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.
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.
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.
Brandon University celebrated the achievements, resilience, and promise of its newest graduates this week as 530 students received their degrees during four Convocation ceremonies held over two days at the Healthy Living Centre.
Family, friends, faculty, staff, and supporters gathered on Thursday and Friday to honour the Brandon University Class of 2026, recognizing graduates from the Faculties of Arts, Education, Health Studies, and Science, as well as the School of Music.
The oath of office has been taken, and the official academic robes have been draped over her shoulders. Brandon University has formally installed Dr. Christine Bovis-Cnossen as President and Vice-Chancellor.
Several members of the Brandon University (BU) community will be recognized for their contributions to knowledge and education during this week’s Spring Convocation ceremonies.
Years of dedication and diligence will be rewarded this week as 530 graduates will receive their degrees at Brandon University Convocation.
Brandon’s Verna DeMontigny will be recognized for her lifelong dedication to preserving and advancing Métis language and culture at this week’s Brandon University Convocation.
Brandon University has unveiled its official 2026 Convocation artwork, a luminous and deeply personal piece by Manitoba artist Betty Sawatzky that captures the iconic Clark Hall beneath a vivid display of northern lights.
The artwork, titled Under the Northern Lights, Crowning over a Century of Discovery, was created using alcohol inks on ceramic tile, which is a medium known for producing flowing, dreamlike textures and intensely vibrant colour.
Root Sky Theatre, in association with Theatre Incarnate, is proud to premiere Rattle: A Sixties Scoop Play at the University of Winnipeg’s Asper Centre for Theatre & Film, June 3 – 7, 2026. Written by Brandon University professors Darrell Racine and Dale Lakevold, Rattle is based on the true stories of Sixties Scoop survivors Robert Doucette and Roberta MacKinnon.