Month: January 2016

BRANDON, Man. – Brandon University (BU) students with families will have an affordable place to call home thanks to a $12-million commitment from the Province of Manitoba.
Municipal Government Minister Drew Caldwell visited the BU campus to deliver the good news on Friday, as the province partnered with the university on a $13.5-million project that will result in the construction of 42 student family housing units.

Representation from the Rural Development Institute brought back substantial information from a recent conference.
Learning to lead from experiences
Gary Noli and Rodger Broome, from Utah Valley University, identified key elements of a leader.

Posted to: RDI

The Brandon University cafeteria has a new name, following a contest and a campus community vote. It will now be known as “Harvest Hall.

A thrilling ride for Brandon University School of Music graduate Julian Beutel and his filmmaking partner Seth Boyden has come to an end.
After making the top-10 shortlist in the Best Animated Short Film category for this year’s Academy Awards, Boyden’s An Object at Rest, with music composed and performed by Beutel, was not one of the final five nominees announced on Thursday.
“I’m very grateful to have been involved in the making of this film, and honoured that it had been listed among the work of such esteemed filmmakers and artists,” Beutel said on Thursday.

A $10,000 donation gives the Len Evans scholarship at Brandon University (BU) a significant kickstart.
As part of a provincial post-secondary funding announcement yesterday afternoon, the Government of Manitoba announced a $10,000 pledge to a scholarship fund set up in Len Evans’ name at BU.
Evans, a 30-year MLA for Brandon East, who was also a former faculty member in the Department of Economics and a member of the University’s Board of Governors, passed away last Saturday at the age of 86.
“Len Evans was an important member of the BU community,” said BU President Gervan Fearon.