Welcome to Black History Month! Each February, Canadians participate in Black History Month events and celebrations that honour the legacy and contributions of Black people in Canada and their communities.
Author: Grant Hamilton
The Gender & Women’s Studies (GWS) program at Brandon University invites proposals for projects that foster links between community-based organizations and our academic program. This community grant aims to help non-profit organizations prepare projects such as workshops, research projects, short-term programming, or other special projects.
New signage on campus shows everyone where to gather in an emergency if an evacuation is required.
Approximately 10 new signs were installed, marking Emergency Assembly Points outside of campus buildings.
Brandon Police Service has notified Brandon University that they are undertaking a planned, tactical training exercise today near campus.
Expect what looks like a heavy police presence on the 200-block of 21st Street this morning.
The annual festival of creativity and celebration of art known as “Nuit Blanche” returns to Brandon at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba this Saturday, and Brandon University artists are among the main attractions.
More than half a dozen faculty are presenting, including Deanna Smid, Lisa Wood, Kevin McKenzie, Andrée Dagenais, Megumi Masaki, Leanne Zacharias, and Jimmie Kilpatrick, as well as many students from the university’s visual art, creative writing and music programs.
The entire Brandon University community offers our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Doug Palson, following his passing yesterday.
Palson, who was Chief of Police of the Manitoba First Nations Police Service, had longstanding personal and family ties to Brandon University, including the earning of a graduate diploma in education in 2010.
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.
An annual student-organized and run conference for music educators will be held at Brandon University in January.
The 19th annual Da Capo Conference is an all-day workshop of professional development opportunities for pre-service and current music educators.
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.
The December 2024 (Fall Term) Final Exam Timetable is available online from the BU home page under Exam Timetables or with the 2024/25 Regular Session Registration Guide. You will need to log in with your Brandon University username and password to access the timetable.