Tag: Dr. Deborah Poff

BRANDON, MB – A Brandon University (BU) alumna with international teaching and research experience is returning to the University as Dean of Education.
Dr. Heather Duncan obtained her Masters of Education at BU and PhD in Education Administration from the University of Saskatchewan.

BRANDON, MB – A national gathering of leading female academic administrators this past weekend hosted by Brandon University (BU) explored the theme of Leading with Integrity.
The annual Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) conference drew approximately six dozen participants from universities, colleges and technical institutes across Canada.

BRANDON, MB – Westman native son Henry Champ will be posthumously honoured by Brandon University (BU) this Thursday, when a campus gymnasium is renamed for the late journalist during a ceremony with family, friends and members of the public.
The Henry Champ Gymnasium, first opened in 1965, has been home to four Canadian university national championship teams.

BRANDON, MB – Canada’s preeminent television journalist Lloyd Robertson will be given an honourary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), during Convocation at Brandon University on May 31st, 2013.
Robertson is one of the most trusted faces in TV news, spending 35 years as Chief Anchor and Senior Editor of the country’s most-watched national newscast, CTV National News.

BRANDON, MB – Brandon University President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah Poff has been elected council member on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), an international resource network dedicated to the ethical publication of research in all academic fields.
Dr. Poff is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Academic Ethics; and Editor of the Journal of Business Ethics, ranked as an “A” journal by the Financial Times and Bloomberg.

BRANDON, MB – New student applications to Brandon University (BU) have jumped 20%, to the highest level in four years.
Figures released today by BU’s Admissions Department show that 636 persons have applied to attend the University as new students beginning this fall.