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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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STUDENT Representative
The Manitoban Newspaper Publications Corporation (MNPC), the organization responsible for publishing the Manitoban, is looking for three students to sit as student representatives on its Board of Directors.
These positions help to ensure students are represented in the organization’s long-term planning and financial oversight processes.
If you’re interested as serving as a student representative, strengthening student media on our campus, and helping to bring a student perspective to our board please let us know!
Qualifications: Prior board experience is not necessary however, an interest in not-for-profit media and governance and policies is a good prerequisite. Applicants should be familiar with the Manitoban and other campus media. Employees of the Manitoban Newspaper Publications Corporation are not eligible to sit as student representatives.
Responsibilities: This is a volunteer position and requires regular involvement in decision-making and attendance at monthly board meetings.
To apply: Please email a copy of your resume and a letter of intent to the board’s chair at chair@themanitoban.com.
“Board members at the Manitoban are immersed in the highest level of strategic decision making at an organization that is more important in today’s climate than ever before. The Manitoban serves as an immersive training ground for the next generation of journalists while holding our community to account, and board members protect these objectives by working alongside knowledgeable colleagues to address pillars like financial health, innovation, public relations, and so much more. If you believe in campus media and are looking to grow your governance knowledge, look no further than The Manitoban Board of Directors.”
— Kristin Smith, UMSU Vice-President Advocacy
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About The Manitoban
The Manitoban has been reporting on University of Manitoba student news since 1914. It is published monthly during the summer and each week of regular classes during the academic year by the Manitoban Newspaper Publications Corporation.
The Manitoban is an independent and democratic student organization, open to participation from all students. It exists to serve its readers as students and citizens.
The newspaper’s primary mandate is to report fairly and objectively on issues and events of importance and interest to the students of the University of Manitoba, to provide an open forum for the free expression and exchange of opinions and ideas, and to stimulate meaningful debate on issues that affect or would otherwise be of interest to the student body and/or society in general. The Manitoban serves as a training ground for students interested in any aspect of journalism.