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Fall Plans
by Advisor Exchange 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

Hello everyone, We hope your Fall term is going well! We wanted to check in and share some updates about upcoming meetings and professional development opportunities for this semester. A friendly reminder Our Go2Knowledge membership has been renewed through June 2026. To encourage participation, each completed Go2Knowledge webinar or UMAE meeting attendance will enter you into a draw for a UM Bookstore or Starbucks gift card. The first draw will take place on December 8, the last day of classes for the Fall term. Here is the log in information for Go2Knowledge again if anyone needs: Link: https://www.go2knowledge.org/umanitobaca. Once there, fill out your first name, last name, email address, and password, click on the I agree to the Terms & Conditions checkbox. Then click 'register'. If you've already registered for an account, you can click on 'Already a member? Sign in' at the top. Type in your name and password and click 'sign in', You should then be able to log in and have access to all the professional development webinars on your Go2Knowledge site, track your progress, and access your certificates upon completion of the training. There are a few PD opportunities coming up in November through UMAE as well as other offices on campus. Please find a calendar of events for Fall term attached! If there are any professional development opportunities through your offices that you would like advertised on the calendar, please do not hesitate to reach out. We are planning for our next UMAE meeting to be October 29 3:00-4:00pm. An agenda will be sent out closer to the meeting. Hope everyone has a wonderful week! Best, UMAE PD Community of Practice Nicole Laurila Jennifer McLaren Alejandra Cano Acting Student Services Supervisor Jr. Academic Advisor Academic Advisor Faculty of Ag. and Food Sciences Faculty of Science First Year Centre [University of Manitoba logo] Student Affairs - University of Manitoba Advisor Exchange The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Dene, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

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Re: Tutor Training Invitation
by Academic Learning 11 Sep '25

11 Sep '25

Hello All, The Academic Learning Centre will once again be providing Tutor Training on Saturday, September 20th from 1:00-4:30 p.m. Please consider encouraging students who might be on campus to attend. Tutor Training is free and open to all UM students. Registration is available at the following link<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaWL3uIP…>. More information about tutor training is available on our website<https://umanitoba.ca/student-supports/academic-supports/academic-learning/t…>. The Academic Learning Centre’s Tutor Training is designed to improve the overall quality of tutoring on campus and has been provided since 2004 to a wide variety of tutoring programs at the University of Manitoba. Participants benefit by learning about the role of a tutor and the tutoring cycle and by improving critical thinking and communication skills. Tutors who attend training and complete the assigned activities also earn recognition on their Experiential Record<https://umanitoba.ca/student-supports/get-involved/experience-record>. Student Affairs: Creating opportunities for student success! The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and dedicate myself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. [cid:image001.png@01D54D20.4F10F020] ________________________________ From: Academic Learning Sent: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 3:24 PM Subject: Tutor Training Invitation Hello All, The Academic Learning Centre will be providing Tutor Training on-campus this year before classes start on August 21st from 1:00-4:30 p.m. Please consider encouraging students who might be on campus to attend. Tutor Training is free and open to all UM students. Registration is available at the following link<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaWL3uIP…>. If students cannot attend training on August 21st, we will also be providing another training opportunity on Saturday, September 20th from 1:00-4:30 p.m. More information is available on our website<https://umanitoba.ca/student-supports/academic-supports/academic-learning/t…>. The Academic Learning Centre’s Tutor Training is designed to improve the overall quality of tutoring on campus and has been provided since 2004 to a wide variety of tutoring programs at the University of Manitoba. Participants benefit by learning about the role of a tutor and the tutoring cycle and by improving critical thinking and communication skills. Tutors who attend training and complete the assigned activities also earn recognition on their Experiential Record<https://umanitoba.ca/student-supports/get-involved/experience-record>. Thank you! Best, Ivy Madden, M.A. (she/her) Office Assistant Academic Learning Centre 201 Tier Building Tel: 204-480-1481 University of Manitoba Student Affairs: Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences. I acknowledge that the University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I dedicate myself to moving forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. [cid1566350552*image001.png(a)01D92526.6BDD23E0]

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ARTS 1110 Program Assistant Opportunity
by Academic Learning 26 Aug '25

26 Aug '25

Good morning! The Academic Learning Centre is hiring a Program Assistant for ARTS 1110 for Fall 2025 and Winter 2026. Please share this opportunity with students that you think would be a good fit for this position! Students can apply for the role on UM Connect.<https://umconnect.umanitoba.ca/home/home.htm> The job ID is 79359 and the job title is Student Program Assistant-ARTS 1110 Program Assistant (Part-time Employment). I have also attached a copy of the job posting. Thank you! Best, Ivy Madden, M.A. (she/her) Office Assistant Academic Learning Centre 201 Tier Building Tel: 204-480-1481 University of Manitoba Student Affairs: Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences. I acknowledge that the University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I dedicate myself to moving forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. [cid1566350552*image001.png(a)01D92526.6BDD23E0]

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Manitoba Student Aid Application for 2025/26
by Jane Lastra 13 Aug '25

13 Aug '25

Good morning everyone, The 2025/26 Manitoba Student Aid Application is available for students. There are a few changes this year, which benefit our students. Information and the application link can be found at: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/msa/applying-for-student-aid/program-updates.html Students should apply without delay, if they require funding for the start of fall classes. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach me, or my team, at awards(a)umanitoba.ca My best, ….Jane -- Jane Lastra (she/her) Associate Registrar and Director, Financial Aid & Awards University of Manitoba Room 422 UMSU University Centre Building Office: (204) 474-9532 jane.lastra(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jane.lastra@umanitoba.ca> Student Affairs: Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences. I acknowledge that the University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Red River Métis. I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I dedicate myself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. [UMLogoSignature]

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New Music courses for all UM students
by Samuel Kidd 07 Aug '25

07 Aug '25

Hello everyone, We very excited that we are offering some new Music courses available to all UM students for Fall 2025 and Winter 2026. We are also hoping you could share that link from the UM Today article with your own students: UM Today | Desautels Faculty of Music | New music courses available to all UM students<https://news.umanitoba.ca/new-music-courses-available-to-all-um-students/> Thanks and have a great day! Sam [cid:f84cfd0c-b695-4e16-b035-5c06711a8077] Samuel Kidd B.A., M.Sc.A. Undergraduate Student Advisor Desautels Faculty of Music 326 Tache Arts Complex 150 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba ∙ R3T 2N2 ∙ Canada Tel. 431-293-5435 samuel.kidd(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:sarah.rout@umanitoba.ca>

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Tutor Training Invitation
by Academic Learning 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

Hello All, The Academic Learning Centre will be providing Tutor Training on-campus this year before classes start on August 21st from 1:00-4:30 p.m. Please consider encouraging students who might be on campus to attend. Tutor Training is free and open to all UM students. Registration is available at the following link. If students cannot attend training on August 21st, we will also be providing another training opportunity on Saturday, September 20th from 1:00-4:30 p.m. More information is available on our website. The Academic Learning Centre's Tutor Training is designed to improve the overall quality of tutoring on campus and has been provided since 2004 to a wide variety of tutoring programs at the University of Manitoba. Participants benefit by learning about the role of a tutor and the tutoring cycle and by improving critical thinking and communication skills. Tutors who attend training and complete the assigned activities also earn recognition on their Experiential Record. Thank you! Best, Ivy Madden, M.A. (she/her) Office Assistant Academic Learning Centre 201 Tier Building Tel: 204-480-1481 University of Manitoba Student Affairs: Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences. I acknowledge that the University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I dedicate myself to moving forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. [cid1566350552*image001.png(a)01D92526.6BDD23E0]

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UM General Bursary application
by Jane Lastra 02 Aug '25

02 Aug '25

Good morning everyone, The 2025/26 UM General Bursary Application is now live in Aurora Student. Please encourage your students to apply. Details can be found at: https://umanitoba.ca/financial-aid-and-awards/bursaries Have a wonderful long weekend! ….Jane -- Jane Lastra (she/her) Associate Registrar and Director, Financial Aid & Awards University of Manitoba Room 422 UMSU University Centre Building Office: (204) 474-9532 jane.lastra(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jane.lastra@umanitoba.ca> Student Affairs: Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences. I acknowledge that the University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Red River Métis. I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I dedicate myself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. [UMLogoSignature]

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Message from SAS re: Early Registration
by Ali Wood-Warren 11 Jul '25

11 Jul '25

Hello UMAE! Please see message below from Shanda Vitt from Student Accessibility Services. Please connect directly with her if you have any questions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All, We have been hearing from students who are registered with SAS that advisors have mentioned they should have an advanced registration time. This is incorrect. Advanced registration is a very specific accommodation that is only available to a small percentage of SAS students, not available to all SAS students by default. Advanced registration is intended for students who are using SAS staff (ie: ASL interpreters, transcriptionists, academic attendants) to ensure we have more time to schedule, hire, and train staff. While there may be other circumstances to consider the accommodation, the student must discuss this with their SAS Accessibility Coordinator directly. If a student is asking about their registration date and discloses that they are an SAS student, please know that advanced registration dates have been applied to all who have the approved accommodation for it. If a student is unsure why they do not have it, please feel free to refer them back to us. Let me know if there are any questions! Thank you, Ali Wood-Warren (she) Director Student Transitions and Success Centre 205 Tier Building 431 275-0984 umanitoba.ca/firstyear<https://umanitoba.ca/firstyear> [University of Manitoba logo] Student Affairs - Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences! I am grateful to the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene, and the Red River Metis peoples, on whose home lands I live. I am also grateful to the people of Shoal Lake 40 in Treaty 3 territory, whose water I drink.

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Communication to students with July7-9 initial reg times.
by Ali Wood-Warren 11 Jul '25

11 Jul '25

Hi Folks, Elfie Smith and I have created the following message for all students who may have been impacted by the disruption to registration over the last couple of days. We anticipate that University 1 students will be primarily impacted, due to volume of U1 students registering over the last few days, but you may also see your own students who have been impacted. The RO will be the primary contact, but advisors can feel free to make changes in Banner to adjust and correct spanned course registration. Hope all are doing well! Ali Ali Wood-Warren (she) Director Student Transitions and Success Centre 205 Tier Building 431 275-0984 umanitoba.ca/firstyear<https://umanitoba.ca/firstyear> [University of Manitoba logo] Student Affairs - Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences! I am grateful to the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene, and the Red River Metis peoples, on whose home lands I live. I am also grateful to the people of Shoal Lake 40 in Treaty 3 territory, whose water I drink. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is for all students with initial registration times on July 7, July 8 or July 9. An issue with the Aurora Registration system during these dates resulted in a period where some students were unable to complete registration. In some cases, students were dropped from a course because of a time conflict but may not have received notification. This issue has been resolved, but there is action you need to take now. To ensure your registration includes all courses you've selected, please do the following to review your registration<https://www.umanitoba.ca/registrar/registration/registration-steps#registra…>: 1. Log into Aurora<http://aurora.umanitoba.ca> 2. Locate the 'Registration' card and select 'Open Registration Dashboard' 3. From the registration landing page, select View Registration Information 4. If you do not see the courses you thought you had registered in, make adjustments to your registration as necessary by adding or dropping courses<https://www.umanitoba.ca/registrar/registration/registration-steps#registra…>. For students registered in spanned courses (Fall and Winter): If you only see one of the two sections (for example, you see the course in Fall, but not Winter), please call the Registrar's Office, rather than trying to drop it and add it again. Doing so independently could result in further registration challenges. Please call us at UM if this situation applies to you. We're so sorry for any concern this may have caused. Registrar's Office: 204-474-9420 or 1-877-474-9420 (toll free)

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URGENT: Aurora/Banner Registration Issues
by Elfie Smith 11 Jul '25

11 Jul '25

You may be receiving reports from students who are having difficulty registering in classes, and some staff are reporting difficulties using Banner. Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday July 8th), Aurora/Banner experienced a system issue that resulted in errors in registration and the system became inaccessible for a period of time. Our IST team and ORES monitored the situation last night and believed it had been resolved. Unfortunately, issues continue to persist this morning. These issues are the top priority for everyone supporting Aurora and Banner, so we hope to have a resolution as soon as possible. If you are receiving questions from students, please let them know we are experiencing a system issue and working to resolve it. Elfie Smith, BComm, MA (she/her) Associate Registrar & Director of Service and Records University of Manitoba https://umanitoba.ca/registrar Student Affairs - Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the National homeland of the Red River Métis. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. [UMLogoSignature]

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