The UWSA

UW Pehchaan-e-Bhangra Meet and Greet
2025-09-25 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Winnipeg) | The Hive
Join UWinnipeg Pehchaan-e-Bhangra for our Semester Starting Meet & Greet! Enjoy interactive games, an open dance floor and snacks.

UofW Queer Students' Association Meet & Greet: 2slgbtq+ Campus Community
2025-09-26 12:00 - 14:00 | The Hive
Join the QSA in welcoming all and any 2SLGBTQ+ students, staff, and allies on campus. This is a great opportunity to meet cool folks around campus!

UW Applied Computer Science Student Association Capture the Flag
2025-09-26 13:00 - 19:30
ACSSA Capture the Flag is a competitive cyber security related problem-solving event. Students of all experiences welcome!

UW Nigerian Students Association Movie Night
2025-09-26 17:30 - 20:00 | The Hive
The UWNSA invites you to our Movie Night! Come enjoy an evening of film, culture, and community with fellow students.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day (University and UWSA Office and Services Closed)
2025-09-30
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

The UWinnipeg campus and UWSA offices and services are closed. This is an opportunity for the UWinnipeg community to take time to reflect and to honour Survivors, their families, and their communities. This can be done by taking part in commemorative community events, and reading, reflecting, and learning more about the history of residential schools and your role in reconciliation.

Business Administration Student Association Paint Night
2025-10-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Buhler 1st Floor Lounge
Join BASA for a relaxing night of painting and socialization! All supplies are provided, just bring an artistic vision and a positive vibe! Open to all students! $5 gets you everything you need 🙂
Location: Buhler 1st Floor Lounge

Business Administration Student Association Leading Local: Business & Leadership in Municipalities
2025-10-09 12:45 - 13:45
Lunch and Learn Workshop! Come and have the opportunity to listen to Duane Nicol, the CAO of the City of Selkirk about business in government, leadership, and community sustainability!
Location: Buhler – Room TBD

Fall Reading Week (No Classes)
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-17
Mid-term reading week. No classes, except Education students taking 4000 level certification courses are required to attend class and practicum during this period. Please consult your course outline for more information.

Thanksgiving Day (University and UWSA Office and Services Closed)
2025-10-13

The 127th Convocation Celebration
2025-10-17 09:30 - 12:30
Held each spring and fall, Convocation is a time to recognize the achievements of our graduating students and celebrate an important milestone in their lives. Convocation is also where we award some of the University’s highest honours—such as honorary degrees and faculty and staff awards—to inspiring individuals who are living out the values of this institution.

Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Graduate Programs, Kinesiology and Applied Health, and Science

Find more info here: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/convocation/

Board of Directors Meeting
2025-10-20 17:00 - 20:00
BOARD MEETING: Monday, October 20, at 5 p.m. CST.
All UWinnipeg students are welcome to attend the Open Session over Zoom. Please email admin@theuwsa.ca by 12:30 PM on the day of the meeting for the Zoom link using your UWinnipeg webmail address and your Student ID Number.
All participants are expected to abide by the University’s Respectful Work and Learning Environment Policy.

Lifetouch Graduation Photos
2025-10-24 08:30 - 16:00, 2025-11-10 08:30 - 16:00 | Bulman Student Centre
Schedule your graduation portrait session online. Book through this link: https://book.appointment-plus.com/d6clb3tk/?employee_id=13255
Location: Bulman Student Centre Stage (located Basement Level of Riddell Hall)

Please arrive 5 – 10 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time!

General Information

$30.00 Session Fee must be paid to your photographer at the time of your photo session.
Debit or credit is preferred; however, cash and cheque will be accepted. Cheques made payable to Lifetouch Canada.
To be on the big wall composite for the 2026 Graduation Year please make sure your photos are finished before May 31, 2026

A Word about Your Proofs
Two to three weeks after your photo session, you will receive a set of proofs by Canada Post and an email with a link so you can view your graduation proofs online. Keep in mind that your proofs are not retouched, but your finished portrait order will include basic retouching at no charge to eliminate blemishes & soften lines. Premium retouching is available at an additional cost.
Getting Ready!

Only the individual Graduate will be allowed at the appointment; no friends or family members will be permitted.
Lifetouch will provide the traditional grad gown, hat, tassel and hood worn on the shoulders of the grad gown.
You are welcome to wear your own dress shirt (of any colour) with or without tie. Please ensure your tie is pre-tied before your appointment or use a clip-on tie.
Graduates who prefer to not wear a dress shirt with or without a tie, we suggest wearing a v-neck or scoop neck shirt. Please come prepared to your session already dressed in this attire.

For more info about Lifetouch in-studio session please visit their website here!
If you need assistance booking online, please contact Lifetouch by phone 204.272.3500 or email at:

Questions about portraits – dmarand@lifetouch.com or mcox@lifetouch.com
Questions about booking a studio session – dmarand@lifetouch.com

What's Scarier than no Healthcare Postermaking
2025-10-27 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-28 12:00 - 14:00
Poster making – Help us make a posters for the Rally.

Monday, October 27 from 12:00 – 2:00PM. Location The Hive (Main floor of Lockhart Hall)
Tuesday, October 28 from from 12:00 – 2:00PM Location UWSA Boardroom (Concourse Level of Riddell Hall)

Rally – Join our rally on Thursday, October 30 at 11:00AM – 2:00PM at the Manitoba Legislative (front steps facing Broadway).

UWinnipeg Student Meeting point: Marsha Hanan Way (in front of the RecPlex) from 10:30AM and then walk together at 10:45AM to the Legislative. You can also meet us at the Manitoba Legislative, where we will meet students from U of M.

What’s Scarier than no Healthcare Campaign

Bike Lab Mechanic Workshop
2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 | The Hive
UWSA Bike Lab’s Mechanics Course covers skills from mechanic basics to brakes. It’s beginner-friendly and hands-on! Graduates from the program are eligible to become key programming volunteers at the lab.
Sign-up here: https://theuwsa.ca/uwsa-bike-lab/certification/

UWinnipeg Esports A-Game
2025-10-29 17:00 - 23:00 | The Hive
A-Game is a Weekly Super Smash Bros Bracket, where the Manitoba Smash community comes to The Hive to train and compete for a cash prize.

U Swung Swing Thing
2025-10-29 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Bulman Student Centre
Open dance fun for everyone, safe space for all to learn new moves groves and meet someone new.

What's Scarier than no Healthcare Rally
2025-10-30 10:30 - 14:00
International Students have been without universal health care since 2018! Help us call on the Manitoba government to reinstate it.
Join the Rally for International Students’ health care!!
🕰️October 30 11AM – 2PM
📍Manitoba Legislative Building (front steps facing
Meet on Marsha Hanen Way (in front of RecPlex) at 10:30am to march to the Legislative Building or just join us at the Leg at 11am.

Doggo Days
2025-10-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Bulman Student Centre
The UWSA brings trained, loveable, cuddly dogs to the University on the last Thursday of every month at The Bulman Student Centre. Doggo Days are a reminder for students to take a break during busy school days. Studies have shown that interacting with pets when stressed can reduce tension and lower blood pressure and breathing rates. Doggo Days are a fun way for students to de-stress with their furry friends.
All dogs are trained therapy dogs from St.John’s Ambulance.
Doggo Days dogs are the last Thursday of every month in the Bulman Student Centre from 12-1:30 PM.

Business Administration Student Association Fright Night
2025-10-30 17:00 - 20:00 | Buhler 1st Floor Lounge
Join BASA for a night of Halloween Trivia, pumpkin carving contest and a spooky movie! Open for all students to enjoy!
Location: Buhler 1st Floor Lounge

UWSA Foodbank
2025-10-31 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Bulman Student Centre
The volunteer-driven UWSA Foodbank was created to provide regular food supplements during the year to University of Winnipeg students and community members in need. Though it operates primarily in conjunction with Harvest Manitoba, the Foodbank actively seeks additional donations from university groups and other community-based organizations.
Check-in begins at 2:00 p.m. every Friday in the Bulman Student Centre. Please arrive no later than 3:00 p.m. to check-in. Food distribution for registered clients starts at 3:00 p.m.
Walk-ins are welcome. Walk-in clients are served in a lottery draw system and must check-in between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Walk-in distribution begins at 3:30 p.m. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee food quantities for walk-ins.
Students and community members can sign up for UWSA Foodbank by calling Harvest Manitoba at 204-982-3660 or emailing appointments@harvestmanitoba.ca. Please keep your Student ID handy before you make the call. Students who are Canadian residents or permanent residents will also need their Health Card.
Harvest Manitoba Registration Line: 204-982-3660

Monday-Friday: 9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Have your medical number and call before Monday afternoon to register for Friday.

Rainbow Lounge presents: Monster Ball
2025-10-31 18:00 - 22:00 | Bulman Student Centre
Are you ready for a scare?
All are invited to Rainbow Lounge’s newest event: MONSTER BALL! A night of dancing, scares, and partying with all your closest ghouls. Come in your scariest costume or your finest couture to fundraise for the lounge and have a scarily fun night!
Entry will be $5 or Pay What You Can, cash or e-transfer only at the door. As well, there will be silent auction raffles running all night, so bring your cash to support Rainbow Lounge for this school year. Prizes, prizes, prizes!
Can’t wait to see you there!

Hindu Heritage Month
2025-11-01

Biochemistry Student Association BLW
2025-11-02 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-09 09:00 - 15:00 | Bulman Student Centre
Praising, worshipping and fellowshipping God with youth

Association of Computer Machinery Student Chapter Career Repositioning in AI Era
2025-11-04 16:30 - 19:00 | The Hive
Explore how AI is transforming careers and industries with IBM Expert Olu Oteniya. Learn key skills to thrive in the AI-driven future
