As Brock prepares to open its doors to thousands of new students in September, the University is putting the call out for engaging drop-in workshops to include as part of Welcome Week.<\/p>\n
New to the eight-day orientation event, which runs from Sept. 1 to 8, is a drop-in zone organized by Student Life and Community Experience.<\/p>\n
Taking place Friday, Sept. 6, the drop-in zone will feature 10 workshops, demonstrations or activities that will help acclimate students to the Brock University campus and community. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Scotiabank Atrium of the Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex.<\/p>\n
Tanya Bradley, Manager, Student Life and Community Experience, said the workshops will allow students to experience Brock in a new way.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re inviting employees, departments, student clubs and community groups to take a lead in welcoming new students to campus,\u201d she said. \u201cOur hope is that student participants will make connections with members of the Brock community they may not have made otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anyone interested in submitting an idea for a drop-in activity is asked to complete an application form<\/a>. Workshops must be able to accommodate up to 30 students, should be about 60 minutes in length, and do not need to be connected to a Brock department.<\/p>\n \u201cIf employees have hidden talents they\u2019d like to share, we invite them to apply for a spot,\u201d said Scarlet Stark, Co-Curricular Engagement Co-ordinator with Student Life and Community Experience. \u201cWelcome Week is informative, but it\u2019s also fun. As long as workshops introduce students to campus life or connect them with our faculty, staff or community in some way, they can be completely unrelated to an employee\u2019s role or department.\u201d<\/p>\n Stark suggests workshops that attract students\u2019 attention, offer a unique experience and keep participants engaged.<\/p>\n \u201cGames, trivia, arts and crafts or any type of demonstration or interactive activity are popular with students,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n In addition to filling a programming gap on one of the historically slower days of Welcome Week, Stark said the community-led drop-in format makes it easy for students to attend workshops and removes some of the planning pressure from faculty and staff during a busy time of year.<\/p>\n \u201cThe space is already booked and it will be ready with tables, chairs and audio-visual equipment,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople can focus their efforts on planning content and delivering their workshop.\u201d<\/p>\n Anyone interested in hosting a workshop at the Welcome Week Drop-in Zone is asked to fill out an online form<\/a> by Monday, Aug. 12 at noon. Applicants will be notified 10 to 14 days before the event.<\/p>\n