Student Life News Archive
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Community Stories
Social justice through education: Engaging students
June 10, 2014 —
The university’s partnership with the Manitoba School Improvement Program resulted in two service learning initiatives for U of M students.
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Community Stories
More than coursework: Learning about life in Peru
June 10, 2014 —
The course ‘Inter-Professional Service Learning in Peru’ gives U of M students the chance to experience community development.
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Expanding horizons, awakening possibility: Alternative Reading Week
April 11, 2014 —
"It is experiential learning while contributing to the community, so it involves a personal journey of action and reflection."
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Indigenous
Students go north: Children Rising Mentorship Program
March 30, 2014 —
Powerful experiences offer a great way for students to learn about culture
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Students
Students find out what it’s really like to live in poverty in Manitoba
March 28, 2014 —
80 U of M students participated in Winnipeg’s first-ever poverty simulation at a university
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Students
Our emerging leader students celebrated
March 17, 2014 —
The annual Emerging Leaders Dinner
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Students
Pluto still not a planet, Neil deGrasse Tyson tells screaming U of M crowd
March 14, 2014 —
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson gets a rock star's welcome
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Students
If you’re gonna dream, Dream Big!
March 10, 2014 —
This week's student life event will take you into the biggest, most amazing place: the universe
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The question of extraterrestrial life
March 6, 2014 —
UFOlogist is here for student life's Dream Big
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Students
Winnipeg to host national student leadership conference
March 3, 2014 —
Coming November 2015