BU
Vision/Mission Statement
Vision
To become the choice for all students who seek access to a personalized, quality education.
Mission
Brandon University’s mission is to shape the whole person and enable students to make a positive difference as citizens and leaders. In a welcoming and supportive setting, the University emphasizes research, scholarship, critical thinking, performance, artistic creation, communication and participation, as a means of imparting value and meaning to society and contributing to the public good. The University nurtures and develops excellence in its programs, attracts an outstanding faculty, defends academic freedom, preserves knowledge, and sustains a scholarly community where cultural differences are valued. The University strives to complement its primary mission of teaching and research by sharing the expertise of its staff, its information resources, and its facilities with the greater community.
Principles
- to
promote quality in research, scholarship, and creative performance;
- to
enhance critical thinking, creativity and innovation;
- to
provide access to quality teaching and innovative learning
programs;
- to
encourage cultural diversity and understanding;
- to
enhance the image and reputation of Brandon University nationally
and internationally;
- to
continue to enhance relationships with alumni and friends
of Brandon University;
- to
foster an environment where people work together and are
motivated to succeed;
- to provide a positive student-life experience.
Objectives
- to
offer courses and programs in humanities, sciences, arts,
and social sciences that form the basis for a liberal education;
- to
build on the strengths of our professional programs in Education,
Business, Music and Health Studies by developing additional
opportunities to meet the growing needs in these specialized
fields;
- to
enhance programs for our rural, northern, Aboriginal and
Hutterian students;
- to
explore the creation of additional graduate programs;
- to
introduce new articulated programs between the University
and other post-secondary institutions;
- to
encourage interdisciplinary, collaborative, and in-service
learning programs of study and research;
- to
enhance the institution’s research capacity and performance
through a supportive environment that includes internal
grants to faculty and students, as well as through administrative
and infrastructure support;
- to
increase the number and value of research funds from granting
councils and agencies, and private sources;
- to
enhance the University’s research reputation through
the appointment of Canada Research Chairs;
- to
ensure the integration of research into the University’s
academic plans;
- to
upgrade the University’s technological and physical
infrastructure;
- to
build relationships with government leaders and become more
responsible for directing all aspects of the provision of
a university education consistent with the University’s
mission;
- to
advance the University’s internationalization by raising
the proportion of international students and facilitating
faculty exchanges abroad;
- to
foster community partnerships;
- to
clarify, simplify, and improve policies and practices;
- to
encourage good labour relations and professional development;
- to
manage our enrolment so as to ensure the financial well-being
of the University while delivering the highest quality of
education to the largest number of students from as diverse
background as possible;
- to
improve student support initiatives;
- to utilize performance expectations to measure institutional quality and guarantee accountability to our stakeholders.
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Dr.
David McLeod, Director
Office of International Activities
Telephone: (204) 727-7429
Fax: (204) 727-5416
E-mail: mcleod@brandonu.ca
International
agreements
International agreements with universities in: China, Costa
Rica, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, U.K. and the U.S.
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