October 16th, 2017
By-Election voting:
Monday, Oct. 23 – Riddell Hall 9 – 6 | Richardson 9 – 6
Tuesday, Oct. 24 – Riddell Hall 9 – 6 | Buhler Centre 9 – 6
Wednesday, Oct. 25 Riddell Hall 9 – 6 | Duckworth Centre 9 – 6
Download a PDF here: By-Election – Candidates’ Bios
*Other formats are available. To request a different format, email communications@theuwsa.ca
October 6th, 2017
We recently sent out a survey to all students through their UWinnipeg email accounts asking students about the costs associated with attending university.
While we realize that one of the major costs to coming to university is tuition, we also recognize that the costs of rent, groceries, transportation, etc., can act as a barrier and cause stress on students.
We have a launched a survey that is being sent to all U of W students’ webmail accounts. We will use this information to adjust our services and better advocate for our students. Students’ responses to this survey will be kept confidential. The information gathered will only be analyzed and reported at the group level; individual responses will not be reported.
The survey closes Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017!
We will post the results of the survey here and how as an organization we can better support our students.
If you have questions about the survey or this campaign, please email Laura Elsie Garinger at pres@theuwsa.ca
September 19th, 2017
UWSA Health Plan Opt-Changes and Opt-Outs are now closed!
The Health Plan Blackout Period is wrapping up!
This means during the last two weeks your enrolment in the UWSA Health Plan is not active, but you are covered by Green Shield. During the Black Out Period, you will not be able to create an online Green Shield account to make a claim or have any services be direct billed. Any eligible expenses you’ve incurred during this period will need to be claimed after this period has ended.
This means you do not have to worry if your Green Shield online account is down, it will be up and running soon and you can make retroactive claims for any coverage used from September 1, forward! The UWSA and UWinnipeg Financial Services are working diligently to ensure all students are correctly billed and enrolled on the Health Plan. Thank you for your continued patience.
To view your Summary of Benefits, please visit the UWSA Health Plan page here!
September 7th, 2017
We would like to inform students of recent updates to the UWSA’s Inclusive Gym Initiative. This week, UWinnipeg released information about changes to the their recreation services that will be implemented this fall (You can read the release here). These changes were based on extensive consultations with the UWSA from August 2016 through April 2017, and are intended to improve access to the services students pay for.
In addition to these publicized changes, the UWSA continues to advocate for other changes to the fitness centre to ensure more students feel welcome accessing and participating in these services. This summer, the UWSA Inclusive Gym Initiative had ongoing discussions with the Rainbow Resource Centre to discuss trans inclusion in the fitness centre. We recognize that the fitness centre is a space traditionally dominated by those who have male identities, which may not make the space feel accessible to all people.
Based on these discussions, the UWSA has suggested that the reserved hours pilot project beginning this fall include cis and trans women and non-binary people. This is due to the intent of this initial gym initiative of creating a safe(r) and more comfortable fitness centre space. Full inclusion is a process and this pilot is the first step. We recognize that there are groups that may still feel excluded from this initiative and we are working hard to make the space welcoming for them too. We are open to suggestions and invite conversation.
September 1st, 2017
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September 1 is the first day you can use your U-Pass this term.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your Peggo card on your first-scan and the error message reads: “Insufficient funds” try to scan your card a second time. If your card is still not accepted, please visit the Info Booth on the first-floor of Centennial Hall. Staff are happy to answer questions or replace your Peggo card.
If you have questions about the U-Pass program, please visit our web page here or email u-pass@theuwsa.ca
August 22nd, 2017
From Canadian Federation of Students:
Students at post-secondary institutions across Canada have been at the forefront of organizing against racism and colonialism on their university and college campuses, as well as in their communities, for decades.
From September 29 to October 1, the Federation will be hosting the second national Racialized and Indigenous Student Experience Summit (RISE) in Toronto. For more information and registration forms, click on the link below.
This Summit will be an opportunity for student activists to gather, share stories of success and struggle, to nurture each other and heal together.
Spaces at the Summit are limited and open only to the participation of racialized and Indigenous identified people, with special consideration for participants from traditionally marginalized communities, such as those who identify as womyn and/or trans* and/or non-binary and/or gender non-conforming and/or queer and/or with (dis)abilities.
The UWSA will send four delegates. Potential delegates should email pres@theuwsa.ca regarding interest, including their self-identification as racialized and/or Indigenous, students living w/disabilities, LGBTTQ2S*, women, student parent; and specify whether they have attended a CFS summit/meeting in the past.
Students must send interest to pres@theuwsa.ca by September 12, 4:00 p.m.
Delegates will be selected by an ad-hoc committee and confirmed by the UWSA Board of Directors. Students can also apply to attend RISE through their academic departments or decide to register themselves and pay their own registration fees. The registration fee is $400. The UWSA will still need to sign off on registrations.
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Registration form:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mpveyrejwsi4k2o/AACa6btlZb_WZ_W1oxd-UqhHa?dl=0
August 16th, 2017
Join us on the front lawn for Roll Call 2017!
Full line-up and list of events on our Facebook event here!
July 24th, 2017
As a full-time student at the University of Winnipeg, you are part of the UWSA Health Plan! Each student taking nine or more credit hours per term is automatically enrolled in our comprehensive health benefits plan.
Students who have existing coverage may choose to opt-out of the plan and can do so online starting Aug. 1, 2017. To opt-out, visit our health plan page here on or after Aug. 1, 2017. All opt-outs are done exclusively online here.
To opt-change your plan by opting-in or adding a dependent, visit the health plan page here and print an Opt-Change form. You will need to submit this form to the Social Sustainability Manager either by email or dropping if off to their office located next to the UWSA General Office.
For questions about the UWSA Health Plan, please email health@theuwsa.ca
