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#UWinnipeg is noted for academic excellence, Indigenous inclusion, environmental commitment, smaller class sizes, and campus diversity.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Joined February 2009
ICYMI: In her new book ‘Revealing Britain’s Systemic Racism: The Case of Meghan Markle and the Royal Family,’ Dr. Kimberley Ducey and co-author Joe R. Feagin identify and document the ways systemic racism continues to shape ecological spaces in the UK.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: To further safeguard the health of students, faculty members, and staff, #UWinnipeg will require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to attend campus this fall. For more information, please read our news release:.
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Although no longer mandated by Manitoba Shared Health as of August 7, #UWinnipeg will continue to require masking for all indoor spaces on campus until further notice. For more information about on-campus learning this Fall Term, visit:
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Following the response from recent surveys, #UWinnipeg will continue to deliver courses remotely until the end of the Winter Term. The University is optimistically preparing for the return of in-person learning on campus for the Spring Term.
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The University of Winnipeg is suspending all in-person classes for the rest of winter term. Essential services remain open, some facilities are closed. For more details, visit:
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#UWinnipeg’s Duckworth Centre is now home to the iconic re-creation of Daphne Odjig’s Thunderbird Woman. The 32 by 25 ft mural was a collaborative project by the University, @wag_ca, and Wall-to-Wall Mural and Culture Festival.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: As we return to in-person activities for the Spring Term, your safety remains our priority. In order to minimize disruption and take care of our campus community, #UWinnipeg’s mask mandate will continue until June 30.
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Who else absolutely LOVES the new artwork on campus? In celebration of Pride Week, @StephaneDorge of @CoolStreetsWPG painted three Pride flag murals in front of Wesley Hall last week. 📷: @DanHarperPhoto
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Missed Chelsea Vowel's (@apihtawikosisan) Weweni lecture on Indigenization in the Time of Pipelines? Watch it here:
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Calling all hockey fans! Micah McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) is coming to #UWinnipeg on March 6 to talk about math, data & statistics in the NHL:
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Tune into Jeopardy! this evening to cheer on #UWinnipeg's Emma Hill Kepron, Associate Dean of the @UWpgLibrary!
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#UWinnipeg’s Emma Hill Kepron, Associate Dean of the @UWpgLibrary, is now a two-day Jeopardy! champion! . Tune in Monday evening to see if she can win a third game, and watch her triumph in last night's Final Jeopardy! round in this YouTube clip ▶️
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The latest Jeopardy! champion is #UWinnipeg's own Emma Hill Kepron! 👏 . The Associate Dean of The @UWpgLibrary finished Thursday’s Jeopardy! episode with a score of $11,400 – almost double her nearest competitor. LEARN MORE ⬇️
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Welcome and welcome back, #UWinnipeg students — the fall term is officially here! We're wishing you all a safe and successful academic year.
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Hey @VanderbiltU we heard crowd noise was kind of an issue in Nashville, so we thought we’d get our staff and faculty to help out. Feel free to use. 💙
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Flags on #UWinnipeg’s campus have been lowered until June 6 to honour the 215 children who lost their lives at the Kamloops Indian Residential School and their families.
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Paul Lawrie as the Associate Dean of Arts. An Associate Professor in the Department of History, Dr. Lawrie teaches and researches the social and cultural history of modern America. STORY |
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During the Winter Term, Dr. @Vicky_Austen, @UWinnipeg_CLAS, taught students about Roman Britain while training them to be active public-facing researchers/writers by improving a slew of Wikipedia articles. Their pages have now been viewed 400,000+ times!
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UWinnipeg is going solar! More than 500 solar panels are being installed on the RecPlex roof, making it one of the largest systems in the city. It will produce 180,000 kWh of electricity, which is about 20 per cent of the RecPlex’s electrical consumption.
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Congratulations to visionary program builder Dr. Jim Silver, who will be honoured as Professor Emeritus at UWinnipeg's upcoming Autumn Convocation. 🏆 #UWinnipeg2020Grad . READ MORE |
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This amazing photo of #UWinnipeg was taken on April 1, 1926 from the top of the former Hudson’s Bay Company building. You can see Wesley Hall before the 1934 library extension, Sparling Hall, and Wesley Park. #ThrowbackThursday . 📸: @UWArchives
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“There is a direct link between the education level of a society and its economic, health, and social success.”. #UWinnipeg Chancellor Barb Gamey and past Chancellor Bob Silver explain why education is vital to post-pandemic recovery. via @WinnipegNews |
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Kudos to Dr. Angela Failler and Dr. Heather Milne, co-applicants on a project that just received a 7-year, $2.5 million dollar SSHRC Partnership Grant to work with museums to support social justice and amplify under-represented perspectives. Read more:
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We're excited to welcome back @KevinLamoureux, who resumes his duties as AVP, Indigenous Affairs, and announce the appointments of @sekwanfontaine as Academic Lead, Indigenous Affairs, and Angeline Nelson as Director of Community Learning and Engagement.
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Join us in congratulating @MacEwanU’s Dr. Annette Trimbee for receiving an @Indspire Award. She was recognized for implementing one of the first Indigenous course requirements in Canada during her tenure as #UWinnipeg President. DETAILS |
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#UWiinnipeg is pleased to introduce Dr. @JennyHeijun Wills, @UofWEnglish, as our 2020 Chancellor’s Research Chair. During her term, Wills will be writing a historical novel loosely based on the lives of Jim Jones’s three adopted Korean children. STORY |
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#UWinnipeg will resume in-person instruction for the 2021-22 academic year. The Fall Term timetable will be posted online tomorrow and course registration will open July 5. Students will receive an email with their registration appointments this week.
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Your Library. Your Space. We are excited to introduce our redesigned @UWPGLibrary. It will be more energy efficient, have increased seating, added space for workshops/cultural collections, and ensure all floors/mezzanines are easily accessible. DETAILS |
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We reject racism in all its forms and proudly stand with those who are rising up to have their voices heard. #BlackoutTuesday
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The @UWFacultyofArts has recognized Dr. Jenny Heijun Wills, @UofWEnglish, with the Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity Award and Dr. Davina DesRoches, Department of Sociology, with the Excellence in Teaching Award. Congratulations! .
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As we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, #UWinnipeg is highlighting five women leaders, researchers, and community builders whose work has made a significant contribution in shaping the world around us. #IWD2021.
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Dr. Annette Trimbee, President and Vice-Chancellor, was honoured virtually with a Star Blanket for her work at #UWinnipeg. The ceremony was hosted by the Indigenous Advisory Circle and led by Elder Myra Laramee. #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay. STORY |
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To safeguard the health of the #UWinnipeg community, face masks will be required on campus when the Fall Term begins on September 8. We will provide two cloth reusable masks to instructors, staff members, and students who will be on campus. DETAILS |
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Grey Cup fever has swept across campus! To show support for the @WPG_BlueBombers, #UWinnipeg staff and faculty sported Blue and Gold today. #ForTheW
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“Resiliency doesn’t mean you aren’t wounded. It doesn’t mean you aren’t limping. It means you’re here. You’re able to get up one more time when life knocks you down.”. Honorary doctorate recipient Dr. Martin Brokenleg speaks on resilience at UWinnipeg’s 121st Convocation.
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Welcome to the start of the Fall Term, #UWinnipeg students, faculty, and staff! It’s been a long 18 months and we’re so very happy to see everyone back on campus again! We're wishing you all a safe, successful, and memorable academic year.
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#UWinnipeg’s Dr. Mary Jane McCallum and co-author, Adele Perry, won the Aboriginal History Book Prize for ‘Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City,' which examines the story of Brian Sinclair. STORY |
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Dr. Annette Trimbee, President and Vice-Chancellor, was honoured with a Star Blanket for her work at #UWinnipeg. The virtual ceremony was hosted by the Indigenous Advisory Circle and led by Elder Myra Laramee. STORY |
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#UWinnipeg congratulates Emma Hill Kepron, Associate Dean of @UWpgLibrary, on her three exciting appearances on Jeopardy! . She departs the show a two-time champion. Watching one of UWinnipeg's own compete on America's favourite quiz show was truly inspiring. Well done, Emma!
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Good morning #UWinnipeg students, faculty, and staff — it's the final day of lectures for the term!
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“Based on the current timeline of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Manitoba, we are optimistically preparing for the return of in-person programming on #UWinnipeg’s campus for the 2021 Fall Term.”. Dr. James Currie, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor.
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Wesley Hall is orange tonight to mark the anniversary of the murder of 14 young women at École Polytechnique in Mtl. #ActionsMatter
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Congratulations to @uwinnipeg alumnus Wab Kinew (Collegiate 99, MA 19) on becoming Manitoba’s next premier and the first provincial First Nations premier in Canada. We look forward to working together to build a bright future for all Manitobans.
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Don’t miss @AnitaSarkeesian, renowned media critic and creator of @femfreq, at this Friday’s Axworthy Distinguished Lecture! She’ll be presenting “History vs Women: The Defiant Lives That They Don’t Want You to Know.”
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“Their leadership has had a profound effect on the individuals they work with and is foundational in our work as a society to move towards reconciliation.”. Diane Redsky and Dr. Alex Wilson will receive honorary degrees at #UWinnipeg's Spring Convocation.
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Thank you to everyone who came to the Pride and Two-Spirit flag raising, along with the launch of the Two-Spirit Archives! Here are some of our favourite photos of the day.
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ICYMI: Dr. @Vicky_Austen, @UWinnipeg_CLAS, taught #UWinnipeg students about Roman Britain while training them to be active public-facing researchers and writers by improving a slew of Wikipedia articles. Their pages have now been viewed 400,000+ times!.
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#UWinnipeg’s Dr. Mary Jane McCallum and Dr. Erin Millions were awarded $520,000 in @CIHR_IRSC funding for the community-based @TBPhotoProject, which studies Indigenous experiences of tuberculosis as captured in historical photographs. STORY |
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Congratulations to the more than 40 First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students who graduated at our Spring Pow Wow this afternoon!
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#DYK one of the walls inside Richardson College features 3,000 square feet of reclaimed hard maple wood from the old Winnipeg Roller Rink that was previously on site?. Amazing! 👏
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#UWinnipeg is further strengthening its vaccination mandate announced on August 19. Under the mandate, effective Sept. 7, full vaccination from COVID-19 is required to be on campus for learning, studying, teaching, research, or work. Read the full release:
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This drawing of Wesley Hall, created by a Class of 1936 student, was published in the 1935 Wesley College yearbook. #ThrowbackThursday. 📷: @UWArchives
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Graduates, congratulations again on your huge achievement — we’re so proud of you! Don’t forget to take a picture with your family in front of your #UWinnipeg lawn sign this weekend and share it using #UWinnipeg2020Grad. We’re looking forward to seeing them.
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#Winnipeg’s Board of Regents last night unanimously confirmed Dr. Annette Trimbee as President and Vice-Chancellor for a second term, in effect until June 30, 2024:
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As part of her honour thesis, @UWGeography student Anya Ingram has partnered with @WPGWestEndBiz to assess street art. Her goal is to create a framework which can inform mural-based tourism and ensure the art positively represents the community. STORY |
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@kimbo1942 The University of Winnipeg campus is closed to the public. Our campus security services are aware of this potential issue.
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Starting this fall, #UWinnipeg students will be able to work towards a BA in Indigenous Languages. This new program will provide students with the tools and knowledge to communicate, research, and advocate for Indigenous languages, such as Cree and Ojibwe.
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#UWinnipeg researchers Dr. Christopher Bidinosti, Dr. Yannick Molgat-Seon, Dr. Craig Willis, Dr. Andrew Frey, Dr. Athar Ata, Dr. Joshua Hollett, and Dr. Ed Cloutis have received more than $900,000 in @NSERC_CRSNG grants for research projects. LEARN MORE |
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We’re a little torn here at #UWinnipeg — there’s nothing prettier than campus during a fresh snowfall, but we’re not sure if we want winter to come just yet.
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UWinnipeg’s 2019 Chancellor’s Research Chair is Dr. Peter J. Miller (@pjmillerCLAS). An assistant professor of classics, Miller will be working on a book that showcases the ways classical antiquity continues to influence the contemporary world.
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Tonight at 6, @APTN airs the first episode of the groundbreaking new series @FirstContactTV. Tune in to see @KevinLamoureux welcome participants into his home.
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#UWinnipeg’s Dr. Jaime Cidro has been awarded more than $1 million in @CIHR_IRSC funding for an innovate partnership project to address the need for an Indigenous doula service to support urban Indigenous women throughout their pregnancies. STORY |
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Congratulations to history professor @JanisThiessen, co-winner of the @cdnbizhistory Business History Article Prize! 👏👏👏.
Congrats to Janis Thiessen (@JanisThiessen), co-winner of the @cdnbizhistory Business History Article Prize for “The Narrative Turn, Corporate Storytelling, and Oral History: Canada’s Petroleum Oral History Project and Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action No. 92”.
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We love vintage shots of Centennial Hall! Taken in 1975, this photo shows the @UWPGLibrary card catalog. #ThrowbackThursday 📚. 📷: @UWArchives
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#UWinnipeg alumna Dani Nowosad has been recognized by @UofG with the Kishaadigeh Award for her academic achievements and positive community connections. This award was established in 2010 to honour Dr. Jamie Cidro, #UWinnipeg VP of Research and Innovation.
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Today we officially opened Leatherdale Hall, adding a new community meeting space on campus! #UW50
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“We thought about using radio as a means of speakers speaking the language and sharing it with the community.”. #UWinnipeg’s Dr. Lorena Fontaine says a new Ojibwe radio drama will be airing on @NCI_FM in January as a way of helping preserve the language.
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#UWinnipeg classicist Dr. Matt Gibbs (@m_a_gibbs) has teamed up with @BarnHammerBeer to bring the beverages of the ancient world into the 21st century:
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It is important to recognize that today is MMIWG Awareness Day. Whether studying with others in a special topics course or reading The Final Report, we encourage you to do what you can to understand and respond to this important issue. Learn more:
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Exam season has officially come to an end! Congratulations on a successful Winter Term everyone.
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Dr. Trimbee meets with PM @JustinTrudeau & Minister @jimcarr_wpg prior to the Town Hall. #UWinnipeg #UW50
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This is what course registration looked like at #UWinnipeg in the 1970s. #ThrowbackThursday. 📷: @UWArchives
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It's officially the last day of exams! Congratulations to the entire #UWinnipeg community for making this challenging fall term a successful one.
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The Indigenous Course Requirement is about education. Learn more about approved courses at
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We are extremely proud to announce that we’ll be recognizing two extraordinary Canadians — actor Tantoo Cardinal and historian Allan Levine — with honorary degrees during our virtual Autumn Convocation ceremonies on October 22 and 23. LEARN MORE |
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We unveiled our new custom-made podium by Destiny Seymour and Mamie Griffith of Woven Collaborative at Spring Convocation last week. Designed in consultation with students and staff, it reflects the importance of Indigenous culture and identity at #UWinnipeg.
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#ClassOf2021 graduate Shawna Skelton is one of just 25 students accepted into the @Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics to continue their research into the intersection of quantum gravity and quantum information theory. Congratulations!
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Not sure what to expect when studying from home this fall? Here are a few tips to help you transition to remote learning!
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UWinnipeg’s chemistry degree programs are now accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry. This confirms the University’s programs meet national standards, providing high-quality student experiences and portability of degree credentials. STORY |
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ANNOUNCEMENT: #UWinnipeg will continue with our safety mandates through April 30, including mask and vaccine mandates. While some restrictions are changing externally, we feel that it is important to provide continuity and certainty.
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What an incredible season by the @Wesmen_WBB team! You made the entire #UWinnipeg community so proud.
Final. Don’t let anyone tell you this season wasn’t a success. As always… We Play For Winnipeg.
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Alumna Emma Anderson is the winner of the 2020 Indigenous History Essay. Her essay, ‘Smallpox and Settlers: Indigenous Perspectives in the Kiowa Smallpox Legend,’ was chosen from hundreds written in an Indigenous Course Requirement history class. STORY |
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