{"id":40765,"date":"2016-09-02T13:32:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T17:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=40765"},"modified":"2016-09-02T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T20:32:13","slug":"10-things-every-students-should-know-when-coming-to-brock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2016\/09\/10-things-every-students-should-know-when-coming-to-brock\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things every student should know when coming to Brock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s back to school time and here&#8217;s\u00a010 quintessential things every Brock University student needs to know.<\/p>\n<h1>1 &#8211; Keep Track of Important Dates<\/h1>\n<p>The Fall Term begins on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Residence Move In Day is Sunday, Sept. 4 and Orientation happens on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Here\u00a0are\u00a0some other important dates to remember:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40771\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-02-at-11.18.24-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-09-02 at 11.18.24 AM\" width=\"1444\" height=\"743\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>2 &#8211; Download the Brock Mobile App<\/h1>\n<p>Brock&#8217;s app will help you with everything from keeping track of upcoming events to searching for text books and following social media. It&#8217;s a must-have for every Badger.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40778 size-seenandheard\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3014-300x534.png\" alt=\"IMG_3014\" width=\"300\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>3\u00a0&#8211; Get a Brock Card<\/h1>\n<p>Your Brock Card &#8211; student ID &#8211; is an all-access pass to everything Brock University. Use it to ride the bus and workout at The Zone. You can also load it with cash\u00a0and use it to buy food on campus. The Brock Card office is located in Market Hall.<\/p>\n<h1>4 &#8211;\u00a0Get to Know How to Get Around<\/h1>\n<p>Transit schedules have changed this year so make sure you get familiar with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourbus.com\/news\/schedule-changes-for-september-4-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">bus schedule here<\/a>.\u00a0In partnership with the Brock University Students&#8217; Union, St. Catharines Taxi will be providing students with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EI7qlVZVO6w\">flat rate taxi rides<\/a> around the Niagara region.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EI7qlVZVO6w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>5\u00a0&#8211; Gear Up with School Swag and Campus Store Deals<\/h1>\n<p>Want to show your Badger pride and dress the part? Visit the Brock Campus Store, which offers extended back-to-school hours this week and plenty of deals.\u00a0The Campus Store is offering Campus Cash, for every $100 you spend on textbooks, you get $5 in Campus Cash to use at the store. The Campus Store has special back-to-school hours:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40773\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Campus-Store-hours.png\" alt=\"Campus Store hours\" width=\"1600\" height=\"964\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>6 &#8211; Find Out About Parking<\/h1>\n<p>Bringing your car to campus? You have choices. Parking permits are available at the Parking Services office or you can\u00a0pay when you park in various lots on campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/parking-services\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to find out all you need to know about parking.<\/p>\n<h1>7 &#8211; Prep Your Devices<\/h1>\n<p>Students have access to Microsoft Office ProPlus 365 at no cost so make sure you get your computers and devices ready for school by <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2016\/08\/microsoft-office-available-to-all-brock-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>8 &#8211; Go To Faculty Orientation<\/h1>\n<p>Familiarize yourself with your faculty and meet fellow Badgers at the faculty orientations on Sept. 6:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40787 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Faculty-orientations-1.png\" alt=\"Faculty orientations\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1122\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>9 &#8211; Take Advantage of Free Tickets<\/h1>\n<p>There are a limited number of free student tickets for the Sept. 16\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1749429068662868\/\">Homecoming Tailgate Party and Steel Blade<\/a>\u00a0hockey game up for grabs\u00a0on Sept. 12 at the Walker Welcome Desk.\u00a0Want to catch another game? There are free student tickets available for all Brock&#8217;s varsity games.<\/p>\n<h1>10 &#8211; Be Part of the Fun and Traditions<\/h1>\n<p>Throughout the year, there are plenty of events and activities taking place for Brock students to enjoy. From the annual Grape Stomp to this year&#8217;s O-Week activities and concerts, there&#8217;s something for everyone. Make sure to check\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\" target=\"_blank\">experiencebu.brocku.ca<\/a> on a regular basis for upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5282\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/grapestomp4.jpg\" alt=\"grapestomp4\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s back to school time and here&#8217;s 10 quintessential things every Brock University student needs to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":40779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3319,4052,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40765"}],"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=40765"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40783,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40765\/revisions\/40783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}