Find your specialized advisor

To connect with an academic advisor please refer to the contact information for your home faculty from the list below.

Access and Aboriginal Focus Programs advisor

Mir Sanjana Tarannum
Academic Advisor 
Migizii Agamik
226-114 Sidney Smith Street,
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 431-337-4789
email: sanjana.tarannum@umanitoba.ca

Faculty of Education advisors

203 Education Building
224 Dysart Rd
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-9004

email for Bachelor of Education: Bachelor.Education@umanitoba.ca

email for Master and PhD in Education: GradPrograms.Education@umanitoba.ca

email for Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Education: PBDE.Education@umanitoba.ca

Preliminary program & prospective student inquiries

Student Services
E2-262 Engineering Information and Technology Complex
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada

Phone: 204-474-9167
Email: eng.info@umanitoba.ca

Biosystems Engineering

Nammy Nadarajah
E2-376 Engineering Information and Technology Complex
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada

Email: narmatha.nadarajah@umanitoba.ca

Book an online or in-person appointment

Civil Engineering

Pat Fedirchuk
E1-368 Engineering Information and Technology Complex
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada

Phone: 204-474-6251
Email: pat.fedirchuk@umanitoba.ca

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tammy Holowachuk
E2-390 Engineering Information and Technology Complex
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada

Email: tammy.holowachuk@umanitoba.ca

Mechanical Engineering

Jenifer Romaniuk
E2-327 Engineering Information and Technology Complex
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada

Email: Jenifer.Romaniuk@umanitoba.ca

Engineering Access Program (ENGAP)

Diana Klassen
E2-442C Engineering Information and Technology Complex
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6

Phone: 204-474-9369
Email: Diana.Klassen@umanitoba.ca

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences advisor

160 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-9295
email: aginfo@umanitoba.ca

School of Agriculture advisor

160 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-9295
email: aginfo@umanitoba.ca

Faculty of Architecture, Environmental Design Program advisor

Carrie Johnson
201B J.A. Russell Building,
84 Curry Place
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M6 Canada

phone: 204-474-9566
email: carrie.johnson@umanitoba.ca

School of Art

Undergrad advisors

Sydney Sabourin
Student Advisor
Email: soadvise@umanitoba.ca
Phone: 431-278-1464
Available for both virtual and in-person advising appointments.
Book an advising appointment online

Graduate advisor

Amanda Wiebe
Graduate program assistant
Phone: 204-474-9310
Email: mfainfo@umanitoba.ca

Faculty of Arts advisor

134 Fletcher Argue Building
15 Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-9100

chat: umanitoba.ca/arts/student-experience

email: arts_inquiry@umanitoba.ca

 

 

 

 

 

Asper School of Business advisors

268 Drake Centre
Asper School of Business
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4 Canada

phone: 204-474-6388

email for student Inquiries:
B_Comm@umanitoba.ca

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources advisor

440 Wallace Building
125 Dysart Road
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M6 Canada 

phone: 204-474-7252
email: Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca

Book an advising appointment online

School of Dental Hygiene advisor

Jean Lyon
D212 Dentistry Building
780 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 Canada

phone: 204-977-5611
email: Jean.Lyon@umanitoba.ca

College of Dentistry advisor

Jean Lyon
D113B Dentistry Building
780 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 Canada

phone: 204-977-5611
email: Jean.Lyon@umanitoba.ca

Extended Education advisor

185 Extended Education Complex
406 University Crescent
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

Karen Nickerson
Phone: 204-474-8330
Email: Karen.Nickerson@umanitoba.ca

Michelle Kidd
Phone: 204-474-7154
Email: Michelle.Kidd@umanitoba.ca

Book an advising appointment online

Preparatory Skills

Check out the Preparatory Skills available

For assistance call: 1-204-474-8800

Interdisciplinary Health advisor

Academic Advisor/Program Coordinator
202 Human Ecology Building
35 Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-9759
email: IHP.Advisors@umanitoba.ca

Karen Holmes
202 Human Ecology Building
35 Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-8992
email: IHP.Advisors@umanitoba.ca

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management advisor

102 Frank Kennedy Building
420 University Crescent
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-9747
email: kinrec@umanitoba.ca

Faculty of Law advisor

224 Dysart Road
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-6130
email: AssociateDeanJD@umanitoba.ca

Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music advisor

Undergraduate Advisor
Karen Borbridge
T326 – 150 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB Canada R3T 2N2
phone: 431-293-5435
email: DFoM.Advising@umanitoba.ca

Book an advising appointment online

 

Graduate advisor
Amanda Wiebe

Graduate program assistant
Phone: 204-474-9310
Email: Amanda.Wiebe@umanitoba.ca

Max Rady College of Medicine advisor

260 Brodie Centre
727 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus) 
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P5 Canada

phone: 204-789-3499
email: medicine.admissions@umanitoba.ca

Military Support advisor

Warren Otto
phone: 204-474-8006
email: Warren.Otto@umanitoba.ca

College of Nursing advisor

Helen Glass Centre for Nursing
89 Curry Place
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

phone: 204-474-7452
email: nursing@umanitoba.ca

Book an advisor through our nursing website

College of Pharmacy advisor

Apotex Centre
750 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5 Canada

phone: 204-474-9306
email: pharmacy@umanitoba.ca

College of Rehabilitation Sciences advisor

R106-771 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6 Canada

phone: 204-789-3897
email: cors.info@umanitoba.ca

Faculty of Science advisor

Room 404, 55 Chancellors Circle (formerly Fizgerald Building)
(Temporarily moved while Machray Hall undergoes renovations)
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M8 Canada

For help seeking advice and information, please visit the Faculty of Science Academic Advising page.

Faculty of Social Work advisors

Fort Garry campus

Miranda Jestadt
519 Tier Building
173 Dafoe Road W
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M9 Canada

phone: 204-474-9356
email: Miranda.Jestadt@umanitoba.ca

Distance Delivery

Elsie Gomez-Besana
Academic Advisor
Distance Delivery Social Work Program
Faculty of Social Work, 114 Isbister Building.
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB. R3T 2N2

work cell: 204-474-6793
email: Elsie.Gomez-Besana@umanitoba.ca

Julia Florek Turcan
114 Isbister Building
183 Dafoe Road West.
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry)
Winnipeg, MB. R3T 2M9

work cell: 431-336-6802
email: Julia.Florek@umanitoba.ca

Inner City campus

Carla Kirkpatrick
William Norrie Centre
139 - 485 Selkirk Ave
University of Manitoba (Inner City campus)
Winnipeg, MB R2W 2M6 Canada

Dawn Etheridge
William Norrie Centre
153 - 485 Selkirk Ave
University of Manitoba (Inner City campus)
Winnipeg, MB R2W 2M6 Canada

phone: 204-668-8160
email: icswp@umanitoba.ca

Northern campus

Northern Social Work Program
3 Station Road
University of Manitoba (Northern campus)
Thompson, MB R8N 0N3 Canada

phone: 1-204-677-1450

University 1 advisors

First Year Centre
205 Tier Building
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 204-474-6209

For help making an appointment with an advisor in the First Year Centre, please visit: umanitoba.ca/university-1/contact-us

Academic advising mission

Academic advisors work with students to create academic success, following the 5 Es of the academic advising partnership. The goals of the advising partnership are to:

  • Engage – Academic advisors help students to develop ownership and responsibility for their academic decisions. 
  • Empower – Academic advisors foster self-awareness and understanding of services that are available. 
  • Enjoy – Academic advisors instill a satisfaction in the advising experience. 
  • Experience – Academic advisors ensure that students will fully involve themselves in the academic experience. 
  • Encompass – Academic advisors teach students acquire and use a world view. 

Interactive advising tools

Use these tools with an adviser to help you plan your academic journey so it leads you to a rewarding career.

UM Achieve

You can stay on track in your academic program by meeting with an advisor and using UM Achieve to see the requirements needed to obtain a degree. You can also "test drive" information about other degree programs by running a "what-if".

Career Compass

Use Career Compass as a guide to develop a strong connection between your studies and your occupational choices. It will provide you with suggestions for academic and career planning specific to your program.

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