The Gender & Women’s Studies (GWS) program at Brandon University invites proposals for projects that foster links between community-based organizations and our academic program. This community grant aims to help non-profit organizations prepare projects such as workshops, research projects, short-term programming, or other special projects.
Section: Community Engagement
Choirs from Brandon University (BU) and the University of Regina (U of R) will come together for a Choral Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 26 in Brandon.
The annual festival of creativity and celebration of art known as “Nuit Blanche” returns to Brandon at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba this Saturday, and Brandon University artists are among the main attractions.
More than half a dozen faculty are presenting, including Deanna Smid, Lisa Wood, Kevin McKenzie, Andrée Dagenais, Megumi Masaki, Leanne Zacharias, and Jimmie Kilpatrick, as well as many students from the university’s visual art, creative writing and music programs.
A Brandon University student is hanging a unique portrait of Newfoundland puffins after her caption was selected in an interactive art show at BU’s Curve Gallery.
The show featured portraits of Atlantic Puffins — colourfully beaked birds with engaging personalities — and invited viewers to suggest their proposed tag lines for the varied and often silly poses that the puffins were captured in. Some may think of the project as similar to making memes; older attendees may have been reminded of a New Yorker cartoon caption contest.
Brandon University employees were able to present a big cheque in support of Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer fundraising at this year’s BU Holiday Luncheon.
BU President David Docherty handed over a novelty-sized cheque to representatives from Christmas Cheer — but the number written on the cheque was oversized as well.
Brandon University is looking for an artist to create a special memento for the coming year’s graduates. The university’s Convocation 2025 artwork will be presented to all graduates at Convocation in the spring, continuing a tradition that has become cherished in its first five years.
November is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Domestic violence can happen to anyone but women, younger adults, people with disabilities, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and recently separated women and men are even more at risk.
Brandon University staff and faculty dressed up in their best costume to support the Brandon and District United Way at the BU Community in Action Halloween Coffee Break.
The Golden Pumpkin for Best Costume was awarded to DawnDena “Peacock”
The treats were tasty, the costumes were fantastic and representatives from the United Way gave a few brief words about the organization and shared some impact stories.
Experts from Brandon University and Assiniboine College have put together a panel to discuss the election, and why it matters to you.
A social and networking opportunity for African students in Brandon, the brainchild of a Brandon University professor, continues to thrive, with a recent picnic helping to kick off the fall academic term.
“We aim to foster meaningful connections, nurture a sense of belonging, and emphasize the importance of African cultural identity among students who are far from home” said Dr. Aloysius Anyichie, Assistant Professor in Education at BU and the founder of the project, called the Loy Excellentia Initiative.