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University of Windsor
University of Windsor Coat of Arms
University of Windsor Coat of Arms
Former names
Assumption College, Assumption University of Windsor
MottoBonitatem, disciplinam, scientiam (Goodness, discipline, knowledge)
TypePublic
Established1857
Endowment$50.65 million[1]
ChancellorEd Lumley
PresidentDr. Alan Wildeman
Undergraduates12,291 (full-time), 3,215 (part-time)[2]
Postgraduates1,205 (full-time), 172 (part-time)[2]
Location
401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor
,
ON
,
Canada

42°18′24″N 83°3′57″W / 42.30667°N 83.06583°W / 42.30667; -83.06583
Sports teamWindsor Lancers
Coloursblue   and gold  
AffiliationsAUCC, IAU, COU, CIS, OUA, CUSID, ONWiE, Fields Institute, CBIE, CUP, CARL‎.
MascotThe Lancer
Websiteuwindsor.ca
File:UofW Logo.svg

The University of Windsor (U of W, UWindsor, or simply Windsor) is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[3] It is Canada's southernmost university.[4] It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students.[5] The University of Windsor has graduated more than 80,000 alumni since its founding.[6]

The University of Windsor has nine faculties, including the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Engineering, Odette School of Business, the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the Faculty of Human Kinetics, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Nursing, and the Faculty of Science. Through its various faculties and independent schools, Windsor's primary research interests focus on automotive, environmental, and social justice research, yet it has increasingly began focusing on health, natural science, and entrepreneurship research [7].

Recently, the University of Windsor has established a School of Medicine in partnership with the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry from the University of Western Ontario. Currently, the University of Windsor is constructing a $112-million Centre for Engineering Innovation, which will house the Faculty of Engineering and its research centre [8].


History

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Dillon Hall, University of Windsor, Architect Albert Lothian

The University dates back to the founding of Assumption College Roman Catholic in Windsor, Ontario in 1857.[9] Escalating costs forced Assumption University (a denominational university) to become a public institution in order to qualify for public support.[10] In 1919 Assumption College in Windsor affiliated with the University of Western Ontario.[11] Originally, Assumption was one the largest colleges associated with the University of Western Ontario. In 1950, Assumption College welcomed its first women students. In 1953, it ended its affiliation with the University of Western Ontario. It was incorporated as the independent non-denominational University of Windsor through an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on December 19, 1962. Soon after, affiliation agreements were made with Holy Redeemer College, Canterbury College and the new Iona College (affiliated with the United Church of Canada). Canterbury College became the first Anglican college in the world to affiliate with a Roman Catholic University. In 1963, University of Windsor affiliated with Essex College. [12] Essex College's Arms and Badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on March 15, 2007.[13]

On July 1, 1963, the University of Windsor assumed control of the campus. Alan Beddoe designed the University's coats of arms.[14]

Lambton Tower on campus.

In 1964 Dr. John Francis Leddy became President of the University of Windsor, and presided over a period of significant growth. From 1967 to 1977, Windsor grew from approximately 1,500 to 8,000 full-time students. In the 1980s and early 1990s, this growth continued. Among the new buildings erected were the Odette Business Building and the CAW Student Centre.

Enrollment at the University reached record heights in Fall 2003 with the elimination of Grade 13 (Ontario Academic Credit) in Ontario. The university has developed a number of partnerships with local businesses and industry, such as the University of Windsor/Chrysler Canada Ltd. Automotive Research and Development Centre, the only one of its kind in North America.

University of Windsor's Arms were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on March 15, 2007.[15]

Academics

Windsor offers more than 120 majors and minors and 55 master's and doctoral degree programs across nine faculties:[16]

Anthropology; Communication Studies; Criminology; Dramatic Art; English; French; History; Language, Literature and Cultures; Labour Studies; Music; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychology; Social Work; Sociology; Visual Arts; Women's Studies
Civil Engineering; Electrical and Computing Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Industrial and Manufacturing and Systems Engineering; and Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering.
Accounting, Marketing, Management, Human Resources, Finance and Strategy
Sport Studies, Movement Science and Sport Management
Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, General Science.

University of Windsor also provide Inter-Faculty Programs offering cross-departmental majors like Forensics, Environmental studies and Arts & Science concentration. There are nine cooperative education programs for 1,100 students.

Faculty of Business, Odette Building.

The Faculty of Law is one of six in Ontario, and has a major teaching and research focus on Social Justice issues. It publishes two law journals the Faculty led Access to Justice and the student run, peer-reviewed Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues.

Law students may study Human Rights Law, Poverty Law, Aboriginal rights law and legal issues affecting women, minorities and children. The faculty, in conjunction with Legal Aid Ontario, runs a downtown Windsor community legal clinic called Legal Assistance Windsor, that is staffed with supervising lawyers, law students, and social workers; it is aimed at meeting the legal needs of persons traditionally denied access to justice. This clinic operates in the area of landlord tenant law as well as social benefits.

The University of Windsor runs a second legal clinic, Community Legal Aid, located at the corner of Sunset and University. This clinic is a Student Legal Aid Services Society (SLASS) clinic, which is staffed primarily by volunteer law students and overseen by supervising lawyers, called review counsel. This clinic operates primarily in the areas of criminal law, landlord tenant law, and small claims court. The clinic offers free legal services to those who qualify financially and all students of the University of Windsor.

The faculty also has a joint, American Bar Association ABA-Approved LL.B-J.D.degree program with the University of Detroit Mercy. The program is completed in three years with students taking courses at both the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy. Upon completion students earn both Canadian and American legal accreditation and can pursue licensing in any Province in Canada (aside from civil law in Quebec) and any State in the United States of America.

As of 2008, the University of Windsor is also home to a satellite campus of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry of the University of Western Ontario. There are currently 54 medical students studying full-time at the Windsor campus.[17]

Campus

View of the Detroit skyline from the park bordering campus.

Located in Canada's traditional "automotive capital" across the border from Detroit, the campus is situated near the United States and its busy port of entry to and from the United States. It is framed by the Ambassador Bridge to the west and the Detroit River to the north.

The campus covers 51 contiguous hectares (125 acres) and is surrounded by a residential neighborhood. The campus features a small arboretum which represents most of the species from the Carolinian forest. Campus is approximately a 10 minute drive from downtown Windsor. The CAW Student Centre has a view of the Ambassador Bridge and houses retail stores, a food court and "The Basement", the student-operated pub.

The St. Denis Centre, located at the south end of campus on College Avenue, is the major athletic and recreational facility for students; a weight room, exercise facilities and a swimming pool. The new South Campus Stadium built for the 2005 Pan-American Junior Games is beside the St. Denis Centre - which also has dressing rooms for Lancer teams - and borders Huron Church Road, the major avenue to and from the border crossing. The athletics department has become well known for Track & Field, and Men and Women's Basketball. The majority of the Lancer teams made the playoffs this year (2010) and the program continues to grow in championship titles.[18]

Library and Collections

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Leddy Library

The Leddy Library is the main campus library for the University of Windsor. The library’s collection consists of over 3 million items including electronic resources holdings of over 17,000 electronic titles and several hundred thousand data sets.

The Leddy Library is named in honour of John Francis Leddy, former president of the University of Windsor. Dr. Leddy was born in Ottawa, Ontario on April 16, 1911, but grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Student life

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On campus with views of Leddy Library and the Ambassador Bridge in the background
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University club activity day on Campus

International students make up approximately 10% of the student population; about 1500 students from more than 70 countries.

Despite the large amount of international students, the majority of students are domestic and come from the southwestern Ontario counties of Essex, Chatham-Kent and Lambton.[19]

Many students take advantage of their proximity to Michigan for cultural, recreational and educational opportunities.

All full-time undergraduate students are members of the University of Windsor Students' Alliance and possess a health and dental plan coverage as well as access to "The Basement", a newspaper and a radio station.

In addition to the UWSA run newspaper The Lance, the University of Windsor is host to several independent publications. The Student Movement is a student run website and newspaper offering a critical stance.

Student Residences on campus.

Leddy Library is the main campus library. The Paul Martin Law Library serves the Faculty of Law. The Canadian Auto Workers Union helped to build the CAW Student Centre which is a central meeting place for students. The University has a unique agreement with the Ambassador Duty-Free Store, at Canada's busiest border crossing, which provides student jobs, 400 parking spaces, and an annual cash annuity to the school.

Residence Life

The University houses male and female students in six different residence halls across campus.

Macdonald, Laurier and Cartier Halls are home to first-year undergraduate students; Laurier Hall hosts alternating single-gender floors while Cartier and Macdonald Halls are entirely co-ed.

Electa Hall is a co-ed building which houses upper year undergrads, graduate students and students in professional programs such as education and law. Electa Hall hosts both the Law and Education residence communities.

Clark Residence, another upper year residence, is a collection of townhouse style apartments which include fully furnished kitchen facilities in each unit. Clark is available only to upper year students.

Alumni Hall is the only building on campus that houses upper year and first year students together. It is a suite-style residence where rooms have two bedrooms that share a kitchen, and 3-piece bathroom. Because of demand, entrance to Alumni Hall is based on grade-point average for first year undergraduate students.

Athletics

Main article: Windsor Lancers
South Campus Stadium stands.

The University is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Windsor Lancers. The Lancers play within the Ontario University Athletics conference. The University of Windsor Stadium plays host to a variety of intercollegiate sports including football, men and women's soccer and outdoor track and field.

Lancer Teams:

Scholarships

The University joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.[20]

Administration

The University's current President is Dr. Alan Wildeman, formerly VP Research at the University of Guelph. He took office on July 1, 2008, as the University’s sixth President and Vice-Chancellor, succeeding Dr. Ross H. Paul.

Memberships

It is a member of the National Conference of Canadian Universities and Colleges, the University Articulation Board of Ontario, the International Association of Universities, and the Association of the British Commonwealth.[21] The The Lance (Student Newspaper), is a member of CUP.

Presidents

  1. Eugene Carlisle LeBel, 1963–1964
  2. John Francis Leddy, 1964–1978
  3. Mervyn Franklin, 1978–1984
  4. Ronald W. Ianni, 1984–1997
  5. Ross H. Paul, 1998–2008
  6. Alan Wildeman, 2008–present

Notable Alumni and Faculty

Faculty

Federated or Affiliated Colleges

  • Assumption University, a graduate college that offers a degree in Pastoral Ministry and Religious Education
  • Canterbury College, a liberal arts college within the U of W with a Christian background
  • Iona College, a small theological college

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] 2009
  2. ^ a b Fall 2006, University of Windsor, Office of Institutional Analysis
  3. ^ http://www.uwindsor.ca/about-the-university
  4. ^ Taken from: http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/index_e.html on June 17, 2010.
  5. ^ Taken from: http://www.uwindsor.ca/fast-facts on June 17, 2010.
  6. ^ http://www.uwindsor.ca/alumni
  7. ^ Taken from: http://www.uwindsor.ca/vp-research/
  8. ^ Taken from: http://www.uwindsor.ca/cei/centre-for-engineering-innovation-1
  9. ^ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003544
  10. ^ University
  11. ^ University of Western Ontario
  12. ^ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003544
  13. ^ http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1140 Arms and Badge
  14. ^ http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2010-03-07T21%3A52%3A20Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=104827&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam Alan Beddoe collection at Library and Archives Canada
  15. ^ http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1138 Arms and Badge
  16. ^ Taken from: http://www.uwindsor.ca/fast-facts
  17. ^ http://www.uwindsor.ca/medicine
  18. ^ Taken from: http://golancers.ca/sports/2009/8/12/Lancer%20History.aspx?tab=lancerhistory
  19. ^ Taken from: http://web2.uwindsor.ca/general/info/pdf/Ouac/Fall_2008_Ontario.pdf on June 17, 2010
  20. ^ http://www.accc.ca/english/services/cdnforces/hero.htm Project Hero
  21. ^ Taken from: http://web4.uwindsor.ca/uweb/FinalAbo.nsf/SubCategoryFlyOut/6C7FB75600E7DEAF85257281004EDEF8 on June 17, 2010.
  22. ^ http://www.jamesbondy.com/images/BIOtextpic.jpg Accessed December 2, 2007
  23. ^ http://www.sportsnet.ca/bios/bowen_joe/
  24. ^ "Patrick Brown, MP - biography". Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  25. ^ Real Fight Gear
  26. ^ "Masood Naseeb, Middle East's 24th Most Influential Person in Property". Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  27. ^ http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/alumni/achievements.nsf/0/93c9ab09f1ddc3c085256e3f0066d89f?OpenDocument Accessed December 2, 2007
  28. ^ "About the Author Lynsay Sands". Harper Collins. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  29. ^ http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/units/pac/view.nsf/CatChannel/D1F400FA55BDD77D852573B400599985!OpenDocument Accessed December 21, 2007
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