The UWSA

Navratri
2021-10-07 - 2021-10-15

UWSA By-Election Nomination Forms due at 6 PM
2021-10-07

Elder-Youth Knowledge Transfer
2021-10-01 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Winnipeg)
11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Migiziwazison Sacred Fire and Healing Village

More details about the event will be coming soon! Feast Café Bistro will provide food.

In-Course Awards Scholarships & Bursaries deadline
2021-10-01

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
2021-10-01

Orange Shirt Day
2021-09-30

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
2021-09-30
The University of Winnipeg campus will be closed.

UWSA Board of Directors Meeting at 5:30 PM
2021-09-29 17:30 - 19:30

Smudging Station
2021-09-29 11:00 - 15:00
11 am – 3 pm | The University of Winnipeg Quad
There will be a Smudging Station for students at the University of Winnipeg Quad supervised by UWPG Associate VP and Indigenous Engagement, Jennefer Nepinak and UWSA VPEA, Jonathan Henderson. Free snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Orange Shirt Giveaway
2021-09-29 11:00 - 15:00
11 am – 3 pm | The University of Winnipeg Quad
Pick up a free Every Child Matters Orange Shirt supplied by Dreamcatchers Production. While supplies last. Get to know ASSC, ISA Indigeneity of Winnipeg, and Wii Chiiwaakanak at the Quad!

UWSA Board of Directors Meeting at 5:30 PM
2021-09-29, 2021-08-25
All UWinnipeg students are welcome to attend Open Session. Please email t.hanan@theuwsa.ca by 4.30 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.

Cameron Adams Language Workshop
2021-09-28 17:00 - 18:00
5pm– 6pm | Zoom
Pre-register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkcu-hpjguE9aQBEvVR6QnISHjG92DdMfy
Facilitator: Cameron Adams
Description to come. Students who attend the workshop are automatically entered to win a gift basket.

Truth and Growth Workshop: Landback
2021-09-27 17:00 - 19:00
5pm – 7pm | Zoom
Pre-register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqdOytrTkuE9NPLLLFixB1St6tj_GIamsG
Facilitator: Shawna Peloquin (she/her), UWSA Community Liaison Director and Aaliyah Leach from Migiziwazison Sacred Fire and Healing Village.
An interactive dialogue on the concept of Land back, what land reclamation can look like, the barriers to the land back movement and what are the alternatives for Indigenous people to assert land sovereignty within their social and economic environment. Please bring a pen and paper to keep notes!
Students who attend the workshop are automatically entered to win a gift basket.

Truth and Reconciliation Opening Ceremony
2021-09-27 12:30 - 13:30
12:30 pm | The University of Winnipeg Quad + Instagram Live @theuwsa
Start off the Truth and Reconciliation Week with opening remarks from the UWSA VPEA, Jonathan Henderson, Indigenous Students’ Association, Screaming Thunder Wolf Drum group, and a pipe ceremony. Livestreamed on Instagram @theuwsa and in person at the Quad.

UWSA By-Election Nomination Period
2021-09-27 - 2021-10-07
Forms available at theuwsa.ca/elections

Fall and Fall/Winter Term fees are due
2021-09-23

Opt-Out/Opt-In/Opt-Change Deadline for UWSA health Plan and U-Pass
2021-09-21

LAST DAY to drop a Fall or Fall/Winter Term course and receive a full tuition refund
2021-09-20

Yom Kippur
2021-09-16

A Virtual Town Hall on post-Secondary Education
2021-09-15 18:00 - 19:30
Panel on Post Secondary Education with local Federal leadership candidates here in Manitoba for #elxn44

This session is completely student-led, so please add your question for the candidates in the form when you register and we will get to as many as we can during the Q&A

Please RSVP in advance: https://bit.ly/3A6m1mJ

UWSA Roll Call - Welcome back to school!
2021-09-08 - 2021-09-10

Add/Drop Period for Fall and Fall/Winter Terms
2021-09-07 - 2021-09-20

LECTURES BEGIN for 2021 Fall Term
2021-09-07

Rosh Hashanah
2021-09-06 - 2021-09-08

Labour Day: University Closed
2021-09-06

UWinnipeg Pride
2021-09-03 - 2021-09-12

Student Orientation
2021-09-01 - 2021-09-02

Student Card and Peggo Pick Up
2021-08-31 09:00 - 16:00
Students who pre-ordered a student card can pick them up on August 31 from 9AM and 4PM. Peggo cards will also be available for pick up. Please proceed to the Riddell Hall Atrium with photo identification to receive your Student ID card.

Krishna Janmashtami
2021-08-19
