The online ordering system for Brandon University Student ID cards is now open. Student ID card are your passport to many BU services and supports, including after-hours access to campus buildings and spaces, where required.
Author: Grant Hamilton
Brandon University’s Co-operative Education Program (BU Co-op) continues to demonstrate its impact, with 42 out of 48 participating students already having secured summer employment in 2025. These students, employed in work that’s related to their field of study, gain paid experience and build connections in industries across Manitoba and beyond.
The Brandon University Student Music Educators Association (BUSMEA), in partnership with the Westman Band Directors Association (WMBDA), instrumental music teachers, and stakeholders in the Westman region, are proud to announce the launch of a national Beginning Band Composition Competition, with a submission deadline of Nov. 1, 2025.
This landmark initiative coincides with two major milestones for BUSMEA: the organization’s 40th anniversary and the 20th annual Da Capo Conference, hosted by the Brandon University School of Music.
Last year’s BIRT Cup raised six figures!
An important date on the Bobcat calendar is coming up on July 4 at Wheat City Golf Course.
Dr. Rhonda Hinther, a professor in the Department of History at Brandon University, has been awarded a prestigious teaching award from the Canadian Historical Association (CHA). The national honour recognizes her innovative and impactful approach to engaging students with primary sources in historical studies.
The following announcement has been issued by Kevan Sumner, Chair of the Brandon University Board of Governors, and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee:
On behalf of the Board of Governors and the Presidential Search Committee, I am honoured to announce the appointment of Dr. Christine Cnossen as the next President and Vice-Chancellor of Brandon University.
Dr. Cnossen is an accomplished academic and senior university executive with more than 25 years of experience in higher education leadership across Canada and the United Kingdom.
A grant received by a counselling therapist at Brandon University will let her offer a new program for neurodiverse students at BU.
Marsha Harris applied for and received a grant from the Suicide Prevention Implementation Network (SPIN) to cover the costs of offering a Mindful Self-Compassion group.
She says that Mindful Self-Compassion programs can support neurodiverse students in fostering self-acceptance, promoting resilience, promoting new coping skills to manage emotional responses, and reducing internalized stigma.
Candice Waddell-Henowitch was in Quebec City for meetings when she was shocked to hear her name being called to the stage.
An associate professor in BU’s Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Dr. Waddell-Henowitch was in Quebec to attend the national members meeting of the YWCA; she’s outgoing president of YWCA Westman, a role she held for three years, and is now a member of the YWCA Canada board.
A massive new BU Bobcats logo greets visitors at the entrance to the Brandon University Healthy Living Centre. Painted directly on the asphalt in the intersection at 20th Street and Louise Avenue, the new logo was freshly installed just in time for Convocation.
Two Brandon University psychiatric nursing students tasked with making a community health promotional video say they got as much out of the assignment as any viewer will.
“This project has changed the way I think about psychiatric nursing in many ways,” said third-year student Kim Harrison, adding that she hadn’t realized how little the general public understood about psychiatric nursing before starting a project to better explain it.
“I also realized that when working on a community project like this, there is no official end,” she said.