Academic News

Join us for an inspiring morning of exploration and discovery!

RRC Polytech is holding an Academic Showcase on November 26 at the Notre Dame Campus. Whether you’re a prospective student, parent or industry professional, please join us to learn more about RRC’s Polytech’s diverse catalogue of programs and experiential learning opportunities across our campuses that are preparing the workforce of tomorrow.

Visit our academic information booths and connect one-on-one with our staff and instructors to ask questions about potential career paths and the educational journey required to achieve your goals. Explore our applied research facilities and meet our professional research staff as they demonstrate some of the innovative projects that we’re collaborating on with our industry partners.        

You’re welcome to take a self-guided tour, explore and connect throughout the morning.

Free Parking and Shuttle

Complimentary event parking will be available in our W4 lot on Tuesday November, 26 for guests attending the Academic Showcase and Open House. Please use the WEST ENTRANCE to enter the campus off Notre Dame Ave. An Event Parking sign will be placed at the W4 lot. Click here for a Parking Map. A complimentary shuttle service will operate on a loop every 10 minutes to bring guests directly to the main doors of Building T and back to W4 when they are ready to leave.

Academic Showcase and Applied Research Open House/Self-Guided Tours 

• Tuesday, November 26, 2024
• 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
• Skilled Trades and Technology Centre (Building T)
• Notre Dame Campus – RRC Polytech
• 2055 Notre Dame Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3H 0J9

Please RSVP if you plan to attend, however, registration is not required 

Feel free to share this invitation. We look forward to connecting with you on November 26!

For more information about all programs at RRC Polytech, visit rrc.ca/explore.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. Ceremony

Congratulations to RRC Polytech’s Class of 2024!

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – 1:30 p.m. Ceremony

Congratulations to RRC Polytech’s Class of 2024!

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RRC Polytech Applied Commerce Education proudly presents the third annual Commerce Competition tailored for all passionate Manitoba High School Commerce students. Join as a team of ambitious high school students ready to plunge into the world of commerce, explore innovative challenges, and showcase your brilliance in alignment with the Manitoba Applied Commerce Education (ACE) Curriculum.

Join the competition and chart your path to a promising, successful tomorrow.

Competition Categories

Accounting Amazing Race (Groups of 2)

Step into a dynamic race around the Notre Dame Campus, where mastering every phase of the accounting cycle propels you forward, and every space of the college holds a new opportunity. If accounting is your forte, team up for a fast-paced duel where precision and swiftness rule. Await the bonus lifelines to slice your completion time, but caution – each tick of the clock and each response is pivotal!

Summer Side Hustle (Max 4 students)

Are you ready to make this summer unforgettable? Imagine starting a side hustle that’s all your idea – something that lets you explore your passions, earn cash, and build real-life skills! If you’ve ever thought about creating a business, now’s the time to make it happen. This Grade Nine event only allows students in groups of 3-4 to compete against other teams to win the best side hustle. Development, a few obstacles introduced along with presentations will keep your group busy all day.

Under Cover Boss (Max 4 students)

So you want to be The Boss? Well now’s your chance, but the pressure is on. Profits, growth and culture are in your hands as employees and other stakeholders rely on your direction. Your team will assume executive roles, addressing real-life challenges and presenting strategic solutions, while demonstrating leadership and problem-solving skills. Fictional scenarios (based off of real-life businesses) will be provided where your team will be required to share your findings to a panel of leaders.

Sports Marketing and Entertainment (Max 3 students)

Get ready to jump into the world of Sports Marketing and Entertainment! Are you ready to score big in the world of sports and entertainment? Whether you’re a sports enthusiast, a creative genius, or a future business mogul, this is your chance to explore an exciting, fast-paced industry and start building the skills you’ll need to shine! Hands-on, real world application and fun is what this event will bring. Students in groups of three will be preparing a promotional video for a thriving sports company where you will get to meet and speak to their team of experts to help produce a memorable product.

Navigating New Frontiers (Max 4 students)

Are you ready to take on the world? Imagine launching a facility in an emerging market, one that doesn’t just produce products but transforms economies, creates jobs, and makes a difference on a global scale. Welcome to Navigating New Frontiers, where you will be the brains behind the next big venture! Experience real-world problem solving, dive deep into national business, logistics, and market analysis. Show what it takes to launch from identifying location to securing supply chains, understanding culture and language impacts along with rules, regulations and laws. Students in groups of 3-4 will try to solve problems and pitch their ideas to industry professionals.

Looking for more information on how to get started with financial aid at RRC Polytech? Watch our presentation on financial aid and awards.

Meaning of the Pin

A nursing pin is a badge worn by nurses to identify the nursing school from which they graduated. They are traditionally presented to newly graduated nurses by faculty at a Pinning Ceremony as a symbolic welcome into the profession.

Most pins have a symbolic meaning, often representing the history of the nursing program for that school. The Red River College Polytechnic pin was designed by graduates of the program and incorporates the following symbols:

• The vine that encircles the school and program name symbolizes growth, prosperity and continual development.
• The traditional medical caduceus (two snakes wrapped around a staff with wings at the top) is understood to represent the image of a nurse as a guardian angel who provides guidance and protection.
• The three dots surrounding the caduceus represent the students’ past, present and future.
• The lamp at the base of the pin references Florence Nightingale, the “lady with the lamp,” who cared for injured soldiers during the Crimean War and revolutionized the art and science of nursing practice.

Agenda

Processional

Introduction of Guests
Tasha Gregory, Chair, BN Program-Curriculum, Research, Planning and Quality Control

Welcome Remarks
Lesley McGuirk, Associate Dean of Nursing

Congratulations
Fred Meier, President and CEO
Kerri Korabelnikov, Acting Dean, School of Health Sciences and Community Services

Greetings
Hon. Uzoma Asagwara, Deputy Premier of Manitoba, Minister of Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care

Greetings from College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM):
Deb Elias CEO/Registrar College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba

Greetings and Presentation of the Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) Medal of Excellence
Ken Borce, President, Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba

History of the Pinning Ceremony / Significance of the BN Pin
Allyson Cooper, Chair, BN Program – Nursing Labs and Simulation

Introduction of Graduates
Myrna Davis, Chair, BN Program – Clinical Year 1 and 2

Presentation of Nursing Pins and Roses
Joanna Simmons-Swinden, Chair, BN Program – Theory Year 3 and Offsite Programs
Sandra Holben, Chair, BN Program – Year 3 Clinical and Senior Practicum
Allyson Cooper, Chair, BN Program – Nursing Labs and Simulation

Closing Remarks
Tasha Gregory, Chair, BN Program – Curriculum, Research, Planning and Quality Control

Recessional

Audience to stand as graduates leave.

Graduates

Congratulations to all our 2024 graduates!

Sprint to Innovate, powered by Canada Life, brings together post-secondary students from varied disciplines such as technology, business, entrepreneurship, and more. Sprint to Innovate is brought to you by University of Manitoba – Faculty of Science, Red River College Polytechnic, and Tech Manitoba. All Winnipeg Post Secondary Students are invited to participate. Students will learn about innovation while collaborating in a fun and exciting challenge to build a minimum viable prototype in two days.

We are pleased to announce that our next Sprint to Innovate: The Innovation Challenge is the weekend of Friday, January 31 to Sunday, February 2, 2025! We start the event with a Networking session on Thursday, January 30 with a training session at University of Manitoba.

We invite all companies to review our sponsorship and mentorship opportunities, and to consider submitting a business challenge; and for post-secondary students to consider participating.

How the Event Works

Teams of 4 to 6 students will choose from available business challenges provided by industry. Students will then work together with support from mentors to create a solution, including developing a prototype to be presented to judges on the final day.

A prototype is a simple experimental model of the proposed product used to learn from. Prototypes range from low-fidelity (paper-based) prototypes that are used to explain concepts all the way to high-fidelity prototypes that have functional elements with more detail.  Teams may consist of technology and business students.

How To Get Involved

As an Organization

We are looking for a sponsor to provide $3500 for our student participants on Sunday, February 2. Your $3500 sponsorship would earn you:

1. Sponsor the event.
2. Volunteer your time as a mentor.
3. Provide us with a Business Challenge that your organization has by emailing ckubara@rrc.ca.

As a Student

Students from any Manitoba post-secondary school may participate in a team at Sprint to Innovate.

Register your team today!

Challenges

Student teams will have the opportunity to request which challenge they want to work on January 27.

Check back mid-December for Challenge Statements from our participating organizations.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Refreshment Sponsor – $3500

• Recognition on Thursday, January 30 at our refreshment table at the Networking and Training event
• Recognition on Sunday, February 2 at our refreshment table at breakfast, snack, and lunch
• Recognition on event materials, website and registration.
• Social media recognition
• The opportunity to be a mentor to a team throughout the weekend

Event Sponsor – $1000

We are looking for sponsors to provide $1000 towards prize money to the winning teams.

Your $1000 sponsorship would earn you:

• Recognition throughout the event
• Recognition on event materials
• Social media recognition
• The opportunity to be a mentor to a team throughout the event

Title Sponsor

Thank you to our Title Sponsor Canada Life!

Thank you to our Event Sponsors!

Thank you to our supporting sponsor Red River College Polytechnic

It’s a given that the ways we communicate with one another… and the ways we get informed about the world around us… have changed dramatically over the last decade or two. 

Professional communicators (journalists, organizational communicators, advertisers, marketers, and folks who create visual, video and audio content) know this better than anyone: not just because it affects them like everyone else, but because their professions are constantly changing with the times. This can bring stress nobody needs or wants.

A “CreComm” extension for working communication professionals

In 2020, RRC Polytech introduced a new post-graduate diploma program in Communication Management, designed to help Creative Communications graduates working in communications update their digital media skills, build business knowledge, and develop management and leadership abilities.

“We’ve had many successful CreComm grads reach out to ask about training tailored to the next step in their careers,” says Melanie Lee Lockhart, Chair of the Creative Communications and Communication Management programs. “Some want to move into management, and others want to build digital communication skills that may not have existed when they were in school. This program offers both.”

The Communication Management program was designed to provide the knowledge and skills CreComm grads had been asking for… and in a format that’s friendly to an already-busy professional person’s schedule. Classes take place online one or two evenings a week in the fall and winter terms.

“The knowledge and skills I’ve gained in Communication Management have already provided me new opportunities at work,” said Megan Dudeck-French, Marketing Officer at the Asper School of Business and Communication Management student. “I have been able to expand my portfolio and contribute in a leadership capacity.”

Since students in this post-graduate program are generally working professionals, they can choose to use their employer as their client for most class assignments – adding value to their workplace performance before each course is even over.

If you’ve been thinking about updating your digital communication skills, here’s your chance. Register here, or contact Melanie Lee Lockhart at mleelockhart@rrc.ca for more information.

The RRC Polytech Fall Market is on Wednesday, October 2 at 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Exchange District Campus.

We are thrilled to invite you to the second Annual Fall Market, showcasing a range of handcrafted items, artwork, crafts and innovative products. All created or curated by our talented RRC Polytech students, staff and alumni.

Entry is free for visitors, and all are welcome.

Mark your calendars for October 2nd, bring your friends and family, and enjoy the bounty and creativity of the season at our Fall Market. We look forward to seeing you there!

Activities

50/50 Draw – License LGCA-16191-SOR

1 ticket for $2.00 or 3 tickets for $5.00. See us at the Information Table at Manitou a bi Bii daziigae to buy a ticket. Draw at 2:00 PM. Proceeds will be donated to the RRC Polytech Student Association Food Bank.

Thanks to those who purchased tickets! We donated $81.50 to the Student Association Food Bank.

Jenga Tournament

Join us for a Jenga Tournament on October 2 at 11:00 AM in Roblin Centre Cafeteria. Prize TBD.

Bingo Game

Join us for a Bingo Game on October 2 at 12:00 PM in Roblin Centre Cafeteria. Prizes TBD.

Ping Pong

Grab a friend and play Ping Pong at the tables in the Plaza. Check with security for supplies.

Food Trucks

Have a bite at one of the food trucks that will be parked outside.

Vendors

We are looking forward to having the following vendors at the Fall Market!

• Kazaeki – Art
• Starphim – Prints
• 1velle – Art
• Yarned n Dangerous xo – Crochet items
• Bracken Design – Digital prints
• Swearina Designs – Crafts
• ARW Handmade Crafts
• Electric Impression – Art
• Little Cedar Designs – Jewelry, crochet, art
• Warm and Cozy – Mittens
• GMB Chomichuk – Art and books
• Marceleria – Clothes
• Lov Boutique – Custom tumblers
• Choiyeekay Nail Studio – Press on nails
• Pixie Design – Jewelry
• Marcella’s Craft Stuff – Crafts
• Raise the WOOF – Dog lover items
• Snuggle Knots – Crochet
• Bear and Beans Design – Jewelry
• Anishinaabe Girl – Jewelry
• Violeta Crochet – Crochet
• Pinaymootang Flair – Leather products
• Creative Healing Stitches – Crochet
• Tays Creation Co – Vinyl products
• MCB Ceramics – Pottery
• Elemental Memories – Ceramic ornaments
• Interlake 3D Printing – Gaming miniatures
• OtakuCorp – Custom embroidery
• Bright Butterfly Beads – Beaded art
• Crochet Bazaar – Crochet
• Tia’s Craft – Art crafts
• Emily’s Handicraft – Creative Handicrafts
• While in Lockdown – Resin Accessories
• Jon Philpott Ceramics – Ceramic mugs
• Lizzy Rose Dubois – Prints
• Saysoles – Handmade shoes
• My PACK Inc. – Crafts
• Tian’s Accessories – Hair clips
• Tay’s Trinkets – Jewelry and keychains
• School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts – Chocolates
• Vivid Club – vintage clothing
• Epoxy Resin Crafts
• Nimis Design – Indigenous Art

Tuesday, June 18 – 7:00 p.m. Ceremony

See photos from the convocation ceremony ›