Provost priorities

Find information and resources regarding the governance of UM academic programs, including:

• academic review and quality assurance
• academic program renewal
• academic planning

In 2018/19, the university implemented a redesigned budget model with the objective of moving the university's annual resource allocation process and financial operations toward the following core goals:

Guiding principles:

• Align resource management, planning and allocation with the University’s mission and strategic priorities
• Enhance collaboration between and within academic support units
• Incent creativity, innovation and the pursuit of revenue opportunities to position the university for a strong, sustainable future
• Promote fiscal understanding, responsibility and accountability throughout the university
• Be straightforward and transparent

The President's Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion was established to provide recommendations on the process and actions required to identify and examine obstacles and inequities facing faculty, staff and students at the university. Task force members include senior leaders, faculty members, students and staff members, as well as resource members.

• Learn more about the task force

An independent review of the university’s current polices, processes and prevention practices governing sexual violence, harassment and discrimination at the UM was undertaken in 2019.

The report details 43 recommendations for change to strengthen and broaden the current prevention strategy and to improve the framework for responding to sexual violence, harassment and discrimination when these regrettably occur.

The University of Manitoba operates in an environment characterized by considerable change. With limited resources, we must be strategic to realize our objectives of providing both high quality programs and an exceptional student experience.

Strategic enrolment management (SEM) provides an opportunity to reflect on who we are and enables us to plan the size and composition of our student body, to enhance the student experience, and to support student success.

Increasing opportunities for experiential education is one of the University of Manitoba's Institutional goals. It is a pedagogical approach to learning that can advance teaching, research, service and support our commitment to Indigenous achievement.

The Experiential Education Task Force undertook a review of current UM initiatives and programs, explored emerging programs and practices at other Canadian post-secondary institutions, and provided recommendations to enhance curricular and co-curricular experiential education opportunities for UM undergraduate and graduate students.