{"id":42839,"date":"2017-01-09T17:13:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T21:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=42839"},"modified":"2017-01-09T17:14:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T21:14:44","slug":"top-5-things-students-need-to-know-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/01\/top-5-things-students-need-to-know-for-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 things students need to know for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. Keep track of important dates:\u00a0<\/strong>The Winter Term began Monday, Jan. 9. Seminars and labs may or may not run the first week depending on the course. Consult the course syllabus for details. Here are some other important dates to remember:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Important-dates.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Important-dates.png\" alt=\"important-dates\" width=\"1313\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Changes to Sir Isaac Brock Boulevard:\u00a0<\/strong>Motorists will no longer be permitted to drive through or park in the bus loop in front of the Schmon Tower due to construction of the Goodman School of Business and the Brock LINC project. This will also change the flow of pedestrian traffic. Buses will be picking up transit riders in front of the Isaac Brock statue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bus-Stop-Map-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42741\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bus-Stop-Map--1280x750.jpg\" alt=\"bus-stop-map\" width=\"1280\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Parking Services moves to Thistle Hallway:\u00a0<\/strong>Parking services will now be provided in the former theatre box office in Thistle Hallway beside the Sean O\u2019Sullivan Theatre.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42795\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_6994-e1483473474704.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42795\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42795\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_6994-e1483473474704-1280x750.jpeg\" alt=\"Parking Services\" width=\"1280\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parking Services can now be found in the former ticket office of the Sean O&#8217;Sullivan Theatre.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Student services centralized in new Brock Central @ The Registrar\u2019s Office:\u00a0<\/strong>A number of services have come together in the former Registrar\u2019s Office to improve the student experience. Registration, convocation and academic transcripts remain core services, with the addition of student payments and finances moving from the 12<sup>th<\/sup> floor of the Schmon Tower to Brock Central.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Brock-Central.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42841\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Brock-Central-1280x750.jpeg\" alt=\"brock-central\" width=\"1280\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Skybar gets a Badger makeover:\u00a0<\/strong>The upper level of Isaac\u2019s Bar and Grill, known as Skybar, is being branded with Brock Badger images and memorabilia, operating as a central area for students, staff and faculty to watch Badger sports when teams are on the road during their seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Winter Term now underway, here are a few things returning or new students need to know as they start 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":42841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4],"tags":[4784,89],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42839"}],"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=42839"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42844,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42839\/revisions\/42844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}