November 27, 2024
Study to examine experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ players in recreational sports
Sometimes an idea for a research project comes from your lab, and sometimes it comes from an alumna.
Enter “Bolt” (she/they), who runs the Windsor Rainbow Sports Club and is a UWindsor psychology grad. When one of her players mentioned psychology professor Dana Ménard’s research, she was enthusiastic about the possibility of collaborating on a project.
Dr. Ménard says it was a natural fit.
“My research group right now is 100 per cent composed of sexual and gender minority group members, so some of the research directions have sort of naturally evolved to reflect their frustrations with the existing research,” she says. “Every time we have a question about ‘what do we know about the experience of trans people’ or ‘how such-and-such a thing effects gay people’ the data just isn’t there. The research hasn’t been done, and that's been sort of endlessly frustrating to my group.”
She agreed to launch a study of the impact of participation on members of recreational sports leagues for LGBTQ+ individuals. The project has received a $25,000 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant and a $20,000 WE-Spark Igniting Discovery Grant....
Promo photo for the fall 2023 University Players production of Macbeth
Introducing: The School of Dramatic Art Development Fund (former University Players Trust)
Donors to the former University Players Trust may continue to support School of Dramatic Art Students (SoDA) via the School of Dramatic Art Development Fund.
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In this undated photo, Rose Napoli is shown during the production of her play Mad Madge at Toronto's Nightwood Theatre. Photo by Dahlia Katz /Windsor Star
'Thrilled, honoured' — National spotlight shines on Windsor playwright
The Windsor Star. Madeline Mazak. Published Nov. 14, 2024.
Almost ten years since she began writing for the stage, a Windsor-born playwright (and UWindsor SoDA alumna) and actor now stands in the national spotlight.
Rose Napoli has received the Playwrights Guild Comedy Award for her latest work, Innocents, which has yet to make its stage debut.
The honour is part of the Tom Hendry Awards, presented by the Playwrights Guild of Canada to celebrate the best of Canadian playwrights and theatrical creators....
Shahida Nurullah, Jazz, Pop Voice Instructor in the School of Creative Arts, receives the Spirit of Detroit Award!
The citation reads: “Presented as an expression of the gratitude and esteem of the People of Detroit to the significantly important and tremendously valuable Shahida Nurullah Detroit’s premier and treasured Jazz, Blues & Pop Vocalist.”
“You are indeed a heroine for the People of Detroit. You are an asset to our great City of Detroit. We thank you and are eternally grateful for your tireless efforts, exceptional achievements. Outstanding leadership and dedicated devotion that lifts the spirits and fills the hearts of the People of Detroit and America!: Honorable Coleman A. Young II, Detroit City Councilman at Large with the entire Honorable City Council of Detroit, Michigan.
The award was presented at the formal session of the Detroit City Council Meeting, in the Erma Henderson Auditorium, 13th Floor, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, Michigan on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Ronnie Haidar of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and Stephanie Porritt of the Ronald McDonald House at Windsor Regional Hospital celebrate World Kindness Day.
Community gifts celebrate a world of kindness
On Wednesday, November 13, the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (FAHSS) and the Society of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (SAHSS) united to celebrate World Kindness Day in a vibrant and impactful manner.
A kindness cart filled with treats — chips, popcorn, candies, and more — each adorned with uplifting messages of kindness, made its way around campus, spreading smiles and reminding everyone of the essential role compassion plays in our daily lives....
Coming Events
HRG: Salon to commemorate legacy of late philosophy professor, Thursday, November 28, at 6:00pm
Members of the campus community will gather at the Green Bean Café for a special salon, entitled “Justice and Argument: The Legacy of Catherine E. Hundleby.”
University Wind Ensemble - Tone Poems and the Dramatic Stories Behind the Music,
Friday, November 29, 2024, 7:30pm
The University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Mike Seguin will delight audiences with the fanfare A Festival Prelude by Alfred Reed. The remainder of the concert will feature orchestral transcriptions and tone poems for wind ensemble, including musical gems Water Music Suite by George Frideric Handel, Richard Wagner’s Overture to Rienzi, Swiss composer Stephan Jaeggi’s Titanic: Dramatische Fantasie, Canticle of the Creatures by Jim Curnow, and for brass afficionados, John Williams’ The Symphonic Marches and the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Fanfare & Theme.
Capitol Theatre, 121 University Ave., W. Buy tickets on the Capitol Theatre website or at the door.
University Jazz Ensemble, Saturday, November 30, 7:30pm
the University Jazz Ensemble directed by Robert Fazecash will delight with the music of jazz legends and popular songwriters, featuring solo instrumentalists and vocalists from Shahida Nurullah’s studio. The ensemble is composed of music students augmented with some alumni.
Capitol Theatre, 121 University Ave. W. Buy tickets on the Capitol Theatre website or at the door.
Online book launch of The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities
and Cities and the Constitution
Tuesday December 3, 1:00 - 3:00pm
Political Science’s Dr. Emmanuelle Richez contributed a chapter to Cities and the Constitution and will present her work during the launch.
Here is the registration link : https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtc-2qrzkrGNHGpW_sf3cqXyn026UHb0Mk#/registration
Songs of the Season, Festival of Christmas, Saturday, December 7, 7:30pm
Our Lady of Assumption Church, 2735 University Ave. W.
The SoCA choirs under the direction of Bruce Kotowich along with guest student performers from the School of Dramatic Art will enchant their audience with a performance of seasonal favourites and a dramatic “radio show” production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at Assumption Church, 2735 University Ave. West. T
Buy tickets online or at the door by debit or credit card.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2024.