Author: Grant Hamilton

Community Engagement

Birthday trip sparks puffin-portrait art show, and student quip giveaway

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A Brandon University student is hanging a unique portrait of Newfoundland puffins after her caption was selected in an interactive art show at BU’s Curve Gallery.

The show featured portraits of Atlantic Puffins — colourfully beaked birds with engaging personalities — and invited viewers to suggest their proposed tag lines for the varied and often silly poses that the puffins were captured in. Some may think of the project as similar to making memes; older attendees may have been reminded of a New Yorker cartoon caption contest.

Community Engagement

Holiday Luncheon at BU part of ‘biggest donor day yet’ — raises $3,175 for Christmas Cheer

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Brandon University employees were able to present a big cheque in support of Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer fundraising at this year’s BU Holiday Luncheon.

BU President David Docherty handed over a novelty-sized cheque to representatives from Christmas Cheer — but the number written on the cheque was oversized as well.

Awards and Recognition

Brandon University student wins 2024 MCIE International Award

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A Brandon University student who is also president of the Brandon University Students’ Union has been highlighted by the Manitoba Council for International Education (MCIE) as the province’s Outstanding International Student for Universities in 2024.

Charles Adamu receives his award from Minister of Education Renée Cable.

Community Engagement

Are you the artist who will create this year’s Convocation art for Brandon University?

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Brandon University is looking for an artist to create a special memento for the coming year’s graduates. The university’s Convocation 2025 artwork will be presented to all graduates at Convocation in the spring, continuing a tradition that has become cherished in its first five years.