Brandon University welcomes more than 150 new students and their family members to Pre-Orientation on June 5 and 6. The two-day event is a great way for students and their family members learn about BU and how to most successfully manage the transition to their first year of university.
Either day features the same programming, which is designed to help incoming students find their way around campus, learn about student supports and other campus services, and discover a bit more about like at BU before starting their university career in the fall.
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Hundreds of young students took in a series of interactive workshops to learn about their environment during the seventh annual Enviro Expo, hosted at Brandon University this year.
The event drew about 300 students from the Brandon School Division in Grades 3–6, for a full day of learning and fun as they connect what they learn in the classroom to issues and programs in the local area.
The fourth week of July marks the fourteenth season of the Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival directed by pianists Alexander Tselyakov and Daniel Tselyakov. This year’s Festival is comprised of 6 concerts: five chamber concerts and a jazz concert.
BRANDON – Tassels were moved from one side of their caps to the next, as Brandon University’s newest alumni marked the symbolic moment when they moved from student to graduate.
Convocation concluded today at BU with two ceremonies, as hundreds of graduates received their degrees from the Faculties of Arts, Science, Health Studies and the School of Music.
Beaming smiles, hugs, and enthusiastic fist pumps were all on eager display as newly minted Brandon University alumni received their degrees at Convocation today.
Today’s initial Convocation ceremony conferred degrees on 181 graduates from the Faculty of Education, including 61 who received Master of Education degrees.
Donning the ceremonial robes and cap of office for the first time, Dr. David Docherty was formally Installed as Brandon University’s 15th President and Vice-Chancellor on Thursday afternoon at Convocation.
“It is an honour to be here,” Dr. Docherty acknowledged in an address to the Convocation crowd.
Along with the official conferral of hundreds of degrees as the newest generation of Brandon University alumni are created, this week’s Convocation ceremony will include numerous distinguished awards and the official Presidential Installation.
Brandon University’s new President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. David Docherty, was appointed earlier this year by the BU Board of Governors, and assumed his duties on May 1. This Thursday, he will be formally Installed as a ceremonial highlight of Convocation.
Brandon University’s Annual Convocation will span three ceremonies over two days this year, as more students continue to graduate, and more friends and family come to cheer them on. This expands Convocation from the recent tradition of having two ceremonies in one day.
Nearly 590 students will graduate during Convocation, slightly more than last year and Brandon University’s largest graduating class since 2013. More than 80 per cent of graduates have indicated they will attend their Convocation ceremonies.
About 140 donors, students, volunteers and friends celebrated the success of the Brandon University (BU) Foundation at its Annual Luncheon on Wednesday, May 22 at Harvest Hall, Brandon University.
The BU Foundation is charged with raising, stewarding and disbursing charitable donations to support the academic mission of Brandon University.
BRANDON – More than $800,000 in new federal research funding is flowing into Brandon University (BU) through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants program.
The news was part of a national announcement made on Tuesday by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s Minister of Science and Sport.