More Microwaves!

September 8th, 2015

We’re excited to have students back on campus tomorrow!
And, now we have more microwaves!
Check out our new microwave locations in:

• Riddell
• Buffeteria
• Duckworth
• RecPlex
• Buhler
• Richardson
• Lockhart

#RollCall2015

September 4th, 2015

Roll Call is just around the corner and we are so excited! Check out our page here or our Facebook event for the full detailed schedule!

index

September 2nd, 2015

Our newest space on campus is open! index is located in Lockhart Hall on the first floor. Since index is now open, we have closed Petrified Sole Used Bookstore. Don’t worry, you can still find the textbooks you need at index!

For more information about index and access to your consignment account, visit index’s page here.

Diversity Meal Plan

August 26th, 2015

Full Schedule! #rollcall2015

August 25th, 2015

Check out our full schedule for #rollcall2015 and make sure to join our Facebook event!

Roll Call

August 18th, 2015

Hey students!

It’s almost back-to-school season, and we’ve got some big news! Our annual welcome back event is happening Sept. 9-11 and things are looking a bit different; we’ve got a new name!

We’re excited to launch Roll Call, a welcoming event for the student body that celebrates community and is diverse, accessible, and represents the advocacy of the UWSA.

Next week, we’ll be releasing info about all the exciting events we have planned including what local acts are playing, food surprises and much more. Stay tuned by following us @theuwsa!

There’s still a chance to volunteer, too! If you’re interested, email Emily, Vice-President Internal at the vpia@theuwsa.ca

We can’t wait to see you on the front lawn!

Health Plan Topic: Travel Insurance

August 11th, 2015

Have a late summer trip planned or thinking about going somewhere over winter break or reading week?

Our Health Plan, provided by Green Shield, covers travel insurance.

Read up on Green Shield’s travel insurance facts here, before you head out on your adventure!

Quick tip: When using traveler’s insurance, students use policy number 5492 and must notify Green Shield within 48 hours of receiving treatment at 1-800-936-6226 or can call collect at operator +519-742-3556

If you have questions about the UWSA Health Plan, please email the Health Plan Coordinator at health@theuwsa.ca

Opting Out of the UWSA Health Plan

August 6th, 2015

If you’re a full-time student at the University of Winnipeg, you are automatically enrolled in the UWSA Health Plan. If you have existing coverage, you can opt out. Here’s how!

To get to Green Shield’s website to Opt Out, click here.

International Student Health Plan

August 5th, 2015

Youth Bike Lab Hours

August 4th, 2015

The UWSA Bike Lab is always a hive of busy activity during the summer months, but one group in particular has been contributing more than its share to the organized chaos that is summer Bike Lab open shop. Every week, dozens of neighbourhood youth drop by the Bike Lab, many of them waiting outside for up to half an hour for the Lab to open, each of them with a vocal resolve to build a bike!

While at first we welcomed their enthusiasm happily, we have come to the realization that our under 18 participants needed their own time. Time in which we could gear our volunteers, staff and programming to directing the enthusiastic, often impatient and boisterous energy of the youth toward the time consuming, focused and intense mental workout of learning to build a bike.

So for the rest of the summer, we will be offering YOUTH HOURS! Since teens are out of school, they will have to drag themselves out of bed and show up to the Bike Lab by 10 a.m. on Mondays. Those with enough gumption to pass the earlier riser test will be asked to volunteer an hour to help patch tubes, break down bikes and organize the lab, each task with it’s own educational component. After their hour of volunteering, the youth will get a chance to work on their build-a-bike projects and benefit from the full attention of our staff and volunteers.

YOUTH HOURS: Monday’s 10 a.m. to Noon (Starting Monday, August 10th)