UWindsor Annual Report 2007/2008

In November 2007, Windsor Law School faculty, staff and students joined an effort to provide access to shelter for a family in hurricane-damaged Louisiana.

About 100 volunteers gathered in a campus parking lot to build a home that will be shipped south by Habitat for Humanity’s Operation Home Delivery, the agency’s international response to the destruction caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

"This is a way for us to fulfill our theme and to build the community," said Dean of Law Bruce Elman. "This project shows the interconnectedness of the world—here we are, building for people so far away; it demonstrates our global responsibility for each other."

Assistant dean Francine Herlehy said she was impressed by the can-do spirit of the volunteers.

"I think there was some hesitation at first; we're not construction experts," she said. "But now that they're out here, everyone is taking a turn swinging a hammer.

Third-year law student Michelle Mulchan said the outdoor work made a break from her intense study schedule. "It's nice to get out and get some exercise and fresh air; it is easy to get wrapped up in our studies and lose sight of the outside world."