This article is part two of UMSU’s U of M Budget 2020/2021 series, detailing the recommendations we have submitted to the University of Manitoba to include in its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. You can read part one, on expanding sexual violence education and prevention, here. RECOMMENDATION – The University of Manitoba provide…
The following messages from University of Manitoba have been published on the university’s news portal after the first presumptive case of Covid-19 in Winnipeg was announced on March 12. The situation remains very fluid and what happens next will hinge on the measures the university and/or provincial health authorities decide to take. UMSU will continue…
This article is part one of UMSU’s U of M Budget 2020/2021 series, detailing the recommendations we have submitted to the University of Manitoba to include in its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION: The University of Manitoba budget $250,000 dedicated to sexual violence training and preventative education initiatives for students and…
As you may have heard by now the City of Winnipeg’s draft budget proposes cutting the U-Pass program – a key service proven to positively benefit both student affordability and environmental sustainability in Manitoba. Want to know how to get involved to save the U-Pass? Try some of the following: Use social media to share…
March 6, 2020 Winnipeg, MB – This afternoon, the City of Winnipeg’s Executive Policy Committee tabled their draft budget which included the proposed removal of the U-Pass program, the service most used by UMSU’s over 25,000 undergraduate student members. This is a deeply disturbing decision that calls into question city council’s desire to support students…