Orientation week is typically a weeklong event that takes place in the first week of the academic year. It offers a slew of social activities and events that help orient and welcome returning and incoming students to university. For many students this is one of the most memorable weeks of their university experience. O-Week introduces students to the university atmosphere and gives students an opportunity to socialize and meet their colleagues who they will be studying with for the next four years.
Students’ Unions across the country have been working diligently all summer long to provide the best O-Week possible for returning and incoming students. Every year the new executive team along with their staff try to improve on the O-Week that was delivered the year before to pull off an even bigger and better O-Week.
This year the Brock University Students’ Union’s (BUSU) theme for O-Week is BrockStock. The name may suggest that it is going to be a weeklong party but O-Week at Brock University has much more to offer. Now I will not deny that we will have our share of partying but there will be many more events that help welcome and orient all students to Brock University.
O-Week will be kicked off with our traditional Tower party where we will pack thousands of students underneath the Brock Tower and blast it with music! Then we will attempt to break a Guinness World Record, have a club/vendor fair, Condom Poker and Casino Night, Shinerama “Shine” day, and a “Hush Hush” party. This is just a glimpse of some of the events we will be hosting throughout the week.
Students will have the opportunity to get oriented with their faculties, residences and the community at large. There will be individualized events for international students, students living off-campus and mature students. There is quite a bit of diversity in O-Week events at Brock University and the week most definitely has something to offer every student.
For more information check out: www.busu.net/oweek
-Daud Grewal
BUSU VP UA
