A record number of Brock University students will be moving into their new home away from home on campus this weekend.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, Sept. 4, Brock\u2019s on-campus residences will welcome more than 2,600 students for the largest Move-in Weekend in the University\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be our biggest move-in ever at Brock,\u201d says Cindy Chernish, Interim Director, Residences. \u201cWith the addition of Residence 8, DeCew Residence being open to capacity following its major renewal and all of our buildings operating at near capacity, we\u2019re excited to welcome a record number of students to live on campus beginning this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brock opened Residence 8, its new 308-bed, semi-suite style residence building, in January, increasing the University\u2019s total residence capacity to nearly 2,800 beds throughout the eight housing complexes on the main campus. DeCew Residence also underwent a major revitalization that saw extensive renovations to the traditional-style dormitory building completed last year.<\/p>\n
From the moment students and their families arrive on campus for Move-in Weekend, the goal is to make them feel welcome and comfortable with this significant life transition, Chernish says.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoving away from home for the first time can be a stressful experience, not only for students but also for their parents,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019re here to demonstrate the strong support network at Brock that is ready to help them along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Members of the Brock community will be lined up along the roadways leading to residence buildings to greet new Badgers and provide any needed additional directions to their new home.<\/p>\n
In order to make the complex move work over two days, each student and their family is given a one-hour window of move-in time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Because of the logistics required to move 2,600 students into residences, parking and access around Brock\u2019s main campus will be limited throughout the weekend. People visiting the University for other purposes are asked to park in Zone 1.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of Brock staff and student volunteers will be on hand to not only assist with the move but also to help make students\u2019 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 various hours throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n