The one-day sale of the year is back at Brandon University. Following a popular launch last year, BU is once again offering free applications for Canadian students during a 24-hour Black Friday blitz.
Author: Grant Hamilton
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.
Although the season’s first winter storm has delivered snow, high winds, and highway closures, Brandon University is OPEN today.
However, some offices may experience limited hours or reduced staffing, and individual classes and meetings may be cancelled or adjusted.
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.
Slow down, drivers! That’s the message for campus commuters, as the City of Brandon prepares to permanently reduce the speed limit near Brandon University to 30 km/h.
The new speed limit was recently approved by City Council and will take effect as soon as signs can be installed.
November is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Domestic violence can happen to anyone but women, younger adults, people with disabilities, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and recently separated women and men are even more at risk.
Brandon University is deeply saddened by the passing of Murray Sinclair.
An Anishanaabe man who devoted his life to service, Sinclair was a former Senator, Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge, and a Companion of the Order of Canada.
A social and networking opportunity for African students in Brandon, the brainchild of a Brandon University professor, continues to thrive, with a recent picnic helping to kick off the fall academic term.
“We aim to foster meaningful connections, nurture a sense of belonging, and emphasize the importance of African cultural identity among students who are far from home” said Dr. Aloysius Anyichie, Assistant Professor in Education at BU and the founder of the project, called the Loy Excellentia Initiative.
The call of an owl becomes an omen for Eddie, a former residential school student in Brandon University professors Darrell Racine and Dale Lakevold’s new play Owl Calling. But what kind of an omen will it be for a man who has just opened up about his residential school experience?
A two-year research project focused on finding ways to improve Brandon’s active transportation and public space is celebrating a summer installation this year that vastly improved a vacant lot downtown.
Join us downtown and at the Riverbank!