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January 16, 2012 posted January 16, 2012 BRANDON, MB — Today in Thompson, the President and Vice-Chancellor of Brandon University, Dr. Deborah C. Poff met Lovro Paulic, the General Manager of Vale’s Manitoba Operations to accept the company’s donation of $400,000 in support of the Vital Outcomes Indicators for Community Engagement for Children and Youth (VOICE) project. Brandon [...]
December 7, 2011 posted December 7, 2011 BRANDON, MB — Brandon University student Jesse Plessis has won the 2012 Canadian Music Centre Prairie Region Emerging Composers Competition. His latest work for orchestra, Tender is the Night, is an elegy for a recently closed-down pub that he frequented during his undergraduate studies. “I think this competition is a wonderful [...]
November 29, 2011 posted November 29, 2011 Brandon, MB — Today, Brandon University’s Senate met to establish the policies that will guide the return to classes for BU students. The Senate, comprised of students, faculty and administration, has approved a policy that will see both terms completed by the end of April. “Our first term classes will end [...]
August 11, 2011 Topic: MIXED METHODOLOGIES IN ACTION RESEARCH Date: Saturday, October 15, 2011 Time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Location: Faculty of Education Building (room 07 – lower level) This year’s celebration of authors will feature the graduate students who contributed to the 4th and 5th issues of the BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education. Family and [...]
July 7, 2011 Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Brandon, MB — Dr. Charles Conteh, a Brock University Assistant Professor who specializes in Public Policy and related issues, will give a lecture entitled “Managing Canada’s Rural Regions in a Knowledge-Based Economy: The Cases of New Brunswick and Manitoba.” Hosted by the Rural Development Institute at Brandon University, Dr. Conteh will [...]
June 22, 2011 Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Brandon, MB — The Rural Development Institute (RDI) has once again received financial support from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI.) On hand to sign the agreement were Drew Caldwell, MLA for Brandon East, Dr. Deborah Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor of Brandon University and Dr. William Ashton, Director of RDI. [...]
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. [...]
April 26, 2011 Tuesday, April 22, 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 [...]
January 7, 2011 BRANDON, MB — Thirteen psychiatric nurses, from various parts of Western Canada, assembled on campus yesterday and today. The group is the very first in the country to embark on a Master of Psychiatric Nursing program. Each has chosen one of three streams — education, administration or clinical practice. “The course work is going to [...]
News re: Graduate Studies and Field Research Summer Elective
April 12, 2012 Faculty of Education: Graduate Studies & Field Research is offering the following elective this summer: 07.798 Topics: Negotiation & Alternative Dispute Resolution: Theory & Practice Term: Summer Term 1 Dates (on-campus): July 3 – 7, 2012 Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Location: BB room 2-23 For more information, contact the Graduate Studies office in [...]