Brandon University Customer Service Phone Number

Phone Number of Brandon University is 2047289520 .

Brandon University – BU 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, 1899, as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was chartered as a university by then President Dr. John E. Robbins on June 5, 1967. The enabling legislation is the Brandon University Act. Brandon University – BU 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. Brandon University has the smallest class sizes in Canada for first and second year students, and the second smallest class sizes in third and fourth year class (According to MacLean’s magazine). In the most recent Macleans rankings (2008–2009) of primarily undergraduate universities in Canada, Brandon University was ranked 11th out of 22. The university press, The Quill, is a member of CUP.

Brandon University – BU received its charter on June 5, 1967, on the occasion of the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and the Honourable Angus Ogilvie. Brandon University currently has enrolment of 3,098 and a faculty of 220 (September 30, 2002). The Education Building was opened in 1967 and the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium in 1969. A ten story, high-rise residence, McMaster Hall, for men and women, was opened in the fall of 1971. The Jeff Umphrey Memorial Centre for Mental Retardation opened in the fall of 1971 and housed a bookstore, bank, and a day centre as well as the research centre on mental disability.

Brandon University – BU J. R. Brodie Science Centre was opened officially in May 1972, although classes were held there during the 1971-72 school year. There are facilities for the departments of chemistry, physics, botany, zoology, geology, geography, mathematics and computer science, and psychology. In early 1980, the Master of Music Degree Program was approved and in September 1980, the Applied Program commenced. The Master of Music (Education) commenced in September 1981. In November 1983, a sod-turning ceremony was held initiating the beginning of the new Music Building erected to the south of the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium and west of the Arts and Library Building. In October, 1984, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II officially named the structure the “Queen Elizabeth II Music Building”. Members of the Music faculty moved into the new building during the summer of 1985 and classes were held there in the fall.

In September 1986, classes commenced in the Department of Nursing and Health Studies program with 2-Year Post-Diploma Baccalaureate Degrees in Nursing and Mental Health. In 1990, Brandon University – BU introduced a major in Business Administration in the Faculty of Arts. Brandon University received its second masters program when the Masters of Education program was approved in 1990. In 1991, a minor in Women’s Studies was approved in the Faculty of Arts. In 1993, a minor in Aboriginal Art was approved. In September 1996, the 4-Year Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing was offered for the first time. Beginning in the fall of 1994, the renovation and reconstruction of Clark Hall and the Brandon College Building, with the retention of the original façade, was initiated. This historic project was completed in the spring of 1997. Currently, faculty and administration occupy the new structure and classes are being held in the new large classrooms in the renovated buildings. In 1997, the School of Health Studies was established and the 4-Year Bachelor of Business Administration was offered for the first time. In 1998, both a Masters program in Rural Development and a bachelor’s program in First Nations and Aboriginal Counselling was launched.

In 1999, Brandon University – BU celebrated its centennial with the community at-large. To mark the occasion, both university and community members helped to excavate Prairie College, the university’s original Baptist site. The Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies program that adopts a Liberal Arts and Science approach to foster an appreciation for the interdisciplinary nature of this field was initiated in the fall of 2001. May 2002 marked the sod-turning ceremony for the new Health Studies Complex that celebrated its grand opening on September 19, 2003. The new building currently houses the School of Health Studies and the First Nations and Aboriginal Counselling program. The Health Studies Complex was uniquely designed to include a large round room equipped for holding traditional ceremonies performed by First Nations and Metis students.

The Bachelor of Environmental Science program, approved in December 2002, was implemented in September 2003. In May 2003, the Manitoba Council On Post Secondary Education (COPSE) approved the four-year Creative Arts program and in June approved the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program. Both programs commenced in the fall of 2003. In September 2005, COPSE approved the expansion of Brandon University's Rural and Community Studies Program to include four-year honours, four-year major, and four-year minor Bachelor of Arts degrees, in addition to the three-year BA program already being offered in this subject area. With the addition of these degree programs, students can pursue Rural and Community studies from an undergraduate to Master's level at the university.

Brandon University – BU provides services in more remote communities. Aboriginal Elders are present on campus at Brandon University to provide social supports. Brandon University students are represented by the Brandon University Students' Union (BUSU). BUSU represents undergraduate, graduate, and distance students. BUSU is a member of the Canadian Federation of Students, local 37. Brandon University – BU John E. Robbins Library consists of over 8000 books from 47 Canadian publishers. The BU library catalog use to locate Books, Videos, Sound Recordings, Government Publications, and other material held in the library. Canadian Electronic Library Publishers Collection consists of over 8000 books from 47 Canadian publishers. OCLS provides library services to Distance Education students who are unable to come on campus and utilize the university's library. Included among these students are people enrolled in Inter-Universities Services, Campus Manitoba, and Brandon University Extension students The S. J. McKee Archives is the principal repository for records of archival value created by Brandon University – BU or which relate to the history and mandate of Brandon College and Brandon University. The Archives also collects records of selected Brandon College and Brandon University faculty and alumni.

Brandon University – BU sports teams in Canadian Interuniversity Sport are called the Brandon Bobcats. Brandon University competes in basketball (men/women) and volleyball (men/women). Brandon University used to field a men's hockey team in the CIAU, however, that ceased in 2000. In the 2006/2007 academic year, the Bobcats advanced to the Canadian Basketball Finals. They placed second to Carleton University, in a hard fought 52-49 game.

Brandon University Address

The address of Brandon University is 270 - 18th Street Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9.

Brandon University Email Address

The email address of Brandon University is alumni@brandonu.ca.

Brandon University Website

The Website of Brandon University is www.brandonu.ca.

Brandon University Customer Support Service Phone Number

The customer support phone number of Brandon University is 2047289520 (Click phone number to call).


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