Staff members from the University of Manitoba (U of M) are touring Western today, meeting with university counterparts who do similar jobs, to share information and learn about Western’s approach to support services.
An endowment fund was created at U of M to support activities and projects which promote excellence among the members of their support staff. For the last 14 years, the university has sent a group of staff members to visit a different university, and this year they chose Western.
The professional areas represented from both Western and U of M include clinical support staff from dentistry, electricians, lawyers, library staff, student counselors, graphic designers, housing staff, medical staff, recreation and IT specialists, learning and development, administrative staff, and more.
Gitta Kulczycki, Western’s vice-president (resources & operations) welcomed the 40 U of M staff members this morning and told them Western is very proud of its own staff members, who are the “lifeblood of the university as they keep our universities running, our students warm, fed, happy and safe, and our facilities, libraries and clinics operating. They counsel our students, crunch our numbers, assist and review grant proposals, manage offices and build websites, and much more.”