Brandon University is thrilled to announce that the recent U SPORTS Men’s Volleyball National Championship, presented by Sunrise Credit Union, hosted at an electricity-filled, sold-out Healthy Living Centre, was not only a win on the court but an even bigger one for our community. While the moment truly felt like a million bucks, the event has firmly etched itself as one of the most successful national competitions ever staged in Brandon, injecting an incredible $1.05 million into the local economy.
Author: Grant Hamilton
Some of Brandon University’s most committed supporters were recognized with heartfelt praises at the annual BU Foundation luncheon last week.
Donors to the BU Foundation heard directly from students who had felt the impact of their support, as well as from BU breast cancer researcher Dr. Mousumi Majumder.
Brandon University student Derrick Donovan is studying to be a psychiatric nurse, but he’s no stranger to the health-care system. In fact, he’s already a primary care paramedic as well as a certified Red Cross and first aid instructor.
A longtime familiar face who helped keep Brandon University humming is being remembered as a friend to all, quick with a quip, and always ready to help.
Everyone at BU mourns the unexpected passing of John Carter-Squire this past weekend.
A national podcast looking at rural Canadians before the federal election includes extensive and heartfelt contributions from Eileen Moody, an Indigenous Student Success Officer at Brandon University.
The latest episode of The Decibel, a Globe and Mail podcast, went live this morning: https://www.theglobeandmail.
The Brandon University community is in grieving following the loss of a psychology professor. Dr. Tammy McKenzie is being remembered as a caring and thoughtful professor whose research into animal perception helped create interspecies empathy.
Family gift earmarked to replace protective dome
Brandon University’s observatory has a new name.
The rooftop facility, long a beacon for stargazers in western Manitoba, will now be known as the Gulliver Astronomical Observatory, following a generous $50,000 donation from the family of BU astronomy professor Dr. Austin Gulliver.
Fall applications to stay in one of the BU residences will open on May 1 for new students and the university expects spaces to move quickly.
Brandon University has three residences available: Darrach Hall (men inclusive); Flora Cowan (women inclusive) and McMaster Hall (all genders) each offer a unique community feel.
Recipients of the Pallister Awards at Brandon University, supported by Brian & Esther Pallister, came together recently for a reception at the BU Healthy Living Centre.
For more than a quarter century, the couple has given to scholarships at the university, beginning with their gift in 1999 to BU’s Success in Mind Campaign, although their charitable giving to the BU Foundation actually began even earlier, in 1990.
You’re invited to a community celebration! Brandon University will host a parade and rally to celebrate the BU Bobcats’ historic victory at the 2025 National Volleyball Championship.