The Retirees' Newsletter
The Retirees's Association ( Faculty, Librarian, Administrator), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ont. Canada
Vol IX, No. 5, December 1999

ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE MOVES TO COORDINATE RECRUITMENT

Student recruitment for the College of Engineering and Science is being coordinated this year through a new position.

Pierre Boulos has been hired as Recruitment Officer for the college. Boulos is not new to the campus, however. He has a BA and BSc from Windsor and has taught philosophy courses here. He received his PhD in the philosophy of science from the University of Western Ontario.

From his office in Lambton Tower, he will be assisting engineering and science programs with their effectiveness in student recruitment. And he has hit the ground running, already busy coordinating student visits, organized a showcase day for Friday, November 26, and took part in Windsor's exhibit at the Science Teachers of Ontario conference in Toronto.

UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES UNITED WAY SUCCESS

University of Windsor celebrates the success of the campus United Way Campaign. At noon on Thursday, November 18, 1999, Human Resources Director Jim Butler had his head shaved with staff and students watching.

Butler challenged the campus to reach the 40 percent participation mark by Monday November 15, 1999, and promised to have his head shaved bald if the challenge was met. It was. History Professor Christina Simmons had won the raffle to make the first cut.

The university campaign to date has reached its best totals in five years, surpassing 41.5 percent participation by staff and faculty, and approaching $82,000 in total pledges and donations.

The University of Windsor United Way Campaign team of President Ross Paul, former Dean of Science and retired professor of biology Datta Pillay, student Renee Lewis, and staff member Karen Roland have submitted their final report.

The participation rate increase was a very significant advancement and the team is very pleased to be able to reverse a downward trend that lasted over five years and hopes that it is followed by five more years of increasing participation.

UNIVERSITY NAMES DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Vice-President External Paul Cassano has announced the appointment of Mark Crozet as Director of Development. He comes to the University of Windsor from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver where he has been Director of Fund Development. He brings more than 15 years of experience in fundraising.

Crozet will assume his duties as Director of Development in mid-January. He will be responsible for the Annual Giving Program and will work with Dr. Cassano on capital campaign fundraising.

The appointment completes the reorganization of senior positions in the External Affairs division, with Susan Lester Director of Alumni Affairs and Marilyn Hood Director of Public Affairs and Communications.

STAGE SET FOR NURSING SCHOOL TO EXPAND ITS INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR HEALTH CARE EDUCATION IN MIDDLE EAST

The relationship between the University of Windsor Nursing School and its counterpart at the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) is poised to leap to a new level of achievement.

JUST Dean of Nursing Rowaida Al-Ma'aitah was back in Windsor discussing plans to expand its nursing education advancements to other countries in the region following the naming of JUST as a full World Health Organization Collaborating Centre," says Dr. Al-Ma'aitah.

The collaboration between Windsor and a city in the north part of Jordan began ten years ago when University of Windsor alumnus Michael Bell was Ambassador to Jordan. He first brought the two together. Since then, under a project funded through the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada from the Canadian International Development Agency, nearly all of Windsor's nursing faculty have gone to Jordan to help develop curriculum and clinical teaching there, and 80 percent of the Jordanian faculty have visited or studied at Windsor. Last year, JUST was able to establish a Master of Nursing Degree program and its now working with the Jordanian Ministry of Health to establish a regulatory body there that would establish professional standards for all nurses in the country.

SEVEN TO RECEIVE UNIVERSITY'S PRESTIGIOUS CLARK AWARDS

Seven outstanding supporters of the University of Windsor received the prestigious Clark Awards at the annual Holiday Reception of the Toronto Chapter of the University of Windsor Alumni Association.

The Clark Awards have been presented annually since 1994. Named for former Board of Governors Chair Charles Clark, the awards recognize outstanding personal service of both alumni volunteers and friends of the university who have made significant commitments in time, energy and expertise by serving on boards, committees and campaigns.

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