University of Windsor
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The University of Windsor is a mid-sized university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Located in Canada's "automotive capital" across the border from Detroit, this modern-looking university has a student body of approximately 11,000 full-time students (mostly undergraduate) and 3,800 part-time students. Situated at the western end of Lake St. Clair, on the Detroit River, the University of Windsor is Canada's southernmost university. The university has research "pinnacles" in automotive engineering, environmental science and social justice. The university has the highest percentage of international students in its undergraduate population among all Canadian universities.
The university has developed a number of partnerships with local businesses and industry, including the multi-million dollar University of Windsor/Chrysler Canada Ltd. Automotive Research and Development Centre, the only research facility of its kind in North America, and 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.
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Student life
The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Windsor Lancers.
The campus radio station is CJAM-FM. Its student newspaper is The Lance.
History
Presidents
- Eugene Carlisle LeBel, 1963-1964
- John Francis Leddy, 1964-1978
- Mervyn Franklin, 1978-1984
- Ronald W. Ianni, 1984-1997
- Ross H. Paul, 1998-
Famous alumni
- Scott D'Amore
- Dwight Duncan, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Colm Feore, actor
- Frank Mahovlich, NHL hall-of-famer and Canadian senator
- Sergio Marchionne, CEO of the Fiat Group
- Brian Masse, Member of Parliament
- Thomas Moore, Author of Care of the Soul
- Richard Peddie, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
- Amanda Tapping, actress
Famous people with connections to the university
- Thomas LaSorda, COO of Chrysler Corporation
- Alistair McLeod, Canadian author
- Joyce Carol Oates
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
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