Faculty Endowment Fund

The committee approved the following projects with funding totalling $262,496:

• Public Outreach and Agriculture Education Events at FFDC
• CanU Interdepartmental Experiential Agriculture Education Pathway Pilot (phase 1)
• Smart indoor vertical farming systems
• 2023 Manitoba Sustainable Protein Research Symposium
• Communication and outreach activity resources for the Dept of Food & Human Nutritional Sciences
• Speaker gifts
• Lab 200/216 renovation to teaching lab
• Advancements in Multi-spectral Digital Landscape Imaging
• Renewal of BIOE diploma courses
• Dairy Pilot Plant/Student Lab Upgrades and Dairy Club Assistance Fund
• Master of Applied Human Nutrition practicum - Dietetic Competency workshops
• Food & Nutrition Education Permaculture Learning Garden & Wages
• Sponsorship of 2 DC Student Reps to Dietitians of Canada National Conference, Montreal QC
• Host Conference & Sponsor 20 Undergrad Students to Dietitians of Canada Conference, Montreal
• Improving FHNS research and program visibility at the national and international level
• Writing Tutor
• Support for invited speaker for the 2024 Annual T.K. Cheung Lecture in Animal Science
• Upgrading two PCs from Windows 7 to Windows 10
• Entomological equipment and supplies for teaching and museum maintenance
• Grinding small samples with precision: the versatility of Cyclone Sample Mill
• Compusense Sensory Software Renewal
• History of Home Economics/Human Ecology at University of Manitoba
• Two Days PD Workshop for FHNS Grad Students/BioRender Institutional Software Subscription for FHNS community
• An update of software for the lipidome analysis
• Student assistant in support of communications and co-op education/experiential learning programs
• Lab space renovation in Soil Science
• Real-time PCR system
• Empowering Postdoctoral Fellows & Research Associates: Strategies for Developing a Successful Career and Improving Work Experiences at the University of Manitoba
• Lab infrastructure and supplies upgrades
• Social media communications grad student fellowship & guest speaker, academic job search expert
• Freestanding Retractable Patio Awning
• Teaching Equipment for Agricultural Artificial Intelligence (AAI)
• Renovate to optimize pilot plant small spaces for coat room and storage room
• Ambassador Program

The committee approved these projects under Stream 1 category with funding totalling $200,149:

• Writing Tutors
• 2023 Manitoba Nutrition and Dietetics Research Day
• Video Editing Computer and Software
• Shade Tents and Picnic Tables
• Upgrading Soil Lab Equipment
• CanU Nutrition Education Food and Science
• Careers in Agriculture and Food Video Series
• ASABE International Tractor Student Design Competition
• Portable Evaporative Cooler
• Glenlea Crop Production Learning Centre Pilot
• Curriculum-Linked Programming for Underserved Communities
• Public Outreach and Agriculture Education Events
• Spectrophotometers for Food Science Teaching Labs
• Insect Model
• Student Lab Computers
• Nursing Room in Plant Science
• Food and Nutrition Education Permaculture Learning Garden
• 2022 Manitoba Sustainable Protein Research Symposium
• Hotplate Stirrers for Food Science Training Labs
• High Precision and Advanced Microwave Extraction System
• Freeze Dryer for Ellis Pilot Plant
• Compusense Software
• Nutrition Month 2023
• Food and Nutrition Education Library (FNEL)
• NECO Communications Committee Subscriptions
• 2023 Annual T.K. Cheung Lecture in Animal Science
• FANLit Food and Nutrition Literacy Knowledge Portal
• Alkaline Phosphatase Test System for Dairy Pilot Plant
• DEGSA Seminar Series
• Undergrad Nutrition & Dietetics Development of Learning Materials
• CSBE Conference Poster Competition
• CIFST 3 Minute Thesis Internal Competition
• FHNS Travel Award
• American Oil Chemists' AGM 2022
• IFT Conference Attendance
• Ambassador Program

The committee approved these projects under Stream 2 category with funding totalling $224,851:

• Cooler Replacement in Ellis Pilot Plant
• Improved Resources for Plant Science Greenhouse
• Space Renovation in Soil Science
• Purified water recirculation loop in Biosystems Engineering Labs

The committee approved these projects under Stream 1 category with funding totaling $300,000.00:

• DC Undergrad Representatives to Virtual DC Canada Conference 2021
• FHNS Conference Attendance Award
• Registration for Virtual Macro May 2021
• Student Sponsorship to Virtual DC Canada Conference 2021
• 36th Annual Meeting of Canadian Biomaterials Society 2021
• CanU Nutrition and Greenhouse/Garden Programs
• Writing Tutors
• ASABE Tractor Design Competition
• Upgrades to Food Production Systems in SiAF
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead in FAFS
• Improvement of Teaching Resources in Soil Science
• Infusing a Stronger Student Perspective
• Host 2022 Nutrition & Dietetics Prairie Research Day
• DEGSA Entomology Seminar Series
• 37th Annual PSGS Symposium
• Annual TK Cheung Lecture 2022 in Animal Science
• Library Acquisitions
• Canola Fibre Equipment
• Nutrition Month 2022
• Food and Nutrition Education Library FNEL
• NECO General Events
• Permaculture Learning Garden
• Enabling Mothers in FAFS: Establishing a Faculty Nursing Room
• Careers in Ag Video Series and Classroom Resource
• Curriculum-linked Programming for Low Income Areas
• Public Outreach and Ag Education Events
• Aeroponic System Exhibit for FFDC
• Hobart Food Processor for Pilot Plant
• Freeze Dryer for Barbara Burns Food Lab
• Platform Scale for Food Teaching Lab
• KBr Modulator Kit to Restore FTIR for Characterization of Biomaterials
• Upgrading Image ProPlus System for Teaching
• Sensory Testing Upgrade in Ellis Building
• Water Baths with Thermal Beads
• Shaking Water Bath for Food Science Teaching Lab
• Spectrophotometers for Undergraduate Teaching Lab
• Insect Education Model
• Pasteurizer Feed Pumps for Dairy Plant
• Sanitary Transfer Pump for Dairy Plant
• Batch Pasteurization System for Dairy Plant
• Ambassador Program

The committee approved these projects under Stream 2 category with funding totalling $200,000.00:

• AV Upgrades for Entomology Lab Rm 202
• Ellis Teaching Laboratory Upgrade
• Plant Science Seminar Room 218 Upgrades
• Carman Machinery Facility
• Space Renovation in Ellis Building

The committee approved 48 projects under Stream 1 category with funding totalling $234,656.00:

• Replacement Refractometer for Food Science Teaching Lab
• Equipment and supplies to support CanU Nutrition and Wellness Programs
• Replacement microscopes for the entomology teaching labs
• Self Service Stations in Student Services
• Writing Tutors
• Upgrading Machine Design Software for undergraduate and graduate teaching labs
• Bovine theriogenology model for teaching bovine reproductive anatomy
• Food and Human Nutritional Sciences Travel Award
• Development of course resources on Indigenous food sovereignty for HNSC 1200, Food: Facts and Fallacies
• Development of a Computer Program To Visualize the Results of Drying and Aeration Simulation
• Equipment upgrade for pilot plant
• Equipment replacement of laboratory sections for the course Fundamentals of Food Engineering (FOOD 3210)
• Faculty Marketing Materials
• Student Support for Dietitians of Canada Manitoba Prairie Research Day 2021
• Establishment of a "Sustainability-in-Action Facility"
• Curriculum-Linked Programming for Low Income Areas
• "Discover Your Future in Agriculture and Food" - Careers Day for Senior High Students
• Public Outreach and Agriculture Education events at Farm and Food Discovery Centre
• 2020 Public Trust Summit Registration
• Tools to aid students with developing nutrition assessment and counselling skills
• Nutrition Counselling Workshop
• NanoPhotometer® N60 Spectrophotometer
• Dedicated classroom AV equipment for rm 365 Agriculture
• Tools commonly used in livestock production teaching models
• Upgrade Microscopes To Digital for Use in Food Science Teaching Lab
• Heating Mantles for Use in Food Science Teaching Lab
• FANLit: Food and Nutrition Literacy Knowledge Portal to support experiential learning
• Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Ambassador Program
• Improvement of Teaching Resources in Soil Science
• Acquisition of refrigerator and freezer for teaching and research purposes
• Cimarec+™ Stirring Hotplate for teaching and research purposes
• Acquisition of a high precision and advanced UV-Visible Spectrophotometer for teaching and research purposes
• Dairy Pilot Plant Upgrade - Silverson Mixer
• Concept4 Feed formulation software
• Support for an invited speaker for the 2021 Annual T.K. Cheung Lecture in Animal Science
• 37th Annual Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium
• Plant Science Graduate Student Association Graduate Student Lounge Refurbishments
• Food Systems Graduate Student Symposium 2020
• 3D Insect Models for teaching entomology
• Department of Entomology Graduate Students Association Seminar Series
• Nutrition Education Permaculture Learning Garden
• Nutrition Education and Library
• Special Seminar in Crop Agriculture
• Soil Science Graduate Students First Aid
• Agribusiness Graduate Student Association Field Trips for Graduate Students
• UMATT Shop Improvements
• Soil Science Graduate Students Association General Linear Models (GLM) and R Workshop
• Nutrition Month 2021

The committee approved 57 projects with funding totalling $195,795.00:

• Design of an Autonomous Agricultural Machine
• The WinterGreen Project
• Careers in Agriculture and Food Day for Senior High Students
• Travel supplement to attend PSGS Symposium at NDSU
• Nutrition Education and Community Outreach (NECO) Library
• Website Transition Support
• 2020 Meet the Dietitian Event - U of M
• Special Seminar in Crop Agriculture
• Pavlychenko Root Mounts
• Entomological equipment and supplies for teaching and research
• Rotary Career Symposium 2019
• Fall 2019 Speechcraft Session
• Sponsorship for Undergrad Student Reps to Dietitians of Canada National Conference in Ottawa 2019
• Support for invited speaker for 2020 Annual TK Cheung Lecture in Animal Science
• From the Farm to Your Fork program for low income areas
• Inter-professional education experience for Food and Nutrition students
• Bookshelf and Storage for Plant Science Grad Student Lounge
• Equipment upgrade for food engineering lab sections for FOOD 3210
• Public Outreach and Agriculture Education Events
• Body composition measurement for student project for HNSC4600
• Replacement microscopes for entomology teaching labs
• ASABE International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition
• LEGO Serious Build and Future Skills Research Project
• 3D Anatomy Programs for Teaching
• Entomology Graduate Student Skills Library
• FANLit: Food and Nutrition Literacy Knowledge Portal to support experiential learning
• Writing Tutors
• Commercial Dishwasher Upgrade for Barbara Burns Lab
• Special Workshop on Bioinformatics and Data Science in Agriculture
• Plant Science Green Space Usage Improvement
• NECO Networking and Professional Development Events
• Purchase of Lab Coats for Use in Teaching Labs in FHNS
• Manitoba Soil Science Society Summer Tour
• Improvements for Shared Meeting Space in Entomology Library
• Update Animal Science Video Library
• Dairy Club Start Up Funds
• Stomacher for Dairy Sciences
• 3M Clean-Trace Hygiene System and Test Swabs
• Analytical balances for use in undergraduate food science teaching lab
• DEGSA Seminar Series
• Professional Development Workshops
• Protein Gel Electrophoresis and Image System
• Sponsorship to send FHNS Undergrad Students to Dietitians of Canada National Conference Ottawa 2019
• Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference
• Flipped learning in Introductory Cytogenetics
• Food Systems Graduate Student Symposium 2019
• Complete Updating Kjeldahl Analysis System for Teaching FOOD 4160
• New Vacuum Oven Needed for Food Science Teaching Lab
• Nutrition Month 2020
• FHNS Speaker Series
• Microbiological Incubators
• Furniture for Animal Science Grad Students Rm 109
• Plant Science Graduate Student Lounge Storage Improvement
• Produce Video to Promote World Polymer Congress in Winnipeg July 2022
• Student Recruitment Initiatives & Student Ambassador Program
• Student Exchange to SLU Sweden
• FHNS Grad Student Conference Attendance Travel Support

The committee approved 70 projects with funding totalling $248,675.00:

• NECO Networking and Professional Development
• Teaching Lab Muffle Furnace
• Computer Upgrade for FHNS Student Lab in Ellis
• Dairy Science Lab and Teaching Upgrade
• Promoting Publication of Undergraduate Research from the Faculty
• Improvements for Shared Meeting Space Entomology Library
• Graduate Workstations for 303 Human Ecology
• Alternative Reading Week Belize
• Exchange Study Program at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Poster Board Upgrade
• Outreach to Local Textile Industry
• Faculty Branding and Recruitment Materials
• Food and Nutrition Literacy Education Repository Development
• International Exchange to Ghent University in Belgium
• Support Staff Professional Development - Learning Exchange Endowment Fund Trip
• Body Image Perceptions and Eating Behaviours
• Student Exchange to ISARA-Lyon, France
• Support Staff Learning Exchange
• Carding Machine Re-Design to Process Waste Biomass Fibre
• Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference
• Support Staff Professional Development
• Entomological Equipment and Supplies for Teaching and Research Collections
• Upgrade to Undergraduate and Graduate Student Trip Equipment in Soil Science
• Nutrition Education Library
• Teaching Resources Computer Equipment
• Manitoba Soil Science Society Summer Tour
• Updating Kjeldahl Analysis System in FOOD 4160
• Video Conference Package
• UMEARTH Wintergreen Project
• Global Institute for Food Security Presentation and Student Training
• Fall 2018 Speechcraft Session
• Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis device for HNSC courses
• Dietitians of Canada Research Day
• New Equipment for Food Processing and Food Development Teaching Labs
• Support for Annual T.K. Cheung Lecture in Animal Science
• Student Project for HNSC4600 Practice Based Research
• Safety Upgrade of Storage Facilities for Food Science Undergraduate Lab
• FHNS Speaker Series
• Spectrophotometers for Undergraduate Food Science Lab
• PHEc Speaker Series
• Sensory Software
• Special Seminar in Crop Agriculture
• Dietitians of Canada (DC) National Conference
• Teaching Technology Upgrades in Agriculture Building
• Nutrition Education Community Outreach Counseling Workshop
• DEGSA Seminar Series
• Butchery Equipment for Processing Courses in FHNS
• AgVision for Future Engaging current and future leaders in agriculture
• 2019 Nutrition Month
• Replacement of Water Activity Meter for Food Science Teaching Lab
• Knowledge Transfer to Applied Skills in Food Preparation
• Faculty Student Ambassador Program
• Pizza Farm Program for Low Income Areas
• Teaching Tools for Foods and Nutrition Students
• FFDC Public Outreach Events
• Canadian Association for Food Studies Conference Presentation
• Sessional Instructor Professional Development - Presentation at International Conference
• 3M Molecular Detection System
• Computer Upgrade for Animal Science Computer Room
• Maintenance for Sequencher Genomic Software
• Dietitians of Canada (DC) National Conference - FHNS Student Attendee Sponsorship
• Dietitians of Canada (DC) National Conference - Student Representatives sponsorship
• Food Systems Research Group Graduate Symposium
• Colourimeter for Foods and Nutritions Courses
• Inter-professional Education Experience for Food and Nutrition Student
• FHNS Graduate Student Conference Travel Support
• International Cereal Grains Workshop
• Microbiome Workshop Series
• Student Recruitment Initiative
• ACHES 2018 Conference

The committee approved 64 projects with funding totalling $226,275.00:

• HNS prize for MB Schools Science Symposium
• Replacement microscopes for the entomology teaching labs
• Illustrations of Weed Identification Characters
• Hands-on student crop production experience
• Northern Great Plains Lipid Conference
• Communications Office camera and battery
• Lab equipment for Biosystems undergrad teaching
• Food Science Kitchen Equipment
• Student lab equipment - DNA electrophoresis LabStation, Dry block heater and modular heating block
• Meal Exchange National Student Food Summit
• Space saving centrifuge for use in undergraduate teaching laboratory for food science students
• CanU Grow - An Agri-Food Academy
• Skin Caliper and Standing Anthropometric units for HNSC
• FAFS Student Ambassador Program
• Portable video conferencing capabilities
• Laboratory upgrade for course BIOE 3530
• BIOE 2600 laboratory equipment
• Sensory Evaluation Computer Software Upgrade and Maintenance
• NECO Networking Events
• Maintenance of Spectrophotometer
• Manitoba Soil Science Society Summer Tour
• Nutrition Month 2018
• Heat transfer equipment for Food Science courses
• TK Cheung Seminar in Animal Science
• Smartboard for Entomology and Animal Science
• A National Microbiome Workshop
• 2018 Meet the Dietitian Event
• Teaching resources for new mechanical weed control tools
• ASABE Tractor Design Competition
• Upgrade to Grad Student Field Work Equipment
• FAFS Promotion and Recruitment Materials
• DEGSA Seminar Series
• Nutrition Education Library
• Lab upgrade for undergraduate teaching: BIOE 3320
• Development of online tests for assessment of student understanding of safe work procedures
• Making educational videos to demonstrate nutritional laboratory analytical methods
• Tractor Safety Workshop
• Stata MP
• Table Upgrade and White Board Rm 403 Human Ecology Building
• AED purchase for Agriculture Bldg
• Food Science & HNS grad student conference travel support
• UM Campus Food Strategy
• Pizza Farm Program
• FFNHP Graduate Research Symposium
• Annual PSGS Symposium
• Plant Science Biosecurity Infrastructure
• Dietitians of Canada (DC) National Conference
• Dietetic Student Speaker Series
• Rotary Career Symposium 2017
• Load Cell, Grips and Service of Instron Universal Tester
• Newcomer Nutrition Educator Program
• Food KT and Applied Skills in Food Preparation
• NECO Compost Trial for Barbara Burn’s Food Innovation Laboratory
• Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Conference
• Biosystems Undergrad Engineering Curriculum
• Support Staff Professional Development
• Be Part of the Agri-Food Conversation
• ACHES Conference 2017
• Where It's Made Video
• Dietitians of Canada Conference 2017
• Travel to Brazil to Present a Program Proposal to Host the 2022 World Polymer Congress (Macro 2022) in Winnipeg
• Brandon Ag Days
• UM Campus Permaculture Learning Garden
• Summer Breakfast Program

The committee approved 48 projects with funding totalling $152,695.00:

• Ambassador Program Support
• Nutrition Education & Community Outreach (NECO)
• Students for Sustainability
• Precison Agriculture Software
• Software Update for Agribusiness Lab
• Lab Upgrade for BIOE 3530
• Electronic Weigh Scale Upgrade
• Image documentation for teaching
• Teaching Lab, Aggregate Stability Instrumentation
• Newcomer Nutrition Educator Program
• ASABE Tractor Design Competition
• Hotplates & pH Meters
• Rotary Career Symposium
• Upgrades for Genesis Software
• Food Safety Temperature Control
• Meat Grinder for FOOD 3500 and FOOD 7260
• Chambers for Respirators for BIOE 2600
• Invited Speaker TK Cheung Lecture Series
• Lab equipment for undergraduate teaching
• Canadian Pulse Research Workshop
• Balance for Pilot Plant
• HNS prize for MB Schools Science Symposium
• Equipment for Meat Science Course
• Equipment Upgrade Burns Lab
• CanU Grow - A student-led initiative
• Temperature Monitoring for Food Storage
• Entomology Seminar Series
• Farm & Food Care Program
• Safe Work Procedures for Teaching Labs
• Data Acquisition System
• Nutrition Month 2017
• Northern Great Plains Lipid Conference
• Water Bath and Drying Oven
• Revitalization of Insect Teaching Collection
• Genomic Software Upgrade
• Student Focused Session on Sustainable Ag
• Statistical Software XLSTAT Upgrade
• Student Focused Session on Communication
• Student Project for HNSC4600
• FFNHP Symposium
• Student Support for Manitoba Prairie Research Day 2017
• FFDC Education & Outreach
• Furniture Upgrade Rm 403 Human Ecology
• Soil Science Grad students MSSS Tour
• FFDC Experiential Learning with Swine Barn
• Student Registrations for Dietitians Conference
• ACHES Conference

The committee approved 43 projects with funding totalling $148,999.97:

• Microscope for Food Science Lab
• Equipment for Food Science Teaching Lab
• Automated External Defibrillator for Research Farm Sites
• Laminar Flow Hood for PLNT 2530
• Management Planning Course Software Development
• PH Meter Upgrade
• Replacement Microscopes
• Student Transportation for Industrial Visits
• Cleaning Ventilation Ducts
• Spectrophotometer for Food Science Lab
• Diploma Curriculum Initiative
• Ambassador Program Support
• Sharp Video Display for Polycom Unit
• 2015 International Year of the Soil
• Electric Range Upgrade
• Projector for Entomology Dept
• ASABE Tractor Design Competition
• Agri-Food Academy
• MB Soil Science Society Summer Tour
• Lab Manual and Program Surveys
• Food Science Field Trip
• Microscopy Equipment for the Soil and Water Quality Outreach Laboratory
• AAEA Academic Bowl
• Wide Open Brochure
• Kent Road School Food Club
• Eat Wise I and II
• FAST Program Summer School
• Entomology Curation Supplies
• Supplies for Aquatic Entomology Collection
• TK Cheung Lecture Support for Speaker
• Students for Sustainability, El Pueblo Creciente
• Replacement Chairs for Computer Lab
• Entomology Grad Student Seminar Series
• HNS Grad Students Conference Travel Support
• Laptops and Hardware
• Nutrition Month 2016
• Discovery Centre Exhibit Revitalization & Program Support
• Trainees in Nutrition Symposium
• Healthy Food For Newcomers Video
• Teaching Nutrition to Kids Workshop
• Sourcing Sustainably Produced Food Commodities
• Grad Student Research Presentation IARFIC 2015
• Youth for Sustainability in Food Production

The committee approved 37 projects with funding totalling $110,000.00:

• Indigenous Student Recruitment
• Variable transformer for food classes
• Replacement microscopes for teaching lab
• Students for Sustainability, El Pueblo Creciente – “The Growing Village”
• Experiential Learning and Outreach Project
• Audio Visual Upgrade to Rm 245 Ellis Building
• International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition
• Soil Science Teaching Lab Equipment
• Ambassador Program Support
• Curation Supplies for Teaching Collection
• Upgrade of Food Preparation Facilities used in Food Science Program
• Replacement of Soxhlet Apparatus in Food Science Teaching Lab
• Replacing 9 yr old Classroom Portable Projector
• Mixers, electrodes & ultrasonic bath for teaching lab
• Stata software upgrade for Agribusiness computer lab
• Agricultural and Applied Economic Association - Academic Bowl
• Hands-on Experience for BIOE 4412 Students
• Replacement of lab components
• Agriculture for Urban Youth Program
• New Refrigerator/Freezer for Dairy Teaching Lab
• 2014 Student Challenge Competition-IUFoST 17th World Congress
• Internationally Educated Agrologists Program
• 2014 FFNHP Graduate Research Symposium
• Purchase of Polycom RealPresence 500
• UM 4-H Leaders Club - Journalist Training
• Leading Change & GLOBE 2014 Leadership & Sustainability Conference
• Manitoba Soil Science Society Summer Tour
• Digital Cameras and Accessories
• Human Nutritional Sciences Program sheet/Admissions overview
• Student Training in Germany
• Biosystems Engineering Laboratory Teaching Materials
• Greenhouse Equipment - Pallet Truck
• Portable PA System
• UMATT Competition Travel Trailer Trilogy Project
• Speaker Support for Seminar in Honour of Dr. T.K. Cheung
• Greenhouse Equipment - Platform Ladder
• Support Staff Professional Development - Speaker Session

The committee approved 32 projects with funding totalling $107,061.49:

• Graduate Student Field Support Equipment
• DSLR Camera & Accessories for Field Imaging
• pH/Conductivity/Ion Meters to alleviate shortages of basic instrumentation tools in the main Food Science Undergrad Teaching Laboratory
• Field Collection and Curation Equipment to Support Department of Entomology Courses, Outreach and Student Research
• Replacement microscopes for laboratory sections in Entomology courses
• JMP Genomics Statistical Package Pilot Project for Instructing Statistical Genomics & Analysing & Interpreting Genomic Data
• Teaching Lab Storage Upgrade
• LED Light Dome for Specimen Imaging
• Equipping Soil Science Computer Lab
• Variable Speed Pumps for Food Engineering and Food Process Labs
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Upgrade of Laboratory Teaching Resources for BIOE 0600 Farm Machinery
• Department of Food Science Field Trip, Process Industry Field Trip to Minneapolis, MN
• Student Recruitment Ambassador Program
• Mobile Projector
• Portable PA System, Shovels
• Outdoor Classroom Exploration for Under-privileged Youth in Winnipeg's Inner-City
• Experiential Learning and Outreach Project for Agriculture Students
• Renewal of Academic Excellence Plaques
• Canadian Soil Science Society and Manitoba Soil Science Society Student Quiz Bowl Mixer Night
• International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition
• Video Software and Equipment
• Purchase of Microplate Reader for Food Analysis II FOOD 4250
  Upgrade of Department Laptop
• Attendance of Student Award Winners at Annual CSBE Conference
• Support for Speaker for Special Seminar in Honour of Dr. T.K. Cheung
• Partner Engagement Prospectus: A Sharing of the Faculty's Accomplishments and Priorities
• ACCUPLACER Online Academic Skills Testing
• Construction of Laboratory Equipment
• Agricultural and Applied Economic Association - Academic Bowl
• Attendance at Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Annual Conference
• Probiotic & Prebiotics - Understanding the Science and Opportunities (conference and workshop)
• Faculty, Alumni and Community Outreach Events at the Farm & Food Discovery Centre

The committee approved 34 projects with funding totalling $96,406.48:

• Stata Software upgrade for computer lab
• Upgrade to Department Multi-media Presentation Package
• El Pueblo Creciente - The Growing Village
• Department of Food Science Field Trip to Minneapolis Sept. 2012
• Insect Storage & curation for the teaching collection and the J.B. Wallis/R.E. Roughley Museum of Entomology (WRME)
• Replacement microscopes for laborator section in Entomology courses
• Increasing the number of computers in the Food Science computer room
• Basic instrumentation tools to address acute shortage in the main food science undergrad teaching lab
• Experiential Learning & Outreach Project for students registered in DAGR 0610 Advanced Comm. & Rural Leadership
• Support for Speaker for Special Seminar in Honour of Dr. T.K. Cheung
• Analytical Equipment for the Water Quality Outreach Laboratory
• Datalogger for undergraduate teaching of energy flow
• Graduate Student Office Space Revitalization Initiative
• Macroscope Imaging System for insects to support graduate student research & training
• 2012 Student Challenge Competition (Canadian Institute of Food Science & Tech 50th National Conference)
• Fridge/freezer for Student Kitchen
• Equipment for Outreach Programmes of the Bruce D. Campbell Farm & Food Discovery Centre
• Upgrades for Genesis R&D-SQL software for documentation of nutritional composition of food
• Site Licenses for Cowbytes Computer software
• Teaching Equipment Upgrades
• Manitoba Soil Society Summer Tour - Student Registration Funding
• Workshops/training to Advance the Extraction, Safety & Efficacy of Plant Bioactive Molecules for Nutraceuticals
• Faculty representation at Engaging Canada - Engaging India: The French Canadian Context
• U of M Stockman's Club Annual Intercollegiate Judging Competition
• Wall Panel Air to Air Solar Collector Class Project
• Type 1 Ultra-Pure Water System for Teaching Labs & Research in Food Science
• Communications Office - Camera & scanner
• Functional Foods & Natural Health Products Graduate Research Symposium 2012
• Agricultural & Applied Economic Association-Academic Bowl
• Support of Student Recruitment & Marketing Activities
• Support Staff Endowment Fund Exchange Trip to the University of Western Ontario, London, ON
• Internationally Educated Agrologists Program (IEAP)
• Standard sampling tables for inspection of attributes & variable for use in Quality Control
• Annual Plant Science Grad. Student Symposium Mar 23-24th, 2012

The committee received 29 proposals this year for their consideration. The following projects have been approved for funding totalling $77,273.42:

• Explosion-proof refrigerator for safe storage of samples of flammable solvents
• Support of Student Recruitment & Marketing Position for one year
• Developing Teaching Resources: A Survey of Planting Techniques employed by Manitoba farmers
• Dept of Food Science Field Trip to Minneapolis Sept. 2011
• Surgery Instrument Upgrades
• Upgrade of teaching facilities in Agricultural Engineering building
• Student Mobility-India Student Exchange 2011
• Radiation Instruments for undergraduate teaching of energy flow
• U of M Quarter Scale Tractor X-Team: Designs of a tractor assembly accessible by a paraplegic
• Upgrading laboratory equipment for courses BIOE 3320 & BIO3 3530
• Manitoba International Nutrigenomics workshop
• Upgrading & replacing video library in Animal Science
• Acquiring microscopes for anatomy & physiology labs
• Student Recruitment Program-Ambassador Support & Clothing
• Sprayer Test Stand, Biosystems Engineering
• Planter Test Stand, Biosystems Engineering
• Agribusiness Management Simulation software for classroom instruction
• Soil Physical Properties, Teaching Lab Equipment
• STAT software for computer lab - Ag Econ.
• Supplies for the Curation & Storage of the Growing Entomology Teaching Collection
• Replacement microscopes for laboratory sections in Entomology courses
• Creation of a digital image collection from photographic slides used in Entomology
• Site Licenses for Cowbytes Computer Software, Animal Science
• Additional lab tools to meet demands for increased undergrad enrolment in Food Science
• Conversion of teaching material to podcast content
• Enhanced Teaching & Learning Effectiveness with a digital multimedia recording system
• Current Controversies in Polyphenols as functional food ingredients

The committee received 25 proposals this year for their consideration. The following projects have been approved for funding totalling $70,000.00:

• High School Ambassador Program
• Solar Greenhouse Back Wall Design Project
• People transporter trailer - Glenlea Research Station
• STATA software for AgEcon computer laboratory
• Rotary Evaporator for undergrads- Food Sciences Laboratories
• Web-based software application to process student awards & bursaries
• Shaker for Prep & Analysis- Food Science
• Yield Monitor Test Stand - Biosystems Engineering
• U of M - Student Community Garden
• Supplies for Field Training - Soil Science
• Site Licenses for Cowbytes software - Animal Science   
• Digital Conversion of audio visual resources - Entomology
• U of M Quarter Scale Tractor Team - Biosystems Engineering
• Digital Camera for teaching Food Science graduate & undergraduates
• India Student Exchange, experiential learning
• CIFST Conference bringing attention to Food Science students
• Computer Upgrade - Biosystems Engineering
• Food Science Industry Field Trip for student experiences
• Resources for Plant Pathology Instruction
• Request for faculty support ISTP Canada/China-improves exposure
• Society for Range Management - Soil Science
• CIFST competition for students
• Staff development to attend WACE Conference
• American  Agricultural Economic  Association - Academic Bowl
• Bursaries for undergrad & grad students