Students News Archive
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Join the UM community to develop your innovation skills
October 3, 2024 —
Better Together is back for fall 2024. The co-curricular event, taking place Nov 12 and 13, brings together faculty, staff and students, from all disciplines and levels of study, to build entrepreneurial thinking skills and develop innovative solutions to real challenges.
The Conversation: Indigenous students and faculty are on the rise — and universities have a moral obligation to support them
October 1, 2024 —
As we close out September, universities across Canada are well into their new year of learning. An exciting change is underway.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Diverse physician mentorship program launches to support medical students
September 27, 2024 —
The Max Rady College of Medicine has launched a new mentorship program to connect students with mentors from diverse backgrounds.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Decolonizing and Indigenizing engineering education
September 27, 2024 —
The Price Faculty of Engineering continues in its initiative for positive change with a course that brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous engineering students to reflect on the ways that engineering can emphasize and further incorporate Indigenous Peoples and their worldviews into the profession.
Students
Engineering Student Makenna Coldwell Awarded the 2024 Student Affairs Participation Award
September 26, 2024 —
Members of the University of Manitoba student community are active and contribute to building a better environment for their peers, and the Student Affairs Participation Award seeks to recognize students who manage to balance these voluntary commitments. This year, we congratulate Biosystems Engineering student Makenna Coldwell who is the 2024 recipient of the Student Affairs Participation Award.
Students
Fort Garry Convocation: Have a day you will always remember!
September 26, 2024 —
10 tips for a memorable and easy Fort Garry convocation experience.
Donor Relations
Running toward Reconciliation
September 25, 2024 —
From founding the Reconciliation Run to establishing a scholarship, Tréchelle Bunn’s passion for sport and community drives her vision for Reconciliation
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New student lounge, mural bring ‘sense of belonging’ to Indigenous nursing students
September 25, 2024 —
On Sept. 18, the College of Nursing held a grand opening celebration for a new lounge for students in its Mahkwa Omushki Kiim: Pathway to Indigenous Nursing Education (PINE) initiative.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
UM Aggies on the road for charity
September 24, 2024 —
The annual Aggie Bedpush, a long-standing fundraising tradition for students in the UM's Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, will be hitting the road once again this fall.
Students
Fall 2024 Tuition and Fees Due Oct. 02
September 23, 2024 —
October 2 is the last day to pay your fees for the Fall 2024 term without penalty.