Assiniboine Effect alumni magazine spread open on a table, showing an article titled Meeting Brandon's Infrastructure Needs.

Alumni Magazine

Indigenous nurse centres her career on community

When Jadelyn McKay grew up, there were two nursing positions in her home community of Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation; a homecare nurse and a community health care nurse, coveted roles that were...

Get to know Crystal Buhler

Get to know Crystal Buhler, BAccS.,CPA, CGA, CIRP, LIT who studied Business Administration (‘00) at Assiniboine and is currently self-employed at C. Buhler & Associates Ltd. as President and a...

Supporting the next generation

Support from Brandt in Brandon was a key factor in establishing Assiniboine’s Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) program, which saw its first cohort in March 2016. “There was a lot of demand for trained...

McDonald‘s Bursary funding futures

Michael Thompson is creating the life he wants in part thanks to the support of the McDonald’s bursary. While working for a company that was hired to provide hospital patients companionship during...

Second career in nursing a privilege for young mom

“When I started, my youngest was three, so that was a bit of a challenge,” said Kim Chartier, who graduated from Assiniboine College’s Practical Nursing program in 2018. When she started the program...

Equipping students to succeed

When Hayley Matiowsky moved to Brandon from Birtle, Manitoba, she knew it would be a big change. After what she describes as a nerve-wracking transition, her start at Assiniboine ended up being less...