Brock University is known for its\u00a0stellar student experience and this year’s O-Week activities prove that there really is something for everyone.<\/p>\n
Brock University’s Students’ Union has broadened this year’s O-Week offerings in response to student input, making\u00a0sure there’s something for people who love a\u00a0party and those who prefer a more laid-back student event.<\/p>\n
Riding on the success of last year\u2019s Orientation Week theme, BUSU\u00a0is hoping to create a sense of tradition for future O-Weeks by sticking with the successful Brockchella theme.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe theme was well-received by the student body and we felt it would resonate again in 2016. We would like to continue building the Brockchella brand until the student feedback tells out we\u2019re out of touch,\u201d said Steve Kosh, marketing manager at BUSU.<\/p>\n
Over the years, BUSU has listened to students and adapted its O-Week schedule to reflect their feedback including increasing inclusive and diverse programming that engages groups of students who wouldn\u2019t normally attend O-Week events.<\/p>\n
First-year Experience, a new program focusing on supporting students\u2019 transition from high school to post-secondary, is introducing three new events with the objective of attracting more introverted students.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has been a lot of data that speaks to the need for more programming for introverts and international students, so we created events that engage these groups,\u201d said Victoria Parlatore, First-year Experience co-ordinator.<\/p>\n
Robert Maunder, residence life assistant, adds that this is exactly the rationale behind running alternative programming along with the traditional O-Week events such as offering Games Night at the same time that the Big Ticket Concert is taking place.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want everyone to get the first-year experience they deserve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Big Ticket Concert headliner, Ontario-native Alessia Cara, was also chosen in response to this feedback, reacting to a noticeable shift among incoming students each year.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the last five years, our concert headliner has been within the EDM genre, but we felt it was time to explore something different. We\u2019re seeing this culture shift among institutions and demographics when it comes to musical entertainment and what they want to see,\u201d said Curtis Bell, events co-ordinator at BUSU.<\/p>\n
Bell highlights the hard work that campus partners put into O-Week every year to fulfill the changing needs of Brock students.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe see more and more demographics of students come out to these events and that\u2019s because more staff and departments are coming together to build on the diverse programming we offer. When you have those dedicated individuals who are student-driven, we\u2019re able to give students a high-energy and entertaining O-Week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sunday, Sept. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n Residence Move-in Day: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Brock Badgers Lacrosse games: 12 and 2:30 p.m. at Alumni Field<\/p>\n International Student Orientation: 12:30 p.m. in Pond Inlet<\/p>\n Student BBQ: 5 p.m. in Isaac\u2019s Bar & Grill Patio<\/p>\n Residence First Night Dinner: 5 p.m.<\/p>\n Kick-off Party and Live Burn: 8 p.m. in Schmon Tower Field<\/p>\n Tower Party: 9:30 p.m. at Schmon Tower Field<\/p>\n Monday, Sept. 5 (Labour Day)<\/strong><\/p>\n Res Games Pump Up: Noon\u00a0in Isaac\u2019s Bar & Grill Patio<\/p>\n International Student Orientation: 12:30 p.m. in Pond Inlet<\/p>\n Residence Summer Games: 1 p.m. in Intramural Fields (behind Zone 2 parking lot)<\/p>\n Badger Bash: 6 p.m. in Jubilee Court<\/p>\n Drive-in Movie: 8 p.m. in Schmon Tower Field<\/p>\n Tuesday, Sept. 6<\/strong><\/p>\n Vendor Fair, Campus Tours, Clubs Fair and First-year Experience Hub: 10 a.m. in Weatherstation Field<\/p>\n Faculty and Athletics orientations: Several sessions in different locations from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n Real Sex, Real Stories Edutainment Speaker: 5 p.m. in David Howes Theatre<\/p>\n Comedy Night: 7:30 p.m. in Bob Davis Gymnasium<\/p>\n Wednesday, Sept. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n Best of Downtown, Vendor Fair, Clubs Fair and First-year Experience Hub: 10 a.m. in Weatherstation Field<\/p>\n Annual Picnic: 5 p.m. at Burgoyne Woods<\/p>\n Welcome Wagon: 5 p.m.<\/p>\n Landmark Cinema Free Admission Movie Night: 7 p.m. at the Pen Centre<\/p>\n Isaac\u2019s Goes Interactive: 7 p.m. in Isaac\u2019s Bar & Grill<\/p>\n Meet and Compete: 8:30 p.m. in Fireplace Lounge-Earp Residence<\/p>\n Thursday, Sept. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Outdoor Yoga: 10 a.m. in Weatherstation Field<\/p>\n Ropes Course: Noon\u00a0at Youth University Ropes Course and Rock Climbing Wall<\/p>\n Tea Social: 2 p.m. in Global Commons-International Centre (RM 104)<\/p>\n Condom Poker and Dirty Bingo: 7 p.m. in Ian D. Beddis Gymnasium<\/p>\n Board Game Night: 8:30 p.m. in CJ\u2019s Lounge-DeCew Residence<\/p>\n Isaac\u2019s Pub Night: 9 p.m. in Isaac\u2019s Bar & Grill<\/p>\n Friday, Sept. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hour Escape Room: 10 a.m.<\/p>\n Open Mic Night: 6 p.m. in Isaac\u2019s Bar & Grill<\/p>\n Paint Party: 9 p.m. in Weatherstation Field<\/p>\n Saturday, Sept. 10<\/strong><\/p>\n Brock Bazaar: 9 a.m. in Zone 1 parking lot<\/p>\n Brock Cares: 10 a.m.<\/p>\n Big Ticket Concert with Alessia Cara: 7:30 p.m. in Weatherstation Field<\/p>\n Games Night: 8 p.m. in CJ\u2019s Lounge-DeCew Residence<\/p>\n Sunday, Sept. 11<\/strong><\/p>\n Residence Campfire: 8 p.m. in Alphie\u2019s Trough<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brock University is known for its stellar student experience and this year’s O-Week activities prove that there really is something for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":40763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3319,4052,1],"tags":[3283,133,1268,352],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40758"}],"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\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40758"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41142,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40758\/revisions\/41142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}