Your Perspective Matters

The Office of Equity Transformation invites all students, staff, and faculty to participate in the UM Community Experiences Survey, now open until October 6, 2025.

This confidential, voluntary survey is your opportunity to share what it’s like to live, learn and work at the University of Manitoba.

Do you feel like you belong? Do you enjoy being on campus? Do you feel supported in your academic or professional journey? Is UM living up to its commitments?

Why participate?

This survey is part of UM’s long-term commitment to fostering a vibrant community for all, as outlined in MomentUM: Leading Change Together, UM’s Strategic Plan.

We know that experiences differ across our diverse community. Your voice helps ensure those differences are seen, understood and addressed.

Your input will help the university:

• Identify areas of systemic inequity and opportunities for improvement
• Measure and track progress on strategic goals
• Ensure accountability to the UM community

Building on progress

The first version of this survey was conducted in 2020 as part of the President’s Taskforce on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Real outcomes stemming from the 2020 survey include:

• Creation of the Office of Equity Transformation
• Appointment of Tina Chen, our inaugural Vice-Provost (Equity)
• Launch of the EDIA: Foundations course
• Introduction of the Promoting Black Flourishing Fund

Going forward, the survey will be repeated every two years, enabling us to track meaningful progress over time. Data drives change, and UM is committed to using this data responsibly to guide institutional transformation.

Participate and give back

As a thank you, for every 1,000 participants, the UM Food Bank will receive $500, up to a total of $4,000.

How to take the survey

• All UM community members should have received an email on September 15 with a direct link to the survey.
• If you are a student, you can also find the survey by logging into Aurora and looking under the “Resources” section.
• If you are a staff or faculty member, the survey link can be found on the UM Community Experience Survey intranet page (UMNetID required).

Thank you for helping us build a more supportive and equitable UM community!

Need assistance?

If you need help accessing the survey, please contact Jennifer Dengate, Director of EDI Research and Projects, at Jennifer.Dengate@umanitoba.ca.

If you have general questions about this survey, please feel free to contact the Office of Equity Transformation at UMCES@umanitoba.ca.