BRANDON, MB – The Faculty of Arts at Brandon University is delighted to announce the inauguration of a nine-month Aboriginal Writer-in-Residency, generously co-sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts and Brandon University. This Residency will hopefully become an annual program, with a different featured author each year.
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BRANDON, MB – The acronym AED may become a household name in the future, when it comes to saving lives.
Brandon University has received the latest Automated External Defibrillator which will be located in the lobby of the BU gymnasium.
BRANDON, MB – In the spring of 2010, it will be 65 years since the Canadians liberated the Netherlands from German occupation. Next year, they will be returning, but this time it will be students, walking in the footsteps of the soldiers.
BRANDON, MB – The future for the Bobcat women’s volleyball team is looking up – literally. The Bobcats are pleased to announce the signing of 6’2” Meaghan Robertson.
BRANDON, MB – MacLeans’s magazine has released their annual university rankings, Thursday, November 5, and Brandon University placed 13 out of 22 institutions in the in the primarily undergraduate category.
Brandon University’s relatively strong showing was supported by having the best student to faculty ratio in the nation and the smallest average class sizes.
BRANDON, MB – The Gender & Women’s Studies Program at Brandon University cordially invites the public and the press to attend the Queer History Colloquium on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. The event will be held in room 212 of Clark Hall.
BRANDON, MB – Brandon University is happy to receive $100,000 towards the funding of their “Building Welcoming Communities” project at the Rural Development Institute (RDI). The University will receive the money from Canada’s Rural Secretariat, Community Development Program, Building Rural and Northern Partnerships to conduct a study that will evaluate opportunities regarding immigration and how it relates to labour shortages.
BRANDON, MB – Pat Alvestad has been named the recipient of the of the President’s Award for the month of September 2009.
Before retiring from Brandon University on September 18, 2009, Pat Alvestad devoted 21 years to helping students, staff, and faculty move gracefully through the maze of rules, regulations, and processes.
BRANDON, MB – The old adage that recruiting never ends seems true to the point for Bobcats women’s volleyball coach Lee Carter. BU is proud to announce the letter of intent signing of Chloe Reimer from Sanford, Manitoba.
BRANDON , MB – As part of their continued partnership, Assiniboine Community College (ACC) and Brandon University (BU) signed an articulation agreement today benefiting students in the Police Studies program and the Crime and Community program at each respective academic institution.
The agreement allows ACC Police Studies graduates credit for courses taken to go towards the three or four-year Bachelor of Arts, Crime and Community degree at BU. ACC will reciprocate this agreement by allowing BU graduates to transfer 18 credit hours towards the eight-month Police Studies certificate as well.