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An image of Julie Mikuska standing in front of flowers.

Alumni

In memory of one of our own: Julie Mikuska [BA/80]

February 8, 2024 — 
A tribute to the former Executive Director of UM Alumni Relations from a fellow alum

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St. John's College

A 29-year history comes to life for Les Wiens  

February 2, 2024 — 
The long-time alum met his wife in his second class held in St John’s, where they connected, studied together, and met many friends whom are still connected to this day. Amongst meeting his wife and staying connected with his close friends, also known as “the beer boys,” Les and Terry Wiens have always felt at home in St John’s.   

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Portrait of Ashley Walus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Open to Opportunity

January 10, 2024 — 
Pharmacy alum Ashley Walus emphasizes the value of saying, “yes.”

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St. John's College

World travelling alum comes back to her home roots

December 19, 2023 — 
Growing up in rural Manitoba, specifically Kenton then Neepawa, Nicole has always been a curious person, wanting to try new things, travel the world, and enjoy herself while doing it. Upon graduating high school, Nicole spent a year in Taiwan as a Rotary Exchange student, then received her Fine Arts degree at the University of Manitoba. Coming from a small community, Nicole stayed at the St John's college residence while studying. She was the international student representative and a Don in her last year. She loved every minute of the small college community.

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St. John's College

College recognizes four inspiring honorary degree members at Annual Convocation

November 16, 2023 — 
On November 5, 2023, St John’s college celebrated four new Honorary Degree Recipients at our Convocation in the Chapel, recognizing these inspiring individuals for their contributions to both the College and the University, as well as the broader community. The 2022/23 Honorary Degree Recipients that we recognized included The Honourable Patricia Bovey, who received the Doctor of Canon Law (honoris causa), Brian Bowman, who also received the Doctor of Canon Law (honoris causa), Vincent Solomon, who received an Honorary Fellowship, and Brenda Cantelo, who received the Fellow’s Recognition Award.

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St. John's College

Alum Jordan Miller shares her work with the UM community at her local gallery 

October 4, 2023 — 
It all started in 1997 with Jordan Miller, a St John's college residence student now published artist showcasing her work to the world.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Celebrating 140 years of medicine

October 3, 2023 — 
Tickets now available for gala event

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Celebrating St John’s College alums at Lunch and Lively in part of Homecoming 2023  

September 22, 2023 — 
As Homecoming 2023 ends, we were thrilled to connect with our St John's College alums this past week in the Cross Common Room for our Annual Lunch and Lively event.   

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Hardeep Suri Jordan Donich headshots

Faculty of Law

Staying connected leads to a chance to help out

August 3, 2023 — 
Hard work and hope that his actions could contribute toward bettering his community were factors that motivated Hardeep Suri [JD/2023] to apply for the Donich Entrepreneurial Scholarship in November, 2021. That small step in applying and then keeping in contact with the Scholarship’s donor and Donich Law firm principal Jordan Donich, led to an opportunity to help develop an online research assistant designed to improve access to justice.

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Pills image from iStock.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Patient Safety Advocate 

July 13, 2023 — 
Alumna Susan Lessard-Friesen received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions, including the implementation of Safety IQ, a mandatory incident-reporting program in Manitoba.

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