Events

  • January 28: Deadline for Deborah E. Roast Entrepreneurship Award

    Applications are open for a competitive award that gives Brock’s entrepreneurial students an edge on the path to success. Established in 2014, the Deborah E. Rosati Entrepreneurship Award annually provides at least one student with $10,000 to become a full-time entrepreneur in the Spring/Summer term.

    The student who receives the award will work closely with BioLinc, Brock’s on-campus business incubator run by the Goodman School of Business, and gain access to physical space, support services, mentorship and networking opportunities from May to August.

    The award is open to any Brock student with almost any type of business concept. Co-op students are able to use the semester towards a co-op work term.

    Brock students Ethan Foy and Olivia Poulin were last year’s recipients, and they have both enjoyed entrepreneurial success thanks in part to their ability to focus their efforts to their businesses full-time last summer.

    Earlier this month, Foy won a $14,000 startup prize package at Monster Pitch, an entrepreneurial pitch competition hosted by the Brock Innovation Group in partnership with the Goodman School of Business and BioLinc. The fifth-year neuroscience student from Oakville won the competition by pitching LifePoints, his company that provides users with monetary rewards for time spent at fitness facilities.

    Students can apply for the Deborah Rosati award on the BioLinc website until Sunday, Jan. 28.

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  • January 23: Exploring Careers in Oenology & Viticulture

    You’re invited!

    This intimate event will give students the opportunity to meet directly with oenology and viticulture industry professionals in a wide variety of positions. Students can improve networking skills, learn about possible career paths and secure employment (part-time, co-op/internship or post-graduate, full-time).

    DATE: Tuesday, Jan. 23

    TIME: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

    LOCATION: Pond Inlet, Brock University

    REGISTER AT: careerzone.brocku.ca – Campus Career – Events

    For more information, please see Steven Trussler, OEVI Academic Advisor (IH 203) or email him at strussler@brocku.ca

    OEVI Careers_Jan 23

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  • January 18: Coffee Break with the President

    President Gervan Fearon invites Brock faculty and staff to kick off the new year by joining him for a coffee break, Thursday, Jan. 18 in Market Hall. Employees are welcome to drop in anytime between 2 and 3 p.m. to enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, sweets and conversation. No registration is required.

    With the majority of employees back from their holiday breaks, Fearon looks forward to catching up and having conversations with colleagues and meeting new people.

    “The event is purposely informal,” he said. “There won’t be any formal speeches or agendas. I want to chat and engage in conversation with faculty, staff and colleagues about their holidays, to introduce myself and provide faculty and staff with an opportunity to share and engage in dialogue.”

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  • January 24: Celebration of Excellence

    The accomplishments of faculty and staff within the Faculty of Mathematics and Science will take the spotlight during an upcoming celebration.

    The fourth annual Celebration of Excellence will take place Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Pond Inlet.

    Awards handed out during the ceremony include Distinguished Teaching, Distinguished Research, Distinguished Staff, Student Experience, Recruitment and Outreach, Distinguished Scholar and Lifetime Achievement.

    New this year is the Experiential Education Leadership Award, which will be presented to a faculty or staff member who has exhibited a passion for incorporating experiential education opportunities into their classes or placed an emphasis on providing first- and second-year students with experiential education opportunities.

    All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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  • January 16: Master of Science thesis defence

    Daniel Hughes, a candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will present his Master of Science thesis defence by video conference on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 10:30 a.m. in WH 147.

    His thesis is titled “Detecting spatial variation in hydrology and carbon export across a lake-rich permafrost landscape: Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada.”

    His examination committee members are Dr. Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Dr. Susanne Tank, External Examiner, (University of Alberta); Dr. Kevin Turner, Supervisor; Dr. Michael Pisaric and Dr. Francine McCormick, Committee Members.

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  • Jan 15: Math Ed Seminar Series

    Math Ed Seminar Series

    Dr. Chantal Buteau
    Dr. Eric Muller
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics
    Brock University

    Dr. Joyce Mgombelo
    Faculty of Education
    Brock University

    DATE: Monday, Jan. 15

    TIME: 10am

    LOCATION: TA403

    Math Ed Seminar Series – Jan 15

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  • Jan. 12: Chemistry Seminar Series – Dr. John Golbeck

    Department of Chemistry – Seminar Series

    Dr. John Golbeck
    Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
    Professor of Chemistry
    The Pennsylvania State University

    DATE: Friday, Jan. 12

    TIME: Noon

    LOCATION: H313

    Chemistry Seminar Series – Jan. 12, 2018

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  • December 13: Master of Science thesis defence

    Nafiseh Motevallibashi, a candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will present her Master of Science thesis defence on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 11:30 a.m. in MCH 313.

    Her thesis is titled “Properties and Algorithms of the (n; k)-Arrangement Graphs and Augmented Cubes.”

    Her examination committee members are Dr. Michael Bidochka, Chair; Dr. Eddie Cheng, External Examiner, (Oakland University); Dr. Ke Qui, Supervisor; Dr. Michael Winter and Dr. Sheridan Houghten, Committee Members.

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  • December 12: Master of Science thesis defence

    Walid Abomirga, a candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will present his Master of Science thesis defence by video conference on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 9 a.m. in WH 147.

    His thesis is titled “Central North Atlantic (IODP Site U1313) paleoceanography based on a high-resolution dinoflagellate cyst record across the Early–Middle Pleistocene boundary (Marine Isotope Stages 20–18, ~773 ka).”

    His examination committee members are Dr. Michael Bidochka, Chair; Dr. Elisabeth Levac, External Examiner, (Bishop’s University); Dr. Martin Head, Supervisor; and Dr. Francine McCarthy and Dr. Uwe Brand, Committee Members.

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  • December 6: Tech showcase to highlight teaching, research tools

    The Brock community is invited to attend the free, interactive Teaching and Research Technology Showcase which will feature advanced resources and tools now being supported and used at Brock.

    The showcase is a joint presentation by Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation (CPI). Brock technology that will be showcased at the event includes:

    • Library Makerspace 3D printer and virtual reality
    • Centre for Digital Humanities virtual reality
    • Online formative feedback with Blue Pulse
    • Office 365 for collaborative documents and surveys
    • CyberSecurity
    • Desktop virtualization
    • High-powered computing with Sharcnet

    DATE: Wednesday, December 6

    TIME: 9am to 11am

    LOCATION: Market Hall

    For more information, contact edtech@brocku.ca

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