Media releases

• Brock students to reveal ‘Life Stories’ with residents of Tabor Manor Monday

  Thursday, March 29, 2018 | By Brock University

  MEDIA RELEASE: 29 March 2018 – R00066

  What do 20-year-old university students and 90-year-old seniors have in common? As it turns out, more than either of them thought.

  Nearly 50 students in a third-year Brock University Leisure and Aging course have had a unique experiential learning opportunity as they spent the past three months working with aging adults at Radiant Care Tabor Manor in St. Catharines.

  Recreation and Leisure Studies Associate Professor Colleen Whyte teaches students in her RECL 3P12 every Monday morning at the long-term care home. They spend an hour in a makeshift classroom at the facility and then another hour working one-on-one with residents.

  “Many students come in saying, generationally, we’re just so different and we’re not going to have a lot in common,” Whyte said. “But they meet with these older adults who have grandchildren their age and they’re asking about television shows like Stranger Things. The course is building those connections and breaking down barriers.”

  With the Winter Term coming to a close, the Leisure and Aging students will wrap up their time at Tabor Manor on Monday, April 2 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. when they present ‘Life Stories,’ a collection of short, photo-based biographical books they’ve produced about the lives of the older adults they’ve come to know.

  The 12-page Life Story books have been produced for 100 Tabor Manor residents, many of whom are dealing with memory loss and will have the books in their rooms as a way to help stimulate conversation and memories as visitors come and go.

  Monday’s event will bring together the students, residents and their families, as the books are presented.

  “It’s anticipated that these books will be a valuable resource and keepsake for residents and their families,” said Radiant Care CEO Tim Siemens. “Students used their skills as recreationists and their skills of engagement and communication to elicit the personalities, stories and memories of the residents they partnered with.”

   

  Media are invited to attend Monday’s Life Stories presentation at Tabor Manor. Whyte and Siemens, along with students and residents will be available for interviews and photos.

   

  What: Presentation of ‘Life Stories’ by Brock RECL 3P12 students

  When: Monday, April 2, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

  Where: Radiant Care Tabor Manor — Great Room, 7 Tabor Dr., St. Catharines

  Parking: Available next door at Scott Street Church

  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

  * Tim Siemens, CEO, Radiant Care tims@radiantcare.net, 905-934-3414, ext. 1052

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• Panel talk to explore women in business

  Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | By Brock University

  MEDIA RELEASE: 28 March 2018 – R00065

  The rise of female entrepreneurs and underrepresentation of women in high profile business roles will be at the centre of a panel discussion held at Brock University next week.

  Women in Business Matter, being held Wednesday, April 4, is the fourth in a series of panel talks organized by Brock University’s Goodman School of Business. Previous Business Matters discussions have focused on the music industry, corporate social responsibility and innovation in business.

  This year’s panelists will discuss topics related to women in business, including gender balance on boards, the federal ‘gender equality’ budget and women’s approach to entrepreneurship.

  Panelists include Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General of Ontario; Tayler Book, Co-owner, Beechwood Doughnuts; and Shawna Chen, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Goodman School of Business. Mishka Balsom, President and CEO, Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, will moderate the discussion.

  Lysyk has extensive audit, finance, risk management and governance experience and has previously served as the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan and Deputy Auditor General and Chief Operating Officer of Manitoba after holding senior positions in both the private and public sectors during a 25-year career.

  Book, a Brock alumna (BA ’14), developed an unexpected love for entrepreneurship and marketing after founding Beechwood Doughnuts, a popular vegan doughnut shop in downtown St. Catharines. A strong proponent of the power of word of mouth and social media, Book cultivated a loyal online following from the moment Beechwood opened its doors in January 2015.

  Chen, this year’s recipient of Goodman’s Untenured Researcher of the Year award, researches strategies and actions for startups from idea generation to venture growth. Before joining the University, she co-founded three internet startups and one private equity investment firm.

  Goodman School of Business Dean Andrew Gaudes says the event will help bring to light the underrepresentation of women at higher levels in organizations and on boards.

  “Our panel is a great combination of entrepreneurial spirit, business research and the auditor general for our province who has a history of working in senior-level organizations in what could be deemed as non-traditional areas for women,” he said. “We will all be able to learn something from their insight and their ability to lead and effect change in their respective areas.”

  The event starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Space is limited, but registration is still open online.

  The Women in Business Matter event is supported by the Wilmot Foundation and is part of the D.G. Wilmot leader series.

  What: Women in Business Matter panel discussion

  Who: Bonnie Lysyk, Tayler Book, Shawna Chen, Mishka Balsom

  When: Wednesday, April 4 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

  Where: Scotiabank Atrium, Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex, Brock University

  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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