Brandon University has appointed Dr. Heather Duncan and Dr. W. Dean Care to associate vice-president positions. Both will continue to also serve as deans of their respective faculties at the university.
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BRANDON, Man. – Louis Visentin has been granted the title of president emeritus by the Brandon University (BU) Board of Governors.
The title is conferred by the board of governors upon a president and vice-chancellor who has served the university with distinction while in office.
Brandon University (BU) is joining with Manitoba’s other post-secondary education institutions to improve accessibility.
In response to new standards for customer service set recently under the Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA), BU has formed a committee with Assiniboine Community College, Canadian Mennonite University, the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, Red River College, St. Boniface University, University College of the North, the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg to discuss how to best meet the requirements.
An academic leader at Brandon University is taking the next step in his career.
Dr. Andrew Egan, BU’s Dean of Science, will leave his position in February to assume the role of Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny in McKeesport, Pa. Egan is a graduate of Penn State, having earned a PhD in Forest Resources (1993).
More than 100 people attended this year’s President’s Circle Holiday Reception on Thursday evening, an excellent turnout for the annual event.
BU Student Ambassadors Bailey Kacsmar and Sarah Wallace greeted guests and helped take their coats at the annual President’s Circle Holiday Reception on Thursday evening, Dec. 10, 2015.
An apple a day is good for a lot of things, and for Brandon University students who are cramming for exams this week, it’s a nice boost of fresh nutrition while they hit the books.
Putting a fresh spin on the old apple-for-teacher idea, one BU instructor has partnered with the Alumni Association to deliver fresh fruit throughout the university’s study areas during evenings all this week.
Some fun holiday baskets are up for grabs next week in the Mingling Area.
There are two more chances for people to buy a raffle ticket and a chance to win one of the many theme baskets put together by Brandon University faculty and staff.
Municipal councilors discuss what is needed to grow rural communities during a session at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) convention in Brandon. Rural development is a complicated issue where jobs and business retention and expansion, need to be linked to housing, and infrastructure investment.
A Brandon University artist is attracting media attention for an exhibit in Winnipeg that was inspired by his Japanese-Swiss roots.
“Alleys, Records, Parents” is being exhibited at Lantern Gallery by Kevin DeForest, an Assistant Professor in Aboriginal and Visual Art at BU.
In an interview in French with Radio-Canada, DeForest said that it was important to create a artistic representation of Eurasian culture.
BRANDON, Man. – Brandon University (BU) has dedicated chemistry labs in honour of two former faculty members. The Dr. Bruce & Mrs. Jane Forrest Laboratory for Physical Chemistry and the Dr. Peter Letkeman Laboratory for Analytical & Inorganic Chemistry have been dedicated in recognition of their distinguished careers and their generosity to the institution.