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Kick off the new Term with Student Success Month

September 26, 2025 — 
Whether you're new to UM or returning for another term, this is your opportunity to explore the many services designed to support your academic, personal, and professional growth.

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Desautels Faculty of Music

New concert series kicking off in Desautels Concert Hall

September 25, 2025 — 
DFOM faculty breathe new life in a Schubert classic

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Supporting Indigenous success Through Career Mentorship: The Indigenous Career Mentor Program

September 25, 2025 — 
The Indigenous Career Mentor Program is an informational interviewing program that supports Indigenous students in gathering industry information. Indigenous mentors that meet with Indigenous students provide advice on how to navigate career opportunities and challenges, mentors may also share their personal experiences navigating their own career journeys.

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Paid Experiential Learning Opportunities with Riipen

September 25, 2025 — 
Experiential learning is one of the most effective ways for students to connect classroom knowledge with practical opportunities in supportive professional environments. These opportunities let you put your learning into action, work on meaningful projects, and discover where your studies can take you next. Through Riipen, students can take part in experiential learning programs that allow them to apply their knowledge, strengthen their confidence, expand their networks, and explore career possibilities all while earning income for their work.

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BioTalent Canada Essential Skills for Career Success

September 25, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba has once again partnered with BioTalent Canada, a national leader in training and workforce development, to give UM students FREE access to a suite of online Essential Skills for Career Success courses.  Employers across every field say the same thing: transferable social and emotional skills (SES) are among the top qualifications they want in new hires (Rose, 2024, p. 7). Skills like communication, collaboration, and problem solving often matter as much as your GPA. 

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University of Manitoba – Awareness and Perception Student Survey 2025

September 25, 2025 — 
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Asper School of Business

Learning Alongside Community

September 25, 2025 — 
Alum Nathan Maertins shares his Asper MBA experience, where he assisted in the building of the recently-opened Sagkeeng First Nation Supported Health Complex

Two alumni embrace at the Dean's Homecoming Breakfast at Bannatyne campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady alumni reconnect with classmates, rediscover UM at Homecoming festivities

September 24, 2025 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences hosted its largest-ever Dean’s Homecoming Breakfast on Sept. 20, with more than 280 UM alumni from the health professions reuniting at the Brodie Centre atrium.

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Dr. Amani Hamad standing by a window.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pharmacy alum expanded skill set through PhD, postdoc training

September 23, 2025 — 
Dr. Amani Hamad is now a UM faculty member who holds a Canada Research Chair in population data science and data curation.

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Ashley Bell stands outside of the College of Nursing's Helen Glass Centre for Nursing at Fort Garry campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Nursing grad student seeks to close gaps for 2SLGBTQIA+ families with infants in intensive care

September 23, 2025 — 
When she was working as a bedside nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit, UM nursing alumna Ashley Bell saw some 2SLGBTQIA+ families were not receiving the same level of care as other families. 

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