Strategic Initiatives Support Fund projects generate momentum for UM’s strategic mission

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Learning and Organizational Development facilitator, Loie Gervais, leads a session of the Inclusive Hiring Practices workshop. The workshop was developed with support from the 2023-2024 Strategic Initiatives Support Fund.

Strategic Initiatives Support Fund projects generate momentum for UM’s strategic mission

SISF 2024-2025 recipients announced

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is pleased to announce 35 projects awarded funding, totaling over $2.2 million, through the Strategic Initiatives Support Fund (SISF). As the newly funded projects get underway, many projects from last year’s SISF fund have been completed. Read about three examples of impact from the SISF 2023-2024.

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Culturally sensitive counselling a cornerstone of new EFAP

University of Manitoba employees can now benefit from culturally sensitive counselling services through a new Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Kii by CloudMD. Kii offers mental health supports for the BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ communities, along with Elder and Knowledge Keeper supports for Indigenous employees.

New EFAP offers diverse mental health resources for UM employees

Starting May 1, the University of Manitoba is switching from Telus Health to Kii by CloudMD for their Employee and Family Assistance Program. EFAP is a program available to all UM employees and provides free access to mental health and wellness services.

Empowering Creators, Entrepreneurs and Innovators

The University of Manitoba Faculty of Law has been named one of three law school recipients of a grant under the the Intellectual Property Clinics Program, which promotes intellectual property education, awareness, and capacity building. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the 2023–2024 recipients of support on May 1, 2024. The grant will support the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic and Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts and be used to enhance IP training for law students participating in these Clinics at the Faculty of Law.