Author: Grant Hamilton

Brandon University’s 50th anniversary year sparked an extraordinary outpouring of generosity from donors, who responded to BU’s Annual Fund appeal by more than tripling last year’s amount.
More than $370,000 was received between Oct. 12, 2017 and Oct. 12, 2018 — a timeline that ran from Homecoming to Homecoming as Brandon University celebrated its BU50 anniversary.

Brandon University (BU) has unveiled new permanent posters that are being distributed around BU’s campuses to remind and encourage everyone to work toward reconciliation.
Highlights from the TRC’s Calls to Action are featured on the poster.

The original Brandon College Honor Roll is on display in the Brandon College Alcove to mark the centennial of Armistice Day.
Brandon University is encouraging reflection and remembrance as the world marks 100 years since the end of the First World War.
Because Remembrance Day falls on a Sunday this year, the university will remain closed on Monday, Nov. 12 to honour the day. As well, a special display will recognize and honor those from Brandon College who left to fight in the First World War.
The display includes historic versions of the Brandon College Honor Roll, which are available for viewing in the Brandon College Alcove, located on the second floor of the John E. Robbins Library.
The original Brandon College Honor Roll was unveiled in the College Chapel on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 26, 1915.

Brandon University continues to be ranked as a national leader in providing undergraduate students with faculty facetime and educational supports.
This year’s Maclean’s magazine rankings of Canadian universities again placed BU near the top in faculty per student, class sizes and budget for student services, as well as for library support.

A permanent tipi is going up in a prominent location on the Brandon University campus.
The tipi will be installed just off of 18th Street, on a triangular piece of grass near McMaster Hall and the BU book store.

David Robertson
The Brandon University library is teaming up with the Brandon Public Library to present a celebrated Winnipeg graphic novelist and writer at a number of events next month.
David Alexander Robertson will first present in the Gathering Space at the John E. Robbins Library at BU on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 4, starting at 10:30 a.m.

Tickets to the Chris Hadfield keynote at Brandon University’s 50th-anniversary Homecoming next month have sold out. Tickets to the event went on sale Monday at noon and the last one was snapped up by mid-afternoon on Wednesday.
“All of us at Brandon University are thrilled by the strong support for our Homecoming keynote speaker and for the many other events we have planned during this expanded four-day celebration.