Important department announcements will be included in this page.
HSGSA Recreational fund spending survey
HSGSA has remaining funds which are being allocated to departments for recreational spending. How would you like this money to be spent? Leave us your feedback in the form attached below!
Please submit your survey by February 22, 2022!
MMID Hoodies *ORDER NOW*
Due to lots of requests, student council has designed new MMID hoodies.
Information: Information on the hoodies can be found on the order form attached. Orders are open to all students (past, current, and future), faculty and administration, so feel free to forward this to anyone that may be interested.
Hoodies are fully embroidered and start at $65.00 and crew necks start at $54.00 (including taxes). Customization is optional at $5.00.
If you have any questions please contact Katherine, Grace or myself.
The deadline for orders is Monday February 28th 2022.
Lab2Market (L2M) Program
Lab2Market (L2M) hosted at the University of Manitoba via Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to announce applications for Cohort 2.
Lab2Market is the first of its kind in Canada that is focused on empowering researchers to take their idea from lab to market. L2M MB is the first in Western Canada that joins L2M programs from Oceans, Dalhousie and Ryerson. Participants have access to nation and global experienced mentors and facilitators that support them during this journey. Each team is also provided with $15,000 to support the costs of getting your idea off the ground.
More information and online application – https://lab2market.ca/past-programs/future-programs/
Key Dates:
Applications close January 7th at 11:00 PM CST
L2M Program Dates
- Training Bootcamp February 7 – 11
- Opening Ceremonies/Orientation February 28
Core Program
- Kick Off: March 1-3
- Discovery: March 8 – April 5
- Wrap Up: April 11 – 12
This has been a positive experience for our teams in the first Cohort, which we are just wrapping up. From the local, national and global networks they have made to the new insights they have uncovered on their technology and research has been invaluable.
If you have any questions please contact L2M Brenda Frisk at brenda.frisk@umanitoba.ca
We look forward to seeing you as a part of Cohort 2 launching in 2022.
As of December 7, 2021 UMFA strike is over and students are now back to classes
Please see http://umanitoba.ca/strike-information for more information.
Key dates to be aware of include:
| Revised Fall Term exam schedule available | December 9 |
| Winter break university closure for all courses | December 24-January 4 (unchanged) |
| Winter Term start date | January 24 |
| Voluntary Withdrawal (VW) date for continuing courses | December 10 |
| Voluntary Withdrawal (VW) date for interrupted courses | December 21 |
*NEW* UM Zoom Information
Everyone has access to a Zoom account through your UM email address.
If you have been using Zoom previously, you are now able to move that account to the UM Zoom account which provides more advanced features. The instructions to do this are further down the page under ‘Move your existing Zoom account’.
A little tip – if you are currently logged into Zoom, you need to log out first before following the steps to move your existing account.
For more information, see: https://umanitoba.ca/about-um/tools-working-remotely/zoom
November 2, 2021 – University of Manitoba Strike Mandate: Student Info
As of November 2nd, U of M staff are on strike so there will be some changes to student schedules.
For MMID, student research seminars will not occur during the strike.
Journal Clubs will also not occur during the strike.
MMID department seminars will continue unless otherwise specified.
the department seminar on November 3rd is cancelled
Fall Term 2021
Fee Deadline: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
External Relations Fund Information Session
The UMGSA has collected an amount of over $700,000 since 2010/2011 as fees from graduate students collected for Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) dues. It came to light that the UMGSA had never legitimately been a member of CFS. As such, the time has come for graduate students to decide on the future use of the ERF. Also note that the ERF has been in investments since 2014/2015.
Ways to participate:
- Fill out the survey: https://forms.gle/hYPALkzNL3tr6trZA
- Attend Info session (RSVP here: External Relations Fund Information Session | UMGSA)
- Email your ideas to gcc@umgsa.org with the subject line “External Relations Fund”.
Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
Deadline: November 14, 2021
Click Here to upload
Individuals have until November 14th to upload proof of full immunization. All individuals who do not submit such proof will be considered unvaccinated.
Proof can be a photograph of your Manitoba Health QR code, your vaccination card, or your vaccination record. Unless we see a change to public health requirements, you should only need to upload your vaccination proof once during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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