Last week the Brandon University Students’ Union brought Mental Health Week to Brandon University’s campus. Students were able to attend a myriad of events to share their stories about mental health, share their concerns, and to get information and help with dealing with mental health issues, either their own or another person’s.
Read morePaleocene Palm Predates Prairies
Brandon University’s own Dr. Greenwood and his graduate student, Christopher West, inadvertently expanded scientific understanding of climate and ecology in prehistoric Canada with their discovery of an entirely new species of palm from a fossil in central Alberta.
Read moreDepartment of Math and Computer Science Hire New Chair
One recent and one future event has the face of Brandon University’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science changing this year.
Read moreNew Year, New You: Take The Stairs?
Over the last few months, students may have noticed that the Elevator Permits in most of the on-campus elevators have been expired. Fear not, however, as there is no need for students to be at all concerned with their elevator riding experience. Although, if you wanted to take the stairs just to be on the safe side, your physical health might not begrudge you for your caution.
Read moreBUSU Meeting Schedule
The schedule of meetings for the entirety of the second term has been set and was emailed out to persons of interest late last week.
Read moreArts Speaker Series
As we kick off the new semester, the Faculty of Arts Speaker Series once again promises a line-up of presenters that will suit your dynamic academic interests.
Read moreMotiv8: Your Studying Start
Student Services is being proactive with their approach to student wellbeing this semester. They are encouraging students to take care of both their studies and their personal wellbeing. To encourage students to start studying early they are putting on an event very reminiscent of Long Night Against Procrastination where students can buckle down and get stuff done for a few hours.
Read moreNew at the Library
Heading into the new year there have been a few changes and additions at the John E. Robbins Library. The first of which is a face lift for the One Stop Search application. This new interface provides one-click action buttons, a new action menu which allows you to share your resources, bookmark your favourite items, and save items for future use.
Read moreFormer Health Studies Profs Set Up Scholarship
Last week, the Faculty of Health Studies saw two professors, Dr. Kathryn Hyndman and Dr. Fran Racher, retire. Both Hyndman and Racher were members of the Brandon General Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1972, and when the Faculty of Health Studies began the Bachelor of Nursing Program in 2004, Hyndman came back to teach.
Read moreGraduate Studies Scholarships
Graduate students of Brandon University rejoice! A number of opportunities for scholarships and internships have arisen within the past week. While the majority are for graduate students, there is also one scholarship intended for undergraduate students – the information for the majority of undergraduate scholarships will be available outside of the scholarships office in the Mackenzie Building later this term.
Read moreImpressive Results from ACC’s Finest
Congratulations goes out to the nursing grads at Assiniboine Community College as every single one of them passed the Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Exam. 81 graduates wrote the test from campuses in Brandon and Winnipeg, to Pine Falls.
Read moreMenstruation Miscommunication Mishap
Quick question for the ladies in the audience: have you ever been in a situation where you needed a pad/tampon and could not get one? Such could have been the case for any one of the women on campus over the first two weeks of January, as there were no easily accessible feminine hygiene products available in the Knowles Douglas Centre.
Read moreBUSU Meeting Cancelled
Due to a lack of new business, the Brandon University Students’ Union President, Nick Brown, cancelled the regular council meeting, which was set to take place on Monday, January 9th, 2017.
Read moreBrandon University Club Day
Clubs of all sizes and faculties gathered for the first time in 2017 for Club Day in order to bring new recruits and initiates into the exclusive underworld of BU’s club life. There were roughly 7 of the over 20 clubs present in the Mingling Area on January 4th.
Read moreMental Health Week Planned for BU
The Brandon University Students’ Union is committed to promoting mental health awareness, and supporting students in their endeavours to look after their mental wellbeing. In celebration of this, BUSU has planned a Mental Health Week, set for the week of January 16th through 20th.
Read moreBlack Canadian Studies Association Conference at BU
The Brandon University community will be celebrating its diverse population in a professional capacity this year. On December 5th, 2016, Brandon University announced via press release that it will be the 2017 host of the Black Canadian Studies Association (BCSA) Conference.
Read moreChanges Made to Electronic Waiting Lists
Coming into the winter semester several changes were made to Brandon University’s electronic waiting list system.
Read moreAlumni Award Nominations Now Open
For those of you who did not know, nominations for Alumni Awards are now open. Now, you may be asking yourself: “What are Alumni Awards, and who can be nominated?” Not to worry, after reading this article, everything will become clear.
Read moreBrandon University Students’ Union Meeting, December 12th
On Monday, December 12th, 2016, your Friendly Neighbourhood BUSU Council had their final meeting for the Fall term. In attendance were President Nick Brown, Vice-President Internal Jill Creasor, Science Director Trevor Poole, International Director Lisa Mizan, Health Studies Director Meagan Stade, Education Director Elizabeth Davidson, Grad Studies Director Mark Klapheke, Office Manager Corey Norton, and General Manager Nataly Ore, with Residence Director Kristin Smart joining via call-in until her arrival shortly after the meeting began.
Read moreBrandon University Acquires The Strand
On Monday, December 12th, 2016, Brandon University acquired local historical site, the former Strand Theatre property. The Strand Theatre is located on the 100-block of 10th Street in Brandon’s downtown district, and BU took possession of the property deed from Landmark Cinemas for the price of $1.00 CAD.
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