To kick off the New Year, the pro series proposes an evening with the talented professional musicians who make Brandon University their home base. The 2018 edition of this annual treat will feature more than a dozen past and present faculty members as well as some of the talented students whom they have taught.
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Several of Western Manitoba’s top athletes are training at the Healthy Living Centre (HLC), thanks to a partnership between Sport Manitoba and Brandon University (BU).
The collaboration has resulted in the development of the High Performance Centre (HPC), where athletes have access to top-quality equipment and training.
Brandon University students, staff and faculty contributed many heartfelt and deeply-held sentiments during a week-long commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
To mark the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration, and to kick off a year’s worth of celebration leading up to the 70th anniversary, Brandon University erected several displays, conducted a social media campaign, and emblazoned excerpts on posters, online, and on television screens around campus.
Brandon University will host a series of community conversations to explore plans and options for the downtown site with faculty, staff and students.
The first set of on-campus consultations have been scheduled for Tuesday, January 9 in the Louis Riel Room.
Several Brandon University buildings will be without power for up to two hours on Thursday afternoon, during a coordinated switchover of high-voltage power.
Manitoba Hydro will be on site for the switchover, which is planned for 1 p.m.
BRANDON – An anonymous couple has found a fitting, and very generous, way to recognize Brandon University’s (BU’s) 50th year.
The couple gifted shares to the University valued at approximately $50,000. Written on the donation form was, “Happy Birthday BU!”
“Brandon University is a high-quality jewel, a treasure,” said one of the donors.
Brandon University staff and faculty helped raise more than $3,600 for the Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer at this year’s Holiday Luncheon.
The money comes from a 50/50 draw as well as a basket raffle for which university departments put together enticing gift baskets that are on display leading up to the luncheon.
BRANDON – A Brandon University (BU) student has been honoured by the Manitoba Council for International Education (MCIE) with an award recognizing her hard work in and out of the classroom.
Nathashalee Thompson recently received an International Student Award from the Manitoba Council for International Education.
Members of Brandon University’s administration have embraced a call to give back with a combined pledge of $50,000 to the BU50 staff and faculty fundraising appeal.
As BU celebrates the 50th anniversary of receiving its charter as a university, as it continues a remarkable five-year streak of growth, and as it embarks with a new Campus Master Plan on a transformative downtown expansion, now is an ideal time for donors to make a difference by contributing to BU through the Brandon University Foundation.