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UM Achieve is down for maintenance

June 12, 2023 — 
UM Achieve will not be available from Monday, June 12th to Tuesday, June 27th

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Nominations for Advising Excellence Award open for summer 2023

April 19, 2023 — 
For the past three years, outstanding academic and student advisors have been recognized with the Advising Excellence Award. For 2022, now is the time for candidates to enter submissions — with a new deadline of Aug. 31

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UM Achieve moves to new home

September 26, 2022 — 
UM Achieve is easy to use, accessible 24/7 and can lay out your education progress quickly and clearly. Find out how to access it now that it's no longer accessible through JUMP.

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UM Achieve FAQs for students

August 22, 2022 — 
When it comes to a resource all UM students should keep in their toolbox, UM Achieve certainly comes to mind.

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Academic resources open to students during the UMFA strike

November 9, 2021 — 
The majority of student academic resources remain open and ready to help out

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Cheryl Lee

Long-standing College of Pharmacy advisor receives 2021 Advising Excellence Award

October 12, 2021 — 
Cheryl Lee, student advisor and program coordinator for the College of Pharmacy, has been awarded the 2021 Advising Excellence Award.

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When and how you can reach out to an academic advisor

April 6, 2021 — 
Academic advisors at the University of Manitoba can assist you in creating a path to success and building the confidence to get there

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Why you should reach out to an advisor in the virtual world

July 7, 2020 — 
UM’s academic advisors, like all of us, have had to make big changes to adapt to the virtual world. Advising is more than one meeting, it’s about student progression from the beginning to the end of their academic journey – it’s meant to help deepen students’ knowledge of their degree programs. An academic advisor can help you at any point of your journey to help guide you to academic success.

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UM Achieve FAQs for Students

November 4, 2019 — 
UM Achieve is a software that you can access through JUMP, which allows you to look at the courses you’ve taken so far, and analyze where you can go from here.  We’ve broken down some of the most asked questions about UM Achieve

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Human Resources

Staff spotlight: UM leader wins international academic advising administrator award

October 28, 2019 — 
NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising awarded Wiebe with a Certificate of Merit of the Outstanding Advising Award—Academic Advising Administrator; an exceptionally competitive and highly distinguished award.

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