{"id":98294,"date":"2025-01-06T15:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=98294"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:57:52","slug":"frost-week-events-give-students-warm-welcome-to-brock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2025\/01\/frost-week-events-give-students-warm-welcome-to-brock\/","title":{"rendered":"Frost Week events give students warm welcome to Brock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From cupcake decorating to ice skating, Brock University students can look forward to a <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/organization\/frostweek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">packed schedule of Frost Week events<\/a> offering opportunities to connect, have fun and ease into the Winter Term.<\/p>\n<p>International students are invited to connect with peers and Brock International staff during a meet and greet on Wednesday, Jan. 8.<\/p>\n<p>New graduate students also have a chance to connect and to learn more about Brock\u2019s Graduate Students\u2019 Association (GSA) during the <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/281925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter Welcome Warm-Up<\/a> taking place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 8. Hosted by the GSA, the event will feature hot chocolate, prizes and insights into scholarships and awards.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Jan. 9, students can unwind with painting, bracelet-making and customizable drinks at the at the <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/278592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crafts and Hot Chocolate Bar<\/a>, hosted by the Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre and Student Life and Success.<\/p>\n<p>The Brock University Students\u2019 Union is offering students a range of activities, giveaways and community-building events between Monday, Jan. 13 and Friday, Jan. 17. BUSU\u2019s Frost Week celebrations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/264294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pottery Painting and Pizza event on Jan. 13<\/a> (paid ticketed event).<\/li>\n<li>A student <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/264395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clubs Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 14<\/a> from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Union Station.<\/li>\n<li>Free <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/279863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ice skating event on Wednesday, Jan. 15<\/a> at Canada Games Park, with free BUSU mittens available for the first 200 attendees.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/264302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free hot breakfast on Thursday, Jan. 16<\/a> at Union Station, sponsored by Brock Men\u2019s Basketball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/organization\/frostweek\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ExperienceBU<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/frostweek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUSU website<\/a> for additional BUSU events and RSVP information. Students attending BUSU\u2019s Frost Week activities can enter a draw for a gift basket valued at more than $600 by scanning QR codes at each event.<\/p>\n<p>The Hadiya\u2019dag\u00e9nhahs First Nations, M\u00e9tis and Inuit Student Centre and the Office of the Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement are welcoming the Brock community to take part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/273835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second annual Pow Wow<\/a> on Friday, Jan. 17, which will feature dance, song, arts, cuisine and more than 60 Indigenous vendors. The grand entry begins at noon in the Ian Beddis Gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p>Brock\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams face off against the McMaster Marauders during <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/280277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paint the Meridian Red<\/a> on the evening of Jan. 17 in downtown St. Catharines at the Meridian Centre. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ca\/brock-badgers-v-mcmaster-marauders-basketball-st-catharines-ontario-01-17-2025\/event\/10006141A5561853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets are available for purchase online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From cupcake decorating to ice skating, Brock University students can look forward to a packed schedule of Frost Week events offering opportunities to connect, have fun and ease into the Winter Term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":98295,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[188,6833,1,58],"tags":[256,159,133,1523,2479,514,4819,497],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98294"}],"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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98294"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98431,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98294\/revisions\/98431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}