This Week on Campus — Feb. 9, 2026
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BRANDON UNIVERSITY
Bukola Salami, a Canada Research Chair from the University of Calgary, will visit Brandon University this week. In addition to leading sessions for students and faculty, she will give a public talk on access to health care for Black and racialized people in Canada. This talk will take place on Tuesday, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., in the Gathering Space of the John E. Robbins Library. The event is free, but please pre-register online at Events.BrandonU.ca.
Mark McDougall of BU’s Department of Biology will look back 290 million years at the early evolution of terrestrial vertebrates in this week’s Science Seminar Series event. The talk will take place on Friday at 2:30 p.m., in Room 4-34 of the John R. Brodie Science Centre. The talk will also be available online. Email TeepleH@BrandonU.ca for details.
The Bobcat volleyball and futsal teams will wrap up their regular season play with away games this weekend. This weekend also marks the start of the Canada West basketball playoffs.
The Loy and Excellentia Initiative will host a Black History Month celebration on Saturday. Loy Excellentia is a mentorship program for Black university students, and more information about the organization is available at LoyExcellentia.org.
Learn to Play Pickleball sessions will take place at the Healthy Living Centre on Feb. 15 and March 1, from 9 to 11 a.m., each day. All skill levels are welcome. Visit HealthyLivingCentre.ca for more information or to register.
Brandon University will be closed on Feb. 16 for Louis Riel Day, and students will be off for winter break for the remainder of next week. Classes will resume on Feb. 23.
» Rob Henderson
ASSINIBOINE COLLEGE
The Assiniboine College Students’ Association is hosting a number of Black History Month events this month. Keep an eye on assiniboinestudents.ca for all the student-led events at all our campus locations.
Join us for Infinity Week! Learn about Indigenous culture and teachings in a welcoming learning environment! Activities and speakers all week long. Find out more at assiniboine.net/events.
The Parkland Building at Assiniboine College's North Hill Campus. (File)
This week we celebrate three outstanding alumni at our annual Parkland campus alumni celebration! Tickets are still available by emailing Parklandinfo@assiniboine.net or by calling 204-622-2222.
Celebrate Assiniboine Cougars athletics this weekend with Cheers ‘n’ Beers at our fustal and volleyball games! All activities take place the Victoria Avenue East gymnasium. Find out more at assiniboine.net/events.
Celebrate the Olympics by joining in on Olympic Spirit Week, hosted by the college and the ACSA! Be Featured On Our Social Media: For each day you participate, make sure to take a picture and use the hashtag #OlympicSpiritWeek and tag the ACSA on Facebook and Instagram so everyone can see your winning looks!
» Shaun Cameron