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UWSA statement on tuition fee increase by government

March 20th, 2017

Download the PDF here: UWSA statement on tuition fee increase by government

UWSA Day Care Expansion

March 9th, 2017

View the province’s new release here

Unofficial UWSA 2017 General Election Results

March 9th, 2017

*UNOFFICIAL UWSA 2017 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

President

Laura Garinger – UWSA Connect 463 votes
David Fanhbulleh – Students’ Voice 376 votes
James Nellis – 247 votes
Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie – Rising Voice 196 votes

Vice-President External Affairs

Megan Linton – UWSA Connect 490 votes
Teruni Walaliyadde – Students’ Voice 409 votes
Andrew Vineberg – Rising Voice 317 votes

Vice-President Student Affairs

Brenden Gali – UWSA Connect 474 votes
Oladele Ojewole – Students’ Voice 471 votes
Felisha Hartig – Rising Voice 269 votes

Vice-President Internal Affairs

Morgan Brightnose – UWSA Connect 697 votes
Elena Spitcyna – Students’ Voice 486 votes

Education Director

Taylor Daigneault

Yes: 960
No: 137

Science Director

Sia Kermani – 562 votes
Daniel Denton – 529 votes

Arts Director

Janel Bortoluzzi –477 votes
Evan Krosney – 395 votes
David Wiebe –269 votes

International Students’ Director

Simran Badhan – Students’ Voice

Yes: 1024
No: 83

Status of Women Director

Jade DeFehr – 687 votes
Patricia Nosal – Students’ Voice 449 votes

Environmental Ethics Director

Avery Letkemann

Yes: 1042 votes
No: 75 votes

Accessibility Director

Mohamed Behi & Andrew Minenko

Yes: 1064 votes
No: 74

Business & Economics Director

Devin Woodbury

Yes: 1032 votes
No: 83

Board of Regents Student Representative

Abraham El-Giadaa

Yes: 1045 votes
No: 76

Senate Student Representative (3 available positions)

Lester Aidoo

Yes: 785 votes
No: 102

Waarengeye Vikram

Yes: 669 votes
No: 151 votes

VOTER TURNOUT: 13.8%

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*Unofficial until ratified

Spoilt ballot counts unavailable at this time.

Questions? Email the Chief Elections Commissioner at cec@theuwsa.ca

Vote in the UWSA General Election March 6, 7, or 8!

March 3rd, 2017

Read your candidates’ bios here!

Graduating? Book your grad photo session with Lifetouch today!

March 3rd, 2017

*You must book an appointment ahead of time.

In the greenhouse: TRC Report Reading Group/ Sewing Circle

March 2nd, 2017

In the greenhouse: TRC Report Reading Group/ Sewing Circle

Wednesday, March 8, 2-4pm – join us for International Women’s Day

Tuesday, March 14, 2-4pm

greenhouse artlab, a new feminist artlab for making and thinking on the fifth floor of the UWinnipeg library (facilitated by Roewan Crowe) is hosting Helene Vosters for an artist residency, March 6-14, 2017.

Participants are welcome to join on March 8 & 14, 2-4pm, for Vosters’ project, “Reconciliation: A Call to Action.” Together, participants will read aloud from TRC’s 388-page summary report, embroider sections of the report’s 94 Calls to Action onto Canadian flags, and share reflections.

Please visit the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/events/1850788645185296/) for more information or contact Christina Hajjar at hajjarchristina@gmail.com