Front and Centre – Places and Spaces News Archive
![U of M campus day care centre](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/daycare-750x566-150x150.jpg)
Campus Day Care Centre expansion to begin with Government of Manitoba support
March 9, 2017 —
Creating up to 52 new spaces at the U of M Campus Day Care Centre, supporting faculty, staff, and especially students
![(L-R) Gerry Price, Katrine Levesque, an engineering student and student leader in the ENGAP program, and Peter Logan, an engineering student who has participated in Price Industries' summer hiring program.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Price_group_shot_web-150x150.jpg)
Price Industries supporting future engineers
November 10, 2016 —
The Faculty of Engineering received a $1.25 million donation from its alumnus Gerry Price, CEO of Price Industries, representing the Price family and Price Industries
![Homecoming Game 2016 balloon march](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/announcement2016_2-150x150.jpg)
Student support propels campaign past $400M
September 24, 2016 —
UMSU commitment recognized with naming of iconic building
![(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
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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
![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