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National Volunteer Week 2018 News Archive

2024 honourees with their star blankets

Deadline extended: Honouring the Indigenous Campus Community 2025

March 21, 2025 — 
Do you know an Indigenous campus community member who is making a difference?

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"University of Manitoba Bisons women’s volleyball team celebrates their 2025 U SPORTS National Championship victory. Players, wearing championship hats and medals, cheer and raise the championship trophy high as gold, black, and white confetti rains down. A University of Manitoba and Bisons-branded banner hangs in the background, highlighting the team’s triumphant moment.

Bisons Women’s Volleyball win the 2025 U SPORTS National Championship

March 16, 2025 — 
The No. 3 seeded Herd captured their eighth title in school history with a commanding 3-1 win over the No. 4 seed.

The U of M group at the 30th Annual Pride Winnipeg Parade.

Get involved in Pride 2018

May 11, 2018 — 
We are looking for faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends and family members (including children and pets) to walk with us and help us celebrate

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Pride Parade 2016.

President Barnard’s message on National Volunteer Week

April 16, 2018 — 
'I would like to thank the thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and friends who share their time and expertise'

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Sustainability

As easy as riding a bike

April 16, 2018 — 
For student Dan Reihl sharing his passion for cycling with others is something that comes as naturally to him as taking a breath, so it was an obvious choice to volunteer with the Office of Sustainability and UMcycle

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Rita Courchaine

Faculty of Education

CanU recognizes outstanding volunteer

April 11, 2018 — 
When Rita Courchaine thinks about the impact of CanU, she recalls a shy young newcomer to Canada, and her dramatic transformation during her time in youth mentoring program

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(L-R) Dr. Mike McKay, Venla Hovi, Jon Rempel, Gee-ef Nkwonta, Brendan Warren, Alanna Boudreau, Alana Serhan, Lauren Taraschuk, Justus Alleyn, Brett Stovin, Billy the Bison.

Bison year-end awards recognize talent, volunteers and community leadership

March 26, 2018 — 
Volunteers were honoured through two major awards

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Students helping out at graduation Pow Wow

Students

Boost your career skills while helping out on campus  

March 20, 2018 — 
There are many great reasons why students should get involved by volunteering on campus, including making connections with other students and giving back to the community

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Students and representatives of Alternative Reading Week partner agencies gather for a Mix & Mingle

Students

Service-learning in our backyard: Alternative Reading Week Winnipeg 2018

March 9, 2018 — 
During Alternative Reading Week Winnipeg, students had the opportunity to work in non-profit agencies serving marginalized communities and learn from these experiences

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