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The Graduate Student Society is providing 600 tickets for a Halloween movie night on us at WIFF on Monday, October 31, at 7:15 pm. The movie playing is HUNT. Here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sowGYbxTPgU. You must be a registered graduate student to attend. You must sign up before the event; walk-ins will not be accepted. Each...
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Donor sponsored awards are available to graduate students in various disciplines who meet the award eligibility requirements. Students can access the UWinAward application by logging into UWinsite Student > Student Homepage > Award Profile. The following is a link to resources that will assist students with completing the application/profile....
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The University of Windsor is experiencing an unexpected but significant and prolonged systems outage. This is impacting most major systems, including the Blackboard LMS, UWinsite and our website, uwindsor.ca. Our I.T. Services and related units are working their very hardest to resume services as soon as possible. Please visit the portal, created b...
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The GSS Supplemental Benefits Plan (also known as the GSS Drug and Dental Plan) is a supplemental plan that ensures coverage for costs outside of Ontario Health Insurance Program (OHIP). If you are eligible to opt-out, the portal is now open until February 3. To see if you meet the eligibility requirements, please visit The...
07/01/2022in News, Services
The Summer 2022 Universal Bus Pass (UPass) Opt-in program will not be offered. As part of the contractual agreement with Transit Windsor, we have to run the Fall and Winter mandatory programs to offer the opt-in program. Those were suspended due to covid. The UPass program will begin again at the beginning of the Fall...
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Hello Lancers! Are you ready to showcase what makes you #UWindsorProud? Join the UWindsor Volunteer team on Saturday, October 23rd for the first ever hybrid Open House event – offered both virtually and in-person! UWindsor needs you to be a leader on campus, showing the future Lancers how to have both a safe and enjoyable...
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The University of Windsor is excited to introduce the Lancer Centre to you! Designed to enhance the student experience, promote campus spirit, and community pride the Lancer Centre expands and enriches Building Campus, Building Community and Building Champions at UWindsor and throughout Windsor-Essex. The $73 million Lancer Centre provides students...
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The Universal Bus Pass (U-Pass) will be suspended for Fall 2021. Students will not need to opt-out. The pass will still be available to students who need it, by appointment only with @uwsa4u. The Semester Pass is valid from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. If you are buying a Semester Pass for the...
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M.A.Sc. Candidate Selena Celic is researching ways to improve the healthcare system by focussing on reducing the patient wait time in hospital radiology departments. Selena Celic’s, “A Model for Improvement of Patient Wait Times” objective is to ensure emergency patient wait times do not increase – but also attempting to decrease the w...
03/08/2021in News, Services
The UPass Program is suspended for the Fall 2021 term. Students who have been charged the UPass fee on their UWinsite Student account will be reimbursed. The Cashiers Office is currently working on reversing the fee on all accounts that have been charged. You should see the change made by the end of the day...
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The Faculty of Graduate Studies is hosting its first Twitter-based Graduate Showcase in collaboration with the Graduate Student Society and the Alumni Association. All graduate students are invited to use their own Twitter account to tweet in any format a summary of their scholarly activity. Examples of format include: text alone, an image with tex...
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Digital Media Coordinator for Summer 2021 Content development (social media & website) Track analytics Development of creative ways of engaging ways to connect with our membership Marketing Generating brand awareness Attending events Written and verbal content creation Photo and video editing skills Community outreach Please apply directly to s...
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Written by: CAGS |ACES A memo from Research Money (R$) to be distributed among graduate students at your institution: Call for Graduate Student Volunteers: 20th Annual Research Money (R$) Conference The 20th annual Research Money virtual conference, Co-Creating Economic Recovery: New Models and Best Practices is happening June 1st-4th, 2021. We’re...
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The Graduate Student Society would like to congratulate Dr.Weir, Dr. Beckford, Dr. Lam and Dr. Kane for your appointments. See the articles below for more information on the appointments: 1) Dr. Weir – Acting Provost and VP Academic 2) Dr. Beckford – Acting VP Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 3) Dr. Lam – Acting AVP Student...
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Doctoral research is the source of innovative and impactful research that transforms society and challenges dominant theories and practices. While recognizing the changing landscape of doctoral education, the higher education community continues to emphasize the need to maintain the quality and rigour in doctoral scholarship. Central to this topic ...
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Dear Students: Due to recent events involving online harassment and discrimination toward a GSS member. The GSS President and Council have penned an open letter condemning these disrespectful and hurtful actions. The Graduate Student Society (GSS) condemns any form of discrimination against its members, the campus community and beyond. We will not ...
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Written by: Celeste Simpson & Melissa Hunter Social Work & Disability Studies/Psychology & Disability Studies Disability Studies Student Association’s Co-Presidents The Disability Studies Student Association (DSSA) is holding our first Disability Inclusion Webinar. This online event will be open to students in all majors, as well...
04/03/2021in Academic, News
Dear Graduate Students, From March 1, Leddy Library has resumed selected services, including – access to computer workstations, interlibrary loans and appointments to Statistics Canada Research Data Center. Please click the below link for detailed information: Select services re-open at Leddy Library ...
23/02/2021in News, Services
Written by: Green Shield Canada As you may recall, we updated our phone system last summer to enhance your experience when you call Green Shield Canada (GSC). Since then, we have received some great feedback and we continue to upgrade the system to make it even easier to use. Here are five tips to save...
23/02/2021in COVID-19, News
Dear International Students, The Government of Canada has made recent announcements impacting travel for international students. Please see the links below to ensure you have the appropriate information before you depart your home country. Post-graduate Work Permit – Extension and Expansion Enhanced Travel Restrictions UWindsor’s student FAQ portal...
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Written by: Maryam Marashi MSc. Student, Kinesiology Honours BSc. Biology & Neuroscience McMaster University http://www.neurofitlab.ca/ Maryam Marashi, a graduate student in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster, is conducting a study about the impact of COVID-19 research disruption on graduate students and postdoctoral fellows conducting l...
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Unofficial results from the election online. Please contact cro@uwindsorgss.ca for any questions. ...
23/12/2020in Elections, News
The Graduate Student Society (GSS) recognizes that there is a need to develop new positions on our Council in order to represent the needs and interests of all our members. This position was created to represent the research and thesis-based students at the University of Windsor within Graduate Studies. The Office of Research and Innovation...
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Currently, the Graduate Student Society (GSS) has no representative voice for Graduate students who identify with physical or learning disabilities on the Council. The Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility has a working committee that currently hosts several different student positions for the Accessibility Coordinating Committee. This p...
23/12/2020in Elections, News
The GSS has taken a stance that we fully condemn racism on campus, in our city and within our academic community. The University of Windsor has created the Anti-Black Racism Task Force to directly advise the President of the University. Responsibilities This position’s primary role will be to serve as the GSS representative on the...
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