Meet the 2026-27 UMGPS candidates
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The 2026–27 U of M Graduate and Postdoctoral Society (UMGPS) election is scheduled to take place from March 16 to 17. A total of nine candidates are seeking positions on the next executive team,...
Shakerah Jones Hall named CBC Future 40 winner
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CBC Manitoba has announced the recipients of its 2025 Future 40 recognition, an annual award that celebrates individuals under the age of 40 who are contributing to the
province in diverse and impactful ways.
Shakerah Jones...
UMSU community representative candidates
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BLACK STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE
Shumirai Marangwanda
Marangwanda is a second-year political science honours student running unopposed.
Having had “the opportunity to work in spaces that uplift Black people,” Marangwanda hopes to “encourage Black intellectualism and academic thought,”...
UMSU vice president, finance and operations candidates
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This year’s UMSU vice-president, finance and operations (VPFO) race has the most candidates of any executive position, with four students competing for the role. Each has outlined distinct priorities focused on transparency, revenue growth...
UMSU vice president, student life candidates
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Deborah Adeoti
Third-year Deborah Adeoti is a computer science student who described herself as a candidate with “limitless potential.”
Adeoti said the quest to see change and the need to take on that task motivated her...
Vice-president external affairs candidates
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Aiden Peters
Aiden Peters is a second-year student studying economics. Peters is running for vice president, external affairs.
“I’m very involved on campus, or at least I try to be,” Peters said. He is the vice...
UMSU presidential candidates
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Two candidates are vying to succeed UMSU president Prabhnoor Singh, who is not seeking another term. This year’s presidential hopefuls are familiar faces in UMSU politics.
Heaven Kaur
Fourth-year biological sciences student Heaven Kaur is running...






