Pillar 4: Engaging with our community
Goal: The University is committed to building strong, inclusive relationships across campus and beyond. By engaging students, faculty, staff, alumni, local communities, and external partners, we foster meaningful collaboration and shared impact.
Key objectives:
Amplify our role and impact across communities
- Cultivate respectful, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous and diverse communities to honour diverse histories, cultures, and lived experiences.
- Leverage our campus size to foster connection, accessibility, and an environment that supports academic and professional success.
- Build on our contributions to quality of life and social resilience to make a meaningful difference in our surrounding communities.
- Strengthen collaboration with civic and provincial partners by leveraging our downtown location and community connections.
Foster belonging and engagement within our University
- Cultivate a culture of respect, inclusion, and shared purpose among faculty, staff, and students.
- Provide resources and professional development to help faculty, staff, and students feel valued and succeed.
- Celebrate the achievements of all members of the UWinnipeg community, fostering pride in collective success.
- Highlight the essential role students play as contributors to a vibrant campus and as future leaders driving positive societal change.
Expand and strengthen alumni, donor, and partner engagement to sustain growth, support student success, and advance the University’s mission.
- Foster connection, mentorship and knowledge exchange between alumni and students.
- Promote the University’s positive impact through inclusive storytelling, advocacy, and engagement.
- Strengthen philanthropic relationships that advance student success and institutional priorities for meaningful, lasting impact.
- Amplify the role alumni, donors, local communities, and partners have in our University’s current and future success.