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dear
viewer
ALAN WILDEMAN
President and Vice-Chancellor
The University of Windsor is committed to student success. And that is something that
certainly resonates in the spring editionof
VIEW
.
A great example is the University of Windsor’s Co-op, Career and Employment Services
Office, which is on the front linewhen it comes to helping both students and alumni prepare
for a satisfying and rewarding career, or upgrade their skills for anew career.
In a rapidly changing work world, there is growing demand from both graduates and
employers for career guidance and development. The important work of Co-op, Career
and Employment Services is complemented at the university through the Odette School of
Business Career Resource Centre, the Faculty of Law Career Resource Centre, as well as
continuing educationprograms at theCentre for Executive andProfessional Education.
As Chris Busch, the acting executive director of Co-op, Career and Employment Services,
told
VIEW
: “The workplace is dynamic and ever-changing. If we can provide the help our
students andalumni require tomake themost of that,whether throughour officeor academic
programs, that’swhatwewant todo… knowledge gaining iswhat auniversity is all about.”
In this issue, you will also find the compelling alumni profile of Andrea Landry, MA ’13.
Andrea, who is Anishinaabe, talks about redefining “my own version of success” through
her heritage.
“Iwas successful in the realmof academia at the time (master’s degree in communications
and social justice atUWindsor), however, how could Imakemyself successful withmyself as
an Indigenous person?”
Andreahas achieved that goal. Today, she teaches Indigenous Studies andPolitical Science
at theUniversityof Saskatchewan. And she remains dedicated to “building a better future for
mydaughter, andmy futurechildren.”Andrea’sdetermination isagreat inspiration toall of us.
You will also meet Myla Picco, now in third year Law, and an avowed “people person
and advocate.” She backs that up with incredible commitment. Myla recently received the
prestigious ATHENAAward for community involvement, leadership potential and academic
excellence. She is also the co-ordinator of the Family Law Project, which gives our students
the opportunity to work alongside lawyers to assist unrepresented litigants in the Ontario
Court of Justice and theSuperiorCourt of Justice.
Inclosing, someof youmayalsobeawareof mydecision toconcludemy timeasPresident
andVice-Chancellor in June of 2018. It will be a decade that Iwill have served in this role at
this remarkable institution.
The stories in this issue of
VIEW
are but a tiny fraction of the incredible University of
Windsor successes I’vewitnessedduring that decade.
Dr. AlanWildeman
