Brock University strives to be a committed partner and trustworthy neighbour in the Niagara region, and it\u2019s asking its students to do the same.<\/p>\n
As St. Patrick\u2019s Day approaches, the University and the Brock University Students\u2019 Union (BUSU) are partnering with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) and local municipalities to take a proactive approach in local neighbourhoods that have large student populations.<\/p>\n
To kick off the initiative, Brock staff have been going door to door to promote safe and responsible celebrations as part of the Don\u2019t Put the Bad in Badger campaign. Along with encouraging appropriate behaviour, the printed materials distributed also educate students on the possible fines that can be incurred if COVID-19 and other municipal bylaws are violated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that our students enjoy celebrating St. Patrick\u2019s Day with one another,\u201d said Brad Clarke, Brock\u2019s Director of Student Life and Success. \u201cBut we also expect for any celebrations to be safe and respectful; and to be sure that activities do not conflict with municipal, provincial or federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with messaging beforehand, Brock has funded additional NRPS officers to assist with neighbourhood patrols on St. Patrick\u2019s Day and the weekend that follows. During those times, police and city bylaw officers are taking a zero-tolerance approach and will have high visibility in near-campus neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n
Various Brock departments will also be offering a series of events and programs to provide compelling on- and off-campus options for students to celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day safely and responsibly. Related health and safety awareness campaigns begin next week, and alternative events will take place on and around St. Patrick\u2019s Day for students to engage in virtually and in person. A full listing of events can be found on ExperienceBU<\/a>.<\/p>\n While BUSU President Rafay Rehan hopes Brock students will join him Thursday, March 17 on campus for a free breakfast, events in Isaac\u2019s and an evening board game caf\u00e9, he has a blanket expectation for student behaviour wherever celebrations are taking place.<\/p>\n \u201cNo matter how you celebrate, please remember to drink responsibly, look after your friends and be respectful of your neighbours,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n As the University aligns its plans closely with the strategies of local municipalities, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Students Anna Lathrop said she expects Brock students to do their part for the community.<\/p>\n \u201cBrock students have shown they can be exceptional neighbours and community partners, as they have helped those around them throughout the difficult times of the COVID pandemic,\u201d she said. \u201cWhile we know they are excited to be together again, I encourage students to engage that spirit of respect and camaraderie with all members of the community while remembering their duties as citizens and under the Brock Student Code of Conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brock University strives to be a committed partner and trustworthy neighbour in the Niagara region, and it\u2019s asking its students to do the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9794,3319,1,4],"tags":[3461,4540,2203,133,7139,247,876,9075],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76990"}],"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=76990"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76993,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76990\/revisions\/76993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}