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SpringConvocation2023 News Archive

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Faculty of Arts

Meet the 2023 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients

June 5, 2023 — 
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2023 undergraduate academic medal winners. Their achievements are recognized in the Spring 2023 convocation ceremony.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Meet the Agricultural and Food Sciences Class of 2023

June 5, 2023 — 
The spring convocation ceremony celebrating Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences graduates is Thursday, June 8. Meet some of the members of this amazing group of students.

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The Chancellor's new Convocation gown

Indigenous artists re-imagine convocation regalia

June 5, 2023 — 
Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing will now be better reflected at UM’s convocation ceremonies.

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A UM grad proudly takes a selfie with her parchment

Students

UM degrees set 2023 grads on the path to success

June 5, 2023 — 
Meet some outstanding graduates of UM’s class of 2023! These individuals will be graduating during Spring Convocation, June 6-9. Learn more about their journey and how they are making an impact.

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Faculty of Arts

Military experience leads to graduate degree in political studies

June 5, 2023 — 
In 2017, Christopher Hunt was living in Brandon, serving several short-term contracts in the Army Reserve and conducting contracted research for Royal Military College when he found himself deployed to Ukraine. This spring, he is graduating with a Master of Arts in Political Studies – a program that has afforded Chris many outstanding opportunities and has allowed him to meet some amazing students, academics and professionals in the field.

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Faculty of Education

Meet the class of 2023: Jeremy Rempel Smith

June 5, 2023 — 
Jeremy Rempel is a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) graduate attending this Spring Convocation on June 8th.

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Extended Education

Graduates celebrate at Access Program Graduation 2022-2023

May 23, 2023 — 
“Access provides the support you need, no matter your age. Once you jump over fear, the sky is the limit. For me, it means so much to celebrate with my community that supported me throughout.” - Rachel Simpson

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

First PharmD class among 2023 ‘extraordinary’ graduates

May 19, 2023 — 
Dr. Lalitha Raman-Wilms looked toward the inaugural graduating class of doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students and told them they should be immensely proud of themselves.

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Dr. Thomas Quinn speaking at the podium at Convocation.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Always keep learning – even from failure, esteemed physician tells medical grads

May 19, 2023 — 
A physician-scientist who is renowned for his groundbreaking HIV/AIDS research urged the newest crop of UM medical graduates to be perpetual learners and to use failure to fuel discovery. 

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Three students wearing graduation caps, gowns and lilac coloured diploma in dental hygiene stoles. One student holds a smartphone and takes a selfie with the other two students.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Newest Manitoba health-care professionals set to graduate

May 17, 2023 — 
Manitoba’s newest physicians, dentists, dental hygienists and pharmacists will graduate on May 18, 2023, at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus convocation ceremonies.

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