Kirby Côté is one of Canada’s most decorated Paralympic swimmers. Between 2000 and 2008, she represented Canada at three Paralympic Games, winning seven gold and six silver medals. Kirby was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame at a special event in Gatineau, Quebec in October.
The UWinnipeg Alumni Association Council is proud to recognize Rosa Walker (BA 91) with the Distinguished Alumni Award. She will be honoured at the 125th Convocation on Friday, October 18.
The University of Winnipeg is pleased to welcome back Dr. Lloyd Axworthy on October 16 at 12:30 p.m. in Convocation Hall for a special book launch of his new memoir.
UWinnipeg-affiliated athletic therapists led the Polyclinic Site at the Manitoba Summer Games. Michayla Esteves (BA 18) agreed to volunteer at the Manitoba Summer Games to gain organizational experience and promote the field of athletic therapy.
Homecoming Week was filled with reconnections, engaging conversations, and memories of way back when. With seven events running through the week, alumni, friends, and family were invited to step foot on campus and pay homage to their alma mater.
Ian Bawa (BA 08) is one of two featured alumni filmmakers during the University of Winnipeg Homecoming 2024 event Stories from the Heart: Alumni Filmmakers on the World Stage.
From a northern Manitoba reserve to walking the red carpet at Cannes, Sonya Ballantyne overcame adversity and self-doubt to write and create her most honest art.
A University of Winnipeg Homecoming 2024 panel discussion features inspiring alumni filmmakers Sonya Ballantyne (BA 14), Ian Bawa (BA 08) and Charlene Moore (BA 18, MA 22).
Shayla Jackson (MSc 24) has received an NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
UWinnipeg alum Andrea Shawcross (BA Hons 02) is one of eight emerging TV writers selected from across North America as a fellow for the 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator.
