Front and Centre – Places and Spaces News Archive
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Prominent UM alumni announce $1M gift
November 22, 2019 —
Dr. Arni Thorsteinson and Dr. Susan Glass have made a transformative donation to the Front and Centre campaign
![Left to right: Cutting the ribbon on the new Stanley Pauley Engineering Building Dr. Marcia Friesen (U of M), Dr. Digvir Jayas (U of M), Terry Duguid (Parliamentary Secretary & MP for Winnipeg South), The Honourable Kelvin Goertzen (Minister of Education, Province of Manitoba), Sarah Guillemard (MLA for Fort Richmond), President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. David Barnard (U of M), Dr. Zahra Moussavi (U of M), Dr. Jonathan Beddoes (Dean, Faculty of Engineering)](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Stanley-Pauley-Engineering-Building-Opening_WEB-150x150.jpg)
The Stanley Pauley Engineering Building officially opens
May 31, 2019 —
Thanks to a joint federal-provincial investment at the University of Manitoba, a new engineering facility officially opened its doors on May 31, 2019
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Price Faculty of Engineering
First classes take place in the new Stanley Pauley Engineering Building
January 14, 2019 —
The Faculty of Engineering welcomed its first class of students to the new Stanley Pauley Engineering Building on Monday, January 14, 2019, marking the unofficial opening of the new, 46,100 square-foot facility
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Aggie students welcome renovated space
February 8, 2018 —
Richardson International Limited, Richardson Foundation investment helps update the Agricultural and Food Sciences student lounge and council office
![Dr. Aaron Kim, Associate Dean of Clinics, guides representatives from Scotiabank on a tour of the College of Dentistry's Patient Care Clinic on Jan. 15, 2018.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Scotia_Web-150x150.jpg)
Scotiabank donates $500,000 to the University of Manitoba
January 15, 2018 —
Establishes dentistry fund to help underserved populations, and endows new scholarship in data analytics
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Happening now: Our greatest transformation
November 17, 2017 —
'We have reached a new, unprecedented level of generosity in our Front and Centre campaign'
![2016-2017 ICE members (L-R) Carly McLellan, Maxine Boulanger, Teekca Spence, Selena Suderman and Chelsey Meade.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ICE_WEB_GROUP-150x150.jpg)
Never for money, always for change
November 15, 2017 —
U of M alumni and donors receive awards for their community service, as part of National Philanthropy Day
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Homecoming to unveil historic arts transformation
August 24, 2017 —
The story of Taché Hall is the story of a community that formed the heart of the University of Manitoba
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Students pay it forward
April 19, 2017 —
Students from 11 faculties, schools and colleges committed $4.75 million through the Student Referenda Program
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Price Faculty of Engineering
Engineering students vote to support the Front and Centre campaign
March 22, 2017 —
In a record turnout, Faculty of Engineering students voted to renew their support of the Endowment Fund and to provide funding to the new Stanley Pauley Engineering Building.