Students to compete in national Congratulations! business competition finals Nine students in the Faculty of University is extremely proud of the Business will compete in the national teams, and we are delighted to see finals of an Inter-Collegiate Business their expertise being recognized across Moira Russell Phil Nardangeli Virginia Wagg Competition (ICBC) at Queen's the country yet again this year." Brock University recently honoured Moira University in January 2003. The preliminary round required Russell, Government Information and Data Brock's Labour Arbitration, Business teams to complete a written, in-depth Specialist, James A. Gibson Library; Phil presentation Policy and Accounting teams will case analysis on a current issue in Nardangeli, Audio-Visual Coordmator, each of their areas. The top six Information Technology Services; and From left, Brock Education Professor Tony compete in the finals after finishing Virginia Wagg, Administrative Assistant, Mollica (standin,u, Michael Manley­ among the top six in their categories submissions from each event were selected, and the teams invited to Department of Geography, with 2002 Casimir, Dean oftfie Faculty of Education during this year's preliminary round of Distinguished Service Awards to recognize and Weiland ~hotographer Thies BOg!Jer the ICBC. Brock also qualified to Queen's to compete in the finals. The their contributions to the University. The are shown with a photo of the University, register a fourth team, Debating, for the finals will consist of another case presentations were made during the taken by Bogner. The photo was presented analysis, in which teams receive just President's Annual Eggnog, held in Pond to Mollica at the recent Ontario March of final competition since the University's other three teams placed so well. five to six hours to prepare a Inlet, on December 10. Dimes dinner, held at the Casa Dante presentation for the judges. Lodge, in Weiland, during which he was Undergraduate Business and ---------------- honoured for his four decades of Accountmg students from 29 schools Competing for Brock's Accounting Sport and Law students commitment to education. in Canada, the United States, team will be Accounting Co-op Sweden, Germany and Hong Kong students Lindsay Ladd and Alex receive real courtroom Spring Open House March 23 participated in the preliminary ICBC Edwards. Business students Kevin experience Spring Open House will be held on this past October. Brock's students Haughie, Mike Dolby and Rodger Campbell will represent Brock on the Sport and Law students from the Sunday March 23, from noon to 4:30 will compete in the finals with teams Department of Sport Management p.m. This event is held for all from a number of other Canadian Business Policy team. Making up the prospective students, parents and the Labour Arbitration team will be received some real courtroom universities, including Concordia experience recently at the Robert S.K. gener?1 pu~lic. Spring Open I-:Iouse is University and McGHI University, Business Co-op students Cassandra especially Important oecause It Fehrman and Melissa McFadden. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines. both in Montreal, University of The students faced off against each occurs just before students will be Business students Sean Chamberland making their decision about which Calgary, Queen's University, and the other as they defended their "clients" in University of British Columbia. and Nigel Corish will compete for scenarios based on actual cases. university they will attend in the fall. Brock in the Debating event. LastJear, With the impact of the double cohort, "Our students and faculty advisors The experience was part of the Sport Brock is expecting record numbers at work very hard and dedicate Business students Phil Salmon an and Law course and involved 110 this Spring's event. tremendous amounts of time to Dean Clark finished second in the students. Since the course began in Information packages will be sent prepare for this prestigious country in this category. The topic of September, the students have researched out shortly', so watcli for information competition," said Don Cyr, Associate their parliamentary-style debate was the law and developed their cases under in the mall. Dean in the Faculty of Business. "The Gillette Isn't the Best a Man Can Get. the mentorship of community lawyers. Eight different scenarios were argued in court, including a criminal assault against Iw E D N E 5 D A _ 'i A N U A R Y a 200 3 a player during a hockey game, an injured skier who sues the ski instructor and ski hill owner for negligence, and a university athlete who sues the university sport association for using her image without consent in marketing materials. 'We are extremely gratefUl to the dozens of members of the Niagara legal community who have so generously oc ne volunteered their time and ex~rtise to our students," said Professor Hilary A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario Findlay, who teaches the second-year course at Brock and who is also a lawyer. Centre for the Arts awarded $49,500 Brock United Way grant for cultural presentations campaign• Debbie Slade, Managing Director increase and present artists and of the Centre for the Arts, is delighted artistic experiences from more surpasses goal! to announce that the Department of disciplines, genres and regions of This year's Brock United Way Canadian Heritage recently awarded Canada." Campaign goal of $65,000 was the the Centre a $49,500 grant under the The Centre for the Arts' track highest ever set. Once again many programming support component of record speaks for itself. Beginning in people at Brock have given the Arts Presentation Program. The 1970 when the Centre presented its generously. The result is a final contribution is to defray part of the very first performance, the list of Celebrating Brock's successful United Way campaign total of $65,230 raised. costs associated with the 2002-2003 presentations has grown to include a cam~aign are, from left, Lorne Adams, This amount will help many people Professional Performing Arts Season. "who's who" of artists - Dizzy Co-chair of Brock's campaign, Gloria within our local community through The purpose of the Arts Gillespie, Karen Kain, Evelyn Hart, Gallagher, Brock campaign executive, agencies supported by the United Way. Presentation Program (APC) is to give Alicia Arcangeletti, Campaign and Jann Arden, Diana Krall, Burton A special thanks to all the volunteer Canadians more access to diverse, Communications Director for the St. Cummings, Mr. Dress-Up, John canvassers and event organizers whose high quality artistic expression McDermott, Bruce Cockburn, Phyllis Catharines and District United Way, Karen Merritt, Brock campaign executive, Frances selfless efforts were the principal reason through a variety of activities and Diller, Stompin' Tom, The Amazing Hallworth, Executive Director of the St. for the success of this year's campaign. initiatives proVided by arts presenters Kreskin, Natalie McMaster, Liona Catharines and District United Way, Congratulations to the entire Brock or by organizations that support the Boyd, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Kristen Smith, Brock campai~n executive, community for again supporting this work of such presenters. AI Ross, Co-chair of Brock s campaign, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth and vital provider to our local community! "It's particularly gratifying for me Anne Murray last October. Mike Farrell, Brock campaign executive, and Wayne Gates, Cfiair of the st. - 2002 United Way Campaign to receive this grant as it confirms The future of the performing arts at Catharines and District United Way. Co-Chairs, AI Ross and Lorne Adams that the work we do in our the Centre for the Arts, Brock community is recognized by our University, never looked better. peers and consultants in the field and Slade and her staff have programmed Upcoming conference on learning by the Canadian government," said another great season of professional Slade. "For the past 33 years, the entertainment which offers something Centre for the Arts has presented a for everyone: great family shows, and technology variety of over 700 cultural events at theatre, comedy and dance; good old Mark your calendar for February 20 Since 1990, he has been actively Brock University and has been rock 'n' roll, jazz, blues, light classics to 21 when Brock University will host engaged in transforming responsible for bringing together arts and so much more. Tickets to all of a two-day conference "Learning with unaergraduate science education at and artists in contact with the citizens these great shows are on sale and are Technology: Addressing Challenges UBC, the University of Maryland, the of St. Catharines-Niagara. This grant available by calling the Box Office, at of Growing Enrolments." The National University of Singapore, will ensure that we can continue to 905-688-5550, ext. 3257. conference is being held in Emory University, and elsewhere, partnership with Niagara College and particularly in developing McGraw-Hili Ryerson College Interdisciplinary approaches that Register now for mini-conference Publishers. foster deep engagement with the All interested Brock staff and Geeta Powell, and Sheila Young, Kevin Con stante, the Deputy material and strong interactive faculty are invited to attend "It's a and more! Minister of Training, Colleges and engagement among students. Small World," a mini-conference on Any questions, contact Stephanie Universities, will speak on the need There will also be a President's for educators to consider the growing roundtable on learning and Internationalization, Diversity and Soccio-Marandola, at ext. 4021, or centrality of the role of instructional technology, including Brock Cultural Relations, to be held on Nina Slack, at ext. 3186. Prior technology in educational missions. President David Atkinson, Ross Paul, Wednesday, February 5, 8:30 a.m. to registration is required at: The conference will also feature a President of the University of noon, in Pond Inlet.