Events

Bobcats Soccer
2025-10-19 13:00 - 17:15 (America/Winnipeg) | Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada
BU Women’s Soccer at Assiniboine College
Game start: October 19, 2025 1:00 pm
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BU Men’s Soccer at Assiniboine College
Game start: October 19, 2025 3:15 pm
Game details

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

The Accessibility Exchange
2025-10-16 18:30 - 19:30, 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!

RESCHEDULED: Level 5: The Gauntlet of Tests
2025-10-16 16:45 - 17:15 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
Tests and midterms can feel overwhelming, especially when anxiety strikes. In this session, you’ll learn strategies to prepare effectively, manage stress, and approach tests and exams with greater confidence. Complete the quest to become an Exam Slayer!
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.

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!

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!

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
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BU Women’s Soccer vs Univesity of St. Boniface
Game start: October 12, 2025 1:00 pm
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YuJa Panorama: Making Digital Course Content Accessible
2025-10-10 09:30 - 10:00 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
Do scanned PDFs or messy handouts make studying frustrating? Do you take in information more effectively by listening? Do you find dense readings overwhelming, making it easy to lose focus? Would reading a text in a different language help with understanding?
The YuJa Panorama digital accessibility platform provides students with access to Alternative Formats to meet their accessibility needs.
Alternative formats allow for the conversion of documents into a wide variety of accessible documents including:

source, PDF and text files
immersive reader for audio playback
gradient reader for visual word recognition when reading
ePub to download the document in eBook format
audio podcast for audio playback
Braille grade 2 format for downloading
OCR formats for images with text to be searched and read by screen readers
math formats to convert equations into LaTeX
language translation to over 100 languages

Let’s explore these together in this 30-minute session, facilitated by Student Accessibility Specialists. Register now!

Level 4: The Labyrinth of Memory
2025-10-07 16:45 - 17:15 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
Cramming doesn’t work when there’s so much to remember. In this session, you’ll explore active study strategies that strengthen memory, sharpen recall, and make learning stick. Complete this quest to earn your title as a Study Strategist.

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
2025-10-05 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
2025-10-04 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

Read&Write: Reading Essentials
2025-10-03 09:30 - 10:00 | Zoom, Brandon, MB, Canada
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! Register now!

YuJa Panorama: Making Digital Course Content Accessible
2025-10-01 17:00 - 17:30 | Convergys Learning Centre, Main Floor – BU Library, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9, Canada
Do scanned PDFs or messy handouts make studying frustrating? Do you take in information more effectively by listening? Do you find dense readings overwhelming, making it easy to lose focus? Would reading a text in a different language help with understanding?
The YuJa Panorama digital accessibility platform provides students with access to Alternative Formats to meet their accessibility needs.
Alternative formats allow for the conversion of documents into a wide variety of accessible documents including:

source, PDF and text files
immersive reader for audio playback
gradient reader for visual word recognition when reading
ePub to download the document in eBook format
audio podcast for audio playback
Braille grade 2 format for downloading
OCR formats for images with text to be searched and read by screen readers
math formats to convert equations into LaTeX
language translation to over 100 languages

All students are invited to explore these together in this 30-minute session, facilitated by Student Accessibility Specialists.

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 | 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!

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).
