{"id":45899,"date":"2017-07-20T08:42:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T12:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=45899"},"modified":"2017-07-25T15:16:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T19:16:27","slug":"making-the-leap-to-brock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/07\/making-the-leap-to-brock\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the LEAP to Brock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tejal Saini is leaping right into her experience at Brock.<\/span><\/p>\n

The incoming Labour Studies student recently spent two days on campus, exploring her soon to be home away from home as part of LEAP \u2014 the most comprehensive of Brock’s transition programming.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saini got an in-depth look at university life, staying overnight in residence and familiarizing herself with the campus alongside eight other students.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy first impression of the University is that it\u2019s smaller than others, but that\u2019s what I liked most about it,\u201d the Brampton resident said. \u201cClasses are more personal and professors are approachable, which was reaffirmed for me when I attended LEAP.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tejal

Incoming Brock student Tejal Saini found a recent LEAP session beneficial to her coming September start at the University.<\/p><\/div>\n

LEAP is one of three summer transition programs \u201cdesigned to help students feel confident and comfortable before they start classes in September,\u201d said Megan Brown, Community Engagement Co-ordinator and programming leader.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe provide a small, intimate experience for incoming students to have an enhanced understanding of services on campus, while at the same time making close connections with their peers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the overnight stay, the two-day program includes dinner and a scavenger hunt in downtown St. Catharines, a lesson on the using the local transit system and a community engagement initiative in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students also get one-on-one time with campus leaders to answer any questions or concerns they may have, which, for Saini, was imperative to her future at Brock.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can get a lot of information online but when you talk with someone who is more experienced, they give you more detailed insight into what you can expect,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many things that I\u2019m looking forward to now that I know about all of these opportunities at Brock, like participating in leadership workshops and joining different clubs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For now, Saini is counting down the days until she sets foot on campus again in the fall. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was very nervous about coming to a new school in a new city with so many new people, but after attending LEAP, it reaffirmed my decision about coming here in September. I\u2019m really looking forward to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Spaces are still available for the following LEAP dates: July 22 to 23 and 29 to 30, and Aug. 9 and 17 (day only). For more information, visit<\/span> brocku.ca\/start<\/span><\/a> or email <\/span>studentlife@brocku.ca<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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