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Brock University
Motto:	Surgite! (Push On!)
Established	1964
Type:	Public
Endowment:	C$17.7 million
Chancellor:	Ned Goodman
President:	Jack N. Lightstone
Staff:	592
Undergraduates:	16,284
Postgraduates:	1,169
Location	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Campus:	Suburban
Colours:	Red and white
Mascot:	Boomer the Badger
Website:	www.brocku.ca

Brock University is a modern comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It was named for Major General Sir Isaac Brock, who lost his life during the Battle of Queenston Heights in the War of 1812 fought 30 km from the present-day site of the campus. His last words, "Surgite!" ("Push on!"), are the official university motto.

Brock offers a wide range of undergraduate programs, with a modest number of graduate and interdisciplinary degree programs. It is located on the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Many of the buildings on campus were designed by the innovative architectural firm, Moriyama and Teshima Architects. The main campus serves a student population of over 17,000 full- and part-time students. Despite unprecedented growth in recent years, which has seen the construction of several multi-million dollar expansion projects, university administration does not seek enrollment beyond the 16,000 full-time student level. A satellite campus used primarily for teacher education is located in Hamilton, Ontario.

Jack N. Lightstone became the school's president on July 1, 2006. The University Chancellor is Ned Goodman, the investment industry leader and Canadian business builder.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 Student life 5 Buildings 5.1 Arthur Schmon Tower 5.2 Thistle Complex 5.3 Welch Hall 5.4 Mackenzie Chown Complex 5.5 Scotiabank Hall 5.6 Academic South 5.7 Taro Hall 5.8 Plaza 2006 5.9 East Academic 5.10 Walker Complex 6 Residences 6.1 DeCew Residence 6.2 Gordon and Betty Vallee Residence 6.3 Alan Earp Residence 6.4 Arnie Lowenberger Residence 6.5 Village Residence 6.6 Quarry View Residence 7 Notable alumni 8 Trivia 9 See also 10 External links

The university was founded in 1964 as one of a series of universities created in Ontario to handle the undergraduate education of baby boomers.

Brock offers a large number of undergraduate degree programs, divided under 6 main faculties:

• Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
  • Physical Education and Kinesiology
  • Recreation and Leisure Studies
  • Community Health Sciences
  • Nursing
  • Sport Management
• Faculty of Business
  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
• Faculty of Education
  • Concurrent Education
  • Pre Service Education
  • Gradaute and Undergradaute education
• Faculty of Humanities
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Canadian Studies
  • Classics
  • Dramatic Arts
  • English Language and Literature
  • Great Books|Liberal Studies
  • History
  • Interactive Arts and Science
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Modern Languages, Literature's and Cultures
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • School of Fine and Performing Arts
  • Visual Arts
• Faculty of Mathematics and Science
  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Earth Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
• Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Child and Youth Studies
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Film Studies
  • Geography
  • Political Science
  • Popular Culture
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Tourism and Environment
  • Women's Studies

At the graduate level, degrees are offered in several arts and sciences disciplines. In addition, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (an institution of the Lutheran Church - Canada is affiliated with the university and offers a four-year Master of Divinity.

The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Brock Badgers.

Brock has the following varsity sports:

• Baseball (Men's)
• Basketball (Men's & Women's)
• Cross Country (Men's & Women's)
• Curling (Men's & Women's)
• Fencing (Men's & Women's)
• Hockey (Men's & Women's)
• Lacrosse (Men's)
• Rowing (Men's & Women's)
• Rugby union (Men's & Women's)
• Soccer (Men's & Women's)
• Squash (Men's)
• Swimming (Men's & Women's)
• Volleyball (Women's)
• Wrestling (Men's & Women's)

In its history, Brock athletic teams have won a combined 45 provincial championships and 24 national championships (as of 2006).

2007 Championships:

• Men's Lacrosse (National)
• Men's Rugby (Provincial)
• Men's Wrestling (National) 9 years running

The Globe and Mail's University Report Card, which is a national survey on student satisfaction, ranked Brock first in several categories and sixth overall among 29 Canadian universities.

In Maclean's 2006 University Rankings, Brock ranked fourth in student satisfaction in the primarily undergraduate category.

Its location in the Niagara Peninsula puts Brock at the center of cool-climate grape and wine research. It carries the distinction of being the only university in Canada to offer an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Oenology and Viticulture - see the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute.

In 2003, Brock's Faculty of Business was accredited by the AACSB. Less than 10 percent of business schools worldwide have earned this accreditation, the highest standard in management education. Further, Brock University has become the second university in Ontario to have its Accounting Program officially accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.

The Brock University Students' Union represents all undergraduate students at Brock University. It operates various services and businesses run by students. It is located in the Alumni Students' Centre.

The Brock Centre for the Arts is located on campus and features two large theatres, The Sean O'Sullivan (537 seats) and The David S. Howes (508 seats). The centre has a strong reputation in the Niagara Region for presenting some of the biggest names in Canadian Arts and Entertainment, Academics, and Politics.

The School of Fine and Performing Arts owns Rodman Hall, a downtown art gallery and teaching centre. The school is exploring a possible joint venture with the City of St. Catharines to operate a performing arts venue nearby.

The Brock University Students' Union publishes a weekly campus newspaper, The Brock Press. It also operates a radio station, CFBU, which broadcasts 24/7 from its studio in Downtown St. Catharines.

Isaac's is the on-campus pub run by the Brock University Students' Union that hosts a very popular Thursday night event featuring cheap drinks and Top-40 music on the dancefloor.

The Brock campus uses several buildings for academic purposes, as well as other student purposes.

The flagship building of Brock, this building houses the campus Library, as well as the offices of the University administration.

One of the oldest buildings at Brock, contains the majority of the lecture halls on campus, including Thistle 247, which is the largest lecture hall at Brock.

Home to the faculty of education as well as the David Howes theatre.

Named for long-time St. Catharines Mayor Mackenzie Chown and originally designed by former Brock Chancellor Raymond Moriyama, the Mac Chown Complex primarily contains seminar rooms and science labs. The Mac Chown Complex also houses the Pond Inlet.

Built in 2001, Scotiabank Hall includes the Computer Commons, also called the "Fishbowl", the largest computer facility for student use on campus.

Completed in 2003, Academic South contains 8 new, state-of-the-art lecture halls as well as offices for the faculty of Applied Health Sciences.

Taro Hall is the home of the Brock Faculty of Business.

The newest building at Brock, completed in 2007, Plaza 2006 contains the faculty of social sciences, as well as new computer facilities, seminar rooms and the new Brock bookstore.

East Academic is actually 3 smaller buildings that are used primarily as seminar rooms for classes in the Business, ESL, and History faculties.

The Walker Complex is the athletic complex for Brock University. The Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre, an 8 lane 50m x 18.3m Olympic size competitive swimming pool that features a depth adjustable hydraulic floor in shallow end (0-4 feet), a moveable bulkhead, 5m diving tower, two 1m springboards and two 3m springboards, two Tarzan ropes, and whirlpool (located on pool deck.) The Zone, a 5100 sq. ft. state of the art facility including over 60 pieces of cardio equipment as well as strength training equipment. Fitness and Dance studios are located on the upper level as are classrooms. The lower level includes the Ian K. Beddis Gymnasium, equipped with drop down curtains that can divide the gymnasium into four separate areas. Each area has one basketball, one volleyball and three badminton courts, that will accommodate recreational activities, intramural sports and Convocation. It is 23,900 square feet with a ceiling height of 30ft. The Beddis gymnasium 200m suspended track that has a rubberized surface. The Bob Davis gymnasium is home to the Badger Basketball, Volleyball and Wrestling teams. This gymnasium is used for a variety of PEKN and ED activity classes during weekdays. Gym 2 is the multipurpose gymnasium. The Leo Leblanc Rowing Centre is the training facility for the Badger varsity rowing teams and the St. Catharines Rowing Club. The eightperson tank allows rowers to simulate on water training. There are outdoor fields, tennis courts and nature trails.

The campus is currently home to 2,391 students, in 6 separate residences. The majority of these are first-year students, though there is a sizable population of upper-year students who live in residence as well. Traditional style residences are serviced by Sodexho food services, who operate the DeCew and Lowenberger Dining Halls, and are also responsible for a number of other miscellaneous residence tasks as well.

DeCew is the oldest of the Brock Residences (1969. DeCew contains 411 beds in a traditional residence style building. The majority of the rooms are double-rooms (room-mates), though there are also four single-rooms on each floor as well. Each floor typically houses 12 students who share two common living areas and two washrooms. These washrooms are normally divided male/female, except for one (as of 2006) residence 'house' which is female-only. DeCew Residence also houses the DeCew Dining Hall, which services DeCew, Vallee, and Earp Residences. This residence does not have any elevators and is 5 floors

DeCew Residence is divided into 10 'houses' of approximately 42 students each, each with its own mascot. The residence houses include: Keefer Camels , Fitzgibbon Paws, Cruickshank (Dolphins), Hunter (Monsters), Holmes (Flamingos), Shickluna (Lions, formerly male only), Simcoe (Angels, female only), MacDonnel (Dragons), St. Julien (Moose), and Brant (Bulldogs). The Head Resident lives in the basement of Stairwell 17.

Gordon and Betty Vallee Residence, commonly referred to simply as Vallee, is another traditional-style residence which o the laundry machines, maintenance closets, and a suite for the Head Resident. Students in this residence share a washroom with one other person and while this affords more privacy to the students living there, it also means that, unlike DeCew, students have to clean their own washrooms.

The residence is divided into 6 halls: Mack (Mallards), Egerton (Huskies), Bradley (Armadillos), Dufferin (G'Nomes), Renaud (Tiggers), and Yeo (Crusaders).

Earp Residence was officially opened in 2001, and is home to 255 students. The building is very similar to Vallee Residence, in that all of its rooms are single-rooms with a washroom shared between two students. Like Vallee, Earp is a five-story building, with the basement housing maintenance equipment and laundry facilities. The Head Resident lives in a room adjacent to the lobby.

Alan Earp Residence is divided into 5 floors: MacDougall (Groundhogs), Doherty (Phoenix), Sheaffe (Titans), Secord (Barracudas), and Merritt (Wizards).

Arnie Lowenberger Residence is the newest of Brock University's residences, and officially opened midway through 2003. The building endured some controversy, as it was not completed on time and all 311 of the students who were supposed to live in it had to be put up in nearby hotels for several weeks until the building could be completed. Since then, it has become known lovingly as the Berg by those who call it home. The residence building is named for Dr. Arnie Lowenberger, Professor emeritus, past Athletic Director and Dean of Physical Education. Dr. Lowenberger was the first Director of Residences for Brock University.

Lowenberger differs from Vallee and Earp Residences in terms of washrooms. Rather than being entirely composed of single-rooms, Lowenberger is a combination of single- and double-rooms, which are paired up with a washroom. Thus, each washroom in the building is shared between three students. Lowenberger also houses the Lowenberger Dining Hall, and the Head Resident lives in a room adjacent to the lobby.

Lowenberger is divided into 5 halls: East 100/200s (Ravens), West 200s (Stars), East 300s (Wolves), West 300s (Coyotes), and East 400s (Hawks).

Village Residence currently contains 888 beds for students. It was originally opened in 1989, though expansions followed in 1993, 1998, and 2002. It is one of Brock's two non-traditional style residences, where 5 students in three single-rooms and one double-room share a common living space, as well as a kitchen. Village is not serviced by Sodexho food services, though students living there have the option of purchasing meal plans to use at either of the Dining Halls.

As of 2006, Village is divided into 3 areas, North, South, and West, and each area has 4 courts in it.

Village North is composed of Court 1 (Dittrick Spartans), Court 5 (Kirby Cows), Court 6 (Carnochan Killer Whales) and Court 12 (Bennet Broncos).

Village South is composed of Court 7 (Petrie Pirates), Court 8 (Wetherald Wolverines*), Court 9 (Hainer Hammerheads) and Court 4 (Tubman Polar Bears).

Village West is composed of Court 2 (Theal Eagles), Court 3 (Lampman Dinos), Court 10 (Currie Chameleons) and Court 11 (Green Gators).

• Court 8's Mascot has been changed to the Wolverines as of September 2007.

Quarry View Residence opened in the fall of 2003, along with Lowenberger. It contains 288 beds, which are divided into 3- or 4-person units entirely in single-rooms. Quarry View, like Village, is a non-traditional residence where students have a common living area and kitchen.

Quarry View Residence is divided into 6 blocks: Block 1 Musketeers, Block 2 Mavericks, Block 3 Yellow Baboons, Block 4 Martians, Block 5 Sea Otters, and Block 6 Renegades.

• Rick Campanelli
• Kyle Rae
• Dr. Karl Kaiser, one of Canada's pre-eminent winemakers who introduced icewine to oenophiles around the globe as a founder of Inniskillin Wines. [1]
• Dr. Andy Panko, currently the President of Brownfield Revolution in Niagara-on-the-Lake. [2]
• Don Fearnside
• Mr. Robert Neill. He and his partners successfully manage the largest accounting firm based in the Niagara region, Durward Jones Barkwell & Company LLP. [3]
• Dr. Ian D. Beddis. For the last 20 years, Dr. Beddis has been a leader in Calgary's investment industry. He has served on many national industry boards and has held the position of Chairman of the Alberta Stock Exchange and Chairman of the Alberta District of the Investment Dealers Association. [4]
• Joshua D. Learn, MBA, Director of Customer Service Representative Operations, CIBC
• Carey Assaf, Obesity Specialist
• Stephen Joys, Gynecologist Researcher at the Ontario Ministry of Health

Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.

Brock University hosted the St. Catharines Wine Tasting of 2005, in which Canadian wines outscored several French wines in blind tasting by 51 tasters from the Canadian wine industry.

The school has the third-highest increase in external research funding in all of Canada.

It is the only school in Canada and internationally to offer the program MICA (Mathematics Integrated with Computing and Applications).

• Brock University Students' Union
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• Official web site
• Brock University Students' Union
• Brock University Alumni Association
• Residence Action Council home page
• A comprehensive look at Brock's athletic system
• Job Opportunities and Career Resources @ Brock
• Brock University Faculty Association's Web page

• Brock University is at coordinates 43°07′08″N 79°14′56″W / 43.119, -79.249Coordinates: 43°07′08″N 79°14′56″W / 43.119, -79.249

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