Events

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.

Boyang Richard Zhang, piano
2025-09-29 18:30 (America/Winnipeg) | Lorne Watson Recital Hall, QEII Music Building, Room 1-60, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
GRADUATE STUDENT RECITAL
featuring works by Bach, Haydn, Balakirev, Skrytabin, Albéniz
All are welcome! No admission charge.

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.

Artist Talk by KC Adams
2025-09-29 11:30 - 12:30 | Clark Hall, Room 206, 270 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 6A9, Canada
KC Adams (Anishinaabe/Ininnew/British) is a registered Fisher River Cree Nation member living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a B.F.A. from Concordia University and an M.A. in Cultural Studies, Curatorial Stream from the University of Winnipeg. She is a relational maker, a creator whose work connects to Indigenous knowledge systems and is also an educator, activist, community member and mentor.

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

Read&Write: Essay Writing Essentials
2025-09-26 09:30 - 10:00 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
Do you find essay writing a challenge? Often students feel overwhelmed – from organizing their ideas and information, getting their words on the page, to revising and editing for an insightful, clear, and polished paper.
In this 30-minute session, Student Accessibility Specialists will explore ways that students can use the Read&Write tool, paired with a stages for writing framework, to help navigate these challenges.
Read&Write is a versatile literacy support toolbar that helps students read, write, study, and research with confidence. More specifically, the Read&Write toolbar has the potential to help students:

Highlight and export key points from readings and placing these into a structured outline
Brainstorm and capture ideas and information with sticky notes and other annotation tools
Weave key terms into your writing by building a vocabulary list and using the dictionary features
Proofread using speech-to-text, grammar check, and word prediction

It works with websites, PDFs, and Brandon University platforms such as Moodle and Microsoft Office 365 web apps. Read&Write is free for all students and can also be accessed off campus using your Brandon University account.
All students are welcome! Register now!

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.

Read&Write: Reading Essentials (CANCELLED)
2025-09-24 17:00 - 17:30 | Convergys Learning Centre, Main Floor – BU Library, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
**CANCELLED – TO BE RESCHEDULED**
Do you find getting through required textbook readings a challenge? Can understanding dense academic articles feel overwhelming? Do you experience information overload and find it difficult to retain what you’ve read?
In this 30-minute session, Student Accessibility Specialists will provide an overview of how students can use the Read&Write tool, along with a selection of learning strategies, to help navigate these challenges.
Read&Write is a versatile literacy support toolbar that helps students read, write, study, and research with confidence. For this session, we will look at how students can use the Read&Write toolbar to:

Read aloud text from websites, PDFs, or Word documents to help with focus, retention, and comprehension
Understand words with vocabulary lists, picture and text dictionaries
Annotate PDFs with highlights, sticky notes, and summary features to break down dense text into manageable sections
Reduce visual distraction with the screen masking tool that directs focus on one line or section at a time
Convert text into audio so you can review information on the go

It works with websites, PDFs, and Brandon University platforms such as Moodle and Microsoft Office 365 web apps. Read&Write is free for all students and can also be accessed off campus using your Brandon University account.
All students are welcome!

Level 3: The Storm of Chaos
2025-09-23 16:45 - 17:15 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
A cluttered workspace or digital mess wastes time and drains focus. In this level, you’ll learn simple ways to organize your notes, emails, and course materials so you can cut through the chaos and stay in control. Complete the quest to become an Order Architect!
Open to all students. Register Now!
Level Up Your Learning Series
Ready to embark on an adventure? Level Up Your Learning is a gamified workshop series where each session is a new quest designed to help you unlock powerful skills for success at university. From mastering time and organization, to collecting legendary notes, to battling test anxiety, each level brings you closer to academic victory
You don’t need to attend previous sessions to join the next one, just jump in wherever you’d like! Students who attend four sessions will automatically be entered to win a $100 campus bookstore gift card at the end of the semester.

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.

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

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!

The Accessibility Exchange
2025-09-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
Join us once a month on Zoom for a relaxed, student-led conversation about accessibility, disability, and navigating university life. This is a safe, open space where you can share your experiences, celebrate successes, and exchange strategies with fellow students. Cameras and microphones are completely optional, and you can simply listen in if that is what’s most comfortable.
Facilitated by Student Accessibility Specialists, Erica Brown and Morganna Malyon, the sessions are shaped by you, the students! We’ll help guide the conversation, but this is your space to connect. After each session, we’ll share a compiled list of the strategies and resources discussed so you can keep the conversation going.
Open to all students on campus. Register now!

Bobcats Soccer
2025-09-17 18:00 - 22:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Men's Soccer at Assiniboine College
Game start: September 17, 2025 8:15 pmGame details

BU Women's Soccer at Assiniboine College
Game start: September 17, 2025 6:00 pmGame 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

Refund Deadline (100%) (Fall and full-year courses)
2025-09-17 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Refund deadline (100%) for Fall and full-year (both-term) courses (except Education: BEd (AD); BEd (IP) Yr 5; BMus/BEd Yr 5).

Add/Drop Deadline (Fall and full-year courses)
2025-09-17 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Add/drop deadline for Fall and full-year (both-term) courses (except Education: BEd (AD); BEd (IP) Yr 5; BMus/BEd Yr 5).

Level 2: The Archive of Knowledge
2025-09-16 16:45 - 17:15 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
Messy or incomplete notes make studying harder than it should be. In this level, you’ll practice strategies to capture key ideas, organize lecture material, and create notes you can rely on for exams. Complete the quest to unlock your Lecture Scribe powers.
Open to all students. Register Now!
Level Up Your Learning Series
Ready to embark on an adventure? Level Up Your Learning is a gamified workshop series where each session is a new quest designed to help you unlock powerful skills for success at university. From mastering time and organization, to collecting legendary notes, to battling test anxiety, each level brings you closer to academic victory
You don’t need to attend previous sessions to join the next one, just jump in wherever you’d like! Students who attend four sessions will automatically be entered to win a $100 campus bookstore gift card at the end of the semester.

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

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

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)

Refund deadline (100%) (Education)
2025-09-12 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Refund deadline (100%) for Education Fall courses: BEd (AD); BEd (IP) Yr 5; Bmus/BEd Yr 5.

Add/Drop Deadline (Education)
2025-09-12 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Add/drop deadline for Education Fall courses: BEd (AD); BEd (IP) Yr 5; BMus/BEd Yr 5.

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.

Level 1: The Semester Map Quest
2025-09-09 16:45 - 17:15 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
Every quest needs a map—and in university, that map is your syllabus. In this level, you’ll learn how to read your syllabi, find key deadlines, and plan out your semester so you can stay on track. Complete the quest to earn your badge as a Semester Scout.
Open to all students. Register Now!
Level Up Your Learning Series
Ready to embark on an adventure? Level Up Your Learning is a gamified workshop series where each session is a new quest designed to help you unlock powerful skills for success at university. From mastering time and organization, to collecting legendary notes, to battling test anxiety, each level brings you closer to academic victory
You don’t need to attend previous sessions to join the next one, just jump in wherever you’d like! Students who attend four sessions will automatically be entered to win a $100 campus bookstore gift card at the end of the semester.

Welcome Back Co-op Breakfast
2025-09-09 07:15 - 09:00 | 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.

2025 Fall Term begins
2025-09-03 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Classes begin for most Fall Term courses as well as for most full-year (both term) courses.
Some classes in the Faculty of Education instead begin next week. Specifically, classes in Bachelor of Education (after degree), Bachelor of Education (integrated program) fifth year, Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education (combined) fifth year, and Master of Education courses will begin Monday, Sept. 8.
Tuition deadline: Fall fees are payable in full.

Orientation Day
2025-09-02 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada

Loy Excellentia — Summer Picnic 2025
2025-09-01 12:00 - 17:00 | Rideau Park, 305 Park Street, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A5M5, Canada
All African, Caribbean & Black students in Brandon are invited to Loy Excellentia’s 2025 Picnic.
Let’s eat, play & vibe together! Free food and drinks for registered guests only!
📲 Register now before August 23
Watch the highlights of the 2024 picnic:

Follow us on all our social media handles @LoyExcellentia for updates

Labour Day 2025 — University closed
2025-09-01 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Brandon University is closed on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, in honour of Labour Day. Offices are closed and no classes are scheduled.
The University re-opens Tuesday, Sept. 2, for Orientation, with the first day of classes in the Fall Term scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Enjoy your long weekend!
