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Kevin & Jamie Pfau

Faculty of Social Work

Students provide housing to victims of domestic violence and youth aging out of care

March 16, 2021 — 
UM students Jamie Pfau and her partner Kevin Pfau, saved up for over a year to purchase safe and affordable housing for two underserved populations in Manitoba — female survivors of domestic violence and their children and youth aging out of care. The idea for their project, Peace for All of Us, partly began when the couple were social work research assistants at the University of Manitoba.

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Price Faculty of Engineering

Friends of Engineering Awards the 2020-2021 Co-operative Education/Industrial Internship Program Student of the Year Award

March 16, 2021 — 
Eva was presented with a $1000 cash prize during the Friends of Engineering Annual General Meeting & Fireside Chat event on March 4, 2021.

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Students

Learn more about Student Advocacy and Case Management

March 16, 2021 — 
At the University of Manitoba, maintaining a fair and equitable working and learning environment is a top priority. Student Advocacy and Case Management work to uphold this commitment by supporting students through a number of challenges. These can emerge from decisions made by administration or other issues that inhibit a student’s ability to work on their studies.

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Students

Make your morning brew work for you

March 16, 2021 — 
If you rely on caffeine to wake up or keep yourself going throughout the day, you’re not alone.

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Mini U, Junior Bisons make their return to summer programming

March 16, 2021 — 
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management is pleased to announce that Mini U Programs and Junior Bisons will be offering programming to children and youth during the summer, 2021 and they are now hiring

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Libraries

Taking the pulse of UM Libraries

March 16, 2021 — 
University of Manitoba Libraries (UM Libraries) needs your help to gain insight into how our facilities, services and collections are used, and how these can be improved to better serve your needs.

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Students

New resource for students – Virtual Advising Help Centre now open!

March 15, 2021 — 
The UM’s new Virtual Advising Help Centre (VAHC) is now open (as of March 15), and ready to answer students’ pressing questions

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Students

Good fences make healthy boundaries

March 11, 2021 — 
There are many kinds of boundaries. They can evolve with time and some might be more concrete than others. Here are some to consider for your fence building journey.

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Students

What a year we’ve had

March 11, 2021 — 
President’s message to students on one-year anniversary of COVID recovery operations

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University Centre

Students

Learn more about UM’s Health and Wellness Office

March 8, 2021 — 
Integrating health and wellness not only benefits students’ academic achievements, but also their long-term success beyond their post-secondary studies

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