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In addition to the virtual campus tours offered as part of Fall Preview Day, on-campus tours will be offered on weekends throughout November by Brock Ambassadors, including fifth-year Concurrent Education student Tricia Doma.<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cThere will be a little bit of everything there to help students get to know what Brock is all about, what we offer and how they can get involved on campus,\u201d she says. \u201cThis is our way of helping them to feel comfortable and confident about coming to Brock as a student.\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of the opening ceremonies, led by Matt Melnyk, Brock\u2019s Director of Student Recruitment, the virtual crowd will hear from Interim University President Lynn Wells and members of the Brock University Students\u2019 Union, before being given a walkthrough of how to navigate the event site.<\/p>\n
Presentations will be delivered by each of Brock\u2019s Faculties, as well as the University\u2019s Residence and Co-op, Career and Experiential Education teams, with students able to pick which sessions they participate in.<\/p>\n
The afternoon will also include a series of networking lounges that will each focus on different campus services, supports and other aspects of university life.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis format is meant to give students all the same information they would get by hopping from booth to booth in Brock\u2019s Ian Beddis Gymnasium in a normal year,\u201d Dugo says. \u201cWe\u2019ve heard from students that interaction and flexibility is key and have worked that feedback into our live programming to make it as engaging as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
A series of student panels will round out the day, focusing on academic success, living at Brock, experiential learning and the performing arts.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur student ambassadors will be talking about their experiences and then opening the floor to questions,\u201d Dugo says. \u201cWe find that prospective students tend to learn more and form stronger connections when they\u2019re able to speak directly to students who are living the university experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dugo says the Recruitment team\u2019s virtual offerings have come a long way since the pandemic forced many in-person events online in March 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter every event we\u2019ve hosted, we\u2019ve made adjustments to try and better meet the needs of those in attendance,\u201d she says. \u201cStudents want to connect with us, be able to ask their questions and have the experience be as personal as possible, even though it is online for the time being. We\u2019re really excited to have a live Fall Preview Day with engaging opportunities for students to participate in.\u201d<\/p>\n
The live event is a \u201chuge community effort,\u201d she says, with \u201ceveryone coming together from across the University to make Fall Preview Day happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Fall Preview Day website, which will launch Nov. 7 and remain available into the new year, will act as a complement to the live event, with information on programs, services and extracurriculars. Recordings of the event\u2019s Faculty presentations will be available on the site at a later date for those unable to attend.<\/p>\n
In addition to virtual tours held as part Fall Preview Day, Brock will be hosting in-person campus tours on weekends throughout November. To register, visit discover.brocku.ca\/tours<\/a><\/p>\n For the full schedule for Brock\u2019s Fall Preview Day, visit discover.brocku.ca\/fallpreview<\/a><\/p>\n