Welcome Back Co-op Breakfast
2025-09-09 07:15 - 09:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Harvest Hall, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
Brandon University’s Co-operative Education Program is hosing an inaugural Welcome Back Co-op Breakfast, on Tuesday, September 9, as part of Homecoming Week.
This event will bring together returning Co-op students, employer partners, alumni, faculty, and campus colleagues to celebrate the impact of co-operative education at BU. We are expecting over 100 guests, including students preparing to graduate in Spring 2026.
Doors will open at 7:15 a.m. for informal networking. The Call to Breakfast will begin at 7:45 a.m., followed by a hot breakfast, brief student and employer remarks, and closing by 9:00 a.m.
Tickets are available or sale on the Homecoming website at BrandonU.ca/Homecoming. Please reserve your ticket by Tuesday, August 26.
If you have any dietary restrictions, please email dupuisc@brandonu.ca.

Homecoming 2025
2025-09-11 08:00 - 2025-09-14 17:00 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Join us September 11-14 for four days of fun, fellowship, reunions and more! Reunite with friends, former classmates and faculty as you tour the campus, take in exciting Bobcats action, and enjoy the many Homecoming events.

pro series: HOME COMING CONCERT: PRAIRIE PUNK, Nicole Lizée & Guests
2025-09-12 19:30 | Lorne Watson Recital Hall, QEII Music Building, Room 1-60, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
Scenario:
A karaoke machine is glitching. It rewinds, stops without warning, jumps between sections. Pitch and speed fluctuate. The tape is damaged – chewed up by the machine. The singer tries to keep her composure and keep up with the machine. An unorthodox amplified orchestra holds it all together. Brandon’s fall concert season begins Friday, September 12th with a new music tour-de-force featuring BU alumni and guest musicians from across Canada. Prairie Punk brings composer Nicole Lizée back to her prairie roots to present two brilliant large-ensemble works. Karappo Okesutura Vol.3 presents a warped, hilarious karaoke performance of Canadian and Australian pop hits including Olivia Newton-John, INXS, Loverboy, Alanis Morissette, Corey Hart and ACDC, as reimagined by Saskatchewan-born elite composer Nicole Lizée. An 11-piece ensemble features Lizée herself returning to her alma mater alongside new music A-list musicians from Winnipeg, Brandon, Saskatoon and Montreal including BU School of Music faculty and alumni celebrating the school’s past and present. Prairie Punk also features Not Seeing Is A Flower, the unique cello concerto written by Lizée for cellist/curator Leanne Zacharias. Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and BU Research Council, the work is for cello soloist and video, accompanied by an eclectic amplified ensemble of singers, bassists, percussionists and a mysterious doppelgänger.
Performers:

Helen Pridmore & Sarah Hall, vocals
Nicole Lizée, turntables, electronics, video
Eric Platz & Ben Reimer, drumkits & percussion
Steve Raegele, electric guitar
Leanne Zacharias, ‘cello
Jennifer Thiessen & John Sellick, viola
Mer Johnson & Crystal White, double bass
Sean Irvine, saxophone & clarinet
Everett Hopfner, piano & keyboard

Co-presented by Brandon Chamber Players https://brandonchamberplayers.ca/
BU Homecoming Team; BU School of Music and in partnership with Groundswell New Music (Winnipeg)
Admission Fee:
$20 at the door. (Note: Concert is free for BU Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni)

Bobcats Soccer
2025-09-13 13:00 - 17:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Men’s Soccer vs Providence U College
Game start: September 13, 2025 3:15 pm
Game details

BU Women’s Soccer vs Providence U College
Game start: September 13, 2025 1:00 pm
Game details

Bobcats Soccer
2025-09-14 13:00 - 17:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Men’s Soccer vs Univesity of St. Boniface
Game start: September 14, 2025 3:15 pm
Game details

BU Women’s Soccer vs Univesity of St. Boniface
Game start: September 14, 2025 1:00 pm
Game details

Designing Inclusive Peace
2025-09-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Gathering Space, John E. Robbins Library, Canada
Since 1989, more than 100 peace agreements have compelled some kind of post-conflict constitutional change, such as the writing of a new constitution or amendments to the existing constitution.
Join members of the Inclusive Peace research team in this Faculty of Arts Speaker Series event to consider how places such as the Philippines, New Caledonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Lebanon have confronted the challenges of building peace, sharing power, and including citizen preferences in the post-conflict period.
Thank you to the Dean of Arts for supporting this event.
All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided.

Dr. Anthony Tutugoro, University of New Caledonia

Dr. Megumi Kagawa, Waseda University

Dr. Allison McCulloch, Brandon University

Dr. Valentino Grbavac, Brandon University

Prairie Wires Modular festival
2025-09-19 - 2025-09-20 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Prairie Wires Modular (PWM) is Canada’s only multi-day, multi-venue festival focussed on the art and music of the modular synthesizer.
On September 19 and 20, electronic musicians of all styles—classical to punk—and everything in between will converge in Brandon Manitoba for two jam-packed days of free concerts, a free public open-house symposium, and free interactive activities across 6 unique events throughout several locations in Downtown Brandon and on Brandon University campus.
Friday:
11:30AM – 2:30PM – Mod on the Quad: Sonic Scavenger Hunt
Follow your ears to find an electronic pop-up performance every hour somewhere on B.U. campus.

Dan Fur (MB) – jungle / drum & bass
Bondegi (MB) – ambient experimental
Messytone (MB) – electro-folka

7:00-9:00 – Electroacoustic Intersections: PWM Opening Night
Showcase Three acts who combine traditional acoustic instrumentation with modular synthesis at B.U. School of Music.

Kerey Harper Ensemble (MB) – electronic chamber music
Kris Burwash w/ Jennifer Theissen (AB/MB) – improvisational electroacoustic
Jason Tait (MB) – experimental percussion

9:30-Midnight – Wiggle & Blunder Shock the Dock: Electric Afterparty
THIS is Synthpunk! An electrified dance party wired for mature audiences after 10:00pm.

Stiff Wiggle (MB) – Synthpunk queercore
Blunderspublik (ON) – electro-indie rock
Acid Basement (MB) – synth pop

Saturday:
10:00AM – NOON – Wandering Wires: Ambient Morning Soundtrek
Grab a sketch book and draw what you hear as you take a sonic journey through downtown Brandon. Starting at Chez Angela and ending at the AGSM

Jennifer Theissen (MB) ambient electroacoustic
Thomas Toews (MB) dark ambient
k.burwash (AB) experimental ambient

12:00PM-5:00PM – Patch & Release : Modular Synthposeum at the AGSM.
Part show and tell, part science fair, all synthesizers. Come see, hear and learn about modular synthesizers from the artists, or try your hand in the Wiggleroom Synthlab. Performances and presentations by:

probableSelves (MB) cinematic drone
Princess Dasha (MB) – Performance Art
Qianna Zhen (MB) – Noise Muzik
Dan Fur (MB) – Jungle D&B

6:30PM-9:30PM – Spectrasonic Intersections: PWM Finalé Concert
A sonic, luminary and haptic multi-sensory experience of experimental sound spanning two rooms at Brandon University School of Music.

Soft Verges (MB) – Interactive Sound-Art Installation/Performance
Greenhouse (MB) – Experimental Guitar
Jeremy Young (QC) – Musique Concrète
Arc (QC) – Electronic Post-Rock

ALL FREE – ALL AGES – ALL WELCOME! Come to PWM2025 and Get Wired!

Bobcats Soccer
2025-09-21 13:00 - 17:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Men’s Soccer vs Canadian Mennonite U
Game start: September 21, 2025 3:15 pm
Game details

BU Women’s Soccer vs Canadian Mennonite U
Game start: September 21, 2025 1:00 pm
Game details

2025 Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) National Conference
2025-09-23 08:30 - 2025-09-26 17:00 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Attend the 2025 Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) National Conference, taking place September 23–26, 2025 at Brandon University! This year’s theme, “Foundations for the Future of Rural: Technology, Data Governance, and Capacity Building in Rural Canada,” invites researchers, policymakers, and community leaders to collaborate on rural innovation and transformation.
Get ready for engaging keynotes, field excursions, and meaningful conversations focused on strengthening rural communities across the country.
For more information please visit: https://crrf2025.org

Location: Brandon, Manitoba
Dates: September 23–26, 2025
Register Now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/foundations-for-the-future-of-rural-conference-tickets-1323215596469

Hosted by Brandon University and the Rural Development Institute in partnership with CRRF, JRCD, and supported by SSHRC.

Artist Talk by Cheryl L’Hirondelle
2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Sutherland Gallery of Art, 2021 Victoria Avenue, Brandon, MB, Canada
Artist Talk by award-winning singer/songwriter, music producer and interdisciplinary artist Cheryl L’Hirondelle (Cree/Halfbreed; German/Polish), whose Indigenous family roots are from Papaschase First Nation and Kikino Metis Settlement, on the land now known as Canada.

Truth and Reconciliation Week
2025-09-29 08:00 - 2025-10-03 17:00 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada

Exploring Brazilian and Canadian Research Partnerships for the Betterment of Indigenous Peoples
2025-09-29 15:30 - 17:00 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Brandon University is honoured to welcome back Dr. Eloy Terena, Vice-Minister of Brazil’s Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and a 2019 Brandon University ELAP Doctoral Visiting Student, for a special talk titled Exploring Brazilian and Canadian Research Partnerships for the Betterment of Indigenous Peoples.
Dr. Terena is a respected leader, scholar, and advocate from the Terena Indigenous community in Mato Grosso do Sul. He currently serves as Vice-Minister in Brazil’s newly established Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, a role he was appointed to by President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva in recognition of his academic expertise, leadership, and long-standing engagement with Indigenous movements.
With doctoral degrees in both Anthropology and Law, and post-doctoral studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in France, Dr. Terena brings a wealth of knowledge to his work at the intersection of research, law, and policy. His leadership has been recognized with Brazil’s highest honour, The Order of Rio Branco, for his pivotal role in creating the country’s first Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, as well as with an honorary doctorate from the Don Bosco Catholic University.
This event will explore how international collaboration and research partnerships between Brazil and Canada can support Indigenous rights, strengthen communities, and advance Indigenous-led scholarship.
Join us on Monday, September 29, 2025, from 3:30–5 p.m. in the Gathering Space of the John E. Robbins Library at Brandon University.
Sponsored by the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, the Rural Development Institute, and the Faculty of Arts, this event is free and open to all members of the campus and wider community.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025 — University closed
2025-09-30 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Brandon University will be closed on Tuesday, September 30, for Truth and Reconciliation. Most services will be closed and no classes are scheduled.
Brandon University will re-open on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Bobcats Soccer
2025-10-04 13:00 - 17:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Men’s Soccer vs Canadian Mennonite U
Game start: October 4, 2025 3:15 pm
Game details

BU Women’s Soccer vs Canadian Mennonite U
Game start: October 4, 2025 1:00 pm
Game details

Bobcats Soccer
2025-10-05 13:00 - 17:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Men’s Soccer vs Assiniboine College
Game start: October 5, 2025 3:15 pm
Game details

BU Women’s Soccer vs Assiniboine College
Game start: October 5, 2025 1:00 pm
Game details

Bobcats Soccer
2025-10-12 13:00 - 17:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Men’s Soccer vs Univesity of St. Boniface
Game start: October 12, 2025 3:15 pm
Game details

BU Women’s Soccer vs Univesity of St. Boniface
Game start: October 12, 2025 1:00 pm
Game details

Thanksgiving 2025 — University Closed
2025-10-13 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Brandon University will be closed on Monday, October 13, in recognition of Thanksgiving. Most services are closed and no classes are scheduled.
For Healthy Living Centre hours, please visit the HLC website.
The university will re-open on Tuesday, October 14. Enjoy your long weekend!

Nora Wilson, trombone & Danielle Guina, piano
2025-10-15 19:30 | Lorne Watson Recital Hall, QEII Music Building, Room 1-60, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
Dr. Nora Wilson, Associate Professor of Low Brass, will be presenting a recital of music for trombone.
Donations for the Samaritan House will be accepted at this concert.
All are welcome!

Blue Rodeo’s Mike Boguski live at BU
2025-10-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Lorne Watson Recital Hall, QEII Music Building, Room 1-60, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
Brandon University’s School of Music is thrilled to host a special last-minute opportunity for local music fans — a solo piano performance by Mike Boguski, the acclaimed keyboardist of Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees Blue Rodeo in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall.
Boguski has been a cornerstone of Blue Rodeo’s sound since 2009, helping shape the band’s evolution while honouring its Canadian roots rock legacy. Beyond his work with Blue Rodeo, he has built an impressive solo career that blends rock, jazz, and improvisation — from collaborations with Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies to his own Mike Boguski Trio.
This intimate recital offers a rare chance to experience Boguski’s artistry up close, performing in the region’s most acoustically stunning venue.
Admission is by donation, with all proceeds supporting local food banks. Please bring either cash or a non-perishable food item.
Catch this special one-hour show right before Blue Rodeo’s “Lost Together” 40th Anniversary Tour performance at Assiniboine Credit Union Place in the Keystone Centre.
SEATING IS LIMITED. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., concert starts at 7:00 p.m.
Learn more about Mike Boguski at michaelboguski.com

Bobcats Soccer
2025-10-19 13:00 - 17:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Women’s Soccer at Assiniboine College
Game start: October 19, 2025 1:00 pm
Game details

BU Men’s Soccer at Assiniboine College
Game start: October 19, 2025 3:15 pm
Game details

Brandon Chamber Players presents Songs from the Porch
2025-10-23 19:30 | Lorne Watson Recital Hall, QEII Music Building, Room 1-60, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
This concert includes exclusively tunes composed by Diogo Peixoto, in Brandon, MB during the COVID-19 pandemic (between March 2020 and June 2021). Featuring Brazilian pianist and composer Eloá Gonçalves Diogo Peixoto on guitar Marika Galea on bass Eric Platz on percussion Luis Deniz on saxophone.
For more details and ticket pricing, please visit: https://brandonchamberplayers.ca/

Bobcats Rugby
2025-10-24 12:00 - 2025-10-26 15:00 | John Reilly Field, Hilton Ave., Brandon, MB, R7B 4B2, Canada

Bobcats Basketball
2025-10-24 18:00 - 22:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada
BU MEN’S BASKETBALL VS MANITOBA
Game start: October 24, 2025 8 pm
BU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS MANITOBA
Game start: October 24, 2025 6:00 pm

Bobcats Soccer
2025-10-25 12:00 - 2025-10-26 16:30 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada

Jenny Maclay, clarinet & Luis Ramirez, Piano
2025-10-27 19:00 | Lorne Watson Recital Hall, QEII Music Building, Room 1-60, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
Arctic Soundscapes features music for clarinet and piano inspired by the polar regions.
All are welcome! No admission charge.

BU Symphonic Band in Concert at WMCA
2025-10-30 19:00 | Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium, 205 20th Street, Brandon, MB, R7B 1L6, Canada
Brandon University Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. Wendy Zander, performs alongside guests for an evening of new and old favourites!
Guests include:

Vincent Massey Senior Band (Meghan Graham & Mitchell Wedgewood);
Dauphin Senior Concert Band (Andrew Coombs);
High school students from across western Manitoba.

For more details and ticket information, visit the WMCA link at: https://www.wmca.ca/events/bu-symphonic-2025

Bobcats Volleyball
2025-10-31 18:00 - 22:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada
BU Men’s Volleyball vs Mount Royal
Game start: October 31, 2025 6:00 pm

BU Women’s Volleyball vs Mount Royal
Game start: January 31, 2025 7:45 pm

Bobcats Volleyball
2025-11-01 17:00 - 21:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada
BU Men’s Volleyball vs Mount Royal
Game start: November 1, 2025 5:00 pm

BU Women’s Volleyball vs Mount Royal
Game start: November 1, 2025 6:45 pm

Niigaan Sinclair: Why Indigenous Art and the Art Gallery Aren't Friends
2025-11-03 11:30 - 12:30 | Clark Hall, Room 206, 270 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 6A9, Canada
IshKaabatens Waasa Gaa Inaabateg Department of Visual Art Speaker Series presents Niigan Sinclair: Why Indiginous Art and the Art Gallery Aren’t Friends.
Niigaan Sinclair is Anishinaabe from Peguis First Nation. He is an award-winning writer, editor and professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba who was named by Maclean’s magazine in 2022 as one of the most influential people in Canada. Niigaan is a multiple nominee of Canadian columnist of the year (winning in 2018) and his commentary appears weekly on multiple platforms across Canada — from the pages of The Winnipeg Free Press to TV shows on CBC and APTN as well as on his co-hosted podcast Niigaan and the Lone Ranger.
His first book Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an IndigenousCentre (McClelland & Stewart, 2024) was a national bestseller that won the 2024 Governor General Award for Non-fiction. He is a former secondary school teacher who won the 2019 Peace Educator of the Year from the Peace and Justice Studies Association based at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Bobcats Basketball
2025-11-07 18:00 - 22:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada
BU MEN’S BASKETBALL VS CALGARY
Game start: November 7, 2025 8 pm
BU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS CALGARY
Game start: November 7, 2025 6:00 pm
