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The 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Community Service is Lesley Sacouman : 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards
March 8, 2017 — Sr. Lesley Sacouman [BA/75] has created a system of care and a place to call home for hundreds of disenfranchised people
Faculty of Education News
Telling a storyteller’s story : Network News
March 8, 2017 — Knowing time was short, author Gregory Bryan asked the printers to ship a copy of his book early so that the subject of the biography, failing in health, could review its pages. Titled, “Paul Goble, Storyteller,” the account documents the life of the award-winning children’s author and illustrator, the product of four years of work. Although he sadly passed away two weeks before the book’s release, Prof. Bryan knew how Goble felt about the results of their labour.
Faculty of Science News
A Lesson worth learning: One Alum’s education on preparation : Network News
March 8, 2017 — It’s been a long and winding road from growing up in rural Manitoba to becoming a high profile marketer and international leader for a globally successful company, but University of Manitoba alum Doug Collier (BSc, ’87) wouldn’t have taken a different path for anything.
Challengers of knowledge – 3MT® final on March 8 : Network News
March 8, 2017 — Twelve finalists have made it through the 3MT® heats and move on to compete in the Final Competition
Why do we allow poverty to persist in Canada? : Network News
March 8, 2017 — President and Vice-Chancellor David T. Barnard hosts the next Visionary Conversations event on Thursday, March 9, which will examine the issue of poverty
Alumni and friends gather in B.C. : Network News
March 8, 2017 — UM alumni and friends met in Vancouver and Victoria last week for Visionary Conversations Across the Nation: Acknowledging the Past, Creating our Future
Human Resources News
Pulse surveys highlight areas of improvement for group insurance benefits : Network News
March 8, 2017 — “Which health benefits are most important to you?” is the focus of Part 2 of a “pulse” survey sent out this week by human resources.
Nahlah Ayed Prize winners know why they are here: to make the world better : Campus News
March 8, 2017 — Each year, two students who demonstrate exceptional commitment and leadership skills, and whose actions are helping to bridge the local and the global, are awarded the Nahlah Ayed Prize for Student Leadership & Global Citizenship
Asper School of Business News
20/20 Vision : Network News
March 7, 2017 — On February 28, the Asper School of Business hosted a panel discussion focusing on the critical need to engage Indigenous participation in Manitoba’s economy






