The UWSA

We are hiring a UWSA Health Plan Coordinator!

June 4th, 2015

Do you have great communication skills and a passion for advocating on behalf of students? If so, you could be our next UWSA Health Plan Coordinator. It’s a full-time position starting immediately.

The Health Plan Coordinator is responsible for maintaining and overseeing all aspects of the Student Health Plan and collaborates on long and short term projects with the entire full-time administrative team of the UWSA. For more details,  please read our job description here: Health Plan Coordinator

If interested, you can fill out our job application here!

Got questions? Don’t hesitate to send Emily, our Vice President of Internal Affairs an email at vpi@theuwsa.ca

UWSA Bike Lab Volunteer Meet-Up

June 3rd, 2015

On Monday, June 8 at 10 a.m. the UWSA Bike Lab is holding a volunteer meet-up/orientation and information session for anyone interested in what the Bike Lab does or interested in volunteering at the Bike Lab this year! See you Monday at the Bike Lab, located behind Wesley Hall.

What We Make

May 28th, 2015

WHAT WE MAKE is the first exhibition of visual art shown in Gallery 1C03 that has been produced by current faculty, staff, and students of The University of Winnipeg. An open call for submissions has resulted in an exhibition that features a rich sampling of more than 40 pieces of creative work by 17 makers from the University’s community. Gallery visitors will view media that includes painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, ceramics, glass, textiles, and video. Participating artists include Helen Lepp Friesen, Paul Friesen, T. Furmaniuk, Lisa Gabel, Lane Gibson, Kami Goertz, Bruce Hanks, Cathleen Hjalmarson, Glen Johnson, Randy Kroeker, Karen Malcolm, Eric Napier Strong, Davis Plett, Barbara Lynn Read, Laura Smith, Jillian Xenia Sunderland, and Marc Vachon.

Opening Reception is today from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. See you there!

LOCATION CHANGE: Now in Bulman Students' Centre next to UWSA Offices

May 26th, 2015

We hope that UWinnipeg students and larger community give a warm welcome to our sister from Guatemala.

Indigenous activist Ana Guadalupe Matzir Miculax will be in Winnipeg speaking about mining in her home country of Guatemala. Ana will be in Canada participating in the Truth and Reconciliation process in Ottawa, and is coming to Winnipeg to present at the UCC’s annual conference.

While in Winnipeg, she will also be sharing her story of Guatemalan mining and human rights for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Oral History Project. She is a student of legal and social sciences and works with CEIBA, the Association for Community Development and Promotion in Guatemala. Ana has been involved in issues related to Indigenous rights including the rights of women, youth and Indigenous land.

She will speak alongside Jo Seenie, Gi-gaa-aki-kwe, Healing Earth Woman, Wolf Clan (Marten Clan) and Anishinabe Nation. She is a mother of two sons and two daughters. A member of the Warrior Alliance Movement. As a member of the Wolf Clan, she is a land and water defender.

And, Rachel Warden, a Latin American Partnerships and Gender program coordinator for KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives.

The event is sponsored by the UWSA, KAIROS, Amnesty International and Migrante Manitoba.

Find the event on Facebook!

We have an opportunity for you!

May 21st, 2015

We are currently hiring an LGBT* Centre Coordinator and a Womyn-Trans Spectrum Centre Coordinator.

Please read the job descriptions for more information:
LGBT* Centre Coordinator
Womyn-Trans Spectrum Centre Coordinator

Apply for one of these jobs here:
https://theuwsa.ca/opportunities/job-application-form/

Congrats Candace!

May 20th, 2015

Congrats Candace! You’ve won two tickets to the I Heart UWinnipeg dinner this Thursday! We’ve emailed you with details on how you can pick them up from us.

Job Opportunity

May 19th, 2015

We want you to be a part of the UWSA team!
We are now hiring Retail & Event Staff.

Read more about the job here: Event & Retail Staff Posting 2015

Interested? Fill out our application form under the Opportunities tab or just follow this link: https://theuwsa.ca/opportunities/job-application-form/

We have two tickets to I Heart UWinnipeg Dinner

May 15th, 2015

Are you interested in attending the I Heart UWinnipeg dinner this Thursday? Because, we have two tickets for you!
We are going to raffle two tickets off on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Just send your name, email and phone number to communications@theuwsa.ca before Tuesday at 3 p.m. and you could have yourself a shot at two tickets.

Read more about the dinner here: http://uwinnipeg.ca/iheartuwinnipeg/#

Health Plan Topic of the Week: 2015-2016 UWSA Health Plan Opt Out

May 12th, 2015

The deadline to Opt Out of the UWSA Health Plan for the 2015-2016 school year is September 22, 2015. This coincides with the Course Add/Drop Period. So opt out when you are registering for courses so you don’t miss it.

This is also the deadline to make any changes to your plan type. If you want to Opt In, or add a spouse and/or child to your plan, you need to do it by September 22, 2015 as well.

Questions about the UWSA Health Plan? Read more here: https://theuwsa.ca/healthplan/

Spring Into Action for Child Care

May 11th, 2015

Winnipeg Spring Into Action for Child Care is happening at the Manitoba Legislature on Wednesday May 13 at 12 p.m. UWSA stands in solidarity with the Child Care Coalition of Manitoba in rallying to make Child Care a priority for this year’s Federal election! ‪#‎Votechildcare‬ to give every parent the opportunity to contribute to the workforce!