Articles by author: ddakin

• Brock Badgers head back downtown for Steel Blade Classic

  Friday, July 28, 2017 | By ddakin

  MEDIA RELEASE: 28 July 2017 – R00137

  The Brock Badgers are ready to put the Guelph Gryphons on ice.

  For the second year in a row, the Steel Blade Classic hockey game will return to the Meridian Centre in downtown St. Catharines on Friday, Sept. 15, when the Badgers men’s hockey team will take on their rivals from Guelph.

  Last year this one-game, winner-take-all showdown drew a record crowd of 3,532 people who saw the Badgers edge the Gryphons in a 4-3 thriller.

  This year marks the 19th edition of the Steel Blade, which has become one of the showcase events of Brock’s Homecoming weekend.

  To enrich the fan experience for the 7 p.m. game, there will again be a Homecoming Tailgate Party starting at 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, across from the Meridian Centre.

  The tailgate party is free and open to the public, and will feature music, a barbecue, beer tent, an interactive game from Warrior Hockey and more.

  “The Homecoming Tailgate Party and the Steel Blade game have quickly become one of the biggest events on the Brock University calendar,” said Neil Lumsden, Director, Brock Sports. “Last year’s event set the tone with a record crowd and a fantastic hockey game, and we’re expecting an even bigger event this year.”

  New for 2017 is the Family Zone, an end section in the Meridian Centre aimed at families with young children. There will be kid-friendly giveaways and visits from Brock mascot Boomer the Badger throughout the night.

  Tickets for the Steel Blade hockey game are now available online at www.steelbladeclassic.com. Prices are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.
  A limited number of free student tickets will be available from the Walker Sports Complex Welcome Desk in September.

   

  About the event

  Homecoming Tailgate Party

  Friday, Sept. 15, 4 p.m.

  Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts Parking Lot

   

  Brock Badgers vs. Guelph Gryphons Steel Blade Classic Hockey Game

  Friday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m.

  Meridian Centre

   

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

  * Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

  Brock University Marketing and Communications has a full-service studio where we can provide high definition video and broadcast-quality audio.

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• Michael Owen returns to Brock as new Dean of Education

  Thursday, July 20, 2017 | By ddakin

  MEDIA RELEASE: 19 July 2017 – R00132

  Brock University’s next Dean of the Faculty of Education will be a familiar face to many people around campus.

  Michael Owen fulfilled several senior academic administrative roles during his first tenure at Brock (2000-07), and on August 15 he will return as Dean of a Faculty in which he was once a professor.

  Over the past three decades, Owen (BA, Carleton; MEd., University of Alberta; PhD, University of Toronto) has served in academic leadership positions at universities in Ontario and Saskatchewan. For the last seven years he has been at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), where he served as Vice-President, Research, Innovation & International and, more recently, Interim Dean and Dean of the Faculty of Education.

  His first tour of duty at Brock began in 2000 as Director of Research Services, after having led the same portfolio at Ryerson University and University of Saskatchewan. He would also serve Brock as Director of the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (2001-03), Associate Vice-President, Research and International Development (2004-07); and a tenured professor for graduate and undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Education.

  Owen said he welcomes the opportunity to return to the region and to Brock.

  “The Faculty of Education at Brock University is a leader in teacher education and educational research in Ontario and Canada,” said Owen. “It is an honour to return to Brock to lead a team of highly dedicated and talented faculty members and staff who, individually and collectively, contribute to the scholarly life of Brock and the Niagara region and to advancing Brock’s mission to the cultural, social and economic development of Niagara and Ontario.”

  This week’s announcement, which completes a recruitment search spanning numerous months, was made by Provost and Vice-President Academic, Tom Dunk.

  “We are very pleased to have someone with such extensive experience in academic leadership re-joining the Brock community,” said Dunk. “Michael’s deep knowledge of the Ontario university landscape will benefit the Faculty of Education and the entire University in challenging times for post-secondary education.”

  Owen will succeed David Siegel, who is stepping down after serving as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Education since April 2015. During his term, Siegel helped create an administrative makeover plan for the Faculty of Education, which is expected to be introduced in the summer of 2018.

   

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

  * Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

  Brock University Marketing and Communications has a full-service studio where we can provide high definition video and broadcast-quality audio.

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