Brock University hosted a quick visit from some unusual and special guests this week - descendants of none other than Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock.
On Tuesday, June 26 - 200 years and 1 day after U.S. President James Madison proclaimed what became the War of 1812 - the British visitors called in to the University’s Campus [...]
The long weekend beckons but that doesn’t always mean getting away from campus for some. Here’s a list of what’s open and closed this weekend:
Dale Unruh is a cleaner who helps keep the buildings on campus looking their best. The St. Catharines resident covers all corners of the campus with a squeegee, duster, vacuum cleaner or mop in hand.
What do you like about your job?
We get to work in all different areas as a casual cleaner. We get to [...]
For new author Peter Hernandez (BA ’95), the “other side of the brain” is certainly a creative one.
Hernandez completed his BA in general studies, focusing on business and politics, at Brock in 1995, and maintains a career in international business.
This past winter he wrote and published a children’s picture book called A New Day With [...]
It’s a rare combination, but Louis Volante is both a teacher and a student, especially when it comes to the relationship between assessment research, policy and practice.
Volante, associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education, is a well-versed educator in his field. But he continues to let his curiosity and passion drive him towards uncovering [...]
Attention golfers.
For the first time, this year’s Annual Alumni Association Golf Tournament will be part of Brock Days Alumni Weekend festivities - a homecoming and community celebration happening September 21-23.
This year, the tournament will be held on Friday, Sept. 21.
The Brock University Alumni Association is pleased to continue to offer this annual tournament and - [...]
Hevina Dashwood has been given a prestigious honour for teaching excellence.
The political science professor won the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) Award for Teaching Excellence, which recognizes educators who excel at unlocking the potential of Ontario’s young people.
Luke Speers, Brock University Students’ Union vice-president nominated Dashwood for the award after taking her third-year class on [...]
Lowry, Linda. (2012) “Accounting students, library use, and information competence: evidence from course syllabi and professional accounting association competency maps.” Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship, 17(2), pp. 117-132.
Raby, Rebecca. (2012) School Rules: Obedience, Discipline and Elusive Democracy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division.
Ross, Stephanie and Larry Savage, Eds. (2012) Rethinking [...]
David Siegel spoke to a study tour of senior civil servants from India and Sri Lanka in Toronto on May 23 on the topic of “The Structure of Local Government in Canada.”
Hichem Ben-El-Mechaiekh in Department of Mathematics presented the first keynote address at the 10th United Arab Emirates Mathematics Day held at the American University of Sharjah on April 14. His talk, entitled The Poincaré Intermediate Value Theorem on Non Smooth Domains, surveyed the old and new about the most generic solvability theorems for nonlinear systems [...]
Student-developed video game named best at industry showcase
University aquatic centre wins provincial lifesaving awards
Brock brief looks at affordability of child care for Niagara families
Learn anywhere with spring term online courses
Brock recognized for United Way fundraising
Student-developed video game heads to industry showcase
Clown doctor in the house this summer at Brock