President & Vice-Chancellor Lloyd Axworthy

President's Message

Located at the heart of Canada, The University of Winnipeg is a compact, diverse, multicultural campus committed to academic excellence, community engagement and social and environmental sustainability. We are home to more than 9,000 full and part-time students and are connected to a growing network of over 40,000 alumni across the globe.

The University of Winnipeg is consistently ranked by both  The Globe & Mail and Maclean's Magazine as one of the Top 10 universities in the country. Students value our small class sizes, our high quality of teaching and our distinguished team of faculty and staff. As an undergraduate university we offer bachelor degrees in the Arts, Business & Economics, Education, Science and Theology with over 400 courses in 40 subject areas. We have also launched several new Graduate Programs, including a unique Masters degree in Indigenous Studies.

Our Campus is Evolving 

Our new campus on Portage, Langside and Furby is quickly taking shape. The state-of-the-art Richardson College for the Environment and Science Complex, a world-class centre for research and teaching, is now open to accommodate up to 2,000 students daily. Next door, students from around the world live in the McFeetors Hall: Great-West Life Student Residence and a new student-run daycare centre is one of the largest and finest in downtown Winnipeg.

Our new Buhler Centre, at one of Winnipeg's signature downtown corners, is home to the Faculty fo Business and Economics and our adult-learning programs.

The creation of the popular  Bill Wedlake Fitness Centre and the refurbishment of Wesley Hall are complete.  The Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film is a new and vital part of our university. We have finished work on the Portage Commons and created the Spence Street Promenade for University and community use.

These expansions and improvements will increase our ability to deliver the high-quality academic programs for which we are internationally recognized, and to enhance our participation as a community partner and an institution with global commitments.

To learn more about The University of Winnipeg please explore my webpage, watch the YOUofW video, and take a tour of our campus, either virtually or in person.