The UWSA

UWSA Student Beach Field Trip 2024

June 17th, 2024

Join us for a fun day at Grand Beach! This in-person event is perfect for relaxing, unwinding, and enjoying the sun with your fellow students. Pack your sunscreen, snacks, and beach gear for a day filled with sand and smiles. This event is exclusively for UofW students.

Don’t miss out on this exciting adventure – sign up now here.

What: Beach Field Trip
When: July 7 from 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Where: Grand Beach (Pick-Up Location at the Duckworth Centre)

UWSA Roll Call Exhibitor Sign-Up

June 15th, 2024

Are you interested in connecting with University of Winnipeg (UofW) students? You can sign up as an exhibitor at Roll Call, a back-to-school event hosted by the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) that helps students engage with the campus and community organizations. The fair is open to UW Student Groups, UW services and departments, community organizations, and external vendors.

The UWSA Roll Call 2024 Exhibitor’s Fair will be held on Wednesday, September 4, and Thursday, September 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. You can sign up by following this link.

Indigenous Peoples Day Event

June 13th, 2024

We are celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day in an event that embraces and honours the culture and histories of the Indigenous People. Join us for an opening with Elder Sharon Pelletier, a performance by a local drum group, and a free beading workshop. We warmly welcome everyone to be a part of this celebration!

What: National Indigenous Peoples Day Event
When: Friday, June 21, from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: UWinnipeg Quad (or The UWSA Hive in case of rain).

University Access

May 13th, 2024

Students, faculty, and staff attending campus for classes or other University activities should bring their UWinnipeg ID with them to ensure they can access buildings as needed.

For any questions, please email security@uwinnipeg.ca. 

Revised Unofficial Results of the UWSA General Election 2024

April 29th, 2024

Please find the revised unofficial results of the UWSA General Election 2024*. The unofficial results will be ratified by the next Board of Directors Meeting on Tuesday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m.

Please note that the Chief Elections Commissioner and Election Accountability Board resolved all complaints received during the General Elections. The full report from the Election Accountability Board, which will include a summary of the complaint resolutions, will be forthcoming.

Turnout: 1861 (20.5%) of 9060 electors voted in this ballot.

Do you support a fee of $4.07 per student annually and increased at the rate of CPI annually, for the UWSA to become members of CASA?

President

Vice-President External Affairs

Vice President Student Affairs

Accessibility Director – Mahavir Partap Singh

Arts Director

Business and Economics Director

Community Liaison Director

Emerging Leader Director

Environmental Ethics Director

International Students’ Director

2SLGBTQ* Students’ Director – Muskan Vhora

Part-Time/Mature Students’ Director – Harmandeep Ghataura

Racialized Students’ Director

Recreation and Athletics Director – Lavmeet Singh

Science Director

Student Living Director – Aryan Sharma

Women, Trans, and Non-binary Students Director – Harleen Kaur

UWSA Regent

UWSA Senator

*Results are unofficial till ratified by the Board of Directors.

UWSA Board Meeting: Tuesday, April 30

April 29th, 2024

The next UWSA Board of Directors Meeting is on Tuesday, April 30, at 5:30 PM.

All University of Winnipeg students are welcome to attend the Open Session. Please email admin@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.

Please review the following documents before the meeting:

BOD Agenda 240430

BOD 240430 Open Session Package

Any questions can be directed to Carter Weins, Chair of the Board, at chair@theuwsa.ca.

Winter Term U-Pass extended until May 2

April 26th, 2024

The winter term U-Pass will now be valid until May 2, 2024 for University of Winnipeg students. 

On Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2, University of Winnipeg students will be able to use their winter term U-Passes to board Winnipeg Transit buses simply by showing bus operators their U-Pass and valid student ID, without tapping their U-Pass cards on the farebox. U-Pass peggo cards will not work on the farebox and should not be tapped.

UWinnipeg Cyber Attack Update

April 4th, 2024

WINNIPEG, MB – The University of Winnipeg first brought news of a cyber attack to our community last week. Regrettably, we are confirming that the individuals who attacked us stole information.

We have been investigating since the cyber incident first came to our attention on March 24, 2024. We have now confirmed that data from a University file server has been stolen and that the stolen information likely includes the personal information of current and former students and employees.

Our investigation is continuing, but at this time we believe the theft most likely occurred in the week before March 24^th, and we have identified the following exposure.

As a proactive step, we will be providing individuals who are likely affected a two-year credit monitoring service. This is a service that allows one to check for signs of identity fraud so protective action can be taken. Enrolling in the credit monitoring service provides you with excellent protection as you can ensure you receive an alert immediately if anyone attempts to open a credit account in your name.

In the coming days, we will begin e-mailing and mailing codes along with instructions about how to enrol. You do not need to contact us for a code; however, if you are a former employee or student and would like to update your address, please e-mail incident.support@uwinnipeg.ca. We will send future communications to your updated address. If you are included in one of the groups listed above and do not receive a code within two weeks, please email us at incident.support@uwinnipeg.ca.

We continue to investigate to determine whether others are affected, and will provide further notifications based on our findings. This investigation may take time, possibly months. In the interim, we have notified both law enforcement and the Manitoba Ombudsman.

Our community has been subject to a cyber crime. It is disturbing that higher education institutions like the University and other public sector organizations are being targeted by cyber attacks. This has been a terrible incident that has directly impacted our community, and for that we are deeply sorry. Rest assured that we will carefully consider the results of our investigation with a commitment to emerge from this incident with stronger cyber defences.

An FAQ containing more information can be found on our Incident Updates page. If you have questions that are not answered on that page, please email us at incident.support@uwinnipeg.ca or call our dedicated support line between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 204-786-9325.

Unsheltered Relatives

March 25th, 2024

Join us in serving a hot meal to our unsheltered relatives in Winnipeg. We need volunteers to help with setting up, tearing down, serving food, and cooking. Unsheltered Relatives with CommUNITY204 will be held on Sunday, April 7, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Circle of Life Thunderbird House. Register by clicking here.

UWSA General Election 2024 Results*

March 7th, 2024

Please find below the unofficial results of the UWSA General Election 2024*. Due to the large number of complaints regarding violations of the bylaws, policies, and regulations during the campaign and voting period, the ratification of the results will take longer than usual to ensure fairness and compliance.

Turnout: 1861 (20.5%) of 9060 electors voted in this ballot.

*Results are unofficial till ratified by the Board of Directors.