March 29, 2018 Winnipeg, MB – The University of Manitoba’s Student Union (UMSU) is lobbying to introduce several amendments to the UMSU Act, which will be carried forward in a private member’s bill by Fort Richmond MLA Sarah Guillemard. UMSU has been working on this initiative with our local MLA for over a year. The UMSU Act, a…
March 28, 2018 Winnipeg, MB – The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) firmly opposes the University of Manitoba’s intent to increase tuition by 6.6 per cent in the 2018-2019 academic year. With Bill 31 having been passed by the provincial government in 2017, post-secondary institutions in Manitoba can now raise tuition annually by 5…
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 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…