The University of Winnipeg

News

Community

Stories about UWinnipeg making a difference in the community.

Wesley Hall.
April 22, 2022

Mask mandate extended to June 30

In order to minimize disruption and take care of our campus community, The University of Winnipeg’s mask mandate will continue until June 30, 2022. 

April 12, 2022

Preparing for a potential major storm

To ensure the safety of faculty, staff, and students, The University of Winnipeg campus, including The Collegiate, will be closed on Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14. Only essential services will take place on campus during this time.

Adrianna Krawczuk and Marysa Fosty standing in front of a table of blue and yellow ribbons.
March 24, 2022

UWinnipeg Ukrainian students take action

A ribbon drive led by Ukrainian Students Association president and vice-president Marysa Fosty and Adrianna Krawczuk has raised more than $3,100 for those suffering in Ukraine.

March 21, 2022

UWinnipeg theatre department produces North American premiere

I Think We Are Alone by British playwright Sally Abbott is making its North American premiere at The University of Winnipeg from April 5-9. Director Hazel Venzon leads the Acting IV: Honours graduating actors and senior design and production students through a dynamic and striking production that is at once dreamlike and stiflingly realistic.

March 14, 2022

UWinnipeg theatre students perform original ensemble piece

Truth Reconfigured is an original performance piece — directed by University of Winnipeg Professor Claire Borody and conceived and developed by members of the fourth-year honours Devised Theatre class — that examines and questions the ways in which human beings experience and process information in a world of information overload through the lens of satire, parody, and theatre of the absurd.

February 25, 2022

Statement on conflict in Ukraine

The university is deeply concerned by Russia’s military attacks in Ukraine, the impact on the country’s citizens and international stability, and closer to home the impact on Manitoba's Ukrainian community. 

January 26, 2022

ToyBox Manitoba releases new strategies

ToyBox Manitoba is releasing a new set of literacy and numeracy strategies, as well as wellness activities, this winter. The team is looking for caregivers to test and provide feedback on the new strategies.