Campus facilities
A large part of what makes UM fantastic are the world-class services and supports it provides. ICM students have full access to UM campus services. Here are some of the many supports and facilities available to you!
Academic Learning Centre
The Academic Learning Centre can help you in a variety of different ways. The Centre provides the support you need to be successful in your courses. Online, workshop and drop-in resources are available.
Career Services
Career Services can assist you in answering career planning and job search questions. They will help you with career options after graduating from specific faculties and programs, as well as developing a plan for future success.
Career Services also offers an excellent resource that can help map your career path – the Career Compass. You can also explore potential occupations using their Occupations Library.
Active Living Centre
The UM Active Living Centre is available for support your physical activity, stress relief, spiritual connectedness, and social bonding needs, as well as providing the opportunity to learn new skills. Whether you are beginner or advanced, prefer organized or drop-in, or like individual, team, or group activities, the UM Active Living Centre has something for you.
ICM students have the Sport and Recreation membership included as part of their fees which allows them access to this state-of-the-art facility and includes:
- 100,000 sq ft fitness centre including 1000 pieces of free weights and accessories, 100+ pieces of cardio equipment and 100+ pieces of strength and resistance equipment
- 200-metre indoor track
- Indoor saltwater pool
- Free group fitness classes
- Badminton, pickleball, basketball, squash, table tennis and more
- Ice rink
- Certified fitness staff
- Free admission to campus athletic events
- 40-ft indoor climbing wall (additional fee)
Team sports and leagues
UM Recreation Services offers intramural sports and rec clubs to engage the campus community through competitive and recreational sports. This includes basketball, cricket, ice hockey, soccer, and volleyball intramural teams, as well as badminton, climbing, dance, ultimate, and tennis rec clubs, and more! Participation requires a registration fee. For more information, visit UM Recreation Services.
The University of Manitoba also has elite interuniversity sport programs. The University of Manitoba Bisons are high performance competitive student-athletes, with 16 teams across nine sports. To become a student-athlete with the Bisons, students must be enroled at the University of Manitoba. To learn more, visit the University of Manitoba Bisons.
Student Counselling Centre (SCC)
The Student Counselling Centre offers multiple services to ensure UM students are helped with any difficulties they may be experiencing, while supporting the student’s academic success. Located on campus, the SCC is available to help you with any frustrations or stress with which you may be dealing.
Student Accessibility Services
If you are a student living with a disability, Student Accessibility Services (SAS) is available to support your needs and acts as a liaison between students, faculty, staff and service agencies. Located on campus, the SAS advocates for students with disabilities such as:
- hearing
- learning
- injury-related
- mental Health
- medical
- physical
- visual
- temporary disabilities, such as bone breaks or sprains