University of Windsor - Student Life

Student Life

International students make up approximately 10% of the student population; about 1500 students from more than 70 countries.

Despite the large number of international students, the majority of students are domestic and come from the southwestern Ontario counties of Essex, Chatham-Kent and Lambton.

Greek Life on campus is smaller at the University, but includes 3 International Fraternities: Delta Chi, Pi Lambda Phi and Sigma Chi; 2 International Sororities: Phi Sigma Sigma and Delta Zeta. There is also one local sorority Delta Alpha Theta.

Many students take advantage of their proximity to Michigan for cultural, recreational and educational opportunities.

All full-time undergraduate students are members of the University of Windsor Students' Alliance and possess a health and dental plan coverage as well as access to "The Thirsty Scholar", a newspaper and a radio station.

In addition to the newspaper The Lance—which is partially funded by the UWSA and provides stories written by student volunteers—the University of Windsor is host to several independent publications. The Student Movement is a grassroots, independent, student run paper providing a critical discourse towards administration and the UWSA. The Issue is a student run electronic publication covering international social justice issues.

Leddy Library is the main campus library. The Paul Martin Law Library serves the Faculty of Law. The Canadian Auto Workers Union helped to build the CAW Student Centre which is a central meeting place for students. The University has 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 to the school.