undergraduate students News Archive
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Faculty of Social Work
Student role models awarded with the Derek & Polly Riley Bursary
March 10, 2017 —
Bachelor of Social Work students currently studying with the Inner City Social Work Program (ICSWP) at the William Norrie Centre were awarded the Derek & Polly Riley Bursary. Jennifer Aarhus, student awards specialist, and Anna-Maria Pozzi, finance administrative assistant, The Winnipeg Foundation, presented twenty students with the bursary during a reception held on February 8, 2017.
![Duane Brothers](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-01-25-DSC_0011-Duane-Brothers-1-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Education
Connect with students through story: superintendent
March 3, 2017 —
For Louis Riel School Division superintendent Duane Brothers, learning the students’ stories is one of the best ways for teachers to make meaningful connections with them.
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Input from students needed
February 9, 2017 —
Have your voices heard and impact your programs. Fill out a short national student survey
![Team Loop won the first place prize of $10,000 for their solution to the problem of e-waste](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Game-Changer-2017-1-copy-150x150.jpg)
Game Changer competition winners announced
January 20, 2017 —
Nearly $20,000 awarded to four teams in Manitoba's idea competition
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Research and International
Game-changing solutions coming soon
January 17, 2017 —
Four cross-faculty teams have been selected to challenge for Game Changer’s grand prize
![Studying in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_8166-150x150.jpg)
Sink or swim? Those crucial first six weeks
January 17, 2017 —
To help make the transition from high school to university life easier, the First Year Centre has developed a First 6 Weeks program that aims to help students adjust to life at the U of M
![Game Changer.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Game-Changer-Jan.-11-new-deadline_web-150x150.jpg)
Game Changer deadline set for Jan. 11
January 6, 2017 —
The 2016 edition of the Game Changer competition extended its second phase, to allow students more time for their solutions and to submit their teams
![The University of Manitoba welcomed back all faculty and students to classes on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/back-to-class_web-150x150.jpg)
Top student stories of 2016
December 22, 2016 —
Some of the top stories of student success from the past 12 months
![(L-R) Paul White, Ahmad Byagowi and Jesslyn Janssen of Team Biohack took home second prize in Game Changer in February 2016.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Game-Changer_Biohack-150x150.jpg)
Game Changer team keeps momentum rolling for innovative research
October 5, 2016 —
Since taking home second spot in the Game Changer competition in early February, members of Team Biohack have fashioned an impressive path forward
![Gregory Lewis, a rising star on the national and international stage, frequently plays with orchestras across Canada, and has graced the stage at Carnegie Hall twice in the past year.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Gregory-Lewis-150x150.jpg)
Scholarships get a $140,000 boost from donors
July 25, 2016 —
Student Support Matching Campaign to benefit both undergraduate and graduate students