experiential learning News Archive
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
There are still spaces available in the Experiential Learning Gathering (May 2) and Teaching Café (May 3) next week
April 24, 2023 —
Check out the Experiential Learning Gathering or the Teaching Café, hosted by the Office of Experiential Learning at the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning:
Faculty of Law
Manitoba Law Students’ Association and Faculty of Law sign agreement for critical change
April 14, 2023 —
The Faculty of Law recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Manitoba Law Students’ Association MLSA to accomplish two very needed areas of change. Commencing immediately, the Faculty and student group will fund two articling student positions especially for those graduating students facing challenges related to equity, diversity and inclusion. Also commencing right after exams, will be much-needed renovations to student spaces in Robson Hall, including gender-neutral washrooms and expanded study spaces.
Faculty of Law
Director of Access to Justice and Community Engagement arrives at Faculty of Law
April 11, 2023 —
The Faculty of law is pleased to announce that Natasha Brown [BEd/2001; LLB/2005], former Manitoba Access to Justice Coordinator at the Law Society of Manitoba, will be joining the Faculty of Law as the Director of Access to Justice and Community Engagement on a three-year term.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Upcoming experiential learning events for faculty and instructors
April 6, 2023 —
Explore experiential learning in upcoming events: The Teaching Café, the Experiential Learning Gathering and the Experiential Learning Institute
Asper School of Business
Stu Clark New Venture Championships returns in-person for high-caliber competition
March 16, 2023 —
The 2023 Stu Clark New Venture Championships welcomed student entrepreneurs from across North America to compete for the opportunity to kickstart their unique and diverse ventures.
Faculty of Law
Embracing Equity in Law and Entrepreneurship
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.
Faculty of Law
Moot Report 2023: Success at Canadian National Negotiation Competition
March 3, 2023 —
Three University of Manitoba Faculty of Law teams from Robson Hall put in extremely strong performances at the seventh annual Canadian National Negotiation Competition (CNNC). The team of Chris Dick and Kennedy Pinette won second place in the inaugural French stream of the competition, an accomplishment that is all the more significant given the fact that four out of the six teams participating in French were from Québec. In the English stream, Ramsay Hall and Samantha Harvey placed third, and Benjamin Leahy and Jodi Plenert also performed at an extremely high level in a very talented field of 18 teams. This year, the CNNC was held at McGill University, Faculty of Law in Montreal on February 24 and 25, 2023.
Students
Embracing community engaged learning
February 22, 2023 —
Learning by doing is a critical part of an exceptional student experience. The University of Manitoba recognizes experiential learning (EL) as a pedagogical strategy that advances learning, personal growth and competency development in a diversity of concepts and environments.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Clinical work broadens career opportunities for PharmD students
February 22, 2023 —
Becoming a pharmacist can be an extremely varied and rewarding career choice – something Rebecca Zimmer is discovering on her elective rotation in the WRHA’s Community IV Program.
Asper School of Business
Case Competition Wrap-up – January 2023
February 17, 2023 —
This January, Asper teams competed in seven business competitions across North America and placed in five.