{"id":76300,"date":"2022-01-28T15:48:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=76300"},"modified":"2024-08-29T16:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T20:42:16","slug":"reminder-help-keep-community-safe-during-phased-return-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/01\/reminder-help-keep-community-safe-during-phased-return-to-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Help keep community safe during phased return to campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brock is preparing to welcome students back to campus Monday, Jan. 31 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/01\/message-from-the-president-brock-to-begin-phased-return-to-campus-jan-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first phase of the return to on-campus learning<\/a> for Winter Term.<\/p>\n<p>Staff working in student-supporting roles will also be returning to campus. Supervisors have communicated those details directly.<\/p>\n<p>The University takes its obligation to support a safe and meaningful on-campus learning experience seriously and is following all requirements from provincial and local public health authorities. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/coronavirus\/covid-19-vaccination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 vaccine mandate<\/a>\u00a0for anyone coming to campus.<\/li>\n<li>A COVID-19 booster vaccine requirement for those living in residence.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brock.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_7TJNhzbzi0bxpNI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mandatory self-screening<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A mandatory <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/01\/brock-updates-mask-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">masking requirement<\/a> (medical grade masks are <em>highly<\/em> <em>recommended<\/em> for students and <em>required<\/em> for faculty and staff).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brock will continue to work with provincial and local public health authorities to update these measures as the situation evolves in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone is strongly encouraged to get their COVID-19 booster dose<\/strong> as soon as possible and to upload proof (enhanced QR code only) using <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/coronavirus\/covid-19-vaccination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock\u2019s vaccine declaration form.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A range of campus services will be available starting Monday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The James A. Gibson Library is open and all study spaces will be available.<\/li>\n<li>Brock Central will be open Monday to Friday for in-person and phone service from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and its <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/registrar\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live Chat service<\/a> will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>The Walker Sports Complex will be open (<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/recreation\/wsc-pre-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pre-booking of space<\/a> opened Friday, Jan. 28 at noon).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/dining-services\/dining-on-campus\/locations-on-campus-and-hours-of-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Select food service locations<\/a> will be open starting Monday, with others opening in the coming weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Winter parking permits are <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/parking-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available for purchase online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, members of the Brock community are asked to be vigilant and to self-monitor closely for COVID-19 symptoms. <strong>If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please do not come to campus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Continue monitoring <em><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Brock News<\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/coronavirus\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brocku.ca\/coronavirus\/faq<\/a> for updates and information. Public health information is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagararegion.ca\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">niagararegion.ca\/health<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamilton.ca\/public-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hamilton.ca\/public-health<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock is preparing to welcome students back to campus Monday, Jan. 31 for the first phase of the return to on-campus learning for Winter Term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7484,3319,4052,1],"tags":[8791,1524],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76300"}],"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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76300"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76304,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76300\/revisions\/76304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}