UM Today Archives

March 10, 2023 —  Dr. Edward Jurkowski was recently appointed as Director of the School of Art (SOA), from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027. Also serving as the Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Music and as a tenured professor in the faculty, he is a highly esteemed leader whose 25 years of experience will lead the SOA into the future. We chatted with Dr. Jurkowski about what has inspired him as a student and professor, what he hopes for the future, and what he enjoys in his free time.

March 10, 2023 —  Our 2020 and 2021 graduates will finally get their chance to walk the stage the weekend of March 11, 2023.

March 9, 2023 —  On March 9, students from the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic visited Balmoral Hall School to talk to students about business law fundamentals and entrepreneurship. This was the Clinic’s third return to Balmoral Hall since the rise of the pandemic.

March 9, 2023 —  A brilliant tale that is equal parts riveting, suspenseful, dramatic and heartbreaking, Scorched by Lebanese-Canadian writer Wajdi Mouawad is a breathtaking tale of two twins, Janine and Simone, trying to fulfil their mother’s last wishes.

March 9, 2023 —  Education alum among 5 nominees for the Music Teacher of the Year at the 2023 Juno Awards.

March 9, 2023 —  Michael Ungar, Ph.D., world-renowned Resilience Expert, Director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University and Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience is this year’s keynote guest speaker at the 13th edition of the Strangers in New Homelands Conference on Migration and Settlement hosted by the Faculty of Social Work.

March 9, 2023 —  Two-Spirit talking and sharing circles are held every second Tuesday to help build community on campus for 2S/LGBTQQPIA+ students, staff and faculty.

March 8, 2023 —  The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on March 13, 2023 in honour of Russel Shane Hiebert.

March 8, 2023 —  Election process underway; nomination deadline April 10

March 8, 2023 —  Registration now open for sessions on May 29, May 31, June 1 and June 2, 2023