Articles by author: tflecker

  • Provost’s Report to Senate 735

    The Provost & Vice-President, Academic provides a report at each meeting of Senate outlining plans, priorities, issues, and other news. As these reports are public through University Secretariat, they are also shared here via the Provost’s Memoranda Newsletter. The Provost’s report to the Senate 735 may be found online here. Continue reading

  • Provost’s Report to Senate 734

    The Provost & Vice-President, Academic provides a report at each meeting of Senate outlining plans, priorities, issues, and other news. As these reports are public through University Secretariat, they are also shared here via the Provost’s Memoranda Newsletter. The Provost’s report to the Senate 734 may be found online here. Continue reading

  • Call for Applications: Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program (CCSEP) 2026-2027

    Global Affairs Canada, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, has opened applications for the 2026-2027 Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program (CCSEP). This prestigious bilateral scholarship offers Canadian students, faculty, researchers, and mid-career professionals the opportunity to pursue: Post-secondary studies Research projects Short-term professional development Chinese language training at ... Continue reading

  • Proposed Program Discontinuation – MA in Geography

    The Department of Geography and Tourism Studies has submitted a Request for Program Discontinuation, indicating that it wishes to discontinue the MA in Geography, for approval under the Institutional Quality Assurance Processes (IQAP). As part of that process, the Request is being made available for the information of the University community, to provide the opportunity ... Continue reading

  • Provost’s Report to Senate 733

    The Provost & Vice-President, Academic provides a report at each meeting of Senate outlining plans, priorities, issues, and other news. As these reports are public through University Secretariat, they are also shared here via the Provost’s Memoranda Newsletter. The Provost’s report to the Senate 733 may be found online here. Continue reading

  • Community Information Session and 2026-27 Budget Planning Update

    Dear Brock community, With the budget development process for 2026-27 well underway across the teaching Faculties and shared-service units, I wanted to reflect on some of the questions that were raised earlier this year at the Community Information Session in the spring—and provide some clarity on the University’s financial position for next year. ... Continue reading

  • Important updates regarding course materials and adoptions

    The Campus Store is sharing important updates regarding course materials and the adoptions process. Recognizing that the transition of Campus Store operations to Follett over the past several months has not been without challenges, particularly in the realm of course materials and adoptions, Brock has been working closely with Follett to address these concerns and ... Continue reading

  • Funding Opportunity: Faculty Mobility and Partnership Building Program

    The Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program (FMPBP), part of Global Affairs Canada’s International Scholarships Program, has opened for the 2026-2027 year. FMPBP enables professors at Canadian post-secondary institutions to pursue short-term research and/or teaching activities in Latin America and the Caribbean as a means of exploring, creating and advancing institutional partnerships in ... Continue reading

  • Brock University conducts a pilot of AI-powered writing feedback and study assistance

    Over the Fall and Winter 2025-26 terms, close to 2,000 undergraduate students primarily enrolled in three first-year courses—Foundations of Psychology, Introduction to Health Sciences, and Transitions to University Sciences—will participate in an institutional pilot with Studiosity’s AI-powered writing feedback and study assist platforms. This pilot is being conducted in partnership with the course ... Continue reading

  • Provost’s Report to the 732nd Meeting of Senate

    The Provost & Vice-President, Academic provides a report at each meeting of Senate outlining plans, priorities, issues, and other news. As these reports are public through University Secretariat, they are also shared here via the Provost’s Memoranda Newsletter. The Provost’s report to the 732nd meeting of Senate may be found online here. Continue reading