In Brief
JENELLE PETRINCHUK STAFF
U of W climbs rocks to
remember
University of Winnipeg students,
faculty, staff and alumni gathered
together on Sept. 8 to participate in
the university’s annual Great Rock
Climb.
Activities took place in front of Wesley Hall as participants faced “The Rock of Remembrance,” a 25- ton granite boulder that was placed on the front lawn of the U of W in 1971.
The Rock of Remembrance commemorates the 100th anniversary of Manitoba College, U of W’s founding college.
According to a U of W media advisory, the “Great Rock Climb is a celebration of endurance and ingenuity.” The event is held yearly, this being the 35th year of the celebration.
To compete, teams of three people race down the steps of Wesley Hall to the top of the Great Rock; the fastest team are declared the winners. The winning team gets their name on the Great Rock Climb trophy as well as cash prizes, provided by President Emeritus Henry E. Duckworth.
U of M student wins regional
art contest
Takashi Iwasaki, a University of
Manitoba student, is one of the
2006 regional winners of the BMO
1st Art! Invitational Student Art
Competition.
A total of 146 entries were received from all across Canada with one national winner, Emily Grove from Toronto, Ont., and 13 regional winners. Grove received $3,000 while each of the regional winners received $1,500.
All of the winning works will be presented to various BMO offices across Canada and will also be showcased in the First Canadian Place Gallery in Toronto from Oct. 16 to Nov. 10 of this year.
“It’s incredibly exciting to be exposed to the next wave of Canadian artists just as they are embarking on their professional practice,” said Dawn Cain, BMO Financial Group curator, in the art competition’s press release. “Many of this year’s 1st Art! winners could be the artists to watch in the near future, and we are thrilled to be introducing them to a wider audience at this crucial time in their careers.”
Iwasaki created his piece, Boomcity, as a response to what he sees as the overwhelmingly negative images the public is exposed to by today’s media. It is a bright oil and enamel painting that conveys Iwasaki’s belief that an optimistic attitude is the key to a joyful life.
Preliminary enrollment
numbers released
The preliminary 2006 fall term reports for the first day of classes on
Sept. 7 have been released.
According to the enrolment report the university’s total headcount this fall is down 3.2 per cent from last year. In 2006 26,643 students were registered at the U of M, while in 2005 there were 27,523.
The largest change has been in the area of extended education, which is down 26 per cent compared to last year at this time. Next is the faculty of education with an 11 per cent decrease in enrolment.
The largest increase was in the faculty of environment, earth and resources where enrollment rose by 8.1 per cent.
Physicaleducation and recreational studies, medical rehabilitation, and agricultural food and sciences saw little or no change compared to last year.
The executive summary points to University 1’s two per cent drop in total enrolment for the first day of classes, as well as a two per cent decline in the number of international students registered.
The number of credit hours students are taking in the fall term has also decreased by 2 per cent. It was stressed that these numbers are only preliminary, as this is the first year the new Aurora student registration system is in place.
A more complete report will be available after the end of the course change period.
