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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Prioritizing mental health and wellness

April 25, 2024 — 
UM is commencing a process to develop a new Mental Health and Well-being strategy for the whole university. This step will build upon previous mental health and wellness initiatives to design a robust and comprehensive strategy that reflects present-day opportunities and challenges.

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Price Faculty of Engineering

Hard work, dedication and skills pay off for students at national competition

April 24, 2024 — 
Students at the Price Faculty of Engineering are no strangers to placing well at national competitions. 2024 was no different as four out of five UM teams achieved podium finishes at the Canadian Engineering Competition.

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Students

Get Hired! Week of April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024 — 
Are you looking for work, trying to get that first job, or want to gain experience in your field of study? You won’t want to miss the weekly edition of Get Hired, by Career Services!

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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

The badminton club is growing beyond the court

April 22, 2024 — 
The club welcomes anyone at any skill level, whether they're practicing for fun or competitions. One thing setting the group apart from others in the city is letting players of any skill level play against each other.

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A group of UM grads sit in a row at Convocation. They wear black caps and gowns with golden hood linings. The graduate in the middle smiles at the camera as all hold up their degree parchments.

Students

Celebrate the class of 2024 at Spring Convocation

April 22, 2024 — 
Convocation ceremonies for Spring 2024 graduates will be held on May 16, 2024 (Bannatyne campus), from June 4 - 7, 2024 (Fort Garry campus ) and on June 10, 2024 (Université de Saint-Boniface).

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Celebrating Asian Heritage Month at UM

April 22, 2024 — 
Honouring the diversity and richness of Asian cultures, communities and individuals; advocating for equity and anti-oppression

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady Faculty community gathers for Ramadan event

April 16, 2024 — 
Brodie Centre atrium is normally the place Ashraf Kadar Shahib grabs a coffee and chats with friends about their research projects.

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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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Sharlaine Glowatsky (she/they), the SVRC’s confidential intake & triage specialist on a couch in the Sexual Violence Resource Centre

Students

Feel safe, seen and supported at the Sexual Violence Resource Centre

April 12, 2024 — 
The Sexual Violence Resource Centre provides support, resources, information and referral services for any student, faculty or staff member who has been affected by sexual violence. The SVRC is a trauma-informed and survivor-centered space, where the needs and goals of the person seeking support are centralized, and where survivors are never pressured to disclose anything they don’t want to.

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TikTok, exams are coming up

April 10, 2024 — 
It's time to take a deep dive into all that course curriculum before exams start Apr. 12-26. If you're a student looking for a great space to cram your brain with facts and figures, check out these suggestions via our UM's TikTok channel.

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