Editing University of Windsor (section)

== Organization and administration ==
=== Governance ===
The university is governed as a [[Public university|public]], [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]], and [[non-denominational]] institution by the ''University of Windsor Act, 1962'', which sets out the basic legal obligations and purposes of the institution. Similar to most Canadian universities, the Act establishes the university as a [[Shared governance|bicameral institution]], governed by a Board of Governors and Senate, and led by a chancellor and president.<ref name=":1" />

The Board is responsible for the oversight of all operational aspects of the university, including strategic direction, budgets, property management, and accountability for the university's financial, human, and physical resources.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Governors |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/322/board-governors |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.uwindsor.ca |language=en}}</ref> The Board is also responsible for appointing the chancellor, and the president and vice-chancellor. There are 32 members of the board, 20 external and 12 internal; this size was considered to be large without a compelling reason by the [[Auditor General of Ontario]] in a 2022 audit of Ontario universities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=November 2022 |title=Value-for-Money Audit: Financial Management in Ontario Universities |url=https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en22/AR_FinancialMgmtUniversities_en22.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830084243/https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en22/AR_FinancialMgmtUniversities_en22.pdf |archive-date=30 August 2023 |access-date=2 January 2024 |publisher=Office of the Auditor General of Ontario}}</ref>

The [[Academic senate|Senate]] is the supreme governing body of the university in academic matters. It is responsible for establishing academic policy, approving new programs and curricular changes, setting admission requirements, and overseeing academic regulation and discipline. It is the Senate that grants degrees, and has the authority to revoke them. The Senate is constituted by members of the [[Academic staff|faculty]], who are either appointed ex-officio by virtue of their role, or elected by the faculty members from their home constituencies. Several students, staff members, and an alumni representative are also appointed to the Senate.<ref name=":1" /> There are several standing committees of the Senate that oversee different aspects of the Senate's mandate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Senate |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/7/senate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417125800/https://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/7/senate |archive-date=17 April 2023 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website= |publisher=University of Windsor |language=en}}</ref>

As is common in Canada, Windsor is formally headed by the [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] and led on a day-to-day basis by the [[Chancellor (education)#Vice-chancellor|president and vice-chancellor]]. The chancellor is the titular head of the university and confers all degrees. The role is mainly ceremonial. Since May 2019 this has been [[Mary Jo Haddad]], a Windsor nursing alumnus and the first woman to take this role, who succeeded [[Ed Lumley]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Chancellor |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/chancellor/welcome |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.uwindsor.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-03 |title=First woman to take reins as UWindsor chancellor |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/viewmagazine/node/281 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=VIEW Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The president serves as the [[chief executive officer|chief executive]] of the university and the chair of the Senate. As per the Act, the president has supervision and direction over the academic work and administration of the university. The current president is Robert Gordon who has been in this role since September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the President |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/president/297/presidents-welcome,%20/president/297/presidents-welcome |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.uwindsor.ca |language=en}}</ref>

=== Faculties, schools, and departments ===
The university is organized into nine faculties and schools, which may also be made up of departments. These faculties and schools are led by a [[Dean (education)|dean]] who is supported by an associate dean. These, along with the department heads and the faculty members, make up each of the faculty's Assembly or Coordinating Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senate Bylaw 44: Departmentalized Faculty |url=https://lawlibrary.uwindsor.ca/Presto/pl/OTdhY2QzODgtNjhlYi00ZWY0LTg2OTUtNmU5NjEzY2JkMWYxLjg3 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website= |publisher=University of Windsor}}</ref> The university has 524 faculty members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fast Facts |url=https://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=2 January 2024 |website= |publisher=University of Windsor |language=en}}</ref>

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'''Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences'''
* Department of Communication, Media, and Film
* School of Creative Arts
* School of Dramatic Art
* Department of English and Creative Writing
* Department of History
* Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
* Department of Philosophy
* Department of Political Science
* Department of Psychology
* Department of Sociology and Criminology
* School of Social Work
'''Faculty of Education'''

'''Faculty of Engineering'''
* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
* Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
* Department of Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
'''Faculty of Graduate Studies'''

'''Faculty of Human Kinetics'''

[[University of Windsor Faculty of Law|'''Faculty of Law''']]

'''Faculty of Nursing'''

'''[[Odette School of Business]]'''

'''Faculty of Science'''
* Department of Biomedical Sciences
* Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
* School of Computer Science
* School of the Environment
* Department of Economics
* Department of Integrative Biology
* Department of Mathematics and Statistics
* Department of Physics
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=== Federated and affiliated institutions ===
The University of Windsor has three [[Affiliated school|federated or affiliated]] institutions. It is federated with [[Assumption University (Windsor, Ontario)|Assumption University]], a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] university offering graduate degree programs in religious subjects. The university is affiliated with [[Canterbury College (Windsor, Ontario)|Canterbury College]], a public liberal arts college affiliated with the [[Anglican Church of Canada]], and [[Iona College (Windsor, Ontario)|Iona College]], a public liberal arts college formerly affiliated with the [[United Church of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federated and Affiliated Institutions - Our partners in a well-rounded education |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/52/affiliated-colleges-our-partners-well-rounded-education |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102035445/https://www.uwindsor.ca/52/affiliated-colleges-our-partners-well-rounded-education |archive-date=2 January 2024 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website= |publisher=University of Windsor |language=en}}</ref>

=== Finances ===
Windsor has an endowment of $139 million as of April 2023. The university's total assets (including its campus) are valued at $877 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial statements of the University of Windsor -- Year ended April 30, 2023 |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/finance/sites/uwindsor.ca.finance/files/2023-04-30_uw_financial_statements_-_final_approved_0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116170445/https://www.uwindsor.ca/finance/sites/uwindsor.ca.finance/files/2023-04-30_uw_financial_statements_-_final_approved_0.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2023 |access-date=2 January 2024 |publisher=University of Windsor}}</ref> Its operating budget for the 2023-2024 academic year was $345 million. The [[Government of Ontario]] provided 29% of the university's operating revenue, while tuition fees accounted for the bulk of the remainder at 69%. International student tuition fees comprised 62% of all tuition fee revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Operating Budget 2023 - 2024 |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/finance/sites/uwindsor.ca.finance/files/2023.24_budget_document_final_bog_2023_04_17_0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116170445/https://www.uwindsor.ca/finance/sites/uwindsor.ca.finance/files/2023-04-30_uw_financial_statements_-_final_approved_0.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2023 |access-date=2 January 2024 |publisher=University of Windsor}}</ref>

The growing reliance on tuition fees from international students is not unique to the University of Windsor and is common at Ontario's public universities.<ref name=":2" /> A 2023 [[Blue-ribbon committee|blue-ribbon panel]] of experts reviewed the financial sustainability of Ontario's universities and colleges and found that Ontario funds universities at just 57% of the national average, due to the government's policies that reduced direct funding to institutions and cut tuition fees for domestic students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ensuring Financial Sustainability for Ontario's Postsecondary Sector: Blue-Ribbon Panel on Postsecondary Education Financial Sustainability |url=https://files.ontario.ca/mcu-ensuring-financial-sustainability-for-ontarios-postsecondary-sector-en-2023-11-14.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217174450/https://files.ontario.ca/mcu-ensuring-financial-sustainability-for-ontarios-postsecondary-sector-en-2023-11-14.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2023 |access-date=2 January 2024 |publisher=[[Ministry of Colleges and Universities]]}}</ref>