The halls of Brandon University’s (BU’s) School of Music will be filled with sounds of wondrous woodwinds as the BU Clarinet Festival returns for its 14th year on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10. This year’s festival will be highlighted by a pro series performance by James Campbell
Ongoing severe weather conditions and extensive road closures means that Brandon University’s main campus in Brandon will be closed today (Monday, March 4) and CLASSES ARE CANCELLED.
Most offices and campus services will be closed, and unavailable.
Tonight, Brandon University and the BU Faculty Association made major inroads towards a new collective agreement. The Parties will continue negotiations through the days ahead, and there will be no labour disruption to our campus community and to the great work that our students, faculty, and staff do on a daily basis.
UPDATE: Posted jointly on behalf of lead negotiators Lisa Robson (BUFA) and Kristen Fisher (BU)
The below communication was misleading; a strike is not guaranteed. While the Faculty Association’s strike deadline remains, at this time Brandon University and the BU Faculty Association are very much still at the table and working hard to reach an agreement.
From left: Sunday Franji (First Black Councillor in Brandon), Dr. Aloy Anyichie (Founder, Loy Excellentia Initiative), Jeff Fawcett (Mayor of Brandon), and Councillor Jason Splett during the event.
On Saturday February 24, 2024, the Loy Excellentia Initiative organized an event for all African/Black students at Brandon University (BU) and Assiniboine Community College (ACC) to mark the Black History Month in Canada,
Loy Excellentia Initiative is founded by a Nigerian-Canadian professor in the Faculty of Education at BU, Dr. Aloy Anyichie.