BU Chancellor Henry Champ dies at 75
September 24, 2012
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Teaching Seminar: Using Technology to Enhance Student Engagement
September 20, 2012 On August 30, 2012, Brandon University hosted its 4th Annual Teaching Enhancement Seminar. This year’s event featured a keynote address by Dr. Jay Wilson, a faculty member in the Department of Curriculum Studies and Graduate Chair of the Educational Technology and Design program at the University of Saskatchewan. Wilson has extensive practical experience in the [...]
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Brandon University Professor’s Work Receives International Attention
August 1, 2012 BRANDON, MB — Brandon University’s very own paleobotanist Dr. David Greenwood (above right, with Mackenzie Desautels, BSc. ’11) is back in the international spotlight as his contribution to a paper entitled Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch is released today in the esteemed British scientific journal Nature. He is [...]
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Another American Import Commits to the Bobcats
August 1, 2012 BRANDON, MB –Not long after announcing the program’s first American recruit in team history, Bobcats men’s volleyball coach Grant Wilson is pleased to announce the commitment of another. Randy Preval will be joining fellow New Yorker and friend Rob McLean in Brandon next month, as the two will head north of the border, and help [...]
Golden Key Student to Head to Washington for Presidential Inaugural Conference
July 31, 2012 BRANDON, MB — It really pays to study. Just ask third-year Brandon University (BU) student Lyne Milette. As a member of the local chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society, she has received an unparalleled invitation — to the Presidential Inaugural Conference in Washington, D.C. in January 2013. “I received this invitation and of [...]
Brandon University Students Contribute to Calgary Stampede’s 100th Anniversary
July 17, 2012 BRANDON, MB — At the end of each day, after the cowboys had wowed the record-breaking crowds, fireworks lit up the skies at Calgary’s 100th annual Stampede and two Brandon University students were on hand to ensure everyone’s safety. The fourth-year students in Applied Disaster and Emergency Services (ADES) — Greg Bartlett and Kristy [...]
Brandon University, City of Brandon Officials Sign Healthy Living Centre Community Access Agreement
July 12, 2012 BRANDON, MB —Dr. Deborah Poff, Brandon University’s President and Vice-Chancellor, and Mayor Shari Decter Hirst today signed a Community Access Agreement for the soon-to-be-opened fitness and recreation facility. The event took place in front of the new Healthy Living Centre (HLC) on Louise Avenue. Dr. Tom Breneman, BUILD Campaign Chair and Jared Jacobson BUILD Local [...]
Brandon University Health Studies Now a Faculty!
July 3, 2012 BRANDON, MB — Brandon University has a new Faculty. The Dean of Health Studies, Dr. Dean Care, the faculty members and the staff of the former School of Health Studies collaborated to meet the necessary criteria to reach faculty status and at the latest BU Senate meeting, it became official. The School of Health Studies [...]
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Front of the Class
June 27, 2012 BRANDON, MB -- The dream of two Melita women has come true. Earlier this month, the Serruys sisters — Darci and Danielle —both graduated with education degrees from Brandon University (BU). They chose BU for a variety of reasons, including its proximity to their hometown. “BU has some fabulous professors and great course selections. The [...]
Battle on the Border: Brandon University vs Minot State
September 27, 2012 Brandon, MB — This past Sunday afternoon, more than 150 students from Brandon University (BU) and Minot State University (MSU) participated in the 2nd annual dodgeball tournament aptly named “Battle on the Border”. Following five series of round robin play, MSU managed to retain their dodgeball championship title, first given out in September, 2011. Meeting [...]