Events

Group bike ride
2024-09-09 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Winnipeg) | Kavanagh Courtyard, 270 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 6A9, Canada
Nice to see so many bikes locked up around campus this week! Remember that you can win all this week just by riding your bike to campus. We have prize packs with lots of goodies thanks to Brandon University, the Brandon University Students’ Union, Bailey’s Café have Bike Brandon, the Brandon Police Service, A&L Cycle, and Stream N Wood. Watch your bike for a tag that says You Win, and bring it plus your bike to the BUSU offices to claim your prize.
Meet Monday in the Kavanagh Courtyard at 2:30 p.m. for a group bike ride! We’ll start with a brief demonstration from the Brandon Police Service of how to register your bike with 529 Garage, which helps prevent theft and track your bike if it ever is stolen. Then we’ll head out as a group for a short 5 km group ride. It’s an easy pace, and fun. Today is hot, so bring a full water bottle if you can. We’ll loop to 34th Street and back to campus, where we’ll convene in Bailey’s for refreshments. It’s a chance to meet fellow campus cyclists, stretch your legs in the middle of the afternoon, and have a great time.
Can’t make it Monday? We’ll do a second group ride this Thursday, Sept. 12, leaving at 11 a.m.

Bike to Campus Week
2024-09-09 - 2024-09-13 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Choose two wheels to get to BU – and you could win! We’re thrilled to host Bike To Campus Week from Sept. 9–13 and all you need to do is ride.
Brandon University, the Brandon University Students’ Union, and Bailey’s Café have partnered with local bike shops, with Bike Brandon, and with the Brandon Police Service to provide great prize packs. Each day next week, we’ll select a few bikes on campus and leave a little note saying thanks for choosing to bike— you win! Simply bring that note to the BUSU offices in the Knowles-Douglas building to claim your prize. (Make sure to have your bike with you, as we’ll be taking pictures of the winners to prevent anyone from claiming a tag from someone else’s bike.)
Prize packs include gift certificates, bike accessories, and energy bars from A&L Cycle and from Stream N Wood. Thanks to both shops for their generous support!
We’re also planning a couple of group rides! Meet in the Kavanagh Courtyard on Monday at 2:30 p.m. for a brief demonstration from the Brandon Police Service of how to register your bike with 529 Garage, which helps prevent theft and track your bike if it ever is stolen. Then we’ll head out as a group for a short 5 km group ride, doing a loop to 34th Street and back to campus, where we’ll convene in Bailey’s for refreshments. It’s a chance to meet fellow campus cyclists, stretch your legs in the middle of the afternoon, and have a great time. We’ll do a second group ride on Thursday, Sept. 12, leaving at 11 a.m.
Cycling is fun and healthy for you, good for the environment, and depending on your route, can even be faster than driving. It also helps ease traffic congestion and parking worries for those who do need to use a motor vehicle. As construction on 18th Street picks up steam next week, biking could be even more convenient. Please always watch for the latest detours as work begins, and stay alert to changing traffic patterns or construction workers who are directing you to take alternate routes. Remember to stay safe by wearing a CSA-approved helmet, locking up your bike with a high-quality lock, and removing all valuables.
We encourage everyone to bike to campus, and we support those who choose a cycling commute. Happy Bike to Campus Week!

Bobcats Soccer
2024-09-07 13:00 - 17:15 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Women's Soccer vs Providence
Game start: September 7, 2024 3:15 pmGame details

BU Men's Soccer vs Providence
Game start: September 7, 2024 1:00 pmGame details

A Warrior's Red Road — PhotoVoice Display
2024-09-06 19:00 - 22:00 | MB
Graffiti Gallery in Winnipeg is pleased to present A Warrior’s Red Road, Indigenous men connecting to culture through drum-making, on exhibition from September 6 through October 25.
The Good-Hearted Warriors/Akicita Cante Waste are a group of men who have been provided the responsibility of land and resources owned by the Brandon Friendship Centre at the East Site venue. They have sovereignty over ceremonial buildings, collection of resources and overall protection and caretaking of the space.
With a spiritual advisor providing teachings on culture and ceremony, members of the group alternate between teaching and learning to share their knowledge about activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping.
This exhibition is the result of a year-long research partnership that followed the men from the Good-Hearted Warriors though the process of drum-making. It gives evidence that many of the Good-Hearted Warriors’ activities have direct affect on the caretaking and protection of the land and, as revealed in the themes represented through this photovoice project, the impact of the group extends much further. The hope is that by witnessing the project, the public, policy makers and funders will find a newfound respect and admiration for Indigenous men’s cultural programming and see the importance of supporting this type of work.
The research team within this project are Dr. Candice Waddell-Henowitch, Dr. Rachel Herron, Dr. Jonathan Allan and research assistance Stephanie Spence from Brandon University with Jason Gobeil from Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services, Frank Tacan from Brandon Friendship Centre, and Marti Ford from Manitoba Inuit Association.
Opening Reception: September 6, 7—10 p.m.
Opening Prayers: 7 p.m.
Drumming Performance and Artist Talk: 7:30 p.m.
Graffiti Art Programming Inc. facilitates low barrier youth-led community programming in the North End and Downtown of Winnipeg that promotes social engagement through the arts.

Fall Term begins
2024-09-04 | 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. 9.
Tuition deadline: Fall fees are payable in full.

Orientation Day
2024-09-03 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada

Labour Day 2024 — University closed
2024-09-02 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
Brandon University is closed on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in honour of Labour Day. Offices are closed and no classes are scheduled.
The University re-opens Tuesday, Sept. 3, for Orientation, with the first day of classes in the Fall Term scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Enjoy your long weekend!

Virtual Pre-Orientation
2024-08-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Online

On-Campus Pre-Orientation
2024-08-20 12:30 - 16:30 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada

Prairie Wires Summer Sound Series 4/4 — Brady Allard, L'Alien, Koda Maxon
2024-08-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Princess Park, 800 Princess Avenue, Brandon, MB, Canada
BYOL (that’s bring your own lawnchair) to Princess Park, in the heart of downtown Brandon as the sun sets on the Prairie Wires’ Summer Sound Series. The air will be energized as Prairie Wires turns its focus on a showcase of Brandon University School of Music alumni.
WHAT: Prairie Wires’ Summer Sound Series, concert 4/4WHO: Brady Allard, L’Alien, Koda MaxonWHERE: Princess Park Stage, at Princess & 8th. Brandon, MBWHEN: Saturday August 17, 2024 – 7:00 – 9:00 PM

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Brady Allard (Winnipeg, MB) Brady Allard is a Métis composer and audio installation artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba. With influences spanning electronic music, composition, and experimental sound design, Brady creates immersive sonic environments that challenge music conventions.
A lifelong musician and synthesizer enthusiast, Brady earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz from Brandon University in 2011, where he discovered electro-acoustic composition. Since then, he has embarked on a career as an audio installation artist, focusing on immersive installations that explore the relationships between sound, space, and perception.
Brady’s art is a tool for social commentary and critique of capitalist structures. His compositions incorporate class analysis and expose the ways in which power relations affect individuals and communities. Through his installations, Brady challenges his audiences to engage with sound as a means of exploring complex themes and ideas, using his art as a platform for meaningful dialogue and exploration.
Brady’s compositions often incorporate field recordings, found sounds, generative algorithms, and custom-built instruments, revealing unique sonic textures and resonances. His work is a testament to his commitment to using his art as a means of effecting social change, and inspiring the exploration of what is possible through sound.
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L’Alien (Erickson/Winnipeg)L’Alien is a new highly melodic collaboration between Leila Kristianson (trumpet) and Iain Edye (synths, drum machines), who met when they performed in different projects at Brandon’s Drone Day event in 2022. Incorporating ambient soundscapes and drones, downtempo grooves, and occasional forays into Celtic fiddle tunes, their inaugural performance at the Prairie Wires’ Summer Sound Series will be a continuous semi-improvised journey of music, playing off each other in the spirit of spontaneity, exploration, and fun.

Hailing from Erickson, Iain Edye is a drummer, synthesist, songwriter, and vocalist-in-the-car, whose other current projects include the classic rock stylings of Route Ten Collective and his original synthpop solo project, acidbasement.

Currently residing in Winnipeg, Leila Kristianson is a multi-instrumentalist with a focus on trumpet. She holds a Bachelor’s in jazz trumpet performance from Brandon University School of Music, and currently teaches trumpet, as well as jazz and theory concepts at middle and high school levels. She performs in several bands and multiple genres, and also works as a freelance musician.
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Koda Maxon (Brandon)Koda Maxon (they/them) is a vibrant Canadian Vocalist, Artist and Composer based out of Brandon, Manitoba. Their compositional works focus on contemporary techniques and the use of multimedia to explore topics of identity, nature, and connectivity. Koda’s goal as a composer is to explore the art of sound through the creation of sonic works that allow the listener to open up, think deeply, and see the world from a different perspective. They find inspiration in topics of intense emotions, their relationship to nature, spirituality and queer Identity. Koda is a playful composer who loves to explore new harmonies and extended techniques.
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Mark Your Calendar! August 17, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Join us at Princess Park in the heart of Brandon as the sun sets on another season of inspiring instrumental experimental sounds!
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This series is supported by a generous grant from the Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation.
All Prairie Wires’ Summer Sound Series Concerts are 100% free, 100% family-friendly, and 100% safe spaces.
The Prairie Wires’ Summer Sound Series takes place on Treaty 2 territory, the traditional lands of the Cree, Oji-Cree, Anishinaabe, Dené, and Dakota, and is the homeland of the Métis Nation.
In case of rain this event will move to Section 6 Brewing Co. 1126 Princess Street, Brandon, MB.

Canada Day 2024 — University closed
2024-07-01 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
O Canada! Brandon University celebrates Canada Day 🇨🇦
The Healthy Living Centre is open reduced hours for Canada Day, from 11 a.m., to 7 p.m. The rest of Brandon University will reopen on Tuesday, July 2. Enjoy your long weekend!

Bee U at Bailey's Café
2024-06-25 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-24 12:00 - 14:00 | Bailey’s Cafe, Knowles-Douglas Building, 270 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 6A9
Celebrate the Brandon University honeybee hives, learn about our pollinator friends — and sample some delicious honey treats from our friends at Bailey’s.
Monday, June 24 from 12–2 p.m.
Join us in Bailey’s for lunch and a brief presentation, then view come the hives!
Tuesday, June 25 from 4–6 p.m.
Sweet treats at Bailey’s and a short presentation, then come see the bees!
Bee U volunteers will crack open the honeybee hives, showing you frames of honey swarming with bees. Meet us first at Bailey’s Café, which is located in the lower level of the Knowles-Douglas Students’ Union Centre at Brandon University. After the presentation, we’ll guide you to the best viewing for the hives, which is from the windows by the Ancillary Services desk on the first floor of McMaster Hall.

Alumni and Friends Reception — Winnipeg
2024-06-20 17:00 | St. Charles Golf and Country Club, 100 Country Club Blvd, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3K 1Z3, Canada
Alumni and Friends Reception
Thursday, June 20th — 5 p.m.
St. Charles Country Club
100 Country Club Blvd., Winnipeg, MB

Please RSVP to alumni@brandonu.ca or 1.877.282.4483 by Wednesday, June 12th

BU Alumni Association Annual General Meeting
2024-06-19 17:00 | Clark Hall, Room 104, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
Please register in advance by emailing alumni@brandonu.ca by Friday, June 14.
If you’re interested in joining the Alumni Association board, please email brownn@brandonu.ca with a brief bio.
The meeting will also be available by ZOOM.

Pride Week: Pride in Politics with MLAs Logan Oxenham and Lisa Naylor
2024-06-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Gathering Space, John E. Robbins Library, Canada
Thank you to the Brandon and District Labour Council for organizing Pride in Politics for Brandon Pride Week 2024! This panel will take place in the Gathering Area in the John E. Robbins Library located on the Brandon University campus.
The goal of this event is to reach out to the 2SLGBTQI+ community and affirm that there is a place in politics. During the last year, right here in Brandon and Manitoba, the 2SLGBTQI+ community has been at the center of attacks, including attempts to ban certain books in the Brandon School Division. This ongoing situation has heightened awareness of the political power held as voters, the importance of the democratic process, and why getting involved is so important.
This event aims to further engage the community, empowering individuals to assert their political agency and possibly pursue a political future. Two politicians, Lisa Naylor and Logan Oxenham, will share their journeys as activists and their paths in politics, providing insights and inspiration.
Join in the sharing of experiences and explore ways to collectively shape a more inclusive and representative political landscape.
This event is free with no registration required.
More details on Brandon Pride events: https://www.bdnpride.ca/

Bike to Work Day ride
2024-06-11 09:00 - 10:00 | MB
We’re celebrating Bike to Work Day on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The BU campus is well located for bicycle commuting, as it’s right on the city’s Share the Road route, and the new active transportation bridge on 18th Street makes for an easy connection over the railway tracks.
Whether you’re an everyday rider, an occasional pedallist, or just looking to try a ride to to BU for the first time, you’re invited to join a short small group ride to from downtown to Brandon University.
Share the word — it’s more fun to ride in a group!
Meet us at 9 a.m. (ride to start at 9:15 a.m.) at the Westman Immigrant Services building at 10th and Pacific, and we’ll ride up 10th Street and over to Brandon City Hall, then down Louise Avenue to the BU Healthy Living Centre. Some riders will then return to WIS.
The ride should take well under an hour, even with socializing.

Pride Week: Guitar Art exhibition, with Wendy Friesen
2024-06-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Tommy McLeod Curve Gallery, John E. Robbins Library, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
Join artist Wendy Friesen for a talk and tour of her ‘Guitars’ exhibition on display in the Curve Gallery, upstairs in the John E. Robbins Library at Brandon University.
Friesen’s Guitars is a pop art exhibit representing themes of rock and roll, healing, community, inclusivity, and Pride. This series brings together miniature guitars, both replicas and original conceptions, constructed in detail, evoking a sense of celebration and joy. Hand constructed in mixed media, Guitars draws in the viewer in with playful delight, then focuses attention on finer details in thought-provoking ways. The exhibition is interspersed with Friesen’s poetry – written on many subject matters, but primarily about her personal queer experiences and queer advocacy. Information on the Westman Empowerment Fund is also shared as part of the exhibition.
This event is free with no registration required.
More details on Brandon Pride events: https://www.bdnpride.ca/

Pride Week: Storytime and Supportive Parenting Workshop with SERC
2024-06-10 17:30 - 19:30 | John E. Robbins Library
Held in the John E. Robbins Library Gathering Space and Convergys Lab
2STLGBQ+ Supportive Parenting Workshop
The Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC) staff invite parents and caregivers to learn more about supporting the 2STLGBQ+ youth in their lives and want to be more informed! Topics covered in the workshop will include: language, terminology, how to support someone who comes out, and resources and supports available in-person and online.
2STLGBQ+ Story Time
While caregivers attend the workshop, youth and littles are welcome to participate in story time and crafts with SERC staff!
This event is free but registration is required for both the workshop and story time, please email rachealw@serc.mb.ca to sign up!
More details on Brandon Pride events: https://www.bdnpride.ca/

Gerry Friesen Book Launch
2024-06-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Gathering Space, John E. Robbins Library, Canada
Join the Centre for Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health for coffee and conversation with Gerry Friesen. This event is a launch for Friesen’s new book, The Recovering Farmer.
The Recovering Farmer chronicles his journey through anxiety, depression, and addiction to a place of improved mental health—and even, sometimes, happiness.

BU in the Brandon Travellers' Day Parade
2024-06-08 11:00 | Traveller’s Day Parade Starting Point, 600 Rosser Ave., Brandon, MB, Canada
Staring at the corner of 6th St. and Rosser Ave.

Join in with the BU Float!

http://www.travellersdayparade.com

Convocation 2024 — Arts
2024-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada
Congratulations! Convocation is the ceremony during which your degree will be bestowed and is the culmination of your undergraduate and graduate education at Brandon University. It is a special and dignified occasion that marks the formal recognition of your hard work and accomplishment. Be proud!
Ceremonies will be held at the BU Healthy Living Centre according to the ceremony schedule below.
2024 Convocation schedule:

Thursday, May 30, 10 a.m. — Faculty of Science and School of Music (includes Music/Education concurrent)
Thursday, May 30, 2 p.m. — Faculty of Education (includes Physical Education and Arts/Education integrated)
Friday, May 31, 10 a.m. — Faculty of Health Studies
Friday, May 31, 2 p.m. — Faculty of Arts

You should arrive at the HLC one hour before your ceremony time.

Convocation 2024 — Health Studies
2024-05-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada

Convocation 2024 — Education
2024-05-30 14:00 - 16:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada

Convocation 2024 — Science and Music
2024-05-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada

Our Journey - Celebrating Indigenous Student Success
2024-05-29 11:00 - 20:00 | Riverbank Discovery Centre, 545 Conservation Drive, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 7L8, Canada
Celebrations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 5 to 8 p.m.
BU graduates may e-mail the Indigenous Peoples’ Centre at IPC@BrandonU.ca to register.

Haroon Siddiqui: My Name Is Not Harry
2024-05-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Gathering Space, John E. Robbins Library, Canada

Profs in Pubs: Bee U
2024-05-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Chez Angela Bakery and Cafe, 29c 10th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 4E4, Canada
Dr. Deanna Smid
Brandon University’s Bee U project is launching its honey with a special event at Chez Angela downtown, on Thursday, May 25, starting at 7 p.m.
Dr. Deanna Smid, one of the Bee U coordinators, and a professor of English and Creative Writing at BU, will deliver a brief talk called “Bella and Jack Bring Back the Bees, and so can you?!”. Based on a children’s book that was given away free by Honey Nut Cheerios, Dr. Smid finds themes of fear, blame, and hope as drivers of ecological change. As part of her research, Dr. Smid studies bees as symbols in literature from medieval times through to science fiction.
Bee U will also have a display of beekeeping equipment at Chez Angela, for members of the public to experience hands-on, including full beekeeping suits — try one on and get a photo!
Chez Angela is producing a limited run of honey-glazed cronuts for the evening with Bee-U honey. This year’s batch of honey is a light and sweet-tasting honey that features apple blossom and canola notes. Jars of 500 grams are also available at Chez Angela for sale, at $15 apiece. The low price is partially thanks to Westoba Credit Union, who sponsored the glassware.
This event is part of Brandon University’s occasional “Profs in Pubs” event series, bringing audience-friendly presentations to a casual environment.

GAC-MAC-PEG 2024 Geosciences Conference
2024-05-19 08:00 - 2024-05-22 17:00 | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
The Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Conference, in conjunction with the 10th International Pegmatite Symposium (GAC-MAC-PEG 2024), is scheduled to take place in Brandon from May 19th to May 22nd, 2024.
This national conference is anticipated to convene 400-500 geoscientists, industry professionals, government representatives, and students from both Canada and beyond. With a focal point on economic geology and critical mineral exploration, subjects integral to the economic growth and resource management of our province, this event promises to be a pivotal gathering for our community.
The conference is also providing free educational opportunities for school groups and families. Email Brandon2024@BrandonU.ca for more information.

Mini U Open House
2024-05-15 15:00 - 18:00 | Healthy Living Centre, 2010 Louise Avenue, Brandon, MB, R7B 0L4, Canada
Mini U is having an Open House on Wednesday, May 15 from 3 to 6 p.m. This event is free and open to everyone and will take place at Brandon University, in the basement of the Healthy Living Centre.
Stop by and learn more about Mini U and try out our:

Robots
Digital Music
Science Experiments
Junior Activities
& more!

Stop by and enter a draw to win one free week of camp!
For more information, please call 204-727-7311 or email miniu@brandonu.ca .
