News Release March 30, 2015 For Immediate Release London, ON – The Board of Trustees at Brescia University College has appointed the Honourable Madam Justice Eileen Gillese of the Ontario Court of Appeal as Brescia’s next Chancellor, replacing the late Dr. Joan Francolini, Brescia’s inaugural Chancellor. Justice Gillese will assume the role at Brescia’s time–honoured…
News Release March 23, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Brescia University College is excited to announce the next step in our one-of-a-kind entrepreneurship initiative taking place at Canada’s only women’s university this summer. The Just Own It Boot Camps will welcome 50 girls and young women from several different school boards and private…
News Release March 25, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – On Saturday, March 28th women from across the globe will gather at Brescia to compete for a one-year full academic scholarship and room in residence at Brescia University College. The half-day event will be held on campus at Brescia’s St. James Auditorium. The Take…
News Release March 18th, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – With an initial goal in 2014 of donating 1,500 pairs of socks to the Unity Project in London, the organizer of The Canadian Association of Food Professionals (CAFP) more than doubled that with over 3,700 pairs in donations received last winter. This year, the…
News Release March 17, 2015 For Immediate Release London, ON – Dr. Donna Rogers, currently Brescia’s Vice-Principal and Academic Dean, has been appointed Interim Principal of Brescia University College for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2015. Brescia Board Chair Liz Hewitt notes, “Dr. Rogers has been an integral part of the Brescia community since…
News Release February 17, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – After an outstanding seven-year term as Principal of Brescia University College, Dr. Colleen Hanycz has accepted an appointment to lead La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as its next President. She will be the first female and lay President of La Salle since its…
News Release January 20, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LONDON, ON – The spirit of multiculturalism will be alive and celebrated as the International Program at Brescia hosts its annual Cultural Festival celebration on Thursday, January 22. The event will showcase the cultural diversity and heritage of the Brescia community through song, dance, ethnic food, poetry,…
News Release January 15, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Brescia University College is thrilled to announce a one-of-a-kind event taking place at Canada’s only women’s university on Friday, February 20, 2015. The Just Own It conference will welcome close to 300 girls and young women from six different school boards across the southwestern…
London, ON – On February 2, 2015 Brescia University College will welcome a senior development professional to the newly-created position of Vice-Principal Advancement. Cathy Vitkauskas, currently the Director of Annual Giving and Donor Relations at the Ivey Business School, is highly regarded in her field, and has achieved tremendous results as both a fundraiser and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 21, 2014 Western University researchers and partners released the SmartAPPetite app today, providing Southwestern Ontarians customized tips about local food, healthy eating, recipes, and information about local farmers and food providers. As part of an effort to connect the region to healthy, local food options, the smartphone app promotes…
News Release November 6, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bridgetown, Barbados – Brescia University College from London recently celebrated four years of the Girls LEAD camp in Barbados this past July, and hopes to continue the camp with the help of local sponsorship. Girls LEAD, which began in 2010 on the island, is a camp for…
News Release Monday, November 3, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LONDON, ON – Brescia will play host to a screening of 25%: A Documentary, which addresses the issue of women in politics. As Canada’s only women’s university, it is fitting that Brescia would host the evening event, which hopes to see close to 100 people in…
News Release Friday, October 17 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Brescia, in partnership with St. Peter’s Seminary, will welcome well known author and emotional intelligence expert Dr. Korrel Kanoy for a day of personal and professional development sessions on Wednesday, October 22nd. As the Managing Partner of Developmental Associates and a Professor Emerita of…
News Release October 8, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Brescia University College will be the site of the third annual International Day of the Girl celebration this year on October 10th. In partnership with the Thames Valley District School Board and the London District Catholic School Board, the event will be marked one…
News Release September 22, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Three Brescia alumnae were recently honoured and recognized for their contributions to Brescia, to their communities, and to their alma matter at the 2014 Homecoming Luncheon held on Sunday, September 21 at Brescia. Mary Kay Kelly (’57) and Nora Newton (’57) received the Carmelle…
News Release August 14, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – As a member of the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE), Dr. June Matthews from Brescia University College has been invited to present a workshop on the FRESH program at the United Nations DPI/NGO Conference in New York, August 27-29. IFHE holds Special Consultative…
News Release July 17, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Girls LEAD summer camp at Brescia is in the midst of another successful year and, while almost at full capacity for every session of camp this summer, spaces are still available for the July 28 – August 8 session. The program has flourished partially…
News Release July 16, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Organizers of the bi-annual meeting of the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) want people to know that the study of Home Economics is alive and well. In fact, 200 women and men will congregate at Brescia University College from July 20-24 to discuss…
News Release July 9, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bridgetown, Barbados – Brescia University College from London, Canada will host a Girls LEAD Barbados Celebration on July 11 to mark four years of the Girls LEAD camp in Barbados. Girls LEAD, which began in 2010 on the island, is a camp for girls that supports eleven-year-old…
News Release June 16, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – As part of its annual Baccalaureate and Magisterial Exercises, held at St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday, Brescia University College honoured its past ten Principals, who helped shape Brescia into Canada’s only all women’s university. Brescia was founded in 1919 by the Ursuline Religious of the…
News Release May 6, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Dr. Alicia Garcia, Chair of the Division of Food and Nutritional Sciences program at Brescia University College, received a national award in Ottawa on April 25th at the National President’s Gala Dinner held by the Canadian Association of Foodservice Professionals (CAFP). This national win…
News Release April 28, 2014 For Immediate Release London, ON – Nineteen women, through their philanthropic efforts, have helped make Brescia’s signature public speaking contest – Take the Lead – a national event. Tracey Rutledge, Executive Director of the Foundation and Director of Alumnae Relations at Brescia, founded Brescia Connect in the fall of this…
News Release April 25, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Professors at Brescia University College have been awarded a $50,000 Healthy Eating in Secondary Schools grant from the Ontario Ministry of Education to launch a university peer nutrition education program at Oakridge Secondary School later this month. FRESH (Food Resources and Education for Student Health)…
News Release April 14, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded a 2014 Connection Grant to Dr. Steven Kleinknecht, Associate Professor in Sociology at Brescia University College. The SSHRC Connection Grant will support a conference in qualitative research hosted by Brescia University College.…
News Release March 28, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – With an initial goal of donating 1,500 pairs of socks to the Unity Project in London, the organizer of The Canadian Association of Food Professionals (CAFP) Sock Drive expect to exceed 3,000 pairs in a year where winter does not seem to be going…
News Release February 26, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Brescia will host the 35th annual Ontario Home Economics Association (OHEA) Student Conference in collaboration with the London Home Economics Association (LHEA) on Saturday, March 1. This is Brescia’s second time hosting this conference in collaboration with the Student Human Ecology Association (SHEA). This…
News Release January 22, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Hosted by the International Program, Brescia’s annual Cultural Festival takes place on Thursday, January 23. The event will celebrate the spirit of multiculturalism at Brescia and will include a variety of ethnic foods to taste, traditions to learn about, and music, dancing, and poetry…
January 16, 2014 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –Students pursuing post-secondary education in London are invited to a Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative Showcase on Wednesday, January 22nd from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Brescia University College. The event will show women from Western University, King’s University College, Huron University College, Fanshawe College, and Brescia…
December 13, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Public speaking inspires, motivates, and engages an audience through the use of expression, persuasion, and captivation. Brescia University College hosted its sixth public speaking contest, Take the Lead, on November 30th, attracting participants from across Ontario, all of whom had their eye on the…
December 10, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –When students at Brescia University College were shown the annotated books of Northrop Frye that were recently given to the University, they were like the proverbial kids in a candy shop. Associate Professor of English, Dr. Monika Lee, explains: “Many of our students are true…
November 28, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – December 6, 2013 marks the 24th anniversary of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day commemorates the deaths of 14 young women who were tragically murdered because of their gender…
November 22, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –On Saturday, November 30th women from diverse backgrounds across Ontario will compete for a one-year full academic scholarship to Brescia University College. The half-day event will be held on campus at Brescia. The Take the Lead public speaking contest welcomes females in Grades 11 and…
November 8, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –Students pursuing post-secondary education in London are invited to a Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative Showcase on Wednesday, November 27th from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Brescia University College. The event will show women from Western University, King’s University College, Huron University College, Fanshawe College, and Brescia…
November 4, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –Brescia University College will welcome Jacob Deng, whose story is based on the Emmy-nominated documentary, The Lost Boys of Sudan. Jacob has become a household name in Eastern Canada, and has been followed by local television stations and newspapers since arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia…
October 7, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Brescia University College will be the site of local festivities marking the second International Day of the Girl celebrated this year on October 10th. In partnership with the Thames Valley District School Board and the London District Catholic School Board, who both have professional…
April 18, 2013 News Release For Immediate Release Brescia University College Appoints New Academic Dean London, ON – On April 16th at a meeting of Brescia University College’s Council of Trustees, the appointment of a new Academic Dean was unanimously approved. Dr. Donna Rogers, currently Associate Dean Academic at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia,…
September 30, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –Brescia University College is leading the way in post-secondary education in London with its first Mental Health Forum. The event is intended to bring together students, faculty, staff, and alumnae in an effort to share ideas, concepts, and perspectives about the mental health needs and…
Photo by Mike Bax Dr. John Mitchell, Coordinator of the Department of Psychology, spoke about how his experience as a member of the faculty of Brescia University College is invigorating. London, ON – About 300 members of the Brescia University College community are expected to attend an exciting event to launch a year of…
August 26, 2013 News Release London, ON – Brescia University College is one of the first Canadian universities and one of the first 200 universities worldwide to adopt a new social media platform to connect with prospective students, parents, and alumnae. Launched by LinkedIn on August 19th, the new University Pages give universities the opportunity…
August 15, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –Girls LEAD summer camp at Brescia has seen another year of great success. The program has flourished partially because of the unique experience the camp offers, which includes emphasis on developing and enhancing leadership skills. Campers are able to use the lessons they’ve learned as…
July 9, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –Brescia University College was recognized as a national leader in web site design for post-secondary education when it was awarded twice as Most Innovative and Best Prospective Student or Admissions Web site at the eduStyle Higher-ed Web Awards in June. eduStyle is a company that…
July 9, 2013 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Associate Professor at Brescia University College, Colleen Sharen, was recently awarded for her work on business case writing when she received the Best Case Award for the Case Division at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) 2013 Conference held in Calgary. This is…
The winning team of this year’s Business Game Simulation for Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) students assembled for this photo right after completing their final BMOS exam on April 21. Congratulations to (left to right) Crystal Rodgers, Tiffany Chan, Lesley Li and Jessica Pierce. In its inaugural year of the program at Brescia,…
July 5, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bridgetown, Barbados – Brescia University College from London, Canada continues its successful Girls LEAD camp in Barbados beginning for two weeks on Monday, July 8th as it welcomes another group of campers. Two sessions of 20 female primary school students will build self-confidence and leadership skills through a series…
The annual telephone campaign at Brescia University College was an amazing success this year. Students from Brescia spent three evenings in November phoning more than 2,500 alumnae across Canada and the United States. The donations to the annual campaign increased by 15 per cent over last year’s results. “Alumnae have been very generous this year,”…
A perennial favourite among United Way fundraisers at Brescia is the Chair Derby. Team “Bold for Gold” cheers the success of the 2009 campaign! When Brescia University College launched its United Way campaign in November the goal was set at $6,000, and there was an additional opportunity to support the community organization that would pay…
Maybe you know it, maybe you don’t. And maybe, you don’t care. Whatever your opinion, Western is one of the most fashionable schools in the country, according to Emma Nicholson. And this is definitely something to take note of, she says. Nicholson, a fourth-year Foods and Nutrition student at Brescia University College, is an editor…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON –The Thames Valley District School Board and Brescia University College are teaming up to host two Specialized Programming Activating Rich Kinds of Experiences and Discoveries conferences (SPARK) aimed at gifted high school students in Grades 9 through 12. The conference will be designed to offer accelerated learning opportunities and unique…
May 13, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, ON – Well known author, educator, and psychologist Dr. JoAnn Deak will visit Brescia University College on Wednesday, May 22nd , to present Decoding the Girl, a fascinating lecture on the way girls learn. By discussing her research on the healthy development of girls as it relates to…
May 7th, 2013 London, ON –Dr. Monika Lee, Professor of English, has been awarded the 2013 Brescia University College Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award will be presented at Convocation on June 17th. Recipients of the award are members of the faculty who have made an outstanding contribution to the academic development of students.…