Media releases

• Brock and Community Care partnering to enhance social supports in St. Catharines and Thorold

  Friday, May 24, 2019 | By Brock University

  MEDIA RELEASE: 24 May 2019 – R00086

  It’s a partnership based on positively impacting lives.

  Members of the media are invited to an announcement Tuesday, May 28, when Brock University and Community Care, St. Catharines and Thorold will discuss an expanded collaboration and sign a Memorandum of Understanding.

  Community Care has been serving the area for 100 years and now helps approximately 2,000 households in St. Catharines and Thorold each month access food security. It also provides housing and utilities assistance, back-to-school support, ID replacement services, youth sports opportunities and many other supports.

  Tuesday’s MOU signing, to be held at Community Care’s location on North Street in St. Catharines, will formalize the existing collaboration between the organization and Brock University, which includes initiatives such as the annual 5 Days for the Homeless Campaign hosted by students of Brock’s Goodman School of Business each year.

  The MOU will also establish a framework for further partnerships between Brock and Community Care, such as the potential for research support and expanded experiential education and volunteer opportunities for students.

  What: Collaboration announcement and MOU signing

  When: Tuesday, May 28, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

  Where: Community Care, St. Catharines and Thorold, 12 North St., St. Catharines

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

  * Dan Dakin, Manager Communications and Media Relations, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-197

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• Brock gives back with scholarships for Niagara high school grads

  Thursday, May 23, 2019 | By Brock University

  MEDIA RELEASE: 23 May 2019 – R00085

  It was a celebration of Niagara’s future.

  For the fifth year in a row, but in a new format on campus, Brock University handed out more than $125,000 in entrance scholarships to graduating secondary school students from across the region Wednesday night.

  Selected based on a combination of academic achievements, involvement in school and the community, as well as financial need, the Niagara Principal’s Awards were given to 58 students representing 29 public, Catholic and private schools.

  Most of the recipients, along with their parents and school principals, were on hand at the University Wednesday to be presented their scholarships.

  “We moved to a new format for recognizing the scholarship recipients this year, allowing us to celebrate these students and their achievements more fully and among their school and home supporters,” said Beth Natale, Director, Recruitment and Retention for Brock University. “Hosting the event in the new Goodman School of Business Atrium was the perfect setting to illustrate the value and prestige associated with this accomplishment, and to demonstrate Brock’s commitment to partnership and investment in Niagara.”

  That commitment shows Brock is leading by example, said Westlane Secondary School principal Karen Simpson.

  “It’s an opportunity that some of these students might not have otherwise had and Brock is presenting that opportunity,” she said. “I think it’s outstanding. It’s important to give back to our community and Brock is doing that for our students. It’s also showing them the importance of giving back.”

  Since its inception in 2014, Brock has handed out the $2,500 entrance scholarships to nearly 300 students.

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

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

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