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Architect’s rendering of the parking structure and Innovation Centre.
In April, the first 24 graduates of The Schulich
School of Medicine and Dentistry – Windsor
Program
celebrated the completion of their Windsor
studies with several events, including the temporary
renaming of a stretch of road, “Schulich Way.”
Six maroon banners with the words, “We salute
the charter class of the Schulich School of Medicine &
Dentistry — Windsor program,” were hung on Ouellette
Avenue in front of Hôtel Dieu-Grace Hospital. Dr. Gord
Vail, chief of staff at Hôtel-Dieu, congratulated the
students, saying “It’s just a great thing to see, watching
them grow from these wide-eyed, ‘Hey, I’m a med student’
to being clerks.” Most graduates are headed elsewhere to
complete their residencies, but some will stay in Windsor
for placements in family medicine.
Dr. Gerry Cooper, associate dean of the Windsor
Program, called it the manifestation of that critical
ingredient — community support.”
Contractors have commenced work to prepare the
site of the parking structure and Innovation Centre
on the south side of Wyandotte Street at Sunset Avenue,
across from the Odette Building.
The project will combine a two-storey building for
services such as Campus Police and a cafe with a seven-
level garage with up to 1,000 parking spaces.
President Alan Wildeman says that the centre
“will enable us to consolidate much of the parking on
campus onto a significantly reduced footprint, and create
opportunities to add more green space and provide land for
future capital development.”
The City of Windsor has begun upgrading the
streetscape along Wyandotte Street through this corridor,
creating a pedestrian-oriented environment while
encouraging commercial development that supports the
University and the surrounding neighbourhoods.
SCHULICH CHARTER CLASS GRADUATES
WORK UNDERWAY ON INTEGRATED PARKING AND INNOVATION CENTRE
GOLDEN GIRL WINS ON WORLD STAGE
UWindsor psychology student Tessa Virtue
and partner Scott Moir recaptured their world
championship ice dancing title in Nice, France,
on March 29.
The victory was sweet, coming one year
after losing the title to their U.S. rivals, and two years after
claiming it the first time.
The pair won the 2010 world title as well as the gold
medal at the Vancouver Olympic Games, but had to settle
for second place at the 2011 world championship after a
difficult season marred by Virtue’s recovery from injury.
At this year’s world’s however, they won both the short
program and free skate, finishing with a total of 182.65
points – more than four points ahead of the defending
titlists, Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
