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Communications, marketing and advancement support at your fingertips

March 26, 2024 — 
Access to External Relations toolkits is available on UM Intranet

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Information Services and Technology

Recognizing and combating fraud this tax season

March 25, 2024 — 
Tax season is a heady time for fraudsters who hope to take advantage of seasonal anxiety to scam Canadians out of their money. Of course, tax season isn't the only time scammers have their way. Two common types of fraud that often threaten organizations are phishing and business email compromise (BEC) scams. These frauds are meticulously designed to appear credible, often leaving individuals and businesses vulnerable to significant losses.

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Sustainability

UM Sustainability Awards: Nominate someone today!

March 20, 2024 — 
Do you have a co-worker, faculty member or student who shows leadership, creativity and dedication to sustainability on campus? If so, nominate them for a 2024 UM Sustainability Award.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Accessibility in UM’s digital spaces

March 12, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba is the university for Manitobans. And in Manitoba, 29.2% of people over the age of 15 have at least one disability, according to Statistics Canada.  That’s why UM is committed to accessibility not only in its physical spaces, but also in its digital spaces. 

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Students

Graduate Thesis Writing Bootcamp

March 8, 2024 — 
The Academic Learning Centre, in partnership with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, is hosting an intensive 3-day writing retreat designed to help graduate students progress in writing their theses/dissertations.

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A shared responsibility: Employees to help ensure accessibility of UM information

March 5, 2024 — 
Spring project will fulfill legislation compliance requirements

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Learn how social identities affect your teaching

February 28, 2024 — 
In the new UM Learn module “Understanding social identities among faculty and students,” instructors can learn to recognize their own identities and those of their students, to help them develop strategies that promote engagement and success in the classroom.

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Students

Enjoy the Winter Term Break

February 16, 2024 — 
As we head into the Winter Term Break from February 19 to 23, I want to wish you all well.

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UM student supports and how to find them

January 17, 2024 — 
A breadth of resources have been developed to help with personal and academic needs and to help you stay connected

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Human Resources

Vacation Purchase Plan (VPP) available for 2024/2025

January 12, 2024 — 
Applications due to HR March 1, 2024; program starts April 1, 2024

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