Article by Megan Lane, Brandon Sun
A giant pink anti-bullying blanket made by the Brandon University Anti-Bullying Society is making its way to Ottawa next week.
The blanket, which measures 32 feet by 42 feet, is covered by close to 7,000 signatures from students to politicians taking their stand against bullying.
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BRANDON, MB – A mental health advocate and an historian will be awarded Honorary Degrees from Brandon University (BU) later this month during the annual Spring Convocation.
Rev. Dr. Christopher Laine Summerville is a tireless advocate for recovery-oriented mental health services addressing social prejudice, discrimination and social inclusion.
BRANDON, MB – Three students from the Brandon University (BU) School of Music selected to represent Manitoba in the 2014 National Youth Choir (NYC) in Halifax are now in the Maritimes, performing in a week-long tour. Aliah Nelson, Emma Lytle and Connor Lavell have joined 37 singers representing the other nine provinces.
BRANDON, MB – Educators from school divisions across western Manitoba are converging at Brandon University (BU), for two-day workshop on new ways to help early years students with literacy in language, multi-media and numbers.
Dr. Cam Symons, BU Faculty of Education and one of the conference organizers, says participants will learn how to develop a more inclusive approach that engages all children, especially those challenged by current teaching techniques.
13 ways to kill your community. Chris Field challenged community leaders, elected officials, and economic developers to think and act with imagination to make a difference in small and large communities.
BRANDON, MB – A new report by Manitoba’s premiere rural studies organization outlines the need for immediate industry and government action in the province’s food and beverage processing industry, to support continued growth in sales, investments and jobs in the next few years.
Today, the Rural Development Institute (RDI at Brandon University (BU) released Food & Beverage Processing Industry – Growth Pathways to 2020, an expansive look at a major economic driver in Manitoba.
BRANDON, MB – A long-time professor at Brandon University (BU) has written a new book to help you achieve your greatest goals. Endpoint Vision: Living Your Preferred Future Now describes how to define your vision, identify critical events and take action to move towards your preferred future.
Film and TV star Adam Beach will bring first-run and aboriginal films to start at Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, 45 minutes north of Winnipeg. The pop-up theatres will be introduced across Canada within First Nations communities and Beach believes these will help unify families and inspire a new generation of aboriginal filmmakers.
BRANDON, MB – A handful of Brandon University (BU) students has been awarded federal funding for exciting research projects in biology, physics, and chemistry.
The Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are given annually to high achievers by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), to encourage graduate studies and research careers in the sciences.
On April 24, 2014 at the invitation of the Premier’s Economic Advisory Council chair, Pat Britton and Dr. Bill Ashton (Director) attended the state of the province address by the Premier Greg Selinger. Topics on the Premier’s address were familiar to the research activities of the Rural Development Institute, including the importance of immigration for growth, the key roles of infrastructure and flood protection investment for economic development, and revenues from clean hydro and innovation by businesses.