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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning January Workshops

December 10, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for January, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

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Someone in the foreground has a camera setup on a tripod point up t the sky. Gren and purpl hues of the northerns lights dance infront of an ocean of stars in a dark night sky.

Students

Step away from the books and pick up new skills with experiential learning

November 29, 2024 — 
Applied research can be independent, student lead research supported with faculty guidance, such as a thesis project, or it can be in collaboration with community partners and faculty researchers. In this experiential learning opportunity, students can conduct their own academic research. A project-based experience is an application of critical analysis and knowledge in your discipline to demonstrate learning or to address a problem.

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Left to right: Chief Wayne Desjarlais (Ebb and Flow First Nation), Grand Chief Jerry Daniels [BA (Economics)/08] (Southern Chiefs' Organization Inc.), Tréchelle Bunn (2L) [BA/23], and Chief Kurvis Anderson (Pinaymootang First Nation).

Faculty of Law

International Human Rights Clinic student participates in United Nations sessions in Geneva

November 8, 2024 — 
This fall, after a successful funding application authored by Professors Kjell Anderson and Nathan Derejko, the inaugural International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) at Robson Hall was launched under the leadership of Clinical Counsel, Allison Fenske. The clinic marks a significant step in providing students in the Faculty of Law’s Juris Doctor, Master of Laws and Master of Human Rights degree programs with experiential learning opportunities that blend human rights law with clinical practice.

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Faculty of Law

Law students support Manitoba’s creative sector

November 7, 2024 — 
On October 24-27, 2024, law students from the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts participated in the Manitoba Arts Network Showcase in Brandon, Manitoba, which celebrated 40 years of connecting artists and communities in rural and Northern Manitoba. This annual event welcomed over 150 artists, presenters, and industry supporters together for four days of education, networking, and celebration.

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Daniel Rosenthal (3L), Carly Lafond (3L), Ken Vong (2L), Paul Chorney (2L), Serena Bevilacqua (2L), Kassandra Taverner (3L), Lauren Martin (3L), Skylar Ferbers (3L), Jordan Wagner (3L), Connor Giesbrecht (3L).

Faculty of Law

Exploring New Frontiers in Technology and Law

October 30, 2024 — 
On October 7 and 8, 2024, 10 law students from the Faculty of Law’ s L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic attended the Canadian Technology Law Association’s (“CAN-TECH”) 2024 Fall Technology Conference in Toronto, Ontario. This was an incredible opportunity for law students to not only learn about the latest developments in technology and law, but to also engage with leading professionals in this space.

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Left to right: Runners-up Erin Kyriakopoulos and Heather Peterson, with first-place team of Larissa Einarson, and Kirsten Nynych (photo credit: Ravi Balchan).

Faculty of Law

Competition Teaches Robson Hall Students Vital Negotiation Skills

October 24, 2024 — 
Sixteen teams of University of Manitoba law students competed in the nineteenth annual Robson Hall Negotiation Competition on the evening of October 17th, 2024. These upper-year students were selected for having excelled in the Legal Negotiation course they took in their second year of law school. The main purpose of the competition is to develop superb negotiating skills in Manitoba law students for use in their legal career. All legal training and professional expertise is directed toward one key objective—solving a client’s problems. Negotiation is the primary tool for accomplishing precisely that.

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Panelists at the Better Together 2023 event

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning November Workshops

October 16, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for November, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

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Faculty of Law

Expanding experiential legal training northwards

October 1, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Law expanded its externship opportunities this year to include a first-ever for-credit Northern Externship. Third-year law student, Brandon Leverick was the ideal candidate for the job, and recently returned from Thompson where he spent the summer flying around northern Manitoba to help provide legal services to remote communities.

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning October Workshops

September 19, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for October, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

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Libraries

Construction transforming Dafoe Library with new technologies

September 19, 2024 — 
Construction for UM Libraries new Digital Scholarship Commons began Monday, September 16, and will continue until Spring 2025.

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