Brock COVID-19 update for Thursday, April 30

Here’s a look at some of the updates to Brock University’s COVID-19 response for Thursday, April 30:

Brock Central adds new service option

Brock Central at the Registrar’s Office is using Microsoft Bookings for a new service option. Students can now book an appointment directly with a Brock Central team member by visiting brocku.ca/registrar/contact and clicking on ‘Bookings.’

Select the service type, date, time and Brock Central team member to complete a booking. A confirmation email will be sent once the appointment is booked, but it may be directed to the deleted or junk folders of certain email providers. Meetings can be joined though the Teams link within the meeting confirmation and calendar entry. Students will be prompted to open Microsoft Teams using the web browser or app, which is recommended.

Detailed instructions, with screen shots, are available online here.

Brock Central’s service hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Grounds Services keeping campus ready for when Brock community returns

The spring flowers are in full bloom at Brock where, every day, two Ground Services employees are working to keep the campus neat and green. Working in reduced shifts, their focus is on spring cleaning, pruning, cutting the grass and gearing up for the upcoming summer months.

Read the full story in The Brock News.

Dining Services update

Lowenberger Dining Hall is now closed until further notice. The handful of students remaining in Village Residence — who have extenuating circumstances preventing them from going home — have been provided with resources for safe grocery delivery options.

Virtual Open House now live

Brock’s Virtual Open House went live for prospective students and their families on Monday. It will be hosted online until June 1, aligning with the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) deadline for accepting offers of admission.

The Open House offers a variety of digital experiences to illustrate the vibrant community that students will be interacting with at Brock when regular campus activities resume. In addition to developing their own content, the Recruitment team sought input from Brock faculty, staff, students and community partners, who contributed documents, photos, videos and presentations that help illustrate the value and experience of a Brock education.

See the Virtual Open House here.

Brock continues post-pandemic planning

The Province of Ontario has released its initial roadmap as it plans for a carefully staged months-long emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. The framework identifies the conditions required to begin a three-phased gradual process to re-open. The document released by the government does not provide any dates or timelines for when these steps will be taken.

Brock is paralleling the developments at the province by starting to formulate the University’s plans for a gradual and partial resumption of services. This will be undertaken in a guarded and diligent fashion informed by public health and focused on the health, safety and wellness of our faculty, staff and the broader community.