April 19/13 - Please note that the Pembina Hall hours for the summer meal plan, which begins service on May 3, will be as follows:

Dinner: Sunday - Thursday, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Brunch: Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

April 18/13 - This morning four new debit/credit terminals were installed in Campo:

1) Both MasterCard and Visa are now accepted at Campo
2) The 50 cent per debit transaction fee has now been removed at Campo and
3) These units are significantly faster than the old units

We are committed to having the balance of terminals on campus switched over to no debit fee status by the end of April, likely as early as next week. Over the next couple of months (well before the new school year) we will be switching over all remaining units to the new supplier, and all Food Service locations will accept debit (no fee), Visa and MasterCard.

April 1/13 - The 2013-2014 student parking reservation system will be available through Jump beginning Monday, April 8, 2013. Please see the Parking Office website for more information:

http://umanitoba.ca/campus/parking/student/resident.html

March 8/13 - SUMMER MEAL DEAL  (new for 2013)

Aramark will be offering meals at the Fresh Food Company (Pembina Hall Dining Room) to students living in Residence this summer.

• 7 meals a week
• Dinner service served Sunday through Thursday
• Saturday and Sunday brunch
• $299 per month (early sign up price on portal - otherwise $313)

For more information, please contact:

Celia Buchok
Summer Accommodations Coordinator
101 Arthur V. Mauro Residence
Ph: 204-480-1415
Fax: 204-474-7662
Email: summer_accommodations@umanitoba.ca

► Air Filter Changes

None scheduled at this time.

► Asbestos Abatement Projects

None scheduled at this time.

► Email Interruptions

None scheduled at this time.

► Internet Outages - Student Residences

Every Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. all the Internet equipment in Mary Speechly Hall and University College Residence will be reset. If your connection stops working in that time slot, try it again after 9:00 a.m. This should minimize problems on the weekend and probably overall, plus it will give us a chance on a regular basis to see if we have any hardware failures or heating issues.

► Internet Outages - University-wide

None scheduled at this time.

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Our information is also available from Facebook, Twitter and the IST Alert Blog go to http://umanitoba.ca/ist/help and click on the link.

► Parking Passes and Parking Lot Cleaning

All students – including residence students – must apply for parking through Parking Services. For further information, please visit the Parking Website.

► Power Outages

None scheduled at this time.

► Road Closures

CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY – University Crescent

Monday, May 6th, 2013, the Northbound curb lane of University Crescent will be closed from Dafoe Road, up to but excluding the Frank Kennedy Loading Dock. The approach from Dafoe to University Crescent will remain open. Work should be complete on Friday, May 10th, 2013.
This work is required to tie in services for the new Active Living Centre.

For further information, please contact Ken Berman, Manager-Construction – (204) 474-6313.

► Telephone Service Outages

None scheduled at this time.

In the case of an emergency, please call 911 from a cell phone. For non-emergency assistance please call U of M Security at 269-3363.

► Transit Service

None scheduled at this time.

► Past Announcements

February 8, 2013 - The Pembina Hall Dining Hall will be closed during Reading Week (Feb. 19 - 22). Please see hours for other U of M locations where FoodBucks/Declining Balance can be used.

February 28, 2012 - Today our Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign launches. The campaign asks faculty and staff members to define themselves by giving a gift to support Active Living, Research, Student Success, Culture and Creativity, and their own unit (faculty, department, etc.). Please link it to: https://umanitoba.ca/admin/dev_adv/howtogive/donation/campus/index.html.

February 15, 2012 - The Research Office is piloting a new program (award) with the aim of getting undergraduate students involved and excited about research. This award will allow students the opportunity to be mentored by a researcher over the summer months. The deadline for application is March 15, 2012 so students need to move quickly. If you have any questions on the award, please contact Dr. Gary Glavin, Associate Vice-President (Research), as he will be leading the program. He can be contacted at Glavin@cc.umanitoba.ca or 789-3555. Please see letter for more information.

January 31, 2012 - New Water Bottle Filling Stations in University Centre

January 31, 2012 - Congratulations to Brandi and Vimbai! Their session at the recent Residence Life Conference addressed stereotypes and assumptions we make about different cultures as international students enter our residence community. Their presentation also focused on the numerous supports available to international students, as well as the programs we offer with the goal of easing this transition and ensuring a positive residence experience is had by all. A top 5 finish speaks to the quality of the presentation and the quality of the presenters!