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UWinnipeg Ranks Highly In 2012 Globe And Mail Survey

October 25, 2011

Photo caption: UWinnipeg student Carissa Copenace

“The University of Winnipeg has a comfortable feeling about it with great staff, professors and students working together in and out of the classroom. The small class sizes give plenty of opportunity for individual time with professors and create a better working atmosphere with our peers.”

Carissa Copenace, Nigaan-niga-bawik- Anishinaabe name which means Female Leader
Faculty of Education, 4^th yr

UW RELEASE - 2011/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011

WINNIPEG, MB - The University of Winnipeg continues to be one of Canada's top undergraduate universities, particularly in the areas of diversity, quality of teaching and learning, and environmental commitment according to today's Globe & Mail Canadian University Report 2012. For the second year, Globe researchers asked six “personality questions” and UWinnipeg students ranked their school 1^st in Western Canada and in 5^th among all 60 universities in Canada for diversity.

In addition, UWinnipeg ranks 1^st or 2^nd in Canada in seven important categories including environmental commitment (1^st), quality of teaching and learning (1^st), student-faculty interaction (2^nd), recreation and athletics (2^nd), libraries (2^nd), instructors teaching style (2^nd) and satisfaction with the city (2^nd).

“The annual Globe and Mail Survey is an important measurement of how we are doing, because it is based on student experiences,” said UWinnipeg President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. Lloyd Axworthy. “Our students consistently tell us tell us they value the personal attention they receive from our professors. This year, they are also telling us that we are among the very best in Canada in reflecting the diversity of our surrounding community, and in our deep commitment to environmental sustainability.”

GLOBE & MAIL “PERSONALITY” QUESTIONS

Students were asked six “personality” questions about their school. UWinnipeg scored highly in the following:

“Does your university have a diverse student body?” - 5th overall in Canada, 1^st in Western Canada

GLOBE & MAIL RANKINGS 2012 - UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG

SUBJECT	IN CANADA	IN WESTERN CANADA
Environmental Commitment	1st (with one other)	1st
Quality of teaching and learning	1st (with six others)	1st (with three others)
Student-Faculty Interaction	2nd (with four others)	1st (with four others)
Instructors teaching style	2nd (with six others)	2nd (with four others)
Recreation & Athletics	2nd (with six others)	2nd (with one other)
Libraries	2nd (with seven others)	2nd (with three others)
Satisfaction with City	2nd (with six others)	2nd (with two others)
Career Preparation	3rd (with seven others)	2nd (with one other)
Most Satisfied Students	3rd (with five others)	2nd (with two others)
Work-play balance	3rd (with five others)	2nd (with two others)
Research opportunities	3rd (with eight others)	3rd (with two others)
Ease of Course Registration	3rd (with four others)	3rd (with three other)
Campus atmosphere	3rd (with seven others)	3rd (with three others)
Class Sizes	3rd (with five others)	3rd (with one other)
Academic counseling	4th (with four others)	3rd (with two others)
Reputation with employers	4th (with three others)	3rd (with one others)
Buildings & Facilities	4th (with two others)	4th (with two others)
Information Technology	5th (with two others)	4th (with one other)
Student Residences	6th (with three others)	4th

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P: 204.988.7135, C: 204.293.1167, E: d.poulin@uwinnipeg.ca

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