{"id":94418,"date":"2024-07-12T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=94418"},"modified":"2025-02-28T16:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T21:12:15","slug":"employee-feature-liam-nielsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/07\/employee-feature-liam-nielsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Feature: Liam Nielsen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: The Brock Employee Feature is a Q&A-style series that aims to highlight those who contribute to the University\u2019s positive working environment and make a difference in the campus community. The full series is available on\u00a0<\/em>The Brock News<\/em><\/a>. Employees interested in being featured are asked to fill out an\u00a0<\/em>online form<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Liam Nielsen (BSM \u201922) knows from experience that taking part in a university orientation program supports success. As Recruitment Officer of Student Conversion and Transition, Nielsen provides support to prospective and incoming students by helping them navigate their journey to Brock.<\/p>\n

Share your Brock career story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been working at Brock since I was a first-year student in 2019. I started as a Smart Start Team Assistant and have had many different roles.<\/p>\n

I began working full time as a travelling Recruitment Officer in 2022 and have been in my current role, which includes managing Smart Start, Brock\u2019s long-standing summer orientation program, for a little over a year and a half now.<\/p>\n

What is the most rewarding part of your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My role in the Student Recruitment office is focused on leading projects that students will engage with after they\u2019ve been accepted to Brock but haven\u2019t yet started as a student.<\/p>\n

The most rewarding part of my job is leading the outstanding team of student staff. I had an amazing time working at Brock as a student and I’m trying my best to make sure that members of our team have an equally great experience.<\/p>\n

I find it endlessly rewarding to help our incoming Badgers better understand what it means to be a university student. Working to help ease the nerves of first-generation, transfer, international and out-of-province students is something I look forward to.<\/p>\n

What Brock program did you graduate from? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I graduated from Brock in 2022 with a Bachelor of Sport Management.<\/p>\n

I was born and raised in a small town in Nova Scotia, so I wanted to challenge myself with a big move to Ontario after high school. I was drawn in initially by the uniqueness of the Sport Management program.<\/p>\n

I visited campus for a tour in Grade 11 and never looked back.<\/p>\n

What do you like about working at Brock?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

For me, it’s the people.<\/p>\n

My colleagues in Student Recruitment are amazing. They welcomed me and gave me a home when I was a lost and confused first-year student, and I am grateful every single day for the culture in our office.<\/p>\n

What was your first job ever? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I got my first job when I was 15 at a mall kiosk that repaired phones and sold accessories. I had to communicate with the manager almost entirely in French.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t work there for very long, but I learned a lot about customer service and on-the-spot problem solving.<\/p>\n

What are your interests and hobbies?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Movies are my No. 1 interest and I\u2019m almost always watching, learning or thinking about movies. I generally watch four or five a week, and a dream of mine is to own and operate my own independent movie theatre.<\/p>\n

Outside of that, I like to spend time exploring Niagara, seeking out local trivia competitions and travelling with my amazing partner Gracelyn.<\/p>\n

Where is your favourite place to visit in Niagara?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Any place that serves wood-fired pizza. I also love to wander around The Write Bookshop on St. Paul Street.<\/p>\n

How do you maintain positive mental\u00a0health?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lots of unplugging and staying away from social media. I try to use more analogue technologies, go for walks outside and listen to The Affirmation Song<\/em> by Snoop Dogg.<\/p>\n

What is a fact most people would be surprised to learn about you?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite my less-than-towering height, I played basketball at a fairly competitive level for most of my life before university.<\/p>\n

I’ve also seen all 674 episodes of Survivor<\/em> and have always dreamed of being on the show. Although, I expect I would almost certainly be the first one voted off the island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liam Nielsen (BSM \u201922) knows from experience that taking part in a university orientation program supports success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94424,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[119,7,1],"tags":[3333,11890,6181,5541,351,3694,57,8879],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94418"}],"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=94418"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99682,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94418\/revisions\/99682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}