Sustainability Night and Awards

The Graduate Sustainability Award recognizes a graduate student who has led an initiative or project to advance one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals. This initiative or project can be a part of coursework or take place outside of the learning environment. 

Eligibility

Nominees must be full‐ or part‐time graduate students in good standing currently enrolled at the University of Manitoba.

The Student Group Sustainability Award recognizes a group of students who have led an initiative or project to advance one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals. This group also has made and will continue making a lasting positive impact on the environmental, economic and social well-being of students at the University of Manitoba.

Eligibility

• Must be a current UMSU student organization, association or club, student or graduate student association or group in good standing.
• Individuals are not eligible to receive this award.
• Sustainability does not have to be in the mandate or mission statement of the student group.

The Staff Sustainability Award recognizes an individual staff member's efforts to educate, advocate and advance one or more Sustainable Development Goals within their department and/or unit. This person shows a keen interest in campus-related activities and sustainability as a whole. Sustainability may or may not be defined in this person's job responsibilities. 

Eligibility

Must be an employee of the University of Manitoba.

The Faculty Sustainability Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exceptional and continuous integration of one or more Sustainable Development Goals into their teaching, research and engagement activities. This individual creates engaging opportunities for students through experiential learning, course design, innovative research and assignment creation. This person also shows a keen interest in campus related activities and sustainability as a whole.

Eligibility

Must be an active University of Manitoba faculty member, instructor or postdoctoral fellow.

The Collaborative Sustainability Award recognizes a unique collaborative effort between students, faculty, staff and community members to integrate one or more SDGs in a project or initiative. This unique category puts emphasis on interdepartmental interactions at UM in efforts to find solutions to sustainability-related issues to further advance to the SDGs.

Eligibility

Must be a collaborative project representing at least two of the following: staff, students, faculty and/or community members