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St. John's College

Scholarships changing the lives of students

June 12, 2024 — 
St John's college scholarships and bursaries provide University of Manitoba students with academic excellence as they look to continue their studies and move their respective careers forward in various ways. This year, the college was proud to present $200,000 worth of scholarships to students from faculties including, Science, Arts, Engineering, Asper School of Business, Nursing, Health Sciences, Indigenous students, and University 1 students, to name a few.   

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John Allegro

Donor Relations

Giving back to give others a step forward

June 11, 2024 — 
UM alum John Allegro’s planned gift is helping mature students achieve their dreams

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The beach at Normandy on D-Day

Faculty of Arts

680 CJOB: 80th anniversary of D-Day

June 7, 2024 — 
680 CJOB: 80 year anniversary of D-Day

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Group photo of faculty at the 2024 Faculty Recognition Reception

Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Recognizing faculty excellence

June 6, 2024 — 
On May 21, over 30 faculty were recognized for exceptional teaching, research and service at a reception held at Marshall McLuhan in UMSU University Centre.

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St. John's College

2024/25 SJC student ambassadors

June 6, 2024 — 
As we look forward to the 2024/25 academic year, St John's College proudly announces our new student ambassadors. These students come from various faculties, including arts, science, university 1, health sciences, and engineering.

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An Indigenous student with long hair poses with their back to the camera, only shoulders visible, wearing a black ribbon vest with a white t-shirt.

Representation matters

June 4, 2024 — 
Sunday Queskekapow (they/them) is a Two-Spirit Swampy Cree person from northern Manitoba who believes that representation matters. Originally from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, also known as OCN/The Pas, Sunday spent a lot of their teenage years feeling confused and secluded. Queskekapow says they just didn’t see a lot of people who were like them.

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Female actress on stage in a split photo. One side wearing braids with green satin ribbons, a khakhi button up shirt and flowered apron. The second side she is a ghost covered in blood and holding a cup of what appears to be more blood high above her head.

Faculty of Arts

Theatre a safe space to learn how to fail

June 4, 2024 — 
2024 graduate Bailey Chin, is grateful for the many opportunities she experienced as a theatre major. “As corny as it sounds, I truly feel like this program chose me more than I chose it,” said Chin. “Intro to Theatre quickly became the highlight of my week, and I realized it was all I wanted to spend my time doing. So, I did!”

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Two females wearing graduation gowns. One also wearing a grad cap. Both holding red roses.

Faculty of Arts

UM “community” delivers big impact on these grads

June 4, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Arts connected with spring 2024 Bachelor of Arts honours graduates Light Uchechukwu and Catherine Nadine St. John to ask about their time at UM.

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Two women in winter gear standing on a glacier smiling at the camera.

Faculty of Arts

Invested in making a better UM for everyone

June 4, 2024 — 
When speaking to Tracy Karuhogo [BA/2024] and Christine Yasay [BA (Hons)/2024], they quickly say they are each other’s rock. These Faculty of Arts graduates have supported each other through course work, advocacy, event planning, and more.

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Headshots of four students layered over each other. The first is in graduation cap and gown, the second is in a blazer and tshirt, the third is in a black sweater, and the fourth is in a graduation gown.

Faculty of Arts

Meet the 2024 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients

June 3, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2024 undergraduate academic medal winners. Their achievements are recognized in the Spring 2024 convocation ceremony.

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