experiential learning News Archive

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.

April 6, 2023 — 
Explore experiential learning in upcoming events: The Teaching Café, the Experiential Learning Gathering and the Experiential Learning Institute

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

February 17, 2023 — 
This January, Asper teams competed in seven business competitions across North America and placed in five.

February 7, 2023 — 
Judy Jayasuriya, Lead of Experiential Learning at the Asper School of Business, received the J. Pierre Brunet Coach Award at the 2023 John Molson MBA International Case Competition.

February 3, 2023 — 
On February 2, the 2022 Celebrating Co-op Awards welcomed over 300 co-op students and employers to mark another successful year of co-op education. This annual event is sponsored by The Associates and highlights the business community’s dedication to educating Manitoba’s future workforce.