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UWINDSOR CHANCELLOR NAMED TO ORDER OF CANADA
UWindsor chancellor EdLumley
BComm ’61was one of 86
appointments to theOrder of
Canada
announced in June byGov.
Gen. David Johnston.
Lumleywill be invested as a
member of the order—one of the
country’s highest civilianhonours—at
a ceremony tobe held later this year.
The honour recognizes outstanding
achievement, dedication to the
community and service to the nation,
inLumley’s case,most notablyhis tenure as federal
industryminister.
Alsonamedamember of theorder
was formerUWindsor facultymember
RamonaLumpkin. Nowpresident of
Mount SaintVincentUniversity,
Dr. Lumpkin servedasUWindsor dean
of continuingeducation from1992
to1997.
JohndeChastelain, a senior advisor
to theUniversity’s JerusalemOld
City Initiative and former chief of the
CanadianDefence Staff, was named a
companionof the order. Amongother
honoureeswere filmdirectorDavidCronenberg, astronaut
ChrisHadfield and satirist RickMercer.
Support for theThreeMinuteThesiscompetition isa
small investmentwithabigpayoff, sayorganizers
.
Aboost inbase fundingof $7,700peryearallowed
theUniversityof Windsor tohost theannual research
communicationevent, oneof 13projects to receivemonies
thisyear from theStrategicPriorityFund (SPF).
Thecompetition requiresgraduate students todescribe
their researchand its significance toa layaudience in three
minutes.TheUniversityof Windsorhasparticipated for the
past twoyears—MHKcandidateYasinaSomani qualified for
the2014national finals.
AlisonSamson, directorof graduateacademic services,
says theprogramprovidesvaluableexperience for students:
“The formatof the three-minutepresentationshelps the
contestants learn tocommunicate the importanceof their
workandmake it intelligible to thepublic.”
She says thenew fundingwill cover costs likeprizemonies,
marketingexpenses, a reception forparticipants, and the travel
costsof UWindsor champions to theprovincial finals.
Otherprojects that receivedSPF funding in this round
include:
• An InterdisciplinaryApproach toTeachingEffective
TechnicalCommunicationsSkills
-Establishmentof a
humanities-engineering interdisciplinary teachingcohort for
thefirst-year technical communicationscourse;
• CertificationProgram inPedagogy forOnlineLearning
-
Designanddevelopmentof aCertificateProgram in the
pedagogy foronline learning;
• Establishing the Infrastructure forEffectiveOnlineStudent
Evaluationof Teaching -
Establishmentof online student
evaluationsof teaching;
• GraduateStudentConferenceTravel Support and
Professional Socialization
-Financial support forgraduate
students seeking toparticipate inprofessional conferences
andexhibitions;
• Institutionalizing theBystander Initiative toMitigateSexual
AssaultonCampus
-A two-yearBystander Initiative
position to solidifyandmagnify thebenefitsof the
University’sexisting sexual assaultpreventioneducation;
• LancerSupport andMentoringScheme
-Appointmentof a
part-timeLancerSupportCo-ordinator;
• Masterof EngineeringTechnology -
Developmentof
Canada’sfirstmaster’sprogram inengineering technology;
• PovertyandSocialPolicyExternshipPilotProgram
-A
partnershipbetweenWindsorLawandPathway toPotential,
acollaborativeanti-povertynetwork;
• AncillaryAcademicStaff Position–ForensicSciences
-A
limited-termappointment inForensicSciences;
• Supporting theAcademicWritingNeedsof Students
-
Thisgrantwill support thecontinuationof studentwriting
supportprograms through theAcademicWritingDesk;
• Tools forExperiential Learning inPhysiologyand
Neuroscience -
Investment inequipment critical to
laboratoryneurosciencecourses; and
• UWindsorScienceAcademy
-Establishmentof an
annual one-week, intensive scienceacademicprogram for
secondary school students.
TheStrategicPriorityFund, allocatedby theOfficeof the
Provost, supportsprojects that enhanceUWindsoroperations
tomeet its strategicobjectives. Learnmoreon itswebsite,
STRATEGIC PRIORITY FUNDS ANNOUNCED FOR 2014-15
