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Patti Dickieson

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Long-time FKRM academic advisor calls it a career

March 26, 2021 — 
It's the end of an era for Patti Dickieson who advised, counselled nearly 11,000 students in her 25-year FKRM career.

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Proud to Play: Canadian LGBTQ+ Athletes Who Made History

March 19, 2021 — 
FKRM master's student Chris Voth is a featured panellist in a discussion on experiences of LGBTQ+ athletes – from discrimination and harassment to success and triumph on the ultimate stage.

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Israel Idonije

Israel Idonije on leadership

March 18, 2021 — 
Former NFL defensive end, entrepreneur and philanthropist Israel Idonije [LLD/14] first found his passion for leadership as a member of the UM Bisons football team.

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child pictured holding a soccer ball outdoors

Mini U, Junior Bisons make their return to summer programming

March 16, 2021 — 
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management is pleased to announce that Mini U Programs and Junior Bisons will be offering programming to children and youth during the summer, 2021 and they are now hiring

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Virtual 3MT competition in 2020.

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2021 3MT finalists announced

March 10, 2021 — 
The results are in: After three competitive heats, the 12 finalists for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition have been chosen

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BIPOC student stipend recipients announced

March 9, 2021 — 
The stipend was created this year to provide more support geared specifically to racialized minorities in a small attempt to start addressing systemic barriers.

There are mounting calls for a boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. // AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

2022 Winter Olympics will help Beijing ‘sportwash’ its human rights record

March 8, 2021 — 
'Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing have become part of the political debate on how the Canadian government should respond to the Chinese government’s treatment of the Uyghurs'

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Richard Sylvester

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FKRM Alumni Speaker Series: Richard Sylvester

February 8, 2021 — 
With a mission to use his education and experience to help athletes achieve success, safety, and enjoyment in sport, FKRM alumnus Richard Sylvester shares more about his journey Tuesday, Feb. 23 on IG Live.

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Dan Henhawk

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Sport for reconciliation: Re-storying sport for development

February 4, 2021 — 
The Feb. 18 seminar will cast a critical Indigenous lens on the colonial tensions surrounding sport for development and reconciliation.

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Woman having online meeting with colleagues on a video call working from home by Jacob Lund from Noun Project

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A safe virtual space for BIPOC students, staff & alumni

February 2, 2021 — 
The FKRM student council has created a safe space for the BIPOC community to share and connect in a virtual setting.

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