Campus leaders honoured at fourth annual Indigenous Awards of Excellence

Brenda Lafreniere receives a star blanket at the Indigenous Awards of Excellence.

Campus leaders honoured at fourth annual Indigenous Awards of Excellence

March 11, 2020 —
Family, friends and community gathered this week to celebrate 10 recipients of the Indigenous Awards of Excellence.

#UMIndigenous, Access Program, college of nursing, extended education, faculty of architecture, Faculty of Arts, Indigenous, indigenous achievement, Inner City Social Work Program, Ongomiizwin Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Art

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Victoria McIntosh smiles as her art is unveiled.

A Creation Story illustrated on glass

October 18, 2019 —
“Pay attention. Don’t get ahead of yourself. The moment is right now. That’s what the stories are about.” - Victoria McIntosh

#AccessUM, #KeepLearning, #UMIndigenous, Faculty of Education, School of Art

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Prairie-Rose Hapa, Access Program student

Student works on degree, making a difference

October 18, 2019 —
"Access gave me the confidence to go to university and pursue my dreams" - Prairie-Rose Hapa

#AccessUM, #KeepLearning, #UMIndigenous, Faculty of Social Work, Kinesiology and Recreation Management

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From chemistry to medicine and helping others succeed

October 18, 2019 —
“I find I share a lot of the same values as different students attending Access. So with that, I’m able to create cultural relationships, make friends, and it gives me a sense of purpose on campus.” - Brandon Wozniak

#AccessUM, #KeepLearning, #UMIndigenous, faculty of science, Max Rady College of Medicine

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Extended Education

Stick with your dreams, pursue your goals

October 7, 2019 —
“I had so many obstacles and barriers that I had to break through, but I just stuck with it and the Access Program was a really big help for me for that.” - Kaitlin Fosseneuve

#AccessUM, #KeepLearning, #UMIndigenous, Faculty of Education, Kinesiology and Recreation Management

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Extended Education

Students on the Path 2 Math

August 23, 2019 —
Supported by the U of M Indigenous Initiatives Fund, the idea is for new U of M students to build their math skills and connect with some of their peers and instructors, so they are prepared to begin their studies with confidence, says Emily McKinnon.

#AccessUM, #UMIndigenous, Indigenous, mathematics

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Students learned about nursing during the camp.

Extended Education

Camp inspires northern high school student to pursue medicine

July 22, 2019 —
“At the time, I didn’t understand the importance the camp would have in my life. It showed me, oh wow, I can do this.” - Curtis Leclerc

#AccessUM, #UMIndigenous, Faculty of Nursing, Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Max Rady College of Medicine

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Extended Education

Grandmother from Sagkeeng earns education degree

May 28, 2019 —
“Keep on learning, in every moment. My grandmother was my greatest teacher. She always said watch what’s around you, be kind to people, and pay attention.” - Victoria McIntosh

#AccessUM, #UManitoba2019, #UMIndigenous, Faculty of Education

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