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Loy Excellentia Initiative hosted its 3rd edition of the Black History Month Celebration at Brandon University over the weekend.
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Brandon University will mark Black History Month in February with a series of events designed to foster learning, mentorship, and celebration, featuring nationally recognized scholar Dr. Bukola Salami and a student-focused community celebration led by the Loy Excellentia Initiative.
“Black History Month gives us an important opportunity to learn together and to reflect on how institutions can better support Black students and communities,” said Cheryl Fleming, Diversity and Human Rights Advisor at Brandon University.
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An award-winning Brandon University professor previously lauded for his mentorship initiatives has received another accolade.
Last Thursday, Dr. Aloysius (Aloy) Anyichie was awarded the 2025 Manitoba Council for International Education (MCIE) Outstanding International Student Support Award.
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The Loy Excellentia Initiative — a non-profit organization founded by BU professor Dr. Aloysius Anyichie in 2023 — has opened registration for a peer mentorship program that’s designed to support students of African descent studying at post-secondary institutions across Canada in the 2025–26 academic year.
This free mentorship program pairs incoming or early-stage students with experienced students, or pairs students in their final year with professionals who can provide guidance, shared cultural understanding, and practical strategies for success in academic, personal and professional life in Canada.
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Brandon University is celebrating Dr. Aloysius C. Anyichie, who has been named one of this year’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award recipients. This prestigious national honour celebrates immigrants making remarkable contributions to Canada and winners are selected through an extensive nomination, judging, shortlisting, and public online voting process.
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Welcome to Black History Month! Each February, Canadians participate in Black History Month events and celebrations that honour the legacy and contributions of Black people in Canada and their communities.
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A social and networking opportunity for African students in Brandon, the brainchild of a Brandon University professor, continues to thrive, with a recent picnic helping to kick off the fall academic term.
“We aim to foster meaningful connections, nurture a sense of belonging, and emphasize the importance of African cultural identity among students who are far from home” said Dr. Aloysius Anyichie, Assistant Professor in Education at BU and the founder of the project, called the Loy Excellentia Initiative.
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From left: Sunday Franji (First Black Councillor in Brandon), Dr. Aloy Anyichie (Founder, Loy Excellentia Initiative), Jeff Fawcett (Mayor of Brandon), and Councillor Jason Splett during the event.
On Saturday February 24, 2024, the Loy Excellentia Initiative organized an event for all African/Black students at Brandon University (BU) and Assiniboine Community College (ACC) to mark the Black History Month in Canada,
Loy Excellentia Initiative is founded by a Nigerian-Canadian professor in the Faculty of Education at BU, Dr. Aloy Anyichie.