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We're Hiring!

April 26th, 2019

Are you a person disabled by barriers? We’re hiring an Access Lounge Coordinator!

Apply here: UWSA Job Opportunities

Doggo Days

April 25th, 2019

Doggo Days is today, April 24! Come de-stress with cute dogs in the Bulman before the school year ends.

Long Weekend Update

April 18th, 2019

The UWSA offices, and services will be closed for the long weekend (April 19 – 22).

UWSA Bike Lab will be closed on April 22 and will reopen on April 29.

UWSA Foodbank will be closed tomorrow, April 19. The next Foodbank will be on Friday, April 26 in the Bulman Student Centre.

Info Booth will be closed all of long weekend and will reopen on Tuesday April 23.

Top 15 Canadian University Child Care Centre

April 16th, 2019

“[The UWSA Day Care] strives to promote children’s growth in five crucial areas: thinking skills, body awareness, social competence, emotional well being, and creative expression. ” – OneClass

Congratulations to the UWSA Day Care for ranking number 2 as one of the best university child care programs in Canada. They’ve been recognized for their affordability, programs and services, and helping student parents through parenthood and schooling.

You can view the list here: Top 15 Canadian University Childcare Centres in 2019

Visit the UWSA Day Care page for more information.

 

#Textbroke survey

April 12th, 2019

Were your textbooks useful? Were they expensive? How #Textbroke are you?

Fill out our survey to let us know! We’ll compile the responses and send them to the UWinnipeg Faculty and administration.

You can fill out our survey here!

Visit our #Textbroke page for more information.

April Board Meeting

April 11th, 2019

Want to learn more about the UWSA?

Our last board meeting of the 2018/2019 year is on Tuesday, April 16 at 5 PM in the UWSA Boardroom!

Check out the agenda here: April 2019 Board Meeting Agenda

All students are welcome and have the right to speak!

For more information, e-mail the Chair of the Board at chair@theuwsa.ca or visit the Board of Directors page.

Info Booth Update

April 9th, 2019

Info Booth have switched to their spring/summer hours. They are open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Printing has also been moved to Info Booth!

  • Black and White printing is available, 5 cents per page.
  • Colour printing will be made available soon!

Visit the Info Booth page or email infobooth@theuwsa.ca for any questions.

Spring Cleaning with WTSC!

April 8th, 2019

Come for Spring Cleaning and snacks at WTSC! Make connections before the off season during the spring and summer, and sign up for the official contact list to receive updates for the Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Term!

Join the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2292898840948762/ 

We will also be updating members on the centre code of conduct, volunteer opportunities and other news. New members welcome!

Key card holders can return their cards, the coordinator can sign up for key card access to the centre and update the key holders list for admin purposes.

Location: Women Trans Spectrum Centre (Bulman Student Centre, 0R12)
Date: April 10, at 12:30 p.m.

Light snacks, coffee, and tea will be served.

Please email questions to wtsc@theuwsa.ca
https://theuwsa.ca/women-trans-spectrum-centre/
Join our Facebook Group at @wtscentre

#textbroke

March 29th, 2019

Do you think your textbooks are way too expensive? #Textbroke is a campaign advocating for free and low-cost textbooks for students, also known as Open Access Resources (OAR). The campaign is asking professors to adopt Open Educational Resources (OER), which are texts that can be shared, updated, localized, and kept up to date.

There are two ways to help out!

  1. You can fill out our Online Survey that we’ll compile the responses and send it to the UWinnipeg faculty and administration.
  2. During your course evaluations let your professors know how much you spent on textbooks and how useful you found them.

For information on why OER is important you can contact the VPEA, Zee Morales at vpea@theuwsa.ca

For information on available OER alternatives contact Scholarly Communications and Copyright Librarian, Brianne Selman at b.selman@uwinnipeg.ca

Please visit the #Textbroke page for additional information.

UWSA Health Plan Spring Term Opt-Out

March 21st, 2019

The Spring Opt-Out for the UWSA Health Plan is now up. Only students who are are starting in the Spring Term will be eligible to Opt-Out of the Health Plan.

Opt-Out from the health plan through this link: Health Plan Opt-Out

DEADLINE: May 22, 2019

Need help with the process? Drop by UWSA Health Plan Office in the Bulman Student Centre between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, or email health@theuwsa.ca

For more info visit theuwsa.ca/healthplan

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