Deborah O’Leary has been appointed Acting Associate Vice-President, Research, and will serve in the role from July through December. The six-month appointment will take place while Michelle McGinn, Associate Vice-President, Research and Professor of Educational Studies, is on administrative leave. A Professor of Health Sciences, O’Leary is currently Associate Dean, Research and Graduate ... Continue reading
Memoranda
-
Deborah O’Leary appointed Acting AVP, Research
-
Brian Power reappointed as Vice-Provost and AVP, Academic
Brian Power has been reappointed as Brock’s Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic for a second five-year term beginning July 1. Power was Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities for six years before taking on his current leadership role in July 2018. A scholar in early music, and former Chair of Brock’s Department of Music, ... Continue reading
-
Provost’s report to the 709th meeting of Senate
It is customary for the the Provost & Vice-President, Academic to provide a report to each meeting of Senate outlining plans, priorities, issues and other news. As these reports are already public through the University Secretariat Office, they will also be shared regularly through this memorandum page. Note that appendices to the report can be ... Continue reading
-
Call for faculty and librarian self-nominations for an Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence
The advent of GPT4 and other similar technologies has catalyzed a robust debate within higher education about the implications of artificial intelligence for a range of academic activities, including teaching, learning, and scholarship. With a view to ensuring that operational decision-making at Brock benefits from our significant in-house expertise, the Provost and Vice-President, Academic is ... Continue reading
-
Inviting applications for the Open Educational Resources (OER) Adoption Grant
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials in any format and medium (e.g., textbooks, simulations, videos, etc.) that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open (e.g., Creative Commons) license. OER may be freely reused, revised, remixed, retained, and redistributed. A growing ... Continue reading
-
Provost’s report to the 708th meeting of Senate
It is customary for the the Provost & Vice-President, Academic to provide a report to each meeting of Senate outlining plans, priorities, issues and other news. As these reports are already public through the University Secretariat Office, they will also be shared regularly through this memorandum page. Note that appendices to the report can be ... Continue reading
-
Appointment of Nicole Nolan as Interim University Librarian
Nicole Nolan has been appointed as Brock’s Interim University Librarian, effective May 1. Nolan has served as Brock’s Associate University Librarian, Research since 2017. From July 1 to Oct. 31, 2022, she also took on the role of Acting University Librarian while an administrative leave was fulfilled. After seven years at the helm of Brock Library, University Librarian ... Continue reading
-
Input sought in reappointment process of the Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
The Advisory Committee on the Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences is inviting input from the Brock community as outlined in the Policy on the Appointment of Academic Administrators. Professor Ingrid Makus has held the role of Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences since July 1, 2018. Professor Makus is eligible for re-appointment for a second five-year term. As ... Continue reading
-
CLOSING MARCH 6: Input sought in the reappointment process of the Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President, Academic
The Advisory Committee on the Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President, Academic is inviting input from the Brock community as outlined in the Policy on the Appointment of Academic Administrators. Professor Brian Power has held the role of Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President, Academic since July 1, 2018. Professor Power is eligible for re-appointment for a second five-year term. As ... Continue reading
-
Provost’s report to the 705th meeting of Senate
It is customary for the the Provost & Vice-President, Academic to provide a report to each meeting of Senate outlining plans, priorities, issues and other news. As these reports are already public through the University Secretariat Office, they will also be shared regularly through this memorandum page. Note that appendices to the report can be ... Continue reading