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The 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Community Service is Sister Lesley Sacouman

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

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Goble book and painting

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.

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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.

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The 3MT Final Competition is March 8 from 7-9 p.m. Vasudeva Bhat, immunology doctoral student, is one of the 12 graduate students who will be presenting their research at the event.

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

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Visionary Conversations - Why do we allow poverty to persist in Canada?

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

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(L-R) Alumnus Derek Doyle and NCTR Director Ry Moran.

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

University of Manitoba administration building, with the sun rising behind it in autumn.

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.

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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

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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

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Goods for sale : Network News

March 7, 2017 —  Bids will be accepted until April 10, 2017

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