The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is disappointed that the provincial government is set to reduce the University of Manitoba’s operating grant for 2018-2019, which will ultimately result in rising tuition fees for students. On March 12, 2018, the Manitoba Government released its budget for next year titled ‘Keeping our Promises’, including a 0.9…
January 31, 2018 Winnipeg, MB – Councillor for The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), Cole Parsons, has withdrawn a motion to hold a referendum to discuss defunding The Manitoban, the University of Manitoba’s student newspaper. The submitted motion was included in the UMSU Council Package distributed Jan. 29, 2018. After a tremendous amount of…
January 17, 2018 Winnipeg, MB – The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is calling on the City of Winnipeg to amend UMSU’s current Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) agreement with Winnipeg Transit to improve the service for University of Manitoba students, whose feedback about the service has indicated several desired changes. UMSU’s proposed changes include…
On Wednesday, November 1, 2017, the University of Manitoba Senate approved a new academic schedule that features a number of significant improvements, including a week long Fall Term Break, an extended Winter Break, and equalized Fall and Winter Terms. “A full Fall Reading Week will help students out during the midst of exams when many…
October 18, 2017 Winnipeg, MB – The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is calling for a public commitment from the University of Manitoba Administration and the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) to prioritize sexual violence prevention and proactive education efforts on the University of Manitoba’s campuses. “We are doing our part by mandating…