Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
University of Windsor
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Student life== International students from nearly 100 countries make up approximately 29% of the student population. Despite the large number of international students, the majority of students are domestic and come from Windsor and Essex County; 12% of full-time students originate from the [[Greater Toronto Area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Applications, Confirmations, and Registrations by Geographic Origin for Domestic 105s to First Year |url=http://www.uwindsor.ca/institutional-analysis/sites/uwindsor.ca.institutional-analysis/files/fall_2016_yr1_apps_105s_ontario_county.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417124230/https://www.uwindsor.ca/institutional-analysis/sites/uwindsor.ca.institutional-analysis/files/fall_2016_yr1_apps_105s_ontario_county.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2023 |access-date=19 March 2019 |publisher=University of Windsor - Office of Institutional Analysis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=University of Windsor Fast Facts |url=http://www.uwindsor.ca/45/fast-facts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608055558/https://www.uwindsor.ca/45/fast-facts |archive-date=8 June 2023 |access-date=30 September 2019 |publisher=University of Windsor}}</ref><ref name="intldoem" /> {| style="text-align:center; float:right; font-size:85%; margin-left:2em; margin:10px" class="wikitable" |+ ''Demographics of student body (2022)''{{notetag|The following includes both full-time, and part-time students.}} ! !! Undergraduate{{notetag|The following includes students enrolled in [[first professional degree]] programs.}} !! Graduate |- ! [[Male]]<ref name="female">{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Female Enrolment by Program |url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=6#univ=32&y=2022 |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=Common University Data Ontario |publisher=Council of Ontario Universities}}</ref><ref name="male">{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Male Enrolment by Program |url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=2#univ=32&y=2022 |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=Common University Data Ontario |publisher=Council of Ontario Universities}}</ref> | 44% || 61% |- ! [[Female]]<ref name=female/><ref name=male/> | 56% || 39% |- ! [[Canadian|Canadian student]]<ref name="intldoem">{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Total Enrolment by Program |url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=7#univ=32&y=2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=Common University Data Ontario |publisher=Council of Ontario Universities}}</ref> | 93% || 27% |- ! [[International student]]<ref name=intldoem/> | 7% || 73% |} [[Francis Leddy|Leddy]] Library is the main campus library. The [[Paul Martin Sr.|Paul Martin]] Law Library serves the Faculty of Law. The [[Canadian Auto Workers Union]] helped to build the CAW [[Student center|Student Centre]] which is a central meeting place for students.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} The university has a unique agreement with the [[Ambassador Bridge|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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Toldo Lancer Center is the newest addition to the University of Windsor. It provides many different kinds of recreational services for students including free access to the Fitness Center to workout, opened every day. Students can also enjoy their access to the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse and state of the art additions including Lancer Commons, Pool, Triple Gymnasium and Multipurpose Rooms. The Toldo Lancer Center officially opened to students on July 4, 2022.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} ===Student unions=== [[File:UWSA-University of Windsor Students' Alliance.jpg|thumb|University of Windsor Students' Alliance logo]] There are three student unions at Windsor. The University of Windsor Students' Alliance, otherwise known as the UWSA, represents all full-time [[undergraduate]] students at the University of Windsor, located in [[Windsor, Ontario]], Canada. It provides services such as an Office of Student Empowerment, financial awards, a [[food bank|food pantry]], representation on various University of Windsor bodies, a weekly student newspaper, ''The Lance'', and various other services and programs.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Lance - News at UWindsor |work=The Lance |publisher= |url=https://www.thelance.ca/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230053303/https://www.thelance.ca/ |archive-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> The Organization of Part-time University Students (OPUS) represents part-time undergraduate students, while the Graduate Student Society represents all graduate students at the university.<ref>{{cite web |year= |title=Mandate and History |url=https://uwindsorgss.ca/about/mandate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808035340/https://uwindsorgss.ca/about/mandate/ |archive-date=8 August 2023 |access-date=22 April 2022 |website= |publisher=University of Windsor Graduate Student Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year= |title=About Us |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/opus/about-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417124252/https://www.uwindsor.ca/opus/about-us |archive-date=17 April 2023 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website= |publisher=Organization of Part-time University Students}}</ref> All three student unions are affiliated with the [[Canadian Federation of Students]].<ref>{{cite web |year= |title=About UWSA |url=https://uwsa.ca/about/about-uwsa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109133824/https://uwsa.ca/about/about-uwsa/ |archive-date=9 November 2023 |access-date=22 April 2022 |website= |publisher=University of Windsor Student Alliance}}</ref> ===Athletics=== {{main|Windsor Lancers}} [[Image:WindsorSouthCampusstadium.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|South Campus Stadium stands.]]The University is represented in [[U Sports]] 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: {{col div}} * Football * Soccer * Outdoor track and field * Basketball * Volleyball * Curling * Ball Hockey * European Handball * Flag Football * Table Tennis * Indoor Rugby * Windsor Lancers Ice Hockey team plays at the South Windsor Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://golancers.ca/schedule.aspx?path=mhockey|title=Windsor Lancers Mens Hockey Schedule|website=uwindsor.ca|publisher=University of Windsor|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> {{col div end}}
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)