faculty News Archive
Human Resources
Nominate staff for an awards of excellence
March 28, 2017 —
Nominate staff for an awards of excellence. Choose from five award categories; nominations due April 13.
Human Resources
University adds another member plus electronic voting to pension committee
March 22, 2017 —
All current faculty and staff who are plan members of the University of Manitoba Pension Plan (1993) are invited to submit a nomination form to be a member of the U of M pension committee for a three-year term. The nomination deadline is April 20.
Indigenous identity to be explored at Indigenous Awareness Week 2017
March 17, 2017 —
Elders, academics, students and alumni will share their experiences and research related to Indigenous identity from March 20–24
Information Services and Technology
Reminder – protecting our university community against ransomware attacks
March 17, 2017 —
Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid
Human Resources
Free Lynda.com licences for faculty and staff
March 13, 2017 —
Faculty and staff are invited to claim a free individual license to Lynda.com, an online professional development resource now part of LinkedIn.
Why do we allow poverty to persist in Canada?
March 8, 2017 —
President and Vice-Chancellor David T. Barnard hosts the next Visionary Conversations event on Thursday, March 9, which will examine the issue of poverty
Human Resources
Pulse surveys highlight areas of improvement for group insurance benefits
March 8, 2017 —
“Which health benefits are most important to you?” is the focus of Part 2 of a “pulse” survey sent out this week by human resources.
Human Resources
Live Well @Work continues year-round
February 28, 2017 —
The Live Well @Work initiative will now include the week in June, with additional workshops throughout the year.
Human Resources
Message from Gregory Juliano on safety at work
February 16, 2017 —
Safety at work is a core value for the University of Manitoba.
Should academics boycott U.S. conferences if the travel ban is in place? Public forum discussion on Feb. 15
February 13, 2017 —
The discussion will serve as an opportunity for fellow academics to debate what is an ethical response to the actions and proposed action of the new U.S. administration