This Week on Campus — Oct. 20, 2025

BRANDON UNIVERSITY

Today and tomorrow are the last days of the Shift/Work: Portraits of Precarity art exhibition at the Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art. The exhibition, by Lisa Wood and students Renata Truelove, Michael Vachon and Dhairya Vaidya, features layered paintings, three-dimensional elements, sound collage and drawings, the exhibition explores the lived experiences of people experiencing precarious employment. Gallery hours are noon until 4 p.m., both days.

The Brandon Chamber Players present “Songs from the Porch” on Thursday. Featuring music composed by BU’s Diogo Peixoto during the COVID-19 pandemic, the concert will feature Peixoto on guitar, joined by Marika Galea on bass, Eric Platz on percussion and Luis Deniz on saxophone. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall, and ticket information is available at BrandonChamberPlayers.ca.

Astrophysics meets agriculture in this week’s Science Seminar Series talk on Friday at 2:30 p.m., in Room 4-47 of the John R. Brodie Science Centre. Adam Rogers of BU’s department of Physics and Astronomy will present “From the Stars to the Soil: An Astrophysicists Adventures in Agricultural Engineering.” The talk will also be available online. Email TeepleH@BrandonU.ca for more information.

The Bobcat basketball teams host their Canada West home openers on Friday, when the University of Manitoba Bisons come to the Healthy Living Centre. The women’s game will start at 6 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 8 p.m. Both BU hoops teams will then visit the University of Winnipeg on Sunday. Meanwhile, both Bobcat soccer teams will be competing in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference Final Four this weekend, with the location to be determined.

Jenny Maclay, on clarinet, and Luis Ramirez, on piano, will present “Arctic Soundscapes,” a concert featuring music inspired by the polar regions, on Oct. 27. All are welcome, and there is no admission charge for the concert, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall.

» Rob Henderson

ASSINIBOINE COLLEGE

A limited number of tickets are available for the Assiniboine Advancement Dinner on Oct. 23. Join us as we celebrate the Advancement of the College and recognize the incredible achievements of our alumni community by honouring this year’s award recipients whose leadership, innovation, and impact remind us of the lasting impact Assiniboine graduates have across Manitoba and beyond. Find out more at assiniboine.net/events.

Learn about your Student Health Insurance Plan by stopping at the ACSA Care Corner booth on Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Care Corner is in the ACSA Event Space at the Victoria Campus.

Halloween Spirit Week at Assiniboine takes place Oct. 27-31. Get spooky, silly, and spirited this Halloween Week. Assiniboine College students are invited to celebrate Halloween with a week of themed spirit days designed to showcase creativity, costume flair and school spirit. Join in the fun each day and show off your Halloween energy! Find out more at assiniboinestudents.ca/events.

Build a food hamper for $5! Select from a variety of foods and build a food hamper for only $5 in the ACSA Event Space, Victoria Avenue East campus, October 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join us for Cheers & Beers at this year’s Volleyball – Home Opener on Oct. 24, Victoria Avenue East campus. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Free Admission.

This week is fall reading week for several programs at Assiniboine College campus locations. Find out more at assiniboine.net/important-dates.

» Shaun Cameron