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Noel Cruz Venegas leads an outdoor dance class

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Dance helps keep instructor connected to his roots

April 15, 2024 — 
Venegas says his connection to dance has brought him a long way, both in overcoming his shyness and by distance.

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St. John's College

Aspiring to make a difference for Indigenous success

April 2, 2024 — 
Prior to coming to the UM, Jasmine spent a year in an Indigenous military program in Ontario. Upon completing her program and getting accepted to the UM, an advisor at the Indigenous Student Centre on campus recommended to Jasmine to live in St. John’s Residence in her preparation for first year.

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St. John's College

From abroad to the dorm: students find home in college residence

October 27, 2023 — 
The St John’s college residence is a diverse place filled with students from all over the world. From Malaysia, India, Africa, and other countries worldwide, the students feel at home when they walk into the building.     We caught up with Dean of Residence Matthew Bowman as the college looks to fill available rooms with January 2024 and Summer 2024 students looking for accommodation.    

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Students

Nervous about upcoming exams?

April 8, 2022 — 
While it’s completely normal to feel nervous about an exam, you don’t want nerves to steer you off-track in the weeks leading up to final exams

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Clare Brigham

Students

Apply for an Emerging Leader Award

April 4, 2022 — 
This annual award recognizes UM student leaders who go above and beyond to make an impact in the community.

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Students

Annual Emerging Leader Award applications open

February 10, 2022 — 
In the 2020/21 academic year, 64 Emerging Leaders were recognized for their impact on the UM community. One of the recipients, Madison Reed, expressed to us what being a recipient of the Emerging Leader Award meant to her.

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Students

Meet the 2021 Emerging Leaders

July 21, 2021 — 
The University of Manitoba pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Emerging Leader Awards.

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Students

UM’s Student Life office has ideas about how to get involved!

April 27, 2021 — 
At UM, Student Life supports and facilitates involvement in activities outside coursework, enriching the overall student experience

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U of M student looking off into distance.

Students

Why you should apply for an Emerging Leader Award

February 22, 2021 — 
Have you left a positive mark on your community on or off campus? There may be a global pandemic going on, but we still want to recognize the outstanding contributions students like you have made!

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Emerging Leader Laura Lucas

Students

Meet the 2020 Emerging Leaders – Part 3

July 24, 2020 — 
This is the final article of the three-part Meet the 2020 Emerging Leaders series. Congratulations again to all the recipients of the Emerging Leader Award.

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