A large group of Brock University student volunteers and staff members will come together Sunday, Sept. 2 for the University\u2019s annual Move-In Day tradition.<\/p>\n
Nearly 2,400 mostly first-year students from across Canada and around the world will be moved into one of Brock\u2019s seven residences between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday. To make that schedule work, families are given a one-hour window of time to arrive.<\/p>\n
As families arrive and pull into a specific unloading area near their residence, some 600 Brock University students from a wide variety of athletic teams, student clubs and groups, will help unload the incoming students\u2019 belongings and bring them to their assigned room.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe student volunteers play an essential role as vehicles arrive on campus to unload,\u201d said Jamie Fleming, Director of Residences. \u201cThey help move the students\u2019 belongings.\u00a0They are a welcoming and smiling face \u2014 and they provide\u00a0reassurance that students have made a great choice in coming to this University.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hundreds of Brock staff will also be on hand Sunday to help make the introduction to University life a bit easier. Departments and services such as Residences, Dining, Parking, IT Help Desk, Brock Card, Campus Store and the Walker Sports Complex will all be open throughout the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want students and their families to feel welcomed and that their arrival onto campus is a smooth, efficient process.\u00a0We could not do this, without the tremendous help and support from people across many areas of campus,\u201d Fleming said.<\/p>\n
Because of the logistics required to move 2,400 students into residences, parking and access around the Brock campus will be limited Sunday. People visiting the University for other purposes \u2014 including those visiting the Walker Sports Complex or outdoor athletic fields \u2014 are asked to park in Zone 1 and allow extra time to get in and out of campus.<\/p>\n