Brandon University has appointed Dr. Leanne Zacharias as Dean of the School of Music, following approval by the University’s Board of Governors. Dr. Zacharias will begin a five-year term as Dean on July 13, after serving as Acting Dean since September 2025.
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Brandon University’s Board of Governors has approved a balanced budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, supporting the University’s academic mission while advancing long-term financial sustainability.
The approved budget reflects careful planning and prudent financial stewardship in a challenging environment marked by rising costs, inflationary pressures, and changing enrolment patterns.
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The Valley of Brandon Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in conjunction with the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada have stepped up to support bursaries that will help children attend the summer Mini University camp programs at Brandon.
The local contribution is matching a donation made through the national organization: members of the Valley of Brandon Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry as well as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Canada through the Scottish Rite Foundation have each provided $1,000 for a total gift of $2,000.
“Freemasonry is about equity and about access, especially for children,” said Dr. Balfour Spence, a BU professor and Freemason member who spearheaded the application to the Scottish Rite Foundation through Gordon Greasley, Deputy Sovereign Grand Commander for Manitoba and Nunavut Territory.
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The Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory of Music is bringing convenience and simplicity to its registration process with the launch of a new online enrolment system for summer programming.
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Brandon University’s Co-operative Education Program is celebrating the largest cohort in program history, another year of exceptional student employment outcomes, and the launch of a new fund designed to help even more students access meaningful work-integrated learning experiences.
More than 60 students, alumni, employers, mentors, and community leaders gathered Tuesday evening for the BU Co-op Impact Event, which highlighted the program’s continued growth and success.
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With youth unemployment and the transition from education to meaningful work dominating national conversations, Brandon University’s Co-operative Education (Co-op) Program is preparing to share a different story.
On Tuesday, June 16, Brandon University Co-op will host a special community announcement event celebrating student employment outcomes, employer partnerships, alumni engagement, and the growing role of experiential learning in strengthening Manitoba’s workforce.
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Luis Ramirez, an Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Brandon University has been nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Composer of the Year.
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Brandon University is proud to support the 1st Regiment of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery from Canadian Forces Base Shilo as part of the Freedom of the City parade taking place in Brandon on Thursday, June 11.
The university will provide staging space on campus for approximately 120 soldiers and four military vehicles before the parade, which will start at 9:30 a.m. and march towards Brandon City Hall, where the Mayor will deliver an address.
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Brandon University’s Mini University program is expanding hands-on science and technology learning opportunities for youth and teachers across Western Manitoba thanks to new federal funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PromoScience program.
Mini U has been awarded $153,000 over three years through the NSERC PromoScience program to establish a new STEM Lending Library that will provide K–8 educators with access to hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning equipment and resources.
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Brandon University was proud to celebrate Indigenous graduates at the “Our Journey: Celebrating Indigenous Student Success” event, held on Friday, May 22.
Due to forecast rain, it was moved from the Riverbank Discovery Centre instead to the Manitoba Room at the Keystone Centre. Perhaps uniquely, “Our Journey” is a graduation celebration that brings together Brandon University, Assiniboine College, and the Brandon School Division.