Communications Office
Room 17, Clark Hall
270 - 18th Street
Brandon, Manitoba
R7A 6A9
Phone: (204) 727-9762
Email: communications@brandonu.ca
May 6, 2011 Thursday, May 5, 2011 Winnipeg, MB – The Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre has joined a $1.2M Chinese Canadian Historical Recognition project. Funded by the Community Historical Recognition grant, the project is headed by the University of British Columbia. Project Managers for the Manitoba Chinese Canadian research program will be Brandon University’s Dr. Alison [...]
April 29, 2011 Friday, April 29, 2011 Brandon, MB — During the 100th Convocation at Brandon University, four outstanding Canadians will be acknowledged for their efforts and accomplishments, each receiving an honorary doctorate. Brandon University is pleased to announce the conferral of a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) upon musician, singer/songwriter, social activist, keynote speaker, visual artist, author, [...]
April 27, 2011 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Brandon, MB — Brandon University’s Psychology, Math and Computer Science office assistant Brandy Robertson will be sitting on a jet plane next week en route for Gaborone, Botswana. There, she will undertake a four-month volunteer placement with the Botswanan chapter of World University Service of Canada (WUSC) as a Program Assistant [...]
April 26, 2011 Brandon University and its Board of Governors invite all Brandon University employees, retirees, and their guests to attend the annual Long Service Recognition Event on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. A reception will begin at 2:30 p.m. and presentations will follow at 3:00 p.m. The event will take place in Clark Hall Room 212. During the [...]
April 25, 2011 Monday, April 25, 2011 BRANDON, MB — During the most recent Brandon University Senate meeting, the members approved a second three-year term — from November 1, 2011 to October 31, 2014 — for Chancellor Henry Champ. “I love it! I’m hoping to be renewed for a third term,” quipped Mr. Champ, who is originally from [...]
April 15, 2011 Friday, April 15, 2011 Brandon, MB — April 19 and 20 will be busy for young Manitoban entrepreneurs and others with an interest in business. The second Entrepreneur Boot Camp will be held at the Keystone Centre, in Brandon, and Associate Professor Michael Malazdrewicz will be a Host Presenter at the event. “Every entrepreneur has [...]
April 14, 2011 Thursday, April 14, 2011 Brandon, MB — On April 11, Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard announced the appointment of Dr. William Ashton, director or Rural Development Institute at Brandon University, to the Manitoba Immigration Council. The 12 members in the Council have diverse backgrounds: academic, business, educational institutions, labour, multicultural, social-service, regional, regulatory and [...]
April 6, 2011 BRANDON, MB — Now based in Vancouver, Brandon-raised writer and broadcaster Steve Burgess will be back in his hometown to give a reading on campus from his newly released book “Who Killed Mom? A Delinquent Son’s Meditation on Family, Mortality and Very Tacky Candles.” As his mother begins to decline in her old age–suffering from [...]
Brandon University’s 100th Convocation: Honorary Doctorate Recipients, Valedictorians and Award Winners
June 2, 2011 Thursday, June 2, 2011 Brandon, MB — During the 100th Convocation at Brandon University, four outstanding Canadians — Ambassador Gary Doer, Dr. Ray Bollman, Dr. Buffy Sainte-Marie and Heather Bishop — will be acknowledged for their efforts and accomplishments, each receiving an honorary doctorate. Each convocation ceremony will feature a valedictorian — Chris Pugh (B.Sc. [...]