Meet UWinnipeg’s 2025 Spring Convocation Valedictorians
The University of Winnipeg congratulates Em Penner, Thomas Hepworth, and Lisa Maes, valedictorians for the 126th Convocation ceremonies on Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13.
All of our stories in one handy place.
The University of Winnipeg congratulates Em Penner, Thomas Hepworth, and Lisa Maes, valedictorians for the 126th Convocation ceremonies on Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13.
The University of Winnipeg is proud to honour five outstanding faculty and staff members—Dr. Alan Diduck, Dr. Désirée Vanderwel, Pamela Delorme, Dr. Andrew Frey, and Thiago Nunes—during our 126th Convocation on Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13.
Rosanna Deerchild, Jitender Sareen, and Odette Heyn will receive honorary doctorates at The University of Winnipeg’s 126th Convocation on Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13.
The UWinnipeg community is invited to join us for Pride Week 2025! Celebrate our 2SLGBTQ+ community with some excellent events, including Drag Storytime, Zine workshop, and the 3rd Annual Pride Radio Marathon.
As a keynote speaker at this year’s British Women Writers Association Conference, Dr. Kerry Sinanan will explore the ways that including marginalized experiences can help us reshape how we perceive race and gender.
May 5 to 11 is Mental Health Week (MHW). Explore this year's theme - Unmasking Mental Health - with a full week of events, activities, and social media content.
Allan Edie is showing up for the Wesmen in a big way with a $100,000 donation to the Wesmen Program Fund. The gift will give Wesmen teams a competitive advantage and elevate the high-performance sport experience for the athletes.
Through his research in UWinnipeg's Department of Biology, Dr. Craig Willis studies Manitoba's endangered little brown bats. This research helps us understand and respond to White-Nose Syndrome - a disease that has devastated this species, which was once common in North America.
UWinnipeg adjunct professor, Dr. Kawser Ahmed, hopes a new initiative will bring an end to armed conflict in Myanmar and foster lasting peace in the region. The Conflict and Resilience Research Institute Canada (CRRIC) at UW Global College has received new funding from Global Affairs Canada for their project, Charting a Path to Lasting Peace in Myanmar.
A new experiential course, Performance Studies, was offered for the first time ever at UWinnipeg last Fall term. The course explores social justice art-making through the lens of performance.