The Retirees' Newsletter Page 3
The Retirees's Association ( Faculty, Librarian, Administrator), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Vol X III , No. 3, September 2003
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Campus News |
Ross Paul Addresses
Welcoming Convocation
Windsor Welcome Week was held with a Welcoming Convocation
for the Class of 2007 in the St. Denis Centre. At the Welcome
Lunch following the ceremony, lucky students won either a
semester''s tuition sponsored by the Alumni Association or a
Bookstore gift certificate.
Draft Strategic Plan Tabled In Senate
Consultation Under Way
President Ross Paul and Vice-President, Academic and
Provost Neil Gold have begun a series of consultation
meetings with campus departments, students, alumni and
others following the tabling at Senate last week of a draft
strategic planning document for the University of Windsor,
2004-2009. The document : To Greater Heights: An
Enhanced Culture for Learning, is available through the
President's web pages. The president told Senate he
welcomes feedback from individuals as well. The document
proposes to strengthen the university by taking advantage of
the significant increase in demand that has been predicted.
It is based on the substantial input he received during the
first round of consultation in the process earlier this year.
The draft document sets out "ambitious but achievable"
goals and ways they might be achieved. The final document
is expected to be ready in November.
Annual Phone Campaign Kicks Off
A team of current students burned up the phone lines
talking to alumni and the many other supporters of the
University of Windsor as the 2003 Annual Phone Campaign
begins.
The phone campaign, which has raised millions of dollars to
support students, scholarship, research, and support
services at the university, continues to November 27. 2003.
Working on the Annual Phonathon are two second-year
criminology students: Justin Lemoyne and Colleen Scott.
"The students will be calling alumni and friends of the
university to encourage their financial support of the
university and to update the university's record of their
address and employment information," says Annual Giving
Program Manager Mona Dosen.
For more information about the Annual Giving Program
contact Dosen at 253-3000 ext. 3250 or by e-mail at
mdosen@uwindsor.ca.
Residence Move-In Plan Worked Great
One of the three news buildings on campus is the new
residence building. Residence Move-In Day was
organized with almost military precision to avoid traffic
jams and other frustration, and it worked.
"Parents were happy with the process and organization,"
said Residence Life Manager Tammy Brown. "We had
1,845 students move into Residence, 348 to the new
Alumni Hall on Sunset Avenue. "
Brown passes credit to Lara Hof, of chaired the move-in
planning committee and set out the plan that involved 120
volunteers and 75 residence staff. Each building had a
specific move-in route so that traffic flowed to and from
the drop off areas and parking lots. Each vehicle was
greeted when it arrived. Volunteers helped empty the
vehicles quickly while the greeters kept drivers in their
vehicles and gave them instructions to their parking area.
Education Development Centre staff and volunteers also
came out Sunday to help, and many senior administrators
were on hand to welcome students and chat with parents.
Justine Ottaway, a first-year Dramatic Art student
from Brooklin, Ontario, moved into her Alumni Hall
dorm room Sunday.The new residence suites feature
two individual rooms with bed, desk and storage,
with shared kitchenette and washroom.
Advanced Computer Network
Coming to Campus
The campus community will soon have access to the most
advanced computer network of its kind in the world. Staff
and technical experts with ORION will be in Windsor
to spread the word about the advantages of this new
network.
Users can access resources on ORION
(www.orano.on.ca) from their desktop PC on campus. A
seminar/workshop is planned for Friday, July 25 from 2 to
4 p.m. in Winclare A, Vanier Hall. All are welcome,
contact Kathy at ext. 4572 or wednet@uwindsor.ca. to
reserve a space.
Engineering Program Accreditations
After an extensive review process, the Canadian
Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accreditation
of all Engineering programs at the University of Windsor
has been renewed.
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