Courtesy of The Brandon Sun.
By Jillian Austin
For the first time, a Brandon University fine arts graduate has been named the regional winner in the BMO 1st Art! competition.
Jimmie Kilpatrick, also known as “Shotgun Jimmie,” won $7,500 for his rock-and-roll inspired submission, entitled “Quality Control.
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A member of Brandon University’s Faculty of Education has been lauded for her unique look at the development of leadership.
Dr. Alysha Farrell is the 2018 winner of the T.B.
BRANDON – The first installment of the Investors Group BIRT Cup under the Brandon University (BU) Bobcats’ banner was a success.
The alumni/charity tournament at the Wheat City Golf Course on Friday, July 13 raised $29,000 for several sports-related community initiatives.
The City of Brandon is working with the Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Brandon University (BU) to conduct two research projects: a Soybean Industry Supply Chain Assessment and a Regional Assessment of Community Information. Both projects will advance the efforts of the Westman Opportunities Leadership Group (WOLG) to attract a world-class soybean processing facility to Manitoba.
BRANDON – Root Sky Productions, a political theatre company led by Brandon University (BU) professors, will premiere its latest offering at this year’s Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival.
Bill Pritchard’s Address to the Jury, a play about the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, opens at Venue 11, Red River College (160 Princess St.) in Winnipeg on July 19 and ends its run of eight shows on July 29.
James Forsythe stars in “Bill Pritchard’s Address to the Jury,” a Fringe Festival play that opens on Thursday, July 19 in Winnipeg.
Dr. Heather Duncan has been re-appointed to a second term as Brandon University’s Dean of Education.
BRANDON — The fourth week of July will mark the 13th season of the Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival, under the artistic direction of pianists Alexander Tselyakov and Daniel Tselyakov. This year’s Festival will include five concerts: four chamber concerts and a jazz concert.
Brandon University’s Rural Development Institute (RDI) is pleased to announce the three winners of the Rural by Design Student Art Contest. The winners are Lindsay Michiels, a second-year student in Physical Education; Kira Toth, a second-year student in Psychiatric Nursing; and Liam Shamray, a first-year student in Business Administration.
Brandon University and Assiniboine Community College are partners in a nation-wide project to increase community engagement, and a recent roundtable in Brandon has brought the community together to explore the opportunity.
The roundtable event, held May 22 at BU in partnership with Assiniboine, brought together more than 55 people to explore the assets, capacity, challenges and opportunities for campus–community engagement in Brandon.
The Brandon University community will be showing off all colours of the rainbow during Pride Week in Brandon, with all staff, faculty and students encouraged to take part in Pride activities.
At BU, members of the students’ union and the BU Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee will host a decorate-your-own Pride T-shirt activity in the courtyard (weather permitting) on Wednesday, June 13, from 11:30 a.m.