Good afternoon,

Please see message below and attached on behalf of Marcia Yoshida, Student Appeals and Governance Officer.

All the best,

Dorothy

Dorothy Miller Executive Assistant to Dr. Govender Head, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Registration for the following workshops is available by emailing Marcia Yoshida at marcia.yoshida@umanitoba.camailto:marcia.yoshida@umanitoba.ca. Please register by October 22, 2026.

Conducting Fair Investigations

Instructors: Heather Morris, Student Advocacy and Case Management

Braeden Cornick, Office of Legal Counsel

Thursday, November 5, 2026 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Virtual workshop held on Teams

This workshop is for academic administrators who have jurisdictional authority to handle student academic or non-academic discipline allegations. This session will also be of interest to support staff who assist with discipline investigations. Topics to be covered include procedural fairness concepts, policies and procedures, campus resources. There will be an opportunity to review cases and discuss practical strategies in this interactive session.

Conducting Fair Appeal Hearings

Instructors: Heather Morris, Student Advocacy and Case Management

Braeden Cornick, Office of Legal Counsel

Marcia Yoshida, Office of the University Secretary

Monday, October 26, 2026 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Virtual workshop held on Teams

This workshop is for academic administrators, academic staff, and students who are current members of faculty or university level student appeal committees. This would also be of interest to academic support staff who provide administrative support to committees. This interactive workshop will provide participants with practical information necessary to properly conduct appeal hearings according to University policies and procedures, as well as to ensure that students are treated fairly throughout the appeal process. Topics to be covered include key concepts in administrative law (procedural fairness) and practical considerations such as confidentiality, hearing conduct (quorum, decorum, taping/recording), questions by committee, evidence introduced by committee request, record of hearing, and notice of decision.

Thank you,

Marcia

This message is available in alternate formats upon request to:

Marcia Yoshida

Student Appeals and Governance Officer

Office of the University Secretary

University of Manitoba

312 Administration Building

Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

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