The Riddell Faculty is pleased to share upcoming events,
research updates, and key deadlines ahead.
SESES Wants You!
Are you wanting to meet new people, gain team experience, plan events, and have a whole lot of fun?! SESES is the team for you! SESES is looking to fill their open council positions and they want you!
Applications due September 25, 2026
EGSA Open Recruitment
Join the club and help bring impactful events, activities, and opportunities to life! Whether you’re a first year student or a seasoned campus pro, there’s a place for you on the team.
Applications due September 25, 2026
UMSEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Student Chapter
Now accepting club membership application
Homecoming Bisons Block Party
Join the homecoming events for a day field with family fun! The Cretaceous Menagerie will be open from 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
September 26, 2026, 11:30 am, Princess Auto Stadium
Sacred Fire for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
A Sacred Fire will be hosted by Community Engaged Learning on Sept. 28 and 29 at the Sweat Lodge site behind Migizii Agamik. This is an opportunity for Indigenous community members to offer tobacco, remember and honour ancestors
and support and uplift one another. The fire will be lit early in the morning on Monday, Sept. 28 and will go out by sundown on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
September 28-29, 2026, Sweat Lodge site behind Migizii Agamik
Orange Shirt Day event and walk
Join the event and walk wearing orange to honour Residential School Survivors and their families, and in remembrance of the children who never returned home. Hosted by the Nursing Students’ Association and the College of Nursing.
September 28, 2026, 10:30 am, Helen Glass Centre Atrium
BioBlitz Week
An exciting, campus wide effort to explore and document the biodiversity that thrives in and around the university. Throughout the week, students, faculty, staff and local community members use iNaturalist to photograph and
record plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms they encounter on campus. Beyond generating valuable scientific data, BioBlitz Week encourages the campus community to get outside, connect with nature, and discover just how much life exists right here at
the university.
September 28 to October 9, 2026, Fort Garry Campus
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Heart Garden
The Heart Garden offers space to write and reflect on messages from the UM community that honour Survivors, remember the children that never came home and offer commitments to Reconciliation. Come and go throughout the morning or over the lunch hour and connect
with members of the UM Indigenous campus community at this year's Heart Garden. A community beading table will be stocked with supplies to create Orange Shirt Day pins or design your own beaded piece. There will be light refreshments and an opportunity to
smudge will be available.
September 29, 2026, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Marshall McLuhan Hall
PhD Candidacy Exam, Vaishali Chaudhary
Environment and Geography
September 29, 2026, 1:00 pm, Hochheim Theatre, 545 Wallace
Science Without Borders: Summer Travels, Collaborations, and the Growing M-Jet Network
This summer, the BETY lab’s fieldwork, conferences, workshops, and visits to research facilities sparked conversations about scientific drilling and the infrastructure Canada needs to address environmental and geological
challenges. This talk shares highlights from those experiences and explores how they are shaping the international Middle Jurassic Earth System and Timescale project and helping connect Canada’s scientific drilling community.
September 29, 2026, 1:00 pm, 223 Wallace
Graduate Student Funding
The Indigenous CREATE program provides training and mentorship opportunities for Indigenous students who want to better understand ongoing changes in the environment and enhance their research skills.
Applications due October 1, 2026
ASE Career Fair Prep - Virtual
Get tips on how to highlight your strengths and skills and impress potential employers. Learn strategies for researching employers, meeting behavioral expectations and utilizing conversation starters with employers. This workshop
will be held through video conferencing. All registered students will be contacted by the facilitator via email with video conferencing instructions. This event will not be recorded. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration and register
for the next available workshop.
October 2, 2026, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Email cs.receptionist@umanitoba.ca to register.
Riddell Faculty Graduate Student Awards
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Graduate Fellowship in Sub-Arctic and Arctic Wildlife Management
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Riddell Faculty Masters Thesis Prize
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Riddell Faculty PhD Thesis Prize
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Henley Graduate Scholarship
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Debra & Ross Pitman Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences
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Philip & Marjorie Eckman Scholarship in Honour of Dr. Justin DeLury (Earth Sciences)
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Seven Oaks Game and Fish Association Environmental Legacy Scholarship
Questions: Please contact Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca
Deadline for all awards: October 2, 2026
PhD Defence, Keshab Thapa
Natural Resources Institute
October 5, 2026, 10:00 am
UM Behind the Hire: Kiewit
A major North American construction and engineering organizations, working on major infrastructure, transportation, water, power and industrial projects. Meet the people behind the projects. Explore internships, early-career opportunities and engineering career
paths.
October 5, 2026, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, VW Social Club, 3rd Floor University Centre
UM Behind the Hire: Bioscience Association Manitoba
Meet professionals working across the bioscience industry, and see how science connects to real careers across Manitoba. Hear how they got started, what their work actually looks like and where students can find opportunities to enter the sector.
October 6, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, IQ’s Café & Billiards
Resumé and Job Search Workshop
Is your resume in need of an update? Do you know how to effectively articulate your skills and tailor your document to different positions? The session follows the Oct 6 ASE career fair and can help you proceed with applying for roles and/or learn about additional
resources and job search strategies. Food and refreshments will be provided.
October 7, 2026, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, 223 Wallace
Budget Town Hall
President Michael Benarroch will discuss the financial health of the university and explore the plans for a strong and sustainable future. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to join or to participate online.
October 15, 2026, 10:00 - 11:15 am, Multi-Purpose Room UMSU
Academic Advising
Get support with degree planning, course selection, registration, and academic policies. Academic advisors are
available for in-person and virtual appointments throughout the year.
Email
Riddell.Advisor@umanitoba.ca or
book an in-person or virtual appointment via https://3620.waitwell.ca.
More
info
Career Advising in Wallace
Career advising appointments
are now available for Riddell undergraduate and graduate students! Book an in-person session in the Wallace Building or a virtual appointment at
https://3620.waitwell.ca.
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If you have activities, events or announcements you would like to feature in upcoming weekly updates, please send the details to
Riddell.Faculty@umanitoba.ca.