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
Memoranda
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Community Information Session and 2026-27 Budget Planning Update
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Launch of the New Institutional Planning, Analysis & Performance Website
The Office of Institutional Planning, Analysis & Performance (IPAP) is pleased to share the launch of its new website, which will serve as a central hub for data and insights across the institution. The new website offers quick access to a range data and analyses, including: enrolment trends, retention and graduation rates, rankings and reputation ... Continue reading
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Input sought on reappointment of Vice-Provost and Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
The Advisory Committee on the Vice-Provost, Graduate Studies and Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs is inviting input from the Brock community as outlined in the Policy on the Appointment of Academic Administrators. Professor Suzanne Curtin has held the role of Vice-Provost and Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs since July 1, 2020. ... Continue reading
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Survey on Brock’s Learning Spaces Arriving This Fall
Brock University’s Learning Spaces Advisory group is launching a Learning Spaces Feedback survey this fall. The goal is to gather actionable, practical feedback from students, instructors, and staff about Brock’s classroom and learning spaces, using a simple online survey accessible via a QR code and directly at https://kumu.brocku.ca/spaces/ . Students ... Continue reading
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New Interactive Reports Now Available in Power BI
The Department of Institutional Planning, Analysis and Performance (IPAP) is pleased to announce the launch of two new interactive Power BI dashboards, expanding access to key institutional data in a dynamic and user-friendly format. Undergraduate Retention & Graduation Report This tool provides visual, customizable insights into undergraduate student pathways from 2013–14 to 2024–25 on retention and graduation ... Continue reading
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Reimagining Brock University
The Provost's Office has launched a Brightspace shell that will serve as an open forum for asking questions of the Brock community around reimagining our future. All are welcome to join, and everyone is encouraged participate in the discussion. Click here to access the Brightspace shell. The current discussion topics are: Degree Architecture Core & ... Continue reading