BRANDON, Man. – Brandon University (BU) students with families will have an affordable place to call home thanks to a $12-million commitment from the Province of Manitoba.
Municipal Government Minister Drew Caldwell visited the BU campus to deliver the good news on Friday, as the province partnered with the university on a $13.5-million project that will result in the construction of 42 student family housing units.
Month: January 2016
Representation from the Rural Development Institute brought back substantial information from a recent conference.
Learning to lead from experiences
Gary Noli and Rodger Broome, from Utah Valley University, identified key elements of a leader.
The Brandon University cafeteria has a new name, following a contest and a campus community vote. It will now be known as “Harvest Hall.
A thrilling ride for Brandon University School of Music graduate Julian Beutel and his filmmaking partner Seth Boyden has come to an end.
After making the top-10 shortlist in the Best Animated Short Film category for this year’s Academy Awards, Boyden’s An Object at Rest, with music composed and performed by Beutel, was not one of the final five nominees announced on Thursday.
“I’m very grateful to have been involved in the making of this film, and honoured that it had been listed among the work of such esteemed filmmakers and artists,” Beutel said on Thursday.
BRANDON, Man. – Manitoba’s bulk food ingredient processors get high grades for innovation, opening the door for growth in the industry.
The Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Brandon University (BU) has released the results of a two-year study on Innovation in Agri-food Processing in Manitoba.
Brandon University received an award for Best Community Spirit for our float in the 2015 Santa Parade!
Here are some of the student carollers who helped make the BU float one of the best.
A forthcoming book from Brandon University (BU) professor Dr. Jonathan A. Allan has been named one of “Sixteen for ’16” to watch for this spring by a prominent Canadian literary critic.
Allan’s book, “Reading from Behind: A Cultural History of the Anus,” is a study of the anus, the ass, the rear in literary and cultural theory.
BRANDON, Man. – Now is your chance to get up close and experience the precise workmanship and attention to detail of Manitoba artist Allan Tataryn. His artwork is on public display from now through April in the Tommy McLeod Curve Gallery on the second floor of the John E. Robbins Library at Brandon University (BU).
The Brandon Sun published a full-page interview with BU faculty member Steve Gouthro on Friday, Jan. 8. Conducted by Diane Nelson, the interview is reprinted here with permission.
So what do you teach?
A $10,000 donation gives the Len Evans scholarship at Brandon University (BU) a significant kickstart.
As part of a provincial post-secondary funding announcement yesterday afternoon, the Government of Manitoba announced a $10,000 pledge to a scholarship fund set up in Len Evans’ name at BU.
Evans, a 30-year MLA for Brandon East, who was also a former faculty member in the Department of Economics and a member of the University’s Board of Governors, passed away last Saturday at the age of 86.
“Len Evans was an important member of the BU community,” said BU President Gervan Fearon.