When development of the program was first announced in November of 2023, Dr. Richard Jochelson, Dean of Law, explained the growing need to offer this program in Manitoba, where it had not previously been available. “This new program is a reflection of our commitment to the principles of justice, inclusivity, and diversity,” he said. “Having this program available at Robson Hall represents a critical step towards making the legal profession more accessible, not only for Internationally Trained Lawyers but also for the diverse immigrant communities they will serve upon graduation. It aligns with the province’s commitment to fair registration practices and creates a clear pathway for these lawyers, fostering connections within the legal profession, and ultimately, strengthening our pursuit of justice in Manitoba.”

Applications for the inaugural class of Internationally Trained Lawyers were accepted from last fall until March 31, 2025, a deadline that will remain the same for the next cohort in 2026.

The students accepted into the inaugural cohort started their school year early, by taking Preparation for the Study of Law in Canada, a two-week intensive course intended to prepare students for their studies and, eventually, their transition into the profession. 

“The ITL Program has the potential to make a significant impact on the careers of internationally-trained lawyers, the clients they will serve, and our ability to impact access to justice in Manitoba,” said Harris.

Harris (she/her) is the inaugural Director of the Internationally Trained Lawyer Program, Equity and Transformation at Robson Hall. Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Women’s Studies, History) and has undertaken graduate studies in Women’s Studies and Black Studies at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Harris earned her law degree in 2001 from Robson Hall and is an experienced litigator with formal training in mediation, arbitration and conflict resolution undertaken locally and at York University in Toronto, Ontario.

In addition to being a practicing litigator for her entire career, Harris has wide-ranging expertise in areas of equitable organizational assessment and design, policy development and implementation, workplace investigations, system reviews, leadership development, and anti-racism education. She has been called upon to act as a subject matter expert in antiracism and equity, including with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, and led the Review into Systemic Racism and Oppression at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. In addition to teaching Preparation for the Study of Law in Canada, Harris was previously named a “Jurist of Robson Hall”, for her contributions teaching Family Law, Gender and the Law, and anti-racism education.

In the coming weeks, the Faculty of Law will publish interviews with each of the members of this unique group of law students.

Applications for the 2026 cohort of the Internationally Trained Lawyer program at UM’s Faculty of Law are now being accepted until March 31, 2026. Learn more.

“When I came here as a permanent resident with my wife and children, I was looking for a new challenge and opportunity,” he says.

A new academic challenge

He had started working towards achieving his practicing license with the National Committee on Accreditation and had written one exam for administrative law and was looking for a new academic challenge, and was considering the future possibility of becoming a professor of law at a Canadian University. An LLM would be a starting point, he thought.

His thesis title was “Mediation practice in Nigeria: experiences from Abuja and Ondo with lessons from Ontario, Canada”, completed with Professor Darcy MacPherson of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law as his advisor.

Ayita completed his LLB in 2015 at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. While there, he received the Presidential Award as the best graduating student in Commercial Law, as well as the Attorney General of the Federation Award in the same subject during the 2015 convocation. He also won the National Essay Competition on the topic “Nigeria at 50, the past, the present and the future,” funded by Intercontinental Bank (now Access Bank), which was – significantly, how he obtained his first laptop. Additionally, he was the first runner-up in the continental essay competition titled “The Immorality of Self-Interest [The Morality or otherwise of Capitalism],” organized by African Liberty and IMANI in 2011.

He concluded his legal practice training at The Nigerian Law School in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria in 2016. As a next step, he obtained a certificate in Arbitration at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, UK in 2017 and then received certification in conflict and dispute resolution at the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolutions in 2021. He further earned a certificate in Conflict Management Skills at the University of Toronto (2022) followed by certification in Reconciliation and Restoration at Forgiving For Restoring Canada. At this time in 2023, he completed some of the requirements of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada to pass his Bachelor of Laws Equivalency Examination and then commenced the Master of Laws program at the University of Manitoba in 2023.

Having practiced law in Nigeria and studied mediation and alternative dispute resolution both there and in Canada, Ayita found it impossible to ignore his calling to further his education and deepen his studies in law.

UM’s policies of accommodation and inclusion attractive

He was drawn to the University of Manitoba for his LLM having researched Canadian universities and learned that UM “has been established for more than a century and has produced a lot of policymakers,” as well as “those who are also at the forefront of access to justice in Canada as well as in the global community.” Additionally, he notes that UM’s policies of accommodation and inclusion were another thing that attracted him.

“I landed in Canada October 26, 2022,” he says, “so it’s like less than a month that I came in and about approximately a month that I applied to the school, so I was just trying to settle down.”

Teaching law someday was on his mind when he made the decision to apply for the LLM program. “Most of what I’ve been doing – about 80% of what I’ve done all my life has been the issue of building capacity teaching and imparting knowledge. And now I really want to do that. One of the motivations [to do the LLM] is to become a professor and to also influence policies in the area of access to justice, because access to justice is an ongoing crusade.”

Engaging in community

Beyond legal studies, volunteering in community is important to Ayita. During his time as a Master of Laws student, he served as a volunteer facilitator with the Speaker Bureau for the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba for a year. He also served as class president for the LLM program from September 2023 to May 2025. He participated in the Community Venture/Salvation Army fundraising event in December of 2024 and took part in the university’s community seed planting initiative. Even before arriving in Canada, he volunteered as national coordinator for AFSEN (Alliance for Sustainable Environment Nigeria), focusing on environmental protection and sanitation. There, he led a team in sanitation activities, planted new trees, and educated teenagers on water use and waste disposal.

Speaking from his experience working as Director of Training and Development at the Mediation Training Institute in Nigeria and as a lawyer and conflict coach, he says, “Everybody wants to access justice in all facets of humanity such as divorce and in all your legal needs. You want justice to be served, and I believe going into this program will assist me to be able to have that proper foundation through research and development.”

Having knowledge and research skills to influence government policy is also in his sights. “I look forward to one day becoming a professor in any of the universities in Canada,” he says, “and also be able to influence policy in the decision-making in government.”

Focus on what matters

Ayita has observed, that policy and decision-makers tend to focus on exciting topics such as crime, which tend to get the most media hits. He speaks passionately about what is not getting enough attention when it comes to access to justice: “You don’t want to focus on housing, on the issue of environment, on things that are dear to people like family, but these are the areas that are most needed and people are yearning for access to justice.”

His thesis delves into how the tools of mediation may be used to achieve access to justice. Most of the challenges to access to justice when pursuing a path of litigation, he notes, include delay in proceedings, costs and the complexities of court procedures. Costs are both implicit and explicit, not to mention the psychological cost of litigation. “You realize that all these are not the same when parties have to go through the route of mediation,” he observes.

[G]oing through mediation, they realize that there are no more enemies but they want to work together to see how the parties involved can reach a truce that will most accommodate their differences that also align their interests.
– Oluwafisayo Stephen Ayita [LLM/25]

Mediation, he says, enables parties to overcome the many challenges that form barriers to access to justice including delay and procedural complexity. “It also helps the party to retain what is most important to them. We have realized because the process has been regarded as a kind of legal combat, where parties duel to death, that going through mediation, they realize that there are no more enemies but they want to work together to see how the parties involved can reach a truce that will most accommodate their differences that also align their interests.”

A highly recommended course of study

During his time at Robson Hall, Ayita has worked with instructors, faculty and staff including Natasha Brown [BEd/01; LLB/05], Director of Access to Justice and Community Engagement, and Dr. Michelle Gallant, who also works in conflict resolution. Dr. Donn Short, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at the Faculty of Law, taught the mandatory graduate seminar for the LLM program, which teaches how to write a thesis and fundamental research skills. “The graduate seminar has been quite helpful,” said Ayita, who took it in his first term of the program. At the time, he explained, each student undertook four assignments related to their thesis including an annotated bibliography to teach them how to identify the sources they would be using for their main thesis. “The research seminar has helped me in particular and I believe it also has helped my colleagues to be able to bring together our aspirations.”

“All these have enabled me to be able to now understand how to carry out research as well as how I can use that to improve on my main thesis, such as this search format, the McGill Research format, the sources, how to write, and notes to include when you are paraphrasing, restate, quote, you know, then when you’re also making your own statement.

So the research seminar has helped me to be able to understand how to be able to go through the authorized format and avoid academic misconduct and fraud. It also has been able to [ensure] that all my work will be genuine. That’s very, very useful.”

Ayita recommends taking an LLM to anyone wanting an academic challenge and looking to deepen their knowledge of the law, “I have been encouraging people,” he said, calling Robson Hall one of the best law faculties in Canada whenever he mentions to people that he is studying here. “I’m proud to be here,” he said.

Ayita’s pursuit of academic challenges is not over yet. In September, he will be a member of UM’s first cohort of Internationally Trained Lawyers and will be taking one of the two Micro-Diplomas now offered in Canadian Private or Canadian Public Law, designed to help such lawyers qualify to practice law in Canada. Then, he will be fully able to practice law in Canada.

Learn more about UM’s LLM program.

Learn more about UM’s Internationally Trained Lawyer program.

Earlier in the summer of 2024, the Faculty of Law announced the development of a the program which would to enable Internationally Trained Lawyers to complete two micro-diplomas that would allow them to meet Law Society of Manitoba requirements to become licensed to practice law here. All the program needed was a Director. Harris will fill that role by administering and leading the beginning phases of this initiative for the next two years.

“Laurelle will also retain the equity and transformation portfolio that has been ably stewarded by our other Directors, notably Trina McFadyen and Dr. Laura Reimer,” said Dr. Richard Jochelson, Dean of Law. “This will be a seamless portfolio because the Internationally Trained Lawyer Program (ITLP) will attract a diverse array of students with multifaceted life experiences. In getting to this point in the ITLP’s development we should acknowledge the development work of Tamra Alexander, Dr. Reimer and Jenna Chemerika.”

“The ITL Program has the potential to make a significant impact on the careers of internationally-trained lawyers, the clients they will serve, and our ability to impact access to justice in Manitoba,” said Harris.

Harris (she/her) holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Women’s Studies, History) and has undertaken graduate studies in Women’s Studies and Black Studies at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She earned her law degree in 2001 from Robson Hall and is an experienced litigator with formal training in mediation, arbitration and conflict resolution undertaken locally and at York University in Toronto, Ontario. 

For most of her career, Harris practiced law with a mid-sized firm in Winnipeg. From 2018 to 2024, she continued to practice law through Harris Law Solutions, practicing primarily in the area of family law. In 2020 she founded Equitable Solutions Consulting to pursue her passion for helping organizations develop the skills and capacity to function equitably.

“Equity and transformation, to paraphrase Lily Zheng, are commitments to the practice of ensuring wellbeing, success, and the absence of mistreatment and discrimination for all,” said Harris. “It is my intention to lead the work in equity and transformation at Robson Hall with these commitments in mind.”

In 2023, she was appointed King’s Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of Manitoba for demonstrating outstanding practice, integrity, leadership, and excellence in the legal profession.

Harris has been a frequent guest lecturer in anti-racism and equity in various classes at the Faculty of Law, including advanced family law, negotiation, and access to justice courses. She had taught in the capacity of Practicing Professional Instructor, and previously co-taught Family, and taught Gender in the Law. In appreciation and recognition of her contributions to legal education, the Faculty of Law made Harris a “Jurist of Robson Hall” in 2023.

“I am thrilled to return to the Robson Hall community and am looking forward to connecting with students and collaborating with colleagues to bring our vision of a more equitable and accessible law school to life,” said Harris.

The first-year psychology student, currently in the Faculty of Arts, came to Canada last fall to the University of Manitoba, where she started her passion for learning about mental health. After 24 hours of travel to Canada, Grace felt at home at her college residence. Although it was late when she arrived, it took her no time to meet those around the residence, including the dons and residence council, who have quickly become some of her best friends.  

As Grace describes,

“The residence is a diverse and welcoming place. When I first came in, I could relate to the students because they have had similar experiences and understand what I’m going through.”    

 

Whether it be connecting around food, talking about classes in the dining hall, movie nights in the lounge, studying together, or just catching up on life, Grace is grateful for the community she has found at the St John’s college residence as she works to pursue her psychology dreams.   

As the Communications Director at the St John’s college residence Council and weekly volunteering with the CanU program, Grace is taking her university experience by storm as she works to develop her skills and abilities for her future career.  

“I love getting involved in any way I can to better myself and others. Learning new skills I can apply for my future career has been exciting, and I can’t wait to see where everything goes.”  

Outside of her volunteering and council work, Grace loves a movie night with her friends in the lounge while eating comfort food, which has become one of her favourite memories in college. This has become a time for her to connect with her friends, have a sense of home, and relax outside of a busy study schedule. 

Grace plans to work towards a PhD in psychology following her undergraduate studies, where she hopes to bring back her work to make positive mental health change in Kenya.   

The St John’s college residence has open rooms for students needing accommodation for the January 2024 or Summer 2024 semesters. Students can apply on the college website here.   

You can also learn more about the college residence benefits which all students receive.   ”

Known as an Internationally Trained Lawyer program or ITL, the program will make it possible for newcomers to Manitoba who were lawyers in other countries to take the courses required by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s National Committee on Accreditation to get up to speed at the University of Manitoba. Until now, lawyers immigrating to Manitoba have not had access to a locally-organized resource or centre to help them find where and how to take the required courses in Canadian law to qualify to practice law in Manitoba. Alexander is helping to bring Manitoba up to speed with other provinces where such programs are available, so Manitoba-based internationally-trained lawyers don’t have to leave their new home to study elsewhere.

Tamra Alexander is a Practicing Professional Instructor tasked with developing a program for internationally-trained lawyers at Robson Hall.

“I am very excited to be assisting with the development of a program at the University of Manitoba that will be designed to address many of the hurdles that internationally trained lawyers face when they arrive in Manitoba hoping to practise law,” said Alexander.  “This project has given me a wonderful opportunity to reach out to and deepen the Faculty of Law’s strong connection with stakeholders in the legal community, including the Law Society of Manitoba, the Manitoba Bar Association and the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s National Committee on Accreditation.”

Dr. Richard Jochelson, Dean of Law, explained why it is so important for UM to offer this training. “Addressing the challenges faced by internationally trained lawyers (ITLs)  by proposing a new program is a reflection of our commitment to the principles of justice, inclusivity, and diversity,” he said. “This proposed program at Robson Hall represents a critical step towards making the legal profession more accessible, not only for ITLs but also for the diverse immigrant communities they serve. It aligns with the province’s commitment to fair registration practices and creates a clear pathway for ITLs, fostering connections within the legal profession, and ultimately, strengthening our pursuit of justice in Manitoba.”

By establishing a program that embodies transparency, fairness, and diversity, we not only empower ITLs but also advance the values of the UM Faculty of Law. We are confident that this program can have a lasting, positive impact on the legal landscape in our province.

– Richard Jochelson, Dean of Law

As part of her role, Alexander has started reaching out to local practicing professionals with international training.

“This project promises to have a positive impact not only for newly arrived internationally trained lawyers but also on the goals of improving access to justice in Manitoba, enriching program options at Robson Hall and enhancing access to and diversity within the legal profession,” she said.

Tamra Alexander came to Robson Hall from Algonquin College in Ontario where she was a professor in and coordinator of the Paralegal Graduate Certificate program. Prior to that, she lectured at the University of Ottawa and University of New Brunswick’s Faculties of Law. She had practised law at the global Canadian business law firm of Stikeman Elliott LLP for eight years during which time she was seconded to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal for eighteen months. She has practised law in both English and French and has practised primarily in the areas of international trade, competition and federal administrative law.

Alexander obtained a B.A. (Hons) with Distinction from the University of Toronto majoring in International Relations and Economics with a minor in French, which has served her throughout her legal career. Her law degree was also from the University of Toronto and she completed an LL.M. at McGill University with a thesis titled The Canadian International Trade Tribunal: Canada’s Emerging Trade Jurisprudence. While completing her LL.M., she worked as a research assistant to Judge R. St. J. Macdonald then of the European Court of Human Rights. She has continued to publish academically throughout her legal career, including most recently editing and contributing to Derek Fazakas’ text book Wills and Estates, Revised 5^th edition (Emond, 2023), and editing Canadian Business Law, 4^th edition (Emond, 2018 and 2023). She also recently contributed a chapter on “Privacy Rights and Cybersecurity” in Francis Syms & David Smith’s Cybersecurity in Canada: Operations, Investigations and Protection (Emond, 2023).

Away from work, Alexander has fostered dogs for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, and has spent time regularly volunteering for humanitarian organizations.

After coming from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Tawana came to the University of Manitoba in 2019, where she founded the College’s Residence. In settling into a new life in Canada, Tawana felt at home when she walked into the doors of the College. Seeing the space she had in her room, quickly meeting friends in the food hall, and learning the opportunities available at the University, Tawana was excited for what was to come. Take an inside look into the college’s residence. 

“The rooms are quiet and provide enough space for all your belongings. It’s a great place to hang out after class, meet with friends, and chill out after a long day. Walking to class or anywhere on campus takes me under 5 minutes, which is convenient, especially in the wintertime when it’s cold and when I want to meet up with others on campus.”   

Since being in Residence for four years now, Tawana has loved the Residence events that are held every month for students. Some of her favorites include paint nights, movie nights, and exploring places around Winnipeg, including the BDI (Bridge Drive Inn), The Forks, and Human Rights Museum, to name a few. While visiting these places, Tawana has also taken up new activities, like skating on The Forks trail in the winter with fellow resident students. 

“Before coming to Canada, I had never skated, so having experiences like this is amazing. You get to meet people from all walks of life while trying new things together.”   

While enjoying all the fun outside the classroom, Tawana has also found success in the classroom with the help of study carrels, academic advisors, and other university resources. Learning how the university works through the First Year Centre and online resources, Tawana has found the on-site resources impactful to her experience.    

“Being close to places like the libraries, study rooms, and academic resources like advisors helps me succeed in my studies. I have an academic advisor I see when I need help in a course or career path, whom I met with in my first year and have been going to ever since. I can also study at any time of day in different places on campus that help me focus and change my studying atmosphere.”  

Going into her final year of studies, Tawana is sharing her Residence experience with new students coming into Residence by being involved in the Don’s Program. Following her undergraduate studies, Tawana looks forward to continuing her education in a master’s degree program.    

Learn more about our Residence Rates on our website. 

Apply to St John’s College Residence today. 

In April, Asper School of Business instructors Paul D. Larson and Robert Parsons led an international study trip to Iceland. Nineteen MBA students from the Stu Clark Graduate School participated in the week-long tour with an itinerary focused on sustainability.

The study group began an immersive tour of Icelandic business, beginning with a visit to Green by Iceland, a branch of Business Iceland that focuses on promoting sustainability in business at a national level, and then attended a panel discussion with the Association of Icelandic Women Business Leaders to understand gender equality, diversity and inclusivity legislation in Iceland.

Students then toured and worked directly with five landmark Icelandic companies: Icelandair, PayAnalytics, Eimskip, Blue Lagoon and Ossur. These firms represent industries from global transport and shipping to data analytics, tourism and state-of-the-art prosthetics manufacturing.

In designing the study tour, Larson and Parsons set learning objectives for students to identify lessons from these Icelandic firms that could be applied in Manitoban and Canadian contexts, and, where possible, to identify enhanced direct business opportunities between Manitoba and Iceland.

MBA student Anna Gilfillan and her colleagues met with PayAnalytics, a software firm specializing in pay-equity monitoring and verification software.

“We were interested in PayAnalytics because of the work they do to help companies address gender wage gaps and achieve wage parity. They offered a social sustainability perspective,” she says.

One of Gilfillan’s takeaways from the visit was the importance of reliable data systems and data literacy to identify and combat biases in organizations.

“I think we often assume that in an organization there either aren’t wage gaps or that they are explained by tenure or education, for example. But often when you look more closely at the data, you can see hidden biases,” she says.

PayAnalytics, she learned, actually predates the groundbreaking 2018 Icelandic legislation that specifically addresses wage gaps, and today Iceland is ranked first in the world in terms of closing the gender gap. The visit demonstrated how business sustainability can be more than a response to social change but can instead work as a framework to proactively and ethically lead that change.

Gilfillan, a consultant at MNP, is completing her MBA at Asper with a focus on leadership and organizations and sustainability. For her, this focus on sustainability is both a social responsibility and necessary training for any business professional moving forward.

“I think as we see environmental, social, and governance issues come more into focus, the landscape and environment of business will also change,” she says. “The external environment that businesses, not-for-profits, even public sector firms operate within will produce challenges and opportunities that really require a sustainability mindset and approach, whether that’s direct or indirect.”

Gilfillan even had a chance extend this sustainability mindset, using the study tour as an opportunity to further explore a research project she had started in Parsons’ Sustainability Economics class. She joined Larson, Parsons and fellow student Nicole Buckle on a visit to Istex, a major Icelandic wool processing firm.

The 2023 MBA International Study Tour offered students an opportunity to move forward and think ahead, to learn from global neighbours leading innovation in response to some of the most pressing issues of the day and to bring that experience, knowledge and expertise back to the Manitoba business community and to Asper itself.  

“Iceland is such a stunningly beautiful country, and the landscape changes so much as you move through it,” Gilfillan adds.

The landscape, it turns out, of business as well as the natural world, is changing whether we move or not, and learning opportunities like this ensure that Asper MBA grads are prepared to keep up.

If you’re into astrology, then this is the holiday for you! 2022 is the Year of the Water Tiger, an animal cycle that only comes around every 60 years. The Tiger is the third in the line of Chinese astrological animals and is known for being confident, strong and ambitious. Each zodiac year is accompanied by one of the five elements, water, metal, earth, fire or wood. Water compliments the Tiger as it represents creativity, sensitivity and strength from its natural force. This all culminates in a year of change!

Some ways for you to carry luck throughout your 2022 is to use some of the luckiest symbols for the Tiger, including the colours of blue, gray and orange. The Cineraria flower is also considered lucky. And you may want to use the numbers 1, 3 and 4 the next time you buy a lottery ticket!

You can celebrate at home by enjoying spring rolls, dumplings, noodles, steamed meats and Nian Gao “New Year Cake.” This is the time to rock that new outfit you may have been eyeing, as new clothing is considered auspicious and can protect against evil spirits in the New Year.

UM President and Vice-Chancellor, Michael Benarroch, would like to wish the UM community and alumni a happy Lunar New Year!

International students at the University of Manitoba are invited to participate in a national survey about their student experience at a Canadian post-secondary institution. The survey is an opportunity for students to provide important feedback and suggestions about their educational experience in Canada. 

Responses to the survey provide Canadian institutions with insight into the perceptions, motivations, plans and experiences of their own international students. The data collected from student responses is vital to Canadian institutions, as it is used to inform policy and decision making at provincial, territorial and federal levels of government. 

“By participating in this survey, international students will have the opportunity to provide feedback and important insights about their educational experience,” says Gitan Armour, acting director of UM’s International Centre. “This will help inform international student programming moving forward, and also policy at the government level.”  

For those who are willing to participate, the Canadian Bureau of International Education is offering an additional incentive of three cash prizes of $1,000 and four cash prizes of $500 to randomly selected international students who complete the survey. 

Participants will be asked questions to assess their overall experience as an international student on campus and in the extended community. 

The survey is currently open and closes December 10, 2021. 

Those who wish to participate in the survey can do so by visiting the 2021 International Student Survey webpage. 

Starting university is an exciting time, but it can also bring uncertainty, especially if you are beginning your studies in a new country. For international students adjusting to student life, there can also be a steep learning curve adjusting to a new culture without having someone help guide them through it.   

It was with this in mind that the International Centre created their Welcome Mentors program, which pairs new international students with experienced University of Manitoba students, allowing both sets of students to develop meaningful relationships and expand their skillsets.  

Mentors that are part of the program are trained to help support their mentees as they adapt to university life in Canada. Through the Welcome Mentors program, mentees receive one-on-one personal, intercultural, and academic support from a mentor throughout their entire academic term.  

“New international students really value the support they receive from the program. Many return to the program as volunteers themselves so they can give back to another new student,” says Roxanne Tackie, Intercultural Programs Coordinator at the UM’s International Centre. “Being a mentee is also a great way for students to enhance their cross-cultural competence by developing a relationship with a peer who may be from a different country or culture.” 

International students who are new to life at the University of Manitoba are welcome to apply for Welcome Mentors. The program is for graduate or undergraduate students interested in enhancing their first term experience by connecting with a peer mentor for advice and support. Apply by December 10 at https://umanitoba.ca/international/intercultural-experience#welcome-mentors-application or contact Roxanne.Tackie@umanitoba.ca for more information. 

For more information on how to apply, click here.