Front and Centre – Outstanding Student Experience News Archive
![(Back row L-R) UMSU executives Jessica Smith, Wilfred Sam-King, Dara Hallock. ( Front row l-r) UMSU executives Adam Pawlak, Tanjit Nagra, University of Manitoba President David Barnard and Vice-President (External) John Kearsey.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/UMSU-agreement_light-150x150.jpg)
$15.9M committed for student support
September 22, 2016 —
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has committed $15.9 million to support student success at the U of M through the Front and Centre campaign
![U of M President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard, Susan Glass, Bill Kerr, Gail Asper, Michael Paterson and Chris Johnson.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Asper-gift_web-150x150.jpg)
$2M gift to U of M supports performing arts community
September 20, 2016 —
Gail Asper Performing Arts Hall dedicated to outstanding patron of the arts
![Gregory Lewis, a rising star on the national and international stage, frequently plays with orchestras across Canada, and has graced the stage at Carnegie Hall twice in the past year.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Gregory-Lewis-150x150.jpg)
Scholarships get a $140,000 boost from donors
July 25, 2016 —
Student Support Matching Campaign to benefit both undergraduate and graduate students
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Asper School of Business
Arni Thorsteinson Study Exchange Program: Summer 2016 Update
July 11, 2016 —
The 2016 Arni Thorsteinson Study Exchange Program to Israel was a huge success. Thanks to an ongoing generous donation from Mr. Gerald Schwartz and Ms. Heather Reisman, 14 students from the Asper School of Business and 8 from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev were able to participate in this life changing experience from May 8 - June 2, 2016.
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Free Press, Winnipeg Sun: U of M nearing Front and Centre goal
June 21, 2016 —
As reported in the Winnipeg Free Press and the Winnipeg Sun, the U of M is approaching a historic landmark for the Front and Centre campaign
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Front and Centre campaign reaches $394,821,382
June 20, 2016 —
Major milestone in the ongoing campaign, the largest philanthropic investment in the history of Manitoba
![Ahmad Byagowi grinning with the satellite](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ahmad-satellite-150x150.jpg)
Will a tiny satellite answer life’s big questions? Huge U of M project hopes so
June 10, 2016 —
'The university is loaded with beautiful projects, but this is very special to us. There has never been anything like this before'
![Rose and Max Rady.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/max-rose-rady-new-150x150.jpeg)
A Legacy 95 Years in the Making
May 18, 2016 —
In 1921, Max Rady graduated from the University of Manitoba’s College of Medicine. Ninety-five years later, that college now bears his name
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$30M for Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
May 18, 2016 —
Rady Family Foundation makes largest ever gift to the University of Manitoba