Cabinet shuffle sees new minister for post-secondary institutions
In a cabinet shuffle Jan. 5, the provincial government appointed Wayne Ewasko, member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for Lac du Bonnet, to the newly…
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‘Unprecedented’ best practices memo for online learning circulated by provost
On Jan. 5, U of M provost and vice-president (academic) Janice Ristock issued a memo to all U of M deans to be circulated to instructors…
Senate approves faculty of science progression rule changes
At its Jan. 6 meeting, the U of M senate approved changes to the rules for students in the faculty of science around academic warnings, probation…
UMSU lobbies provincial, federal governments
Throughout the week of Nov. 23, UMSU participated in a federal lobby week as part of the Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU). UMSU also…
UMSU to restart efforts to leave federation of students
The UMSU board of directors voted 28-1 to defederate from the Canadian Federation of Students at its Nov. 26 meeting. In order to successfully leave…
Petition for lower tuition gains thousands of signatures
On Nov. 22, third-year faculty of arts student Simranjeet Kaur â under the name âAdvocating for Studentsâ â launched a Change.org petition calling on the U…
UMSU board meeting update
At its Nov. 26 meeting, the UMSU board of directors received presentations from the Canadian Federation of Students and the U of M student senate…
Sweeping changes coming to UMSU board
Over the last few months, UMSUâs governance committee has been working on developing and proposing changes to UMSUâs governance structure as a part of efforts…
A journey to junior epidemiologist
Margot Henry started her post-secondary academic career studying biology at the University of Winnipeg while playing as a goalkeeper on the schoolâs womenâs soccer team….
UMSU board meeting update
At the Nov. 5 UMSU board of directors meeting, two motions were passed â one giving the green light on incoming changes to the structure…