Media releases

  • Grand opening set for new Goodman School of Business building

    MEDIA RELEASE: 25 January 2019 – R00010

    A new era is about to begin for Brock University’s Goodman School of Business.

    On Friday, Feb. 1, the University will host the official opening for the transformational $24-million expansion and renovation project.

    What started out as a facilities expansion to give the growing business school more physical space has, in the process, rooted the School at the centre of Brock’s campus and given the Goodman community a sense of place.

    “Buildings are the embodiment of the culture of an organization,” says Goodman Dean Andrew Gaudes. “What we have here now allows us to create opportunities for collaboration not only within the School but also with our stakeholders beyond the campus in our community.”

    The project is a combination of new construction and an ambitious overhaul of Goodman’s existing layout.

    Features of the new building include:

    • 79,000 square feet of new and renovated space
    • A striking two-storey engagement atrium
    • Six new and nine refreshed classrooms
    • Five new interview rooms that will be used by employer partners
    • A new Bloomberg financial research lab
    • Graduate student study space, faculty research space and additional offices

    All classrooms in the new building feature state-of-the-art technology and all spaces feature new environmentally friendly LED lighting.

    The project to transform and modernize the Goodman School was made possible by a major gift from the family of former Brock Chancellor Ned Goodman, along with a $10-million commitment from the Government of Ontario and the support of many generous donors.

    “It is incredible to see how Brock University continues to create new venues of opportunity for its students that will aid them in becoming future leaders in Ontario and beyond,” said the Honourable Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. “In order for our students to achieve their highest potential, they need access to modern tools and facilities to help them develop the skills needed for today’s and tomorrow’s job market.”

    Media and the community are invited to attend the ribbon-cutting celebration to officially open the space and thank the donors and organizations that made the building possible.

    What: Official opening of the new Goodman School of Business

    When: Friday, Feb. 1, 10:30 a.m.

    Where: Goodman School of Business Atrium

    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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  • And the Oscar goes to Roma: Brock prof predicts Best Picture win for foreign film

    MEDIA RELEASE: 22 January 2019 – R00009

    The Golden Globes got it wrong, says Brock University Associate Professor of Communication, Pop Culture and Film Scott Henderson. Bohemian Rhapsody wasn’t better than A Star Is Born. And neither deserve a Best Picture win at the Oscars next month.

    Roma is by far the best film on the list. I think it should win. I think it likely will win,” says Henderson, Executive Director of the Popular Culture Association of Canada.

    The nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were announced Tuesday, Jan. 22 and Henderson says there are no real surprises on the list. But he says having eight films nominated for Best Picture is simply too many.

    “That’s the Academy’s mistake. They think they’re going to get more viewers because they have more films on the list, but to me, it just waters down the category,” he says.

    With no obvious favourites for the Best Picture win, Henderson believes Roma, about director Alfonso Cuarón’s early days in Mexico, is the best of the bunch. If it wins, it would be the first-ever for a foreign-language film, and for one distributed primarily on Netflix.

    Roma is controversial. Hollywood still has a large number of people looking backwards to old traditions,” Henderson says. “If it wins, new forms of distribution will be legitimatized.”

    He calls Roma a “beautiful film” that takes on big topics such as gender and class issues and the political tension between the U.S. and Mexico.

    “It’s thoughtful cinema,” he says.

    Scott Henderson, Associate Professor of Communication, Pop Culture and Film, is available for media interviews.

    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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