{"id":35783,"date":"2015-10-07T09:42:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T13:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=35783"},"modified":"2015-10-07T09:42:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T13:42:56","slug":"showcasing-brock-during-fall-preview-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2015\/10\/showcasing-brock-during-fall-preview-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcasing Brock during Fall Preview Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University is rolling out the red carpet for prospective students next month.<\/p>\n<p>Over 4,000 students and parents will come\u00a0to Brock on Nov. 8 for Fall Preview Day and recruiters are already preparing to make their visit one to remember.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will give our prospective students the best experience possible,\u201d said recruitment manager Melissa Beamer.<\/p>\n<p>She said campus visits are often the deciding factor for students making their top post-secondary pick.<\/p>\n<p>And Brock\u2019s warm and friendly atmosphere, combined with its safe and modern campus, are major selling features.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number one thing people always mention when they come here is the feeling of community. It feels like it could be home,\u201d Beamer said.<\/p>\n<p>She said everyone on campus plays a roll in that sense of community, from students and staff to faculty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really is a team effort,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery single person has a role on this team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The day will give people a chance to explore the campus, meet with faculty, staff and students and learn more about Brock.<\/p>\n<p>Information sessions will be held throughout the afternoon and new this year is a trip to the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a chance for them to try us on for size,\u201d Beamer said. \u201c\u201dWe\u2019re a mid-sized university with a smaller-school feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said students are encouraged to visit the schools they are considering because it\u2019s the best way to know if a university is a good fit.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to register for Fall Preview Day visit discover.brocku.ca<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t make it to Brock on Nov. 8, you can book a campus tour online at discover.brocku.ca\/tours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University is rolling out the red carpet for prospective students next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":35784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3319,1,4],"tags":[3442,3443,2518,125],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35783"}],"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\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35785,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35783\/revisions\/35785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}