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Updates

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

WINTER TERM (202030) & SPRING TERM   (202040)

(January 18 – July 7, 2021)

 

WINTER TERM DATES JANUARY 18 – MAY 7

 Winter Term Classes begin - January 18

 Last Day to Add/Drop a   Course - January 29

 Last Day for 100% Refund - January 29

 Last Day for 50% Refund - February 12

 Louis Riel Day (no classes) - February 15

 Bachelor of Nursing –   Reading Week - February 16 – 19

 Reading Week (no classes) -  March 29 – April 1

 Last Day to Voluntarily   Withdraw from Winter term courses and courses offered of Fall/Winter terms   without academic penalty. (VW grade   will appear on transcript) - April 2

 Good Friday (no classes) - April 2

 Easter Monday (no classes) - April 5

 SPRING term: last day for submission of a Spring Term   Application for Admission including submission of all required documentation - April 15

 Spring Term Registration   Period - April 20 – May 9

 Last Day of Classes for   UNIVERSITY courses that have a final exam - April 23

 Winter Term Exam Period – UNIVERSITY COURSES - April 26 – 30

 Last Day of Classes for   COLLEGE courses that have a Final Exam - April 30

 Winter Term Exam Period –   COLLEGE COURSES - May 3 – 7

 

SPRING TERM DATES - May 10 – July 9

 Spring Term Classes begin - May 10

 Last Day to Add or Drop a Course - May 14

 Last Day for 100% Refund - May 14

 Last Day for 50% Refund - May 21

 Victoria Day (no classes) - May 24 

Last Day to Voluntarily   Withdraw from Spring term courses without academic penalty. (VW grade will appear on transcript) - June 11

 Last Day of classes that   have a Final exam - June 18

 National Indigenous Peoples Day - June 21

 Spring Term Exam Period - June 22 – 25

 UCN Convocation - TBA (may be virtual)                         (updated: Jan. 12, 4:09 p.m.)     

LATEST ACADEMIC COVID-19 VIDEO NEWSLETTER

Watch the newest Academic COVID-19 Video  Newsletter   (updated: Dec. 16, 9:50 a.m.)     

UCN Extends Voluntary Withdrawal Date

University College of the North (UCN) is extending its voluntary withdrawal (VW) date for the Fall Term to January 8th, 2021.  More info here.   (updated: Dec. 15, 5:15 p.m.)     

Winter Term Start Date Postponed

University College of the North will be delaying the first day of class for nearly all programs and courses until Monday, January 18, 2021.

Read more in the Student FAQ.
(updated: Nov. 30, 10:45 p.m.)     

REVISED: Sharing Space Safely document

 Read UCN's Sharing Space Safely plan. The plan contains guidelines for safely reopening UCN  (updated: Nov. 18, 12:09 p.m.)     

Find out more

Helpful Flowchart

A flowchart is available to show next steps when a UCN student, staff or faculty member is not feeling well or advised to self isolate because of COVID-19.   (updated: Nov. 3, 9:33 a.m.)     

Find out more

COVID Alert App

COVID Alert is Canada's free exposure notification app.  You can download it here.

  (updated: Oct. 1, 2:11 p.m.)     

COVID-19 –Health-Related Information for UCN Employees

There is no shortage of information at presentwith regard to COVID-19; however, you will want to ensure that you seek information only from valid and authorized sources.  Included below are a numberof links torelevant and respected training and information about COVID-19:

  • https://openwho.org/channels/covid-19
  • https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-home-exposed-no-symptoms.html
  • https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/make-a-difference.html
  • https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/social-distancing.html

 (updated: Aug 21, 4:16 p.m.)    

UCN Working from Home Guidelines updated

Go here for the latest information about working from home:  ucncovid.ca/ucn-employee-faq
(updated: Aug 21, 3:54 p.m.)   

UCN Conforms to Public Health Order Restricting Non-Critical Activities

 

Keeping Students, Faculty, and Staff Safe, Healthy, and Engaged in Education

The Government of Manitoba released on March 30th a list of provincial-wide closures, and UCN is exempt from that closure order.

Manitoba Economic Development and Training advises that provision 3(4)(b) of the Public Health Order means that University College of the North is not impacted by the closures noted in the order or accompanying schedules. Specifically, this section states:

3(4) Nothing in this Order prevents operations or the delivery of services by any of the following, regardless of whether they are listed in the schedule:

(a) the Government of Canada, the Government of Manitoba or a municipality;

(b) any person or publicly funded agency, organization or authority that delivers of supports government operations and services, including health care operations and services.

However, while UCN remains open, UCN is adhering to physical distancing, intensified cleaning routines, encouraging handwashing, and advising students, faculty, and staff that they must stay home when ill, and following other direction from Manitoba’s chief public health officer to restrict transmission of the virus.

UCN is digitally open for learning. Our faculty and staff are working hard from different locations to ensure that northerners have ongoing access to high quality, relevant education! UCN will maintain essential staffing in its two main campuses and some Post-Secondary Education Access Centres to ensure that online and other resources remain available to support student learning. The vast majority of our courses and programs are taking place using alternative methodologies. In some cases, practicums, clinical and other work-integrated learning placements will continue in consultation with the partners offering those placements.

UCN is practicing physical distancing to ensure that students still have access to computer labs and library resources to support their ongoing education. Additionally, and as of today, 19 students live in residence, staying in single rooms. Security and minimal administrative and support activity is occurring on site. UCN is as near to closed as it can be given the current circumstances, and continues to work to move all activity online and off site.
(updated: April 1, 3:52 p.m.)   

Travel, Campus Hours

 

Travel

All University College of the North work-related travel, whether out of province or out of country, is suspended until July 1, 2020. Please remember to cancel any travel arrangements (hotel, airfare, etc.). UCN staff working out of Access Centres are to check local travel advisories or restrictions before leaving or travelling to and from their community.

MB Government is advising no out of province or out of country travel. If a UCN employee chooses to travel into another province on personal time, they will be required to self-isolate for 14 days when they return. If work from home arrangements are possible for the employee’s job, such arrangements must be approved by the supervisor before travelling. Employees will need to use personal leave if arrangements weren’t made in advance of travel.


Campus Hours

UCN campus doors in The Pas and Thompson will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Outside those hours, the campus doors will be locked.

Library Hours (for student/staff access only)

· The Pas: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

· Thompson: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

(updated: March 25, 3:38 p.m.)

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