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.
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)
Treaty 2 Commemoration: The Importance of Indigenous History for Understanding Treaties
July 29th, 2015
University of Winnipeg Convocation Hall
Friday, August 21, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks
Ashley Richard & Kevin Settee – Welcome Remarks on behalf of TRCM, UWSA and Office of Indigenous Affairs; Recognition of Treaty 1 Territory
10:05 a.m.
Niigaan Sinclair – Importance of Understanding Treaty Relations
10:25 a.m.
Leah Gazan – What Happens When We Don’t Honour Treaties?
10:45 a.m.
Arthur Ray – Importance of Using History to Understand Treaties
11:05 a.m.
Harry Bone – Treaty 2 Remarks & Closing prayer
11:25 a.m.
Active Discussion and Question Period
We're looking for volunteers!
July 27th, 2015
Hey students!
We’re looking for volunteers for our annual back-to-school event. We need help with anything from promoting the event to verifying our Food Passports.
If you’re interested, send an email to Emily, Vice-President Internal Affairs at vpia@theuwsa.ca
We’ll see you on the Front Lawn Sept. 9 -11!
Tips for Opting Out
July 21st, 2015
You can now Opt Out of the UWSA Health Plan if you already have sufficient health insurance, are a full-time student and have registered for classes.
What you will need to Opt Out:
– Your student number
– The name of your insurance provider and policy number
– If your health insurance is from someone else (parent, guardian, or partner) you will need to put their name and their relation to you.
You must Opt Out before Sept. 22.
You can Opt Out here.
Opt Outs for the Health Plan are now open!
July 15th, 2015
If you have registered for classes, are a full-time student, and have other health plan insurance, you can now Opt Out of the UWSA Health Plan.
You will need your policy number of your existing Health Plan coverage to Opt Out online.
To Opt Out, you will go to Green Shield’s Opt Out website here.
You will also need your student number.
You will submit your request, and you will be reimbursed once Green Shield has reviewed your submission and assessed your existing coverage. We will provide further information about reimbursement in the coming weeks.
Opt Outs are open until Sept. 22
If you have further questions about the UWSA Health Plan, you can email health@theuwsa.ca
