“We are proud to be singled out as a campus dedicated to nurturing Indigenous knowledge and excellence,” said Axworthy, UWinnipeg President & Vice-Chancellor. “Approximately 12% of our total student population is now First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students, making UWinnipeg one of the top universities in Canada for Indigenous participation.” [Click on Pic to learn more]
Roewan Crowe is a feminist activist, writer and artist who is passionate about creating community and initiating projects that engage others in community cultural life. Exploring the multi-layered relationships among words, images and experiences of trauma is a common theme in Crowes’ work. A talented writer that uses academic prose and writes in styles to suit her inter-media projects she identifies as a queer artist who enters into fatal wounded landscapes to explore the possibilities that open up when artists walk through the shadows of the world. [Click on Pic to learn more]
“The University of Winnipeg has a comfortable feeling about it with great staff, professors and students working together in and out of the classroom. The small class sizes give plenty of opportunity for individual time with professors and create a better working atmosphere with our peers.” Carissa Copenace, Nigaan-niga-bawik-Anishinaabe name which means Female Leader, Faculty of Education, 4th yr. [Click on Pic to learn more]
The University of Winnipeg welcomes Dr. Michael B. Percy of the University of Alberta as interim Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, effective November 15, 2011. Dr. Percy will provide leadership and direction to one of the fastest growing faculties on campus while a search is underway for a permanent Dean, which is expected to be completed by July 2012. [Click on Pic to learn more]
“This student led initiative is a testament to the spirit and commitment of our students on campus and the importance of issues of sustainability that encompasses the entire University and broader community,” said UWinnipeg President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Lloyd Axworthy. “The Bike Lab is of great benefit to our students, faculty and staff if they choose sustainable transportation to come to campus.” [Click on Pic to learn more]
UWinnipeg introduced composting in 2005 and is one of very few large institutions doing post-consumer composting – that is collecting food scraps in cafeterias and other public places , alongside pre-consumer compost collected in kitchens. UWinnipeg’s composting program avoided 51,000 kilograms of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions last year, the equivalent of taking 37 mid-sized cars driving 100 km per week off the road. [Click on Pic to learn more]
Filmed on campus and narrated by Brad Roberts, the lead singer of the “Crash Test Dummies” and UWinnipeg graduate, this documentary was inspired by UWinnipeg President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Lloyd Axworthy’s concept of Community Learning. The piece highlights the Urban Inner-City Studies program, The Model School, Global Welcome Centre, Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre, Diversity Foods – and the commitment and participation of UWinnipeg students, faculty and staff. [Click on Logo to learn more]
“The acknowledgment and support for the MDP from the globally respected International Development Research Centre will help inform other development institutions and organizations about this innovative program and will inspire IDRC Award Holders to strive to meet the Centre’s high standards,” said Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winnipeg, on the importance of the IDRC grant to the University. [Click on Pic to learn more]
The purpose of this conference is to expose educators and the public to a range of views on math education from leading experts in education, cognitive science and Aboriginal education, and to explore ways of bringing the best insights together into practice. Views on how best to proceed sometimes diverge, yet all are founded in a shared desire to give all students an opportunity to engage in, appreciate and achieve high levels of proficiency in mathematics. [Click on Logo to learn more]
Led by UWinnipeg’s Richardson College for the Environment, the Initiative will focus on themes of trade and transportation corridors, northern and Indigenous peoples, and sustainable communities. It will base its work on the recommendations of the Arctic Gateway Summit, held last November 2010 at The University of Winnipeg. [Click on Pic to learn more]
Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Winnipeg is calling on Air Canada to reverse a decision to pull its flight attendants from a downtown Winnipeg hotel and is offering to meet with its President to correct inaccurate perceptions of downtown safety. [Click on Pic to learn more]
“Premier Selinger has placed a high priority on strong and accessible post-secondary education” said Axworthy. “I look forward to continuing our mutual mission of closing the graduation gap for Aboriginal students and supporting new immigrants and inner-city youth through increased educational and recreational opportunities, so that all Manitobans, regardless of socio-economic background, may follow their dreams.” [Click on Pic to learn more]
