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The Retirees's Association ( Faculty, Librarian, Administrator), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Vol X III , No. 1, March 2003
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Articulation Agreements
College-University Transition
The University of Windsor set pace in the province in easing the transition from college to university programs with 36 articulation agreements with Ontario's community colleges.
In addition to the agreements with Ontario colleges, Windsor has eight agreements articulated with institutions in other countries one as close as Toledo, Ohio, and others in Asia. And, an agreement with the National Theatre School in Montreal provides advance standing in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) program at Windsor.
The University of Windsor and St. Clair College also offers unique
concurrent programs, in which students are enrolled at both
institutions. Students can receive both a Medical Laboratory
Science diploma and a Bachelor of Science degree when
completing the four-year program successfully. Windsor also offers
a five-year program that lets students earn a Bachelor of Education
and an Early Childhood Education Diploma while at the same time
earning one of either a Bachelor of Arts, Science, or Musical Arts
degree.
Five new programs to attract high quality students
Five new undergraduate programs approved by Senate are
expected to be highly attractive to top students. All five will begin
in September 2003.
The Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree program will have
an intake of 100 students a year and a projected steady-state
enrolment of just under 300.
The Honours Bachelor of Forensic Science and the Honours
Bachelor of Arts in Forensics and Criminology degree programs
will accept a combined 225 students in first year and projects a
steady-state enrolment of 535.
The Honours Bachelor of Arts and Sciences will accept 50
students a year and projects a total program enrolment of 170.
"Students in Arts and Sciences will work together as a smaller
cohort of 50 in this elite program," said Dean of Science Richard
Caron. "We are expecting a high calibre of applicants who are
interested in both the areas and who have excelled in high school."
Staff Changes
Mr. Michael Walker is the new Vice-President, University
Advancement, and Ms. Amanda Gellman is Associate Vice-President, University Advancement and Special Assistant to
the President. The appointments are for five years and take
effect on March 31, 2003.
A native of Windsor, Mr. Walker joins his alma mater from Valiant Corporation where he has been serving as Vice-President Administrative and Corporate Affairs. Prior to that, he had many years in senior management positions with DaimlerChrysler Canada, starting in Finance and more recently as Director of External Affairs and Public Policy, and Director of Government Affairs.
He brings an impressive list of voluntary activities to his new
position. He is a recipient of the Charles Clark Award for his
outstanding volunteer work, and was the first recipient of the
APMA/Landry Foundation Award of Excellence.
A native of Newfoundland, Ms. Gellman came to the University
of Windsor in October, 2001, as Executive Assistant to the
President after a very successful stint as Executive Director of
AIDS Windsor. She brings a strong community network and 20
years experience as an Executive Director/Development Officer
in the USA to her new post where she will have primary
responsibility for Development and Alumni Affairs. She has
volunteered for over 40 organizations during her career in such
diverse areas as poverty, education, health care, the arts, the
environment, youth and/or women and has received many
awards, including the Charles Clark Award, the Queen's Golden
Jubilee Medal and the Women of the Year 2002 recognition.
Rita LaCivita Acting HR Director since September is now
appointed Director effective January 2003. A graduate of the
University of Windsor, with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1987
and a Honours Bachelor of Commerce in 1989, then in 1992
received her designation as a Certified Human Resources
Professional. Before joining the University of Windsor in 1998 as
Employee Relations manager, she held progressively
responsible human resource positions in the private sector. She
was a participant in the Windsor-Essex Leadership program and
is a member of the Board of the Big Brothers of Canada.
Sandra Aversa, is the new Director of Finance. Also an
alumnus of the University of Windsor, received her Honours
Bachelor of Commerce in 1982 and earned her Chartered
Accountant designation in 1985. Before joining the University of
Windsor in 1990, she held the position of Audit Manager with an
accounting firm. At the University, she held the position of
Assistant Director of Finance, Accounting & Systems, until being
appointed Director of Food, Housing and Conference Services
in 1999, an area that saw many improvements under her
leadership
International Curriculum Coordinator Appointed
Dr. Feiziya (Fay) Patel has accepted Windsor International's
offer to coordinate the university's effort to internationalize the
curriculum.
She has a strong background in this area having worked as the
Coordinator of the International Office at Vista University in
Pretoria, South Africa. In this position, Patel pursued
international linkages with institutions of higher learning
throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the United Kingdom, and North
America.
Operating through Windsor International Patel will work on
matters relating to multiculturalism and curriculum development,
the latter from an international perspective.
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