community engagement News Archive

February 28, 2017 — 
Locally produced film that shows the everyday experiences of young people living with an anxiety disorder to air on Shaw TV in March.

February 17, 2017 — 
On February 15, 2017, the single mom and her two boys started a new chapter in their lives at a key ceremony celebrating the home built for her.

February 17, 2017 — 
20/20 Vision takes place from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28 in Room 343 Drake Centre. All U of M students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

February 1, 2017 — 
The U of M community is invited to join us for these Black History Month events.

January 31, 2017 — 
A suicide prevention workshop was held to bring attention back to the ongoing needs of the community after a wave of suicides in 2016.

January 24, 2017 — 
The Travel and Expense Management Steering Committee has been busy working on improvements to the university’s current travel and expense systems. Steering committee now requests additional feedback from the university community.

January 20, 2017 — 
By partnering together, the U of M and ILDII can be a part of the solution to solving the water crisis that First Nations are experiencing. Dr. Yuan at the U of M has intensive experience working with First Nations on solving their sanitation problems. She is actively involved in CREATE H2O program. She has collaborated with Bearpaw Engineering & Project Management (Aboriginal owned and operated engineering firm) on First Nations wastewater lagoon projects. She has also been actively involved in Manitoba small wastewater treatment system training workshops. ILDII has undertaken many governance and leadership projects for First Nations people on reserve and off for the past 16 years through strategic partnerships. Initiatives such as the annual World Indigenous Business Forum, the Core Governance Practices for First Nations project and the Executive Training Courses have all enhanced the capacity of First Nations people and their communities. Two on-going successful programs that are relevant to this initiative are the Empowering Indigenous Youth in Governance and Leadership (EIYGL), and the Indigenous Carpentry Program which has graduated over 188 participants. ILDII has seen firsthand that Indigenous youth can succeed in obtaining training towards a career path, and that what is needed is: an awareness campaign of what opportunities are available; effective supports that are based on individual needs assessments; and strategic partnerships with community members and organizations that have invested interests in seeing successful outcomes for capacity building in Indigenous people.

January 2, 2017 — 
The 2018 Ed Talk Series kicks off Monday, Jan. 8, with Dr. Lee Airton, assistant professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queen's University.

December 16, 2016 — 
The Faculty of Education hosted high-school Indigenous post-secondary club members in December creating an awareness and excitement about opportunities in advanced education.

December 16, 2016 — 
Rady Faculty grad student and co-founder of charity Bridging Villages has raised about $30,000 since making her first volunteer aid trip to Uganda in 2014.