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UWINNIPEG.CA GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND CULTURE ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS OR REDEFINE YOUR CAREER ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT Associate Prof: Dr. Ian Mauro CLIMATE CHRONICLER At this time of year in Nunavut, Inuit hunters get out on the waters in their boats during the summer sea ice break up. UWinnipeg Associate Professor Dr. Ian Mauro has been working in this region for over a decade, and is heading back this month to document Inuit knowledge regarding ocean environments. Mauro uses lm and storytelling to track the effects of climate change in Indigenous communities; his work has been featured at The Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic, Royal Ontario Museum, and lm festivals and academic conferences. He has toured nationally with Dr. David Suzuki and recently helped develop the Prairie Climate Atlas for the Prairie Climate Centre, a collaboration between UWinnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Student: Rosanne Blais LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT Rosanne Blais is in her nal year studying Geography. Following six years in a singing career and a diploma in business administration, she decided to tackle university because she was "searching and reading a lot about social and environmental issues and I wanted to be in a more formal learning environment." That quest took her on a unique UWinnipeg exchange program to Tours, France last semester and may lead to a masters degree program. Blais is currently writing a thesis about Winnipeg's local food movement and how learning about food systems impacts food decision-making. She hopes to focus on a career that allows her to participate in creating safer, healthier, more engaging spaces for people. Blais will graduate with a BA (Honours) in April 2017. Alumna: Hailey Robichaud NORTHERN EXPOSURE Hailey Robichaud says she rst wanted to be "a mad scientist", but then took a geography class and found her passion. Fascinated by tornadoes, Robichaud took climatology and went to Churchill on a eld course, where she became deeply interested in water and climate change. Her thesis examined the impacts of climate change on seasonal watershed ow patterns in Canada's Boreal Forest. This summer she conducted research at the Prairie Climate Centre on winter roads in Manitoba's north. She says the best part about studying at UWinnipeg is the small, interconnected classes and the supportive style of teaching. Robichaud graduated with a BSc (Honours) in June 2016 and is now off to pursue a Masters degree at the University of Saskatchewan. The study of geography examines the earth's surface in two ways: interaction between natural elements of the environment, and how the planet's population responds to various social and environmental factors. • UWinnipeg offers courses within three elds of geographic study: Cultural Geography, Physical Geography and Geomatics. • Students may pursue a bachelor's degree (3-year, 4-year, or honours) in arts or science. • Students taking an undergraduate degree in another major may choose to add a minor in geography as a secondary area of interest. • UWinnipeg has a joint Geography/Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program with Red River College. • UWinnipeg faculty members have a variety of research programs that employ senior geography students. Geography graduates find employment in a variety of areas, including conservation, town planning, recreation, cartography, landscape architecture, surveying, market assessment, international development, tourism, hydrology, education, and more. GEOGRAPHY Beginning this Fall, Indigenous learning is part of the undergraduate degree requirements for all new UWinnipeg students. This knowledge will help students to understand the contributions Indigenous people have made to our world, and prepare them to engage in a society where reconciliation is an important reality. UWinnipeg's Professional, Applied and Continuing Education (PACE) blends university-level academics with practical hands-on experience to fully expand students' potential. PACE programs specialize in high-growth career elds with strong employment prospects and are taught by accomplished industry professionals. 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