Emily Ashley, a fourth-year student at the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business, has been announced as this year’s recipient of the UMSU Student Involvement Award – Governance (the Ed Anderson Award).
The award recognizes students who have shown exemplary skill, initiative, and dedication to student governance at the U of M, and is worth […]

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The winner is Gregory Di Cresce, a father of two boys and a PhD candidate in the Department of History.
Last month the University of Manitoba’s Department of Student Life held a contest to provide one of its outstanding students with the opportunity to accompany U of M president Dr. David Barnard to a conference in […]

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Further cementing its commitment to providing an exceptional student experience, the University of Manitoba has created and filled a new position – Director of Student Life – that will improve students’ university experiences by enhancing opportunities for them to engage in service learning, and activities outside of classrooms and labs. The University has also appointed […]

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This award is given to an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the governance and/or development of the University of Manitoba. Recipients receive a certificate and medal, and have the privilege of directing $2,000 to support a university program of personal interest.
Richard Lobdell, economics
A tireless champion of the University of Manitoba and its […]

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Since 1877 the University of Manitoba has created leaders – of thought, political and business ilk – and now the Asper School of Business offers a course specifically mandated to teach leadership.
The pilot course, which launched in January and is now coming to a close, is called Leadership 2010: Learning to Lead. The course teaches […]

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This week, hosted by the University of Manitoba Office of Student Life, Jose “Coche” Luis Inciarte and Gustavo Zerbino will engage audiences with their dramatic account of the event, the decisions they were forced to make and the inspiration that kept them Alive!On October 13, 1972, they were on Uruguayan Flight 571 with five crew […]

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On Friday, October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Flight 571 with five crew and forty passengers crashed into the Andes Mountain range. After ten days, the survivors heard by radio that the search had been called off. On December 22, 1972, the world learned that despite seemingly insurmountable challenges, 16 individuals had defied the odds and were […]

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