Category: Brandon University

Community Engagement

Loy Excellentia peer mentorship program seeks mentors and mentees

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The Loy Excellentia Initiative — a non-profit organization founded by BU professor Dr. Aloysius Anyichie in 2023 — has opened registration for a peer mentorship program that’s designed to support students of African descent studying at post-secondary institutions across Canada in the 2025–26 academic year.

This free mentorship program pairs incoming or early-stage students with experienced students, or pairs students in their final year with professionals who can provide guidance, shared cultural understanding, and practical strategies for success in academic, personal and professional life in Canada.

Awards and Recognition

BU Dean of Arts receives national recognition for groundbreaking historical book

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Brandon University Dean of Arts and Professor of History Dr. Gregory Kennedy has received one of Canada’s most prestigious honours in French-language historical scholarship. His book Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024) has been awarded le Grand Prix de l’Institut d’histoire de l’Amérique française, given annually to the best scholarly book on the history of the French in North America.

Community Engagement

Halloween Coffee Break scares up donations for United Way

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Brandon University’s “Community In Action” committee kicked off campus’ annual United Way workplace campaign with a spooky and delicious Halloween Coffee Break.

The potluck-style event brought campus together for cookies, candy, and camaraderie — as well as a few words about the good works done supported by the United Way and information about how to donate through payroll deduction.

Community Engagement

BU Symphonic Band unites Westman musicians for CancerCare Fundraiser

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Reposted with permission from Discover Westman

By Betty Sawatzky

The Brandon University Symphonic Band invites the public to join them in a powerful evening of instrument and choir performances tomorrow evening at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium (WMCA) for their Fall concert.  The annual concert will draw hundreds of students together from Brandon U’s School of Music and from across the Westman Region.