{"id":105554,"date":"2025-10-27T15:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=105554"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:23:12","slug":"fall-preview-day-to-showcase-brock-student-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2025\/10\/fall-preview-day-to-showcase-brock-student-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Preview Day to showcase Brock student experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From teaching excellence and student supports to extracurriculars and hands-on learning opportunities, all that Brock University has to offer will be on display this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The University will welcome thousands of prospective students and their families to take in the Brock experience during Fall Preview Day on Sunday, Nov. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the event gives visitors an idea of what it\u2019s like to be a part of Brock\u2019s vibrant campus community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFall Preview helps potential Badgers see what their life would be like as a member of the Brock family,\u201d says Carly Dugo, Senior Recruitment Officer, Events and Operations. \u201cThey can get a feel for the ways in which our staff, faculty and fellow students can help them on their path to success as they work to achieve their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The day will feature guided tours of the University\u2019s main campus and the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts in downtown St. Catharines, as well as specialty tours of <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">residences<\/a>, the Goodman School of Business and Brock\u2019s sport and recreation facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Department tours and program presentations will also highlight Brock\u2019s state-of-the-art facilities and its innovative academic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>An information fair in Ian Beddis Gymnasium will include more than 70 booths supported by staff, faculty and students available to answer questions about programs, admissions, scholarships and awards, residences, and all other aspects of university life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot to see and do while visiting campus, but our goal is to ensure each student receives answers to the questions they find the most personally valuable as they determine the next steps in their academic journey,\u201d says Matthew Melnyk, Director, Student Recruitment. \u201cWe want our future students to know we\u2019re here to support them every step of the way, and that begins with us highlighting why Brock may be the best fit for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Information sessions will be held throughout the day for soon-to-be high school graduates, Grade 10 and 11 students who are exploring their options early, and international, graduate, mature and transfer students.<\/p>\n<p>Prospective students who attend will also be entered into a draw for <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.brocku.ca\/free-residence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free residence<\/a> for the 2026-27 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>For Sunday\u2019s full event schedule and to register, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.brocku.ca\/fallpreview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brock\u2019s Fall Preview Day website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From teaching excellence and student supports to extracurriculars and hands-on learning opportunities, all that Brock University has to offer will be on display this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9794,7484,3319,4052,1],"tags":[6984,3442,8281,125,497],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105554"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105564,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105554\/revisions\/105564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}