Articles from:December 2025

  • The CPCF Campaign Challenge is Back for 2026

    Thursday, December 18, 2025 | By

    A group of people pose for a photo in front of the Brock University wall in the Rankin Family Pavilion with CPCF Campaign Challenge winners Solomon Mike, who holds up a giant cheque, and Harman Kaur, who holds up the O’Malley Cup trophy.

    The CPCF Campaign Challenge is back for 2026! The Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film will once again host the event on Friday, February 27.

    Teams of students will attempt to solve a contemporary communication issue by developing and presenting a creative pitch that offers a compelling solution. Finalist teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of industry expert judges. The winning team will take home $1,500, with additional cash prizes for the second and third place teams.

    This year’s challenge asks: How do you get 18–24 year-olds to switch from cars to the new Toronto–Niagara GO Train route? How would you make the train more attractive than the alternative?

    For more information and official contest rules, be sure to check out the Campaign Challenge site. Also, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn for updates.

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  • Karen Louise Smith Introduces High School Students to Communication Studies

    Thursday, December 11, 2025 | By

    A professors stands amongst a group of seated high school students

    Do we need a ‘nutrition label’ for our internet plans?

    This was one of the exercises given to prospective students on Dec. 5 at Brock University.  The Faculty of Social Sciences hosted high school students from all over the Niagara Region, giving them the opportunity to experience University learning, explore potential career paths and participate in interactive activities led by current students and faculty.

    In the session facilitated by the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Professor Karen Louise-Smith and attendees explored some of the common complaints Canadians have made about their home internet service. They then worked in groups to prototype a nutrition style label for internet plans to provide clearer information to Canadian consumers in the future.

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