileges, and the University Club is offering a special promotion this month to UWindsor staff to encourage their membership.
Dues for the 2011-12 school year have been reduced from $40 to $30 for each employee who joins on a Friday in November: 4, 11, 18 or 25. Every new member will receive that day’s lunch buffet – an $11.95 value – free.
Club members qualify for a number of benefits:
Megan Holmes of the Office of Research Services won yesterday’s DailyNews contest and two tickets to a recital with Russian flair featuring pianist Philip Adamson and cellist Ben Gitter this Sunday, October 30, at 2:30 p.m. in Assumption University Chapel.
Information Technology Services, in conjunction with the Centre for Smart Community Innovation and Windsor-Essex Smart Community, Telus Mobility and Kelcom are sponsoring Smartphone Day on Thursday, November 10.
Sessions in room 203, Toldo Health Education Centre, will address issues related to the handheld devices, including:
The Windsor International Film Festival invites you to stop talking and start filming.
The 48 Hour Flick Fest gives entrants just one weekend to make a short film. Everything – writing, shooting, editing – must occur within an action-packed, truly cinematic 48-hour window.
That window opens at 5:30 p.m. Friday, October 28, with team registration and a distribution of a detailed instruction package at the downtown Windsor Holiday Inn, 430 Ouellette Avenue.
