Editing University of Windsor (section)

=== Mid-twentieth century ===
In the early 1960s, the city of Windsor's growth and demands for higher education led to further restructuring. A petition was made to the province of Ontario for the creation of a non-denominational University of Windsor by the board of governors and regents of Assumption University and the board of directors of Essex College.<ref name="AU" /> The University of Windsor was established as an institution by the ''University of Windsor Act'' on December 19, 1962.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/44/university-act |title=University of Windsor Act, 1962-63 |publisher=[[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] |year=1962 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416115746/https://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/44/university-act |archive-date=16 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> The transition from an historic Roman Catholic university to a non-denominational provincial university was an unprecedented development.<ref name="AU" />

On July 1, 1963, the entire campus with all of its facilities and faculty became known as the University of Windsor. As a 'federated member', Assumption University remained as an integrated institution, granting degrees only in its Faculty of Theology.<ref name=AU /> Father Eugene Carlisle LeBel from Assumption became the inaugural president of the University of Windsor, and Frank A. DeMarco, who had been holding both positions of Principal, as well as Dean of Applied Science at Essex College, became the inaugural Vice President. The university's coats of arms were designed by [[Heraldry|heraldic]] expert [[Alan Beddoe]].<ref>{{cite web |date=1979 |title=Alan B. Beddoe Fonds (MG30-D252) Finding Aid No. 1089 |url=http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000941.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519194758/http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000941.pdf |archive-date=19 May 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2019 |publisher=[[National Archives of Canada]]}}</ref>

Six months later, Assumption University of Windsor made affiliation agreements with Holy Redeemer College (now [[Académie Ste. Cécile International School|Académie Sainte-Cécile]]), [[Canterbury College (Windsor, Ontario)|Canterbury College]] and the new [[Iona College (Windsor, Ontario)|Iona College]] (affiliated with the [[United Church of Canada]]). Canterbury College became the first [[Anglican Church of Canada|Anglican]] college in the world to affiliate with a Roman Catholic University.<ref name =AU /><ref>{{cite web |title=History of Canterbury College |url=http://www1.uwindsor.ca/canterbury/history-of-canterbury-college |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529131500/http://www1.uwindsor.ca/canterbury/history-of-canterbury-college |archive-date=2014-05-29 |access-date=2014-05-18 |publisher=[[Canterbury College (Windsor, Ontario)|Canterbury College]]}}</ref>

[[Image:ChryslerBldgUniversity of Windsor.jpg|thumb|right|Lambton Tower on campus.]]
In 1964, when President LeBel retired, [[John Francis Leddy]] was appointed president of the University of Windsor, and presided over a period of significant growth.

President Leddy, "concerned that the University of Windsor should emerge as soon as possible from the status and reputation of a College to that of a University", set out to review the existing departments. Based on the strengths in the social sciences, economics, political science and psychology, Leddy proposed to the university's board of governors that a law school be established. In September 1968, the Faculty of Law opened with its first class of students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Demers |first=Annette |date=2008 |title=A History of the University of Windsor Faculty of Law |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/law/library/sites/uwindsor.ca.law.library/files/faculty_bibliography_final_with_appendixes_included_2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231001411/https://www.uwindsor.ca/law/library/sites/uwindsor.ca.law.library/files/faculty_bibliography_final_with_appendixes_included_2.pdf |archive-date=31 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |publisher=University of Windsor - Faculty of Law}}</ref>

From 1967 to 1977, Windsor grew from approximately 1,500 to 8,000 full-time students.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

In the 1980s and early 1990s, this growth continued. Among the new buildings erected were the Odette Business Building and the CAW Student Centre.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

The university partnered with [[Chrysler]] in 1996 to establish the Automotive Research and Development Centre, a research lab that focuses on automotive research and education.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paton-Evans |first=Karen |date=31 December 1998 |title=Industry and education embrace R&D |pages=G8 |work=[[Windsor Star]]}}</ref>