Staff News Archive
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Students
Hire a Student with Work-Study
July 8, 2020 —
Hiring a student staff member can be a great boost for your department, infusing the student perspective in your work. Work-Study can help make this happen by funding part-time student positions between September and March.
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Sustainability
Take part in Plastic-Free July
July 2, 2020 —
Are you ready to join the "Choose to refuse" single-use plastic challenge for the entire month of July?
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Sustainability
Highlighting campus transportation
June 22, 2020 —
Data and feedback from the 2020 survey responses continue to inform recommendations to better support UM students, staff and faculty.
![Image from Vantage Points, Stories from Turtle Mountain Métis Elders and Manitoba's Southwest Corner, Volume II (2010), in Manitoba Local Histories collection at Archives & Special Collections, UM Libraries.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Rise_of_Metis_Identity-150x150.jpg)
Celebrating Métis success on the anniversary of the Victory of Frog Plain
June 17, 2020 —
Métis Inclusion Coordinator Laura Forsythe gives us a glimpse into Métis history and present-day successes at the university.
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Human Resources
Mark ‘Manitoba Access Awareness Week’ with a free webinar
June 16, 2020 —
Register now for 'Accessibility in the Workplace During COVID-19'
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UM facilities remain closed, essential activity to proceed with approval
June 8, 2020 —
The health and safety of the University community is paramount
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A message from the Vice-President (Administration) on VPP days
June 5, 2020 —
Lynn Zapshala-Kelln shares details about the voluntary Vacation Purchase Plan
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Sustainability
Join the Commuter Challenge 2020
May 27, 2020 —
It’s time to start logging your sustainable commute again – the annual Commuter Challenge will take place from May 31 to June 6 but with a little bit of a work from home twist!
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Remembering Jim Philp, award-winning teacher
May 20, 2020 —
Retired staff member and much-loved instructor Jim Philp died on May 12, 2020.