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49-593: Brock offers a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including professional degrees. Brock was ranked third among Canadian universities in the undergraduate category for research publication output and impact indicators in 2008 (the most recent ranking completed). Brock University is the only school in Canada and internationally to offer the MICA (Mathematics Integrated with Computing and Applications) program. Brock University's Department of Health Sciences offers

98-466: A Biosafety level 3 facility. Brock University's Department of Health Sciences offers the only undergraduate degree in Public Health in Canada. The department also offer duo undergraduate programs (4 years total), each pairing a Community Health (Pass) degree with either a Pharmacy Technician, Dental Hygiene or Massage Therapy certification (two of four years at a partnered college). Starting in 2011,

147-549: A 200m suspended track with a rubberized surface. The Bob Davis gymnasium is home to the Brock Badgers basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. The Leo Leblanc Rowing Centre is the training facility for the Badger varsity rowing teams and the St. Catharines Rowing Club. An eight-person tank allows rowers to simulate on-water training. The Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex

196-658: A board room, and green spaces within the courtyards and surrounding lawns of the campus. The Hamilton Campus closed and moved to a new location in the Burlington area in 2023. In partnership with the City of Burlington, the University plans to relocate to the site of the former Robert Bateman High School . Construction began in the fall of 2012 on the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts in downtown St. Catharines . The facility

245-429: A depth adjustable hydraulic floor in shallow end (0–4 feet), a movable bulkhead, 5m diving tower, two 1m springboards and two 3m springboards, two Tarzan ropes, and a whirlpool. The Zone, a 5,100 sq ft (470 m) facility, includes over 60 pieces of cardio equipment as well as strength training equipment. Fitness and dance studios are located on the upper level along with classrooms. The lower level includes

294-630: A hotel and event space, and renamed the Rodman Hall Boutique Hotel and Events Centre . Brock's undergraduate and graduate degree programs are administered by seven faculties. Brock University's Faculty of Applied Health Sciences contains five academic departments: Department of Health Sciences, Department of Kinesiology, Department of Nursing, Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies, and Department of Sport Management. The faculty offers 11 undergraduate programs, seven master's degrees, and three doctoral fields of study. The Faculty houses

343-663: Is a sizable population of upper-year students who live in residence, typically in the Brock Suites designated areas. All residence students have access to two dining halls which are operated by Aramark under the Fresh Food Company brand. The residence dining halls are located in the DeCew and Lowenberger buildings. The enabling legislation is the Brock University Act, S.O. 1964. Many of the buildings on campus were designed by

392-502: Is composed of nine departments and six centres. This is the second largest faculty at Brock and encompasses twenty percent (20%) of the student population. The departments and centres offers a total of 47 different Undergraduate Programs, Certificates and Coop Options. At the graduate level, this faculty offers seven masters program and an Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD Program with four different specializations. Brock University's Faculty of Mathematics and Science offers degree programs in

441-498: Is no maximum limit on the depth of an Olympic pool. The value has an order of magnitude of 1 megaliter (ML). Some style guides caution against the hyperbole of describing any relatively large pool as "Olympic-size[d]". World Aquatics specifications for an Olympic-size pool are as follows: About 2 acre-feet . There must be two spaces 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) wide outside lanes 1 and 8 (in effect, two empty lanes). The length of 50 metres (164 ft) must be between

490-735: The Lutheran Church - Canada ) is affiliated with the university and offers a four-year Master of Divinity . Canada Research Chairs Canada Research Chair ( CRC ) is a title given to certain Canadian university research professors by the Canada Research Chairs Program. The Canada Research Chair program was established in 2000 as a part of the Government of Canada wanting to promote research and development excellence in Canadian post-secondary educational institutions. Through

539-640: The 3M Teaching Fellowship Award, the only national award that recognizes teaching excellence and educational leadership. In 1963 the Brock University Founders' Committee, chaired by Arthur Schmon and co-chaired by William B Gunning, offered Dr. James A. Gibson the invitation to become the founding president. Brock University was established by the passage of the Brock University Act by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1964. When

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588-840: The BioLinc business incubator to forge partnerships between research and industry, and stimulate an economic cluster in advanced health studies and biomanufacturing in the Niagara Region . The complex is also home to the Niagara Campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine . The CFHBRC was developed based on principles of sustainability and quality environments, following the Canadian Green Building Council 's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system. Construction of

637-659: The CFHBRC began in August 2009, and it officially opened in September 2012. Established in 2019 and funded by LINC and the Rankin family - this new building is Brock's latest and grandest change. Brock's St. Catharines on-campus residence system can accommodate up to 2,777 students. There are eight residence buildings that can be categorized in three ways (traditional, semi-suite and townhouse). The majority of residents are first-year students. There

686-517: The Canada Research Chair program, $ 300 million is spent annually to attract and retain outstanding scholars and scientists. The program hopes to help chairholders achieve research excellence in natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences, improve Canada's depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen the country's international competitiveness, and train personnel through student supervision, teaching, and

735-681: The Chartered Professional Accountants Ontario (CPA Ontario): the Master of Business Administration, Accounting stream (CPA/MBA), and the combined Bachelor of Accounting program and (or equivalent) Master of Accountancy program (MAcc). Containing fifteen percent (15%) of the students at Brock University, the Goodman School of Business offers undergraduate programs in accounting and business with Coop and Duo degree options. Brock University's Faculty of Education offers programs in

784-663: The Faculty of Social Sciences had 58 Professors, 73 Associate Professors, 36 Assistant Professors, and 23 Lecturers and Instructors. There are 4,728 full-time and 521 part-time undergraduate students as well as 372 full-time and 91 part-time graduate students. Updated facts about the Faculty of Social Sciences are posted regularly in the Faculty Highlights section of the website. The Faculty of Graduate Studies offers 49 graduate programs, including nine PhD programs. In addition, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (an institution of

833-491: The Ian D. Beddis Gymnasium, which is equipped with drop down curtains that can divide the large space into four separate gymnasia. Each area has one basketball, one volleyball and three badminton courts that will accommodate recreational activities and intramural sports. Convocation is held in this space twice per year. It is 23,900 square feet (2,220 m) in area with a ceiling height of 30 ft (9.1 m). The Beddis gymnasium has

882-707: The Instructional Resource Centre, as well as the David S. Howes Theatre. It recently underwent an expansion, designed by Diamond and Schmitt Architects and costing in excess of $ 8 million, which added additional lecture halls and administrative offices as well as upgrades to Welch Hall's facilities. Designed by Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama , who also served as Chancellor of Brock, the Mackenzie Chown Complex primarily contains seminar rooms and science laboratories. The Mackenzie Chown Complex also houses

931-484: The Jack & Nora Walker Canadian Centre for Lifespan Development Research. The Walker Complex contains an athletic complex and academic offices. Constructed in 1973 and designed by Moffit, Moffit & Kinoshita Architects, the building has had a number of additions, including a major expansion in 2002 by Moriyama & Teshima Architects. The Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre , an Olympic size competitive swimming pool features

980-741: The Pond Inlet convention space and the Map, Data & GIS Library. It was named for Mackenzie Chown, a former mayor of St. Catharines who served as chairman of the Brock Board of Trustees and chairman of the fundraising committee for a new science laboratory building to be added to the Complex. Completed in 2007, and designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, the Plaza Building contains the Faculty of Social Sciences, as well as computer facilities, seminar rooms, and

1029-726: The Public Health Honours program sets a new standard in Health Sciences, requiring three years of statistic classes as a part of the graduation requirement beginning with the class of 2015. The Goodman School of Business (formerly the Brock University Faculty of Business) is one of only five per cent (5%) of business schools worldwide to attain accreditation by the AACSB . Goodman also has a Beta Gamma Sigma chapter. The Goodman School of Business has two pathways accredited by

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1078-669: The Summer Olympics and the swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships . Different size regulations apply for other pool-based events, such as diving , synchronized swimming , and water polo . Less onerous breadth and depth regulations exist for lesser swimming competitions, but any " long course " event requires a course length of 50 metres (164 ft 0.5 in), as distinct from " short course " which applies to competitions in pools that are 25 metres (82 ft 0 in) in length (or 75 feet (22.9 m) in

1127-465: The United States). If touch pads are used in competition, then the distance is relative to the touch pads at either end of the course, so that the pool itself is generally oversized to allow for the width of the pads. An Olympic-size swimming pool is used as a colloquial unit of volume , to make approximate comparisons to similarly sized objects or volumes. It is not a specific definition, as there

1176-524: The architectural firm Moriyama & Teshima Architects . 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 presents some figures in Canadian arts and entertainment, academics, and politics, and attracts general audiences from the Niagara Region. Brock University also maintained a satellite campus in

1225-421: The centre was hoped to regenerate Downtown St. Catharines and gain traffic from the influx of students. Brock chose not to include food services in the facility to further integrate student life and activity with the downtown neighbourhood. The Walker School is neighbours with St. Catharines' new FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre , located on adjacent lands. Construction of the $ 100 plus-million project, which

1274-575: The city of Hamilton, Ontario . The primary user of this facility was the Faculty of Education, specifically the Teacher Education Department and Graduate Studies in Education and Continuing Education. The Hamilton Campus was officially opened November 2, 2000. It was a campus with computer labs, an Instructional Resource Centre / Library, gymnasium, large classrooms, full and part-time faculty office space, food services, conference facilities,

1323-435: The coordination of other researchers' work. There are two types of Canada Research Chair: The money received for each chair can be used to add to the chair's salary, to help pay for the chair's existing salary, or to fund research; the proportion allocated to each category varies by university. The number of CRCs allocated to a university is proportional to the amount of research grant funding that university has received in

1372-584: The follow areas: Its location in the Niagara Peninsula puts Brock at the centre 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 ). Brock University is also the only school in Canada and internationally to offer

1421-585: The following areas: Brock's Faculty of Education was established in 1965 as the St. Catharines Teachers' College. In 1971 the Teachers' College became the College of Education, an integral part of the Brock University community. In 1990, the College of Education designation was changed to the Faculty of Education to better reflect its academic relationship with the university. Brock University's Faculty of Humanities

1470-458: The minimum depth is increased to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). Whereas the Water Cube pool used for the 2008 Olympics was 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) deep, the temporary pool used in 2024 was only 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in), which commentators suggested made for slower race times. At FINA's 2009 Congress, rules were approved for 10-lane courses for competition, as an alternative to

1519-551: The more traditional 8-lane course. This version of the Olympic-sized swimming pool debuted in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics . Beforehand, the Summer Olympics featured the more traditional 8-lane course with a depth of roughly seven feet, now the minimum depth requirement. Twenty-five world records were broken at this pool, although this is more heavily attributed to the polyurethane “supersuits” worn by many competitors (banned by FINA in 2010). The new Olympic-sized swimming pool

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1568-651: The new Brock Campus Bookstore. The Campus Store occupies the first floor (considered the 200 level, or level 2, in order to match Brock University's historic method of numbering its facilities). The third floor houses seminar rooms and computer labs, as well as the Department of Political Science and its offices. The fourth floor houses additional seminar and computer rooms, as well as the Department of Economics and its offices. The fifth and sixth floors of this building are restricted access and can be entered only via security card verification. These two restricted floors are home to

1617-461: The only undergraduate degree in Public Health in Canada. At the graduate level, Brock offers 49 programs, including nine PhD programs. Brock's co-op program is Canada's fifth-largest, and the third largest in Ontario as of 2011. Graduates enjoy one of the highest employment rates of all Ontario universities at 97.2 percent. Brock has 12 Canada Research Chairs and nine faculty members who have received

1666-463: The preceding three years. Roughly 66% of Chairs are allocated to member institutions of the U15 , a group of the top research-intensive universities in Canada. The Canada Research Chairs Program maintains an online database of profiles of each chairholder, which include detailed descriptions of each of their research projects. On March 27, 2008, the Government of Canada 's Ministry of Industry, as well as

1715-556: The present-day site of the campus. His last words are said to have been Surgite! (Latin for "push on") — now used as the university's motto. For his contribution to Canada, Brock was voted the 28th Greatest Canadian in a 2004 poll, conducted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Using a blend of new construction and major upgrades of existing space, the project will grow Goodman School of Business from its current 50,526 sq. ft. to 76,758 sq. ft. A feature will be

1764-793: The presidents of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada , the Canada Foundation for Innovation , the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research presented each chairholder with a Canada Research Chair insignia at a national celebration of the program held at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau , Quebec . The lapel pin, made of sterling silver, symbolizes

1813-743: The program MICA (Mathematics Integrated with Computing and Applications). The Faculty of Social Sciences is the largest Faculty at Brock serving twenty-eight percent (28%) of the student population within the following departments, centres, and programs: The Faculty of Social Sciences offers 24 undergraduate and co-op options, 12 master’s and 4 doctoral degree programs, as well as 7 certificates and diplomas. Articulation agreements with other institutions allow participating students in some programs to earn additional credentials. Various opportunities such as internships, service learning and field courses provide undergraduate and graduate students with practical experience related to their education. As of 2022-23,

1862-438: The pursuit of knowledge and research excellence and is available exclusively to chairholders. As of November 2007, there are 1,851 Canada Research Chairs. Seventy Canadian universities are participating in the program. Olympic-size swimming pool An Olympic-size swimming pool is a swimming pool which conforms to the regulations for length, breadth, and depth made by World Aquatics (formerly FINA) for swimming at

1911-407: The students and faculty of Brock University. Nationally, Rodman Hall supported the development of artists and cultural workers in southern Ontario through the dissemination of contemporary art, the management of the region's pre-eminent art collection, and the preservation of a significant historic house and gardens. The site was purchased by a local developer from The University in 2020, converted to

1960-428: The three years prior to the year of the allocation. Grant funding must originate from the three federal granting agencies ( NSERC , CIHR , and SSHRC ). Of the total 2000 Chairs, 1880 are regular allocations, distributed as follows: The program sets aside a special allocation of 120 Chairs for universities that have received one per cent or less of the total funding paid out by the three federal granting agencies over

2009-430: The touch pads at the end of each lane, if they are used. If starting blocks are used, then there must be a minimum depth of 1.35 metres (4.4 ft) from between 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) from the end of the pool to at least 6 metres (19 ft 8 in) from the end of the pool. At all other points, the minimum depth is 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). If the pool is used for Olympic Games or World Championships, then

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2058-410: The two-storey glass “engagement atrium” at the west end of the complex. Taro Hall's nine current classrooms will be extensively renovated with new floors, ceilings, furniture, accessibility, lighting and technology, and all existing offices and spaces will either be enlarged or renovated with new flooring and fixtures. The Arthur Schmon Tower was built in 1968 and houses the administrative offices for

2107-549: The university James Alexander Gibson , which serves as the academic library for the university and is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries . The main floor of the library consists of the Matheson Learning Commons which includes computer workstations, study rooms, multimedia classrooms, and the library's circulation and information desk. Welch Hall is home to Brock's Faculty of Education,

2156-484: The university first opened in September 1964, classes were held at the St. Paul Street United Church in downtown St. Catharines for 13 weeks until the Glenridge Campus was completely renovated. Brock's Glenridge campus was officially opened on October 19, 1964 with Gibson as the university's founding president. In 1996 Brock University honoured Gibson by naming the university library in his honour. Richard L. Hearn

2205-508: The university. Schmon was the primary force behind getting a university established in the Niagara peninsula and was the chairman of the Brock University Founders' Committee, formed in 1962. The Schmon Tower, along with the surrounding Thistle Complex, are characterized by their distinctive brutalist architecture . The Schmon Tower also houses the James A. Gibson Library, named for founding president of

2254-556: Was also designed by Diamond Schmitt, was completed in time for the Fall 2015 semester. The centre opened officially in November, with Brock agreeing to use two of the four theatres in the centre for daytime lectures, music recital and performance. The School of Fine and Performing Arts owned Rodman Hall from 2003 until 2020. It was used as a downtown art gallery and teaching centre. The Centre provided exhibit space, fine art services and resources to

2303-582: Was appointed the university's inaugural chancellor in 1967. Canadian Cree actress Shirley Cheechoo was Chancellor from 2015 to 2020. Brock University is named after Major-General Sir Isaac Brock , who commanded the British and Canadian forces during the War of 1812 . Although the British and Canadian forces went on to win, Brock lost his life during the Battle of Queenston Heights in 1812, fought 20 km (12 mi) from

2352-590: Was completed in 2012. Designed by architectsAlliance, Toronto, Canada with lab design by Payette Associates of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, this 176,000-square-foot (16,400 m) building contains the University's most advanced research laboratories. It is intended to advance Canada 's science and technology infrastructure and position Brock as a leader in human health and biosciences . CFHBRC researchers, who include six Canada Research Chairs , conduct research in areas such as cancer treatments, infectious diseases, biotechnology and green chemistry. The facility houses

2401-749: Was designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects and included the adaptive reuse of the Canada Hair Cloth Company, a five-storey brick and timber frame building from the 19th century. After extensive work totalling $ 46 million, the Walker School's new home opened its doors in 2015, becoming the newest centre for the arts and culture industry in Niagara Region . The purpose-built facility houses 50 full-time faculty, part-time instructors and staff and more than 500 students. It will serve students pursuing careers as artists, theatre directors, actors, musicians, cultural theorists and skilled teachers. The creation of

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