The new CATI Brock community raises CATI is pleased to announce its new name, Community Adventure Training Initiatives. This new name better reflects the diversity of markets that record amount for United Way CA TI now serves. Director of Athletics• at Brock. "The Since 1991, a variety of participants Brock community was called upon have benefited from CATI's team to come together and raise money development programs .. Youth, corporate and community groups, for the United Way, and we regardless of age, size and experience responded with a generosity that have participated in the experiential answers an important need in our initiatives. CATI also has a new community." universally accessible ropes course This year's fundraising goal - located next to its initial high ropes Brock's highest ever - was $62,000. course behind the PhysicafEducation Adams co-chaired the Brock Complex. The course was unveiled in campaign for the second year in a June of 2001 at the Active Living row with Debbie Slade, Managing Alliance Conference where some of the Director at the Centre for the Arts. participants with special needs were Students, staff, faculty and able to traverse the new course using a retirees donated individually as wheelchair 30 feet in the air. well as through bake sales, a noon­ hour concert and a variety of other fundraising events held across campus in October and November. Money raised by the Brock community will be invested by the Celebrating the recent success of Brock's 2001 United Way Campaign are, from left, United Way of St. Catharines & Wayne Gales, Chairman, St. Catharines & District United Way Caml>aign, Frances Hallworth, Executive Director, St. Catharines & District United Way, Debbie Slade, District in more than 70 social Brock's Campaign Co-Chair, Elena loannoni, Development Co-ordinator, St. Catharines service programs provided by 41 & District United Way, Erin White and AI Ross, Brock Campaign representatives, and local agencies in the Niagara Lorne Adams, Brock Campaign Co-Chair. community. Additionally, it will Brock University surpassed its significant need in the community. also channel donations to many 2001 United Way campaign goal by "This is just an outstanding other charities as directed by raising a record $65,176 to meet a achievement," said Lorne Adams, individual Brock employees. WED N E 5 0 A Y JAN U A RY 9 2 0 0 21 CATI Director Claudia Valle assists Chris Bourne, the first participant to rise to the challenge of CATI's new Universal Ropes n Course. CATI has undergone many changes A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario since new Director Claudia Valle came on board. This new perspective has resulted in an even greater variety of experiential programs being offered. The interactive nature of CATI programs Student applications lead Ontario allows individuals to learn by doing, Brock University leads all 17 growing demand for a Brock education six times higher than the system considering every situation a learning universities in Ontario in the as the University evolves into a average. In total, 2,739 high school opportunity. As a result, participants percentage increase of total comprehensive institution with greater students made Brock their first choice, gain valuable personal insight and applications for full-time students from emphasis on research and graduate while 10,564 students applied to rearn relevant real-life strategies to use 1997 to 2001. studies." Brock, for an increase of 15.8 per cent in their daily lives. Figures recently released by the Brock is also boasting a record over: last year, which was also the CATl's vision and mission are Ontario Universities' Application enrolment for the second year in a row, highest percentage increase in Ontario. embodied by its effectual programming Centre show that total applications to with 12,025 full- and part-time students Tn addition, recent provincial and practised by skilled facilitators. Its Brock for first-year, full-time studies enrolled for the 2001-2002 academic performance indicators show that facilitators use debriefings to guide jumped by 70 per cent over the five­ year. That's an increase of 609 Brock graduates boast the highest participants through the experiential year period. That's 56 per cent higher students, or almost 5.3 per cent over employment rates among Ontario leaming cycle, which assists individuals than the average for all 17 universities the same time last year, when 11,416 universities. Two years after in Ontario. students were enrolled at the University. graduation, 98.3 per cent of Brock in drawing parallels between the "These figures are yet another Application figures for the 2001- graduates are employed, tied with programming and day-to-day life. indication of Brock's growing 2002 academic year showed a 12.9 Nipissing University in North Bay. For more information about CATI, popularity and reputation as l3rock per cent increase in students making Brock is also ranked among the top five visit the office in DeCew Residence, continues to attract many of the best Brock their first choice. This was the in the province for employment rates Room 222, or call ext. 3120. Also students," said Brock President David highest percentage increase for six months after graduation, at 95.2 check out CATI's new Web site at Atkinson. "This momentum reflects the universities in Ontario and was almost per cent. www.brocku.calcati Brock Accounting graduates qualify for CA and CMA designation Brock University's Accounting CA designation: Mississauga; Jennifer Robinson, Steven Taylor, Bowmanville; Wayne graduates are once again at the top of Daniel Angelini, Hamilton; Caren Leamington; Elaine Taylor, Utterson; Thompson, Kitchener; Stacy (Gorges) their profession as they meet the Austin, Fontliill; Julie Baetz, Brantford; Andrew Tumer, Toronto; Shean a Van Veld, Jordan; and Victor Wiens, Niagara­ challenges of today's demanding business Donald Beadle, Scarborough; Brad Pampus, Mississauga; Michael on-the-Lake. environment. Borkwood, Hamilton; Mark Caluori, Velhuizen, Fonthill; Anna Walancik, Brock's Bachelor of Accounting The Faculty of Business is proud to Stoney Creek; Brian Cardinal, Niagara­ Mississauga; and Rose Zompanti, Toronto. program has more than 450 students and announce that 46 of its graduates on-the-Lake; Brian Chiu, Richmond Hill; CMA designation: about 85 graduates each year. Its successfully completed the 2001 Canada­ Carolyn Cook, St. Catharines; Lynne Makeba Bansfield, Toronto; Mario Accounting Co-op program is the second wide Uniform Final Examinations to Cooper, Burlington; Sean Corcoran, Battista, Weiland; Chantal (Banks) largest in Ontario. The program is fully qualify for the Chartered Accountant (CA) S1. Catharines; Derrick Crowe, Toronto; Beauparlant, Burlington; Karlene accredited by the Institute of Chartered Designation. Each year hundreds of Ryan Dawe, Ottawa; Andrea Dickinson, Betterley, London; Ivan Busija, Accountants of Ontario. Canada's best and brightest university Port Dover; Dan Digirolamo, 51. Catharines; Mississauga; Crystal (Williams) To write the CA examination, graduates write the examination. The Brenda Dixon, S1. Catharines; Tanya Demedeiros, Kanata; Andrea Dougan, graduates must be employed in public Faculty also announces that 34 of its Feetham, Pickering; Andrew Ferro, Tottenham; Andrew Foster, Mississauga; accounting. Completion of the examination Accounting graduates have completed all Hamilton; Andrew Henkenhaf, S1. Jason Gaertner, Toronto; Denise Harrison, is the final step in a unique and demanding of the post-university requirements to Catharines; Chantal Hicks, Toronto; Julie Milton; Todd Harrison, S1. Catharines; program of education, experience and receive the Certified Management Hooton, Brampton; Jonathan Janzen, S1. Stacey Hein, Mississauga; Jeffery examination requirements for becoming a Accountant (CMA) Designation. Catharines; Fabrice Jestin, Ancaster; Keith Hiemstra, Oshawa; Karen Hutchins, Chartered Accountant. 'We congratulate our graduates on Jewett, Unionville; Alan Jubenville, Sarnia; Sheri Jacobs, Toronto; Anna The requirements for a CMA their success in achieving this standard of Toronto; Adam Kozak, S1. Catharines; Kambic, Toronto; Jessie Kim, Toronto; designation include a university degree, excellence in the field of accounting," Doug Lindstone, North York; Dana Nathaniel Lindsay, Mississauga; Michelle CMA Entrance Examinations, two years says Dr. Martin Kusy, Dean, Faculty of Lodge, Hamilton; Heather MacPherson, Lynn, Aurora; Jamieson Mahony, of work experience and completion of Business. ''The CA and CMA designation Kingsville; Glen Magee, Hamilton; Cambridge; Peter Miles, Agincourt; Ryan the two-year CMA Professional Program. will provide them with new and exciting Michelle Martino, Niagara Falls; Allison Moffat, Woodstock; Karen Morris, Through the Faculty of Business, Brock opportunities in their professional lives as McManus, Newcastle; Alvin Monterroso, Waterloo; Karen Oderkirk, Cambridge; offers the follOWing programs: Bachelor of they play an integral role in Canadian Mississauga; James Moretti, 51. Catharines; Robert Osti, Vancouver; Jefrey Pinto, Accounting (including a co-op option), business." Ripinjit Multani, 51. Catharines; Leo Perri, Brampton; Aaron Robichaud, Bradford; Bachelor of Business Administration Brock would like to congratulate the Hamilton; Kyle Petch, Toronto; Christine Garth Seale, Burlington; Cathleen Smith, (including a co-op option) and Master of following graduates. Pho, Toronto;