Brandon University
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Brandon University is a Canadian university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba with an enrolment of 3383 (2005) full-time and part-time students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1900 as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was not chartered as a university until June 5, 1967. The university is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID) and a member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
The university's sports teams in Canadian Interuniversity Sport are called the Brandon Bobcats.
Faculties/Schools and Departments
- Faculty of Arts
- *Aboriginal and Visual Arts, Anthropology, Archaeology Field School, Business Administration, Drama, Economics, English, Gender and Women's Studies Program, History, Classical and Modern Languages, Native Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Rural Development, Sociology
- Faculty of Education
- *Administration and Educational Services, Curriculum & Instruction: Humanities, Curriculum & Instruction: Math/Science, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Physical Education, Music Education, Graduate Studies
- Faculty of Science
- *Applied Disaster & Emergency Studies, Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Zoology
- First Nation and Aboriginal Counselling
- School of Health Studies
- School of Music
- *Honours (General Studies), Performance, Education, Graduate Studies
Administration
- Chancellor - The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer
- President & Vice Cancellor - Dr. Louis Visentin
- Vice President Academic - Dr. Jeff Williams
- Vice President Administration & Finance - Scott Lamont
Notable alumni
- Tommy Douglas, the father of medicare and The Greatest Canadian (as voted on by CBC viewers)
- Dr. Stanley Knowles, New Democratic Party Member of Parliament
Notable Honorary Degree Recipients
- Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Burton Cummings of The Guess Who
- Shirley Douglas, daughter of Tommy Douglas
- Tom Cochrane of Red Rider
- Henry Champ, Washington correspondent for CBC
- James Ehnes of Violin Virtuoso
Alumni Wall Of Fame
- Tommy Douglas
- Dr. Stanley Knowles
- The Honourable Justice Ronald D. Bell
- Dr. C. Dennis Anderson
- Betty Gibson
- Henry Champ
- Walter Dinsdale
External links
- [Brandon University Official Website]
- [Brandon University Students Union Official Website] (BUSU)
- [Brandon University Athletics]
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