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Update on Desire2Learn and the JUMP System
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 11 Jul '13

11 Jul '13

Information Services & Technology would like to inform you that Desire2Learn and the JUMP System are now available. As of this afternoon we have stabilized both systems with further maintenance scheduled on Sunday. We continue to monitor the performance of both systems closely. Once again we thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this incident. Contact the IST Help & Solutions Centre for further information and assistance. IST Help & Solutions Centre 123 Fletcher Argue 204-474-8600 support(a)umanitoba.ca To sign up for IST-Alerts please visit the following link: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/ist-alerts Updated information is also available on Facebook, Twitter and the IST Blog. Please visit http://umanitoba.ca/ist/help and click on the corresponding links. {CMI: UM373437}

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Get ready for 2013-2014 registration!
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 11 Jul '13

11 Jul '13

[bw_horizontal[1]] Registrar's Office July 11, 2013 Are you ready for your 2013-2014 registration at the University of Manitoba? Read below to find out what's new this year and to get important information about registration and tuition fee payment. What's New for 2013-2014 · Tuition Fees have increased for all students. Refer to the Registrar's Office fee website<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/fees/index.html> to determine the costs associated with your planned course of study. Please check fee information applicable to your program. · Effective September 1, 2013, the U of M will only use your university email account for official communications. Be prepared and activate your new myumanitoba email account at umanitoba.ca/studentemail<http://umanitoba.ca/ist/email/studentemailindex.html>. You will be able to activate your new email the day after you register for courses. Note: If you have not reset your existing email password within the past 6 months, you will be required to do so upon activating your new email account. · Effective September 1, 2013, is a series of changes to the U of M Final Examinations and Final Grades Policy and related procedures. More detailed information will soon be available. Complete Policy and Procedure documents can be found here<http://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/governing_documents/academic/1299.html>. Registration Access Time and Status · Your initial registration access time can now be viewed in Aurora Student<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin>. Not sure where to look? Follow these<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/registration/steps/651.html> instructions! IMPORTANT NOTE: A correction to registration access times was made on July 10, 2013. If you viewed your registration access time on or before July 10, please review it to ensure that it has not changed. · While on this page you should also check to see if: o You have any Holds that will prevent registration (including Advisor Holds for students in specific programs); o Your academic status prevents registration (e.g. academic suspension); o Your record is inactive due to an absence from the U of M. · If you have a Hold that prevents registration: o Click the View Holds link at the bottom of the page to see what type of Hold has been applied. o The hold is likely due to an outstanding obligation. Find out more about holds here<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/registration/steps/652.html>. o If you have recently changed faculties and see that you have a Hold that is applicable to your old faculty - contact a student advisor in your new faculty to clear the Hold prior to registration. o If you have applied to graduate in October but are beginning a new program in September - contact a student advisor in your new faculty to clear the Hold prior to registration. · Students in some faculties must declare a major, minor or concentration once a specified number of credits have been earned. Your record may have a registration Hold if this applies to you. o Students in the following faculties may declare a Major, Minor or Concentration through Aurora Student: § Major: Arts (General and Advanced); Management (Asper School of Business) § Minor: Arts (General and Advanced); Environment, Earth, and Resources (Riddell Faculty); and Human Ecology § Concentrations: Human Ecology o If you are planning to declare or change your Major, Minor or Concentration, but are not yet required to do so, you must do this prior to registration for the Fall/Winter terms. Registration and Tuition Fees · Registration for most returning students will commence on Monday July 22, 2013. · Fee assessments for 2013-2014 registrations will be available at the end of July on Aurora Student. Find out more about making your tuition fee payment here<http://umanitoba.ca/admin/financial_services/revcap/StudentAccounts.htm>. · Remember - contact a student advisor<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/tutorial/academic-advisors.html>: o If you are unsure of your course selection and program requirements. o If you are planning to repeat a course or take an equivalent course. o If your program requires advisor approval - check your Hold status in Aurora Student. · You are financially and academically responsible for all courses in which you are registered after the registration revision period has ended (see below) o Failure to pay for your courses will not result in de-registration of courses in the current term. Students who do not pay for courses will be placed on Hold<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/registration/steps/652.htm> and will be de-registered from courses that begin in Winter Term. You will not be de-registered from courses that span Fall and Winter Terms. o Failure to withdraw through normal procedures will result in a grade being assigned to all courses in which you are registered at the end of term and you will be liable for all associated fees. · Tuition fee payment deadlines: o Fall Term: September 4, 2013 o Winter Term: January 7, 2013 · Registration revision period deadlines: o Fall Term: September 18, 2013 o Winter Term: January 17, 2014 · Registration in Full-Year (Sept - April ) courses: o If you are using the Add/Drop Classes Registration Worksheet (manual entry or adding courses to the worksheet using Look-up Classes), enter your Full Year courses separately from Fall Term or Winter Term only courses to avoid system related problems. · Taking courses at Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) o Search for available USB courses in Aurora Student by selecting Campus: USB (Université de Saint-Boniface). o You may register for USB courses through your home faculty advisor after you have completed a language competency test at USB. o USB course fees will not appear on your Aurora Student fee assessment. You will receive a separate invoice from USB and must pay these fees directly to USB. Registrar's Office University of Manitoba (p) 204.474.9420 www.umanitoba.ca/registrar<http://www.umanitoba.ca/registrar> Questions - Just askumanitoba<https://umanitoba.intelliresponse.com/current/results.jsp>! Student Affairs...Creating Opportunities for Student Success

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Update on JUMP and Desire2Learn Availability
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 11 Jul '13

11 Jul '13

Information Services & Technology would like to inform users that the JUMP System is currently not available. In addition, users may experience intermittent error messages when accessing Desire2Learn. Please do not change your password as these messages are a result of system issues that we are currently working to resolve. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to restore availability. Contact the IST Help & Solutions Centre for further information and assistance. IST Help & Solutions Centre 123 Fletcher Argue 204-474-8600 support(a)umanitoba.ca To sign up for IST-Alerts please visit the following link: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/ist-alerts Updated information is also available on Facebook, Twitter and the IST Blog. Please visit http://umanitoba.ca/ist/help and click on the corresponding links {CMI: UM372968}

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Desire2Learn and JUMP System Intermittent Outages
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 10 Jul '13

10 Jul '13

Information Services & Technology would like to inform users that we are currently experiencing intermittent outages with Desire2Learn and the JUMP System. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this incident. Contact the IST Help & Solutions Centre for further information and assistance. IST Help & Solutions Centre 123 Fletcher Argue 204-474-8600 support(a)umanitoba.ca To sign up for IST-Alerts please visit the following link: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/ist-alerts Updated information is also available on Facebook, Twitter and the IST Blog. Please visit http://umanitoba.ca/ist/help and click on the corresponding links. {CMI: UM372822}

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Desire2Learn System Maintenance
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

Information Services & Technology would like to inform users of upcoming Desire2Learn scheduled system maintenance. Desire2Learn will be unavailable on Sunday July 14th from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this service interruption. Contact the Help and Solutions Centre at 204 474 8600 for further information and assistance. ----------------------------------------------------------------- IST would like to encourage all members of the university to sign up for the IST Alert Mailing list so that we may inform you of current and planned outages and problems. IST Alerts is intended to quickly communicate information that may impact your ability to access network or computer resources. Recent events show that communicating this information is important to all university members. This list is open to everyone; staff, students and faculty, who wish to subscribe. To subscribe go to: <http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/ist-alerts> ----------------------------------------------------------------- Information Services and Technology EMail: support(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:support@umanitoba.ca> Help and Solutions Centre Phone: (204) 474-8600 123 Fletcher Argue Building Fax: (204) 474-7983 For our hours of operation please visit: <http://umanitoba.ca/ist/help/schedule.html> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- {CMI: UM371789}

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June 27 Event Day Access and Parking
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

[cid:image001.jpg@01CE727D.006B3EF0] The home opener for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers takes place tomorrow evening at Investors Group Field. Many improvements, including dedicated bus lanes, have been made by the City of Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Football Club over the past week in an effort to keep traffic moving to and from Investors Group Field. Some congestion is still to be expected, however, and those travelling to the University of Manitoba to work, study or attend class, are asked to plan their route accordingly. Some things to remember are: 1. Parking restrictions begin at 6 p.m. but football fans are expected to arrive earlier. The Event Day Transportation and Parking Plan goes into effect 90 minutes before the opening ceremonies begin at 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg Football Club personnel will be out helping guide early incoming traffic to appropriate parking lots. 2. Vehicles with U of M parking permits can park in assigned lots beginning at 4:30 p.m. Those vehicles with U of M parking permits can begin parking in the assigned U of M lots beginning at 4:30 p.m. and must be vacated from all other lots by 6 p.m. The assigned lots for U of M permit parkers are: A Lot, B Lot, L Lot, AC Lot (southeast corner of Freedman Crescent), CTC Lot at the Crop Technology Centre 3. Vehicles without a valid parking pass must move off campus by 6 p.m. Parking permits are not required between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. in most university parking lots, however all vehicles without a U of M parking permit must be moved off campus by 6 p.m. 4. Kings Drive entrance is reserved after 6 p.m. for U of M students, faculty and staff. Students, faculty and staff with U of M parking permits are asked to enter and exit the campus via Kings Drive beginning at 6 p.m. Having a dedicated entrance is intended to cut down on wait times for members of the U of M community when accessing or exiting campus. We are encouraging accessing campus for parking as well as drop offs thru Kings Drive prior to 6 p.m. to avoid any early Event Day traffic. 5. Winnipeg Transit will be running as scheduled. Winnipeg Transit has increased its fleet to and from the University. Regularly scheduled buses will continue to stop on campus before, during and after the game. Winnipeg Transit will monitor and add buses to the regularly scheduled routes as required. 6. City of Winnipeg Traffic Services As early as 3:30 you will see City of Winnipeg Traffic Services setting up traffic flow changes for the event. Winnipeg Police Services will be assisting with traffic control beginning at 4:30 p.m. on University Crescent. We are working to ensure that students, staff and faculty who are scheduled to be on campus during an event can access and exit from campus in an efficient way. We ask for your patience, as well as your input, as we continue to improve the event day experience for members of our community. Further information, including answers to some frequently asked questions, can be found at: http://investorsgroupfield.ca/university/ The university's Parking Services website also has relevant information. You can find it here: http://umanitoba.ca/campus/parking/igf.html For event day reminders and updates please follow @UMoutstanding on Twitter. The next two event days are July 19 and July 26, both Friday evening football games that begin at 7 p.m. Thank you for your continued patience and support as we navigate this opening season at Investors Group Field. I encourage all of you to take in an event at the new stadium. Having superior spaces like Investors Group Field serve the students, staff and faculty of our university, making for a more dynamic, innovative and community-focused campus. Andrew Konowalchuk Associate Vice-President (Administration) ---- Tannis Campbell Manager, Office of the Associate Vice-President (Admin.) University of Manitoba 202 Administration Building Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-7822 Fax: (204) 261-1318

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Statement from David T. Barnard, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manitoba
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

[LH masthead.jpg] We are humbled and honoured by this announcement on National Aboriginal Day that the University of Manitoba will host the National Research Centre for Residential Schools. I want to thank the Truth and Reconciliation commissioners for showing confidence in us that we will be responsible keepers of the stories you have gathered and the conclusions you will make that will help us move forward from this dark period of Canadian history. We believe this national research centre will help our country advance on a path of reconciliation and healing. The University of Manitoba offers a strong commitment to Indigenous students, a powerful educational role in challenging settler attitudes to facilitate reconciliation and a central geographic location. The university has world-class research and archival expertise and formal partnership agreements with national Aboriginal organizations, academic institutions and other important organizations including: · University of British Columbia · Legacy of Hope Foundation · University of Winnipeg · Lakehead University · Red River College · University College of the North · Université de Saint-Boniface · National Association of Friendship Centres · Archives Manitoba · Canadian Museum for Human Rights I want to thank our remarkable committee of scholars and staff from across the university who developed an excellent proposal that enabled us to become the permanent home for this centre: co-chairs Dr. Laara Fitznor and Dr. Jean Friesen, Dr. Marlene Atleo, Dr. Greg Bak, Professor Karen Busby, Camille Callison, Helen Fallding, Dr. Rainey Gaywish, Dr. Kiera Ladner, Dr. Tom Nesmith, Dr. Janice Ristock, Kali Storm and Dr. Shelley Sweeney. I would also like to recognize the contributions of Dr. Gary Glavin, Greg Juliano and Deborah Young who have worked with the Commission to make today a reality, and I would like to acknowledge Elder Garry Robson and Elder Florence Paynter for the wisdom and guidance they have shared with our team. At the heart of the national research centre will be the statements of former residential school students. Their testimony, along with government, church and family records, will form a unique participatory archive managed through professional stewardship. Innovative digital technologies will allow survivors, scholars and others to use the records to tell many stories: the story of residential school survivors, of families, of communities, of schools, of regions and of the country. The collection of archives and testimonies truly belongs to survivors, their families and their communities. We will strive to ensure accessibility to all users but especially to survivors and their families, so they can learn about their history and the history of their communities. This National Research Centre will be made available to scholars from our university, our province, our country and around the world. Our goal is to ensure this centre is used by as many people as possible. We want teachers to share these stories with students and parents to share stories with their children. Since many of our most important and poignant lessons come from our children, I believe all of us can learn from the unique insight they will gain and share from accessing this National Research Centre. During Truth and Reconciliation Commission national and regional events, we have heard the heartbreaking accounts from survivors about the devastating impact that the Indian Residential School System had on their lives. We all have a responsibility to acknowledge that our national government devised a system that took children from their families and attempted to rob First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples of their languages, their cultures and their communities. This action resulted in the governments of Canada and Manitoba issuing statements of apology, as well as churches that operated schools, including Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and United. In October 2011, the University of Manitoba was the first post-secondary education institution in Canada to offer its statement of apology and reconciliation. We failed to recognize or challenge the forced assimilation of Aboriginal peoples and the subsequent loss of their language, culture and traditions. We apologize and it remains our intention, having said the words of apology, to move to reconciliation. As part of our role in achieving reconciliation, the University of Manitoba is working with a variety of partners to make Manitoba the national centre for Indigenous education and research. Schools need to be places where First Nations, Metis and Inuit students are safe and feel accepted and welcome. For reconciliation to occur, it is our shared responsibility to make that happen. Together we can ensure Indigenous students are prepared for and can achieve educational success in the full range of academic programs we offer. It is my sincere hope that we can enable the final chapter of our national story, yet to be written, to be one that is inspiring, positive and full of hope - one where Indigenous peoples are full participants in all schools, universities, workplaces and public institutions. David T. Barnard, Ph.D., President and Vice-Chancellor 202 Administration Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada Office: +1-204-474-9345 FAX: +1-204-261-1318 Email: president(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:president@umanitoba.ca> [cid:image002.jpg@01CAEBD7.78870110] [cid:image003.png@01CE6E67.371EB810]

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First Concert at Investors Group Field - June 22
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

[cid:image001.jpg@01CE6DC2.75DE77C0] This Saturday evening, Taylor Swift takes to the stage for the inaugural concert at Investors Group Field. The show begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Event Day Transportation and Parking Plan going into effect at 5 p.m. While Taylor Swift fans may begin arriving on campus earlier in the afternoon, regular weekend parking rules will apply until 5 p.m. At that time, those with valid U of M parking permits are asked to move their vehicles to the following designated lots: * A Lot * B Lot * L Lot * AC Lot (southeast corner of Freedman Crescent) * CTC Lot at the Crop Technology Centre * D Lot (June-August only) * R Lot (June-August only) U of M regular and casual parking permit holders who are coming or going from campus between 5 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Saturday night are asked to use the dedicated entrance at Kings Drive. This entrance is for U of M regular and casual parking permit holders only and is intended to make accessing and leaving campus faster and easier for staff and students. Winnipeg Transit will also be adding extra buses to the following Regular Transit Routes beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 to accommodate access to the University: * Route 60 Pembina * Route 75 Crosstown East * Route 78 Crosstown West * Route 161 "Extras" The next event at Investors Group Field is the Winnipeg Blue Bombers home opener on Thursday, June 27. Students who are registered for an evening class on June 27 have received an email outlining access to casual parking options. Event Day casual parking passes are available for faculty, staff and students who are scheduled to work, teach, or attend a class on campus during an event. For updates and reminders on Event Days, please follow @UMoutstanding on Twitter. Again, I thank you for your patience as we work with our partners at the Winnipeg Football Club and the City of Winnipeg to make event days an enjoyable experience for members of our university community. Andrew Konowalchuk Associate Vice-President (Administration) ---- Tannis Campbell Manager, Office of the Associate Vice-President (Admin.) University of Manitoba 202 Administration Building Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-7822 Fax: (204) 261-1318

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Casual Parking Passes for Students, Faculty and Staff on Event Days
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

[cid:image001.jpg@01CE6C15.9111F7F0] I would like to thank each student, staff and faculty member for your patience during last week's Blue Bomber pre-season game and Sunday's Manitoba Marathon. Both events welcomed thousands of people from across the city, province and country to our campus, showing off our world-class facilities. The June 12 Bomber game at Investors Group Field saw the Event Day Transportation and Parking Plan enacted for the first time. We learned a great deal after that event and are moving forward to ensure that event days are an enjoyable experience for those student, staff and faculty who are attending a class or exam, or teaching on campus. Over the last several weeks, I have heard from students, faculty and staff who expressed interest in an evening and weekend parking option for non-permit holders on event days. In an effort to make parking more accessible during the year's remaining events, Event Day casual parking passes will now be available for students, faculty and staff who are attending a class or exam, or teaching on campus during an event. These passes will cost $4 per spot, per event, and will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. We will continue to evaluate the processes after each Event Day. Student Passes: Students who are registered for a class or exam that is scheduled when the Event Day Transportation and Parking Plan is in effect can purchase a casual parking pass at Parking Services, which is located in the Welcome Centre on University Crescent. Please remember that the Parking Services office is closed on weekends. Students who are registered for one of these classes or exams will receive an email a minimum of one week prior to each event day with further details about parking passes. Those with valid U of M parking passes will continue to have access to select university lots, also on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff and Faculty Passes: A request for an Event Day casual parking pass for $4 on the Southwood Lands can be made to eventparking(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:eventparking@umanitoba.ca>. Please include the event date, number of passes required, name of the signing authority of the department and FOAP in the email. Transit: The university has been in regular meetings with the Winnipeg Football Club and City of Winnipeg to make sure that traffic flow to and from events at Investors Group Field does not impede transit access to campus for students, faculty and staff. Kings Drive Entrance: A dedicated entrance and exit has been established at Kings Drive for U of M parkers, both Event Day casual parking pass and regular permit holders. A dedicated entrance ensures that U of M students and staff can bypass the lengthy lines that are anticipated at both the University Crescent and Chancellor Matheson entrances. For more information: * All students, staff and faculty will be receiving a reminder email on or prior to each Event Day via their U of M email account. * For up-to-date info and regular reminders on event day activities, please follow @UMoutstanding on Twitter. * The U of M map (http://umanitoba.ca/maps/) now has a handy stadium layer, which outlines U of M-only parking on event days. As a reminder, the remaining event days in June are June 22 (Taylor Swift) and June 27 (Winnipeg Blue Bombers Home Opener). Thank you for your continued patience as we navigate this first season at Investors Group Field. Andrew Konowalchuk Associate Vice-President (Administration) ---- Tannis Campbell Manager, Office of the Associate Vice-President (Admin.) University of Manitoba 202 Administration Building Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-7822 Fax: (204) 261-1318

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Invitation from Deborah G. Young, Executive Lead, Indigenous Achievement, University of Manitoba - UM and TRC Signing Ceremony June 21, 2013
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

Please see the attached poster and information about the UM and TRC Signing Ceremony on June 21 from Deborah Young. Dear Colleagues: In February, 2012, the University of Manitoba submitted a proposal to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to host the National Research Centre on Residential Schools. Our university submitted its proposal in keeping with its deep commitment to human rights research and promotion and to ensure oral and written material collected by the TRC is respectfully preserved, helps contribute to the healing of our society, and is accessible for use in teaching and research so the grave mistakes of the past are not repeated. I am pleased to tell you that the University of Manitoba has been selected by the Commission as the host site for the National Research Centre on Residential Schools and we would be honoured if you could join us at the Signing Ceremony that will confirm this partnership. The event, which we are co-hosting with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, is being held Friday, June 21, 2013. It begins with Sacred Pipe and Water Ceremonies at 8 a.m. at Migizii Agamik - Bald Eagle Lodge, Fort Garry Campus, followed by the Signing Ceremony at EITC Atrium at 10:30 a.m. The Signing Ceremony is also being live streamed via web cast. Please visit umanitoba.ca<http://umanitoba.ca/> or trc.ca<http://trc.ca/> at 10:30 a.m. CST to access the Signing Ceremony web cast link. This is an announcement of great significance for Canada and we want to share it with as many community members as possible. A full invitation is attached to this email. This event joins with communities' celebrations of National Aboriginal Day on June 21, and I sincerely hope you are able to make it. Sincerely, Deborah [cid:part1.06030300.08020200@umanitoba] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Val Parker Office of the President Indigenous Achievement, University of Manitoba, 140 Migizii Agamik; Bald Eagle Lodge 114 Sidney Smith Street, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 T: (204) 474-8904 F: (204) 474-7805 E: val.parker(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:val.parker@umanitoba.ca> W: http://umanitoba.ca/indigenous

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