Brock Leaders Citizenship Society (BLCS)

Hey BLCS! With finals coming up, we’ve got a special exam care package for each of you!! Come pick yours up this Friday April 1st from 10am-12pm in WH206!!

We’ll have coffee, cookies, and it’ll be a great opportunity to meet other members in person!!

Pssst....did we mention the exam packages have timmies cards?? 😍

Tonight is the big event!! DDD 2022 is finally here! Come out to support this incredible cause and make a difference in education in Niagara 🎉

🚨The Leadership Summit is running March 11th-12th! 🚨

This year’s theme is Leaders who Touch, Move, and Inspire! Connect with like-minded people over interactive workshops! Each year BLCS students are encouraged to attend and build connections and leadership within the Brock community!

Visit for more info!!

Wellness Videos are back!! Have you seen their last video on Olympic Trivia? Check out their page for new videos every Wednesday on how to improve your overall wellness ✨

Hey BLCS!! Join us Tuesday February 15th at 8pm for our February Social: L’amour et L’amitié!

The social will be held on MS Teams!

Introducing our BLCS Special Award Winner for the “Lasting Impression Award”. Awarded to a Brock Leaders Citizenship Society member who made a particular impact on the Society, one we will never forget!

This year, our award winner is Brielle Kaminsky!

Brielle’s peers have praised her work on Days for Girls and in various Brock initiatives such as the French Club and the Brock Catholic Students’ Association. Many appreciated her hard work and leadership, stating that her dedication was inspirational. Members have called Brielle friendly and personable, expressing that she goes above and beyond to reach out to people in her community. She has also been praised for her work on the BLCS Executive team, for revamping the BLCS social media pages and showing exceptional professionalism. 

Brielle is also the recipient of the BLCS Alumni Award! This award is provided annually at the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society Year End Formal to a graduating member who will be pursuing graduate studies and through their time at Brock; have demonstrated leadership and made significant contributions to the Brock and/or the global community. 

Introducing our BLCS Special Award Winner for the “Society Advancement Award”. Awarded to a new Brock Leaders Citizenship Society initiative that, through its success, has furthered the reach and impact of the Society

This year, the award goes to the: Wellness Videos Initiatives ()!

Wellness videos is a new initiative that BLCS students started this year. Students utilized their own skills and passions to make videos promoting physical and mental well-being during the pandemic.

These videos were shared with the community to help people feel connected during these challenging times. They partnered with cyber seniors to deliver webinars live to the seniors of Niagara. Overall Wellness Videos was a fun way for students to share their own passions with others while giving back to the community.

Introducing our BLCS Special Award Winner for the “Spirit of the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society Award”. This is given to a BLCS Member who has shown a particular commitment to the Society.

This year, are award winner is Alexandra Bula!

Alex has been nominated by her peers for showing dedication to the society, and for keeping everyone connected while online. She created bi-weekly Coffee Hours that kept everyone connected and also ran monthly events to keep members engaged. Many say that she went above and beyond to make everyone feel included during the pandemic and dedicated great time and effort to spread the spirit of BLCS. Peers have described her as enthusiastic and positive, striving to make BLCS feel like a family. 

Introducing our Brock Leaders Citizenship Society Special Awards Winners for the Awards of Merit 2020-21! These are awarded to a BLCS Member who has contributed the most volunteer hours from their year.

This year, our award winners are:

Emily Meyer​ - 1st Year
63 hours

Olivia  Mete​ - 2nd Year
160 hours

Evan Fraser​ - 3rd Year
90 hours

Brielle Kaminsky​ - 4th Year
426 hours

Altogether as a society this year, we’ve achieved a grand total of 2,865 volunteer hours! 

Each year, the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society (BLCS) comes together at the end of the year to celebrate all the incredible accomplishments of our members. This year especially, we would like to say thank you to everyone who made it possible to host BLCS online.

We also understand how difficult it was for students to pivot to online learning this year. As a community, everyone managed to remain exemplary students and lead change despite the global circumstances. Congratulations to everyone for showing how adaptable BLCS students are to various challenges and curveballs.

We would also like to say a warm goodbye to our graduating students this year and wish them well on their future endeavours!

Stay tuned for our award winners announcement for the 2020-2021 academic year!

✨Member Spotlight ✨

Meet Grace: 1st Year Business Administration.

Grace loves to volunteer in her community and beyond! She has had the great privilege to do missionary work in Guatemala a few years back with Wells of Hope. Grace started her own small business called LIFEbeads (.beads) when she got back from Guatemala where she makes bracelets to support youth who struggle with their mental health, and then donates her proceeds to Pathstone Mental Health () in Niagara. Grace has also been a huge help in our BLCS Wellness Videos Initiative.

“I believe that a leader doesn’t have to be the loudest one in the group. Quiet leaders often have the best intentions- doing things without the desire to be recognized. Those are the people I admire and someone I always strive to be. I am so excited to be apart of BLCS and I can’t wait to get involved in and around the Brock community!” ~Grace Teal

✨Member Spotlight ✨

Meet Tessa: BA French (Honours)/BEd. BLCS Alumnus!

At Brock, Tessa studied French literature, Education and Drama in Education which has led her into a career as an Elementary Immersion teacher in Hamilton, ON. During her time at Brock, Tessa was a founding member of the BLCS in her second year and an active volunteer for the students' union, including a year on staff as the Volunteer Coordinator. She worked at Student Life and volunteered at a children's theatre camp in her hometown. After university, Tessa spent some time as a member of her local Rotary club and volunteers for the Council of Ontario Drama and Dance Educators where she’s currently Secretary of the Management Board.

“I believe leadership is knowing your team members and having the wisdom to determine what role they need you to take - idea generator, task master, mediator, pragmatist - while building capacity. Effective leaders help everyone feel implicated in reaching collective goals”. ~Tessa Lofthouse