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Spring Convocation 2016 News Archive

2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

Alumni

2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients revealed

March 13, 2025 — 
Celebrate UM’s 66th Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by TD Insurance—honouring UM alumni whose work is shaping Manitoba and the world.

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Graphic of a hand holding a lightbulb in which a tiny person is shown running while holding a book the hand and lightbulb are surrounded by gears and sketches of books, science, a magnifying glass and other objects to indicate ideas and learning

Inspire and engage: Host a booth at TEDx Winnipeg 2025!

February 7, 2025 — 
TEDx Winnipeg is inviting the UM community to showcase big ideas, research, and innovations at the upcoming TEDx event on May 29, 2025

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Dr. Keith Fowke, President Michael Benarroch, Dean Peter Nickerson, Chancellor Ann Mahon visit UM partner community clinic in Nairobi, Kenya.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM partner clinics in Nairobi fear for HIV patients after Trump’s freeze on foreign aid

February 4, 2025 — 
For 45 years, the University of Manitoba has partnered with the University of Nairobi and the non-profit Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA) to achieve successful STI and HIV research, prevention, care and treatment programs to the most vulnerable communities in Kenya and in Africa.

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Convocation

President Barnard’s address to the Class of 2016

May 31, 2016 — 
'Now go on and change the world'

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Convocation Time Lapse screen shot

Largest graduating class since 1977 for Spring Convocation

May 30, 2016 — 
The University of Manitoba will confer degrees, diplomas and certificates on 3,040 graduates

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Class of 2016

Congrats Manitoba’s newest doctors, honoured guests Drs. Henteleff and Pope

May 13, 2016 — 
On May 12, 106 new doctors graduated. An overwhelming 71 (or 67 per cent) or of the 106 new MDs have chosen to stay in Manitoba to complete their residency training

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Mother and daughter, Vanessa and Savannah Kisilowsky, will celebrate their graduation together at the Traditional Graduation Pow Wow

In it together

May 13, 2016 — 
Mother and daughter celebrate academic achievements at Graduation Pow Wow

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Seventy graduate from the School of Agriculture

May 12, 2016 — 
The 109th convocation ceremony was held May 6.

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Top row (L-R) Bonnie Buhler, Susan Lewis and Gerald Schwartz Bottom row (L-R) Heather Reisman, Bryce Douglas and Paul Henteleff

Honorary degree recipients recognized for innovation, philanthropy and enhancing well-being of Manitobans and Canadians

April 27, 2016 — 
Spring Convocation pays tribute to Bonnie Buhler, Paul Henteleff, Andrew Coyne, Heather Reisman, Gerald Schwartz, Bryce Douglas and Susan Lewis

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On May 7, 2016 the 27th annual Graduation Pow Wow will be held. It will be the third year that Indigenous students will receive the purple scarves.

Indigenous scarves approved to wear at Convocation

March 18, 2016 — 
The Senate recently approved the Indigenous scarves as official academic dress

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