[civsa] Tour without seeing a dorm

[Houston, Susan]

We also had negative comments when we did not include a residence hall on our tour route.  What we are doing now, is telling them they can go for  a residence life tour before or after our tour.  Our Residence Life staff have hired a few students that will take anyone interested to two different styles of show rooms.  I think they utilize those students for other duties while they are in the office.

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From: listserv [mailto:listserv-bounces at civsa.org] On Behalf Of Albrecht, Elyse H
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 3:57 PM
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Subject: [civsa] Tour without seeing a dorm

Hello,

We are in the process of auditing our tour guides and taking a close look at what we are and are not showing on our tour. Since we are located in the heart of Atlanta and we offer a walking tour, we do not currently have time to show a residence hall. This is one of the aspects of our tour that families dislike the most and we are in the process of trying to find alternatives. Our housing options are not conveniently located near the tour route and would make our tour much longer than we would like if we were to incorporate them. Therefore, we are looking for ways to showcase our housing options without physically having to take visitors into a residence hall, and I would appreciate any feedback about how your campus may do this. If you do not physically take families into dorms, how do you meet student and family expectations? Do you show alternatives such as housing demonstrations or videos? If so, how is that approach received by your visitors?

Thank you so much for your feedback!

Best,
Elyse




  

Elyse Albrecht, M.Ed. 
Assistant Director|Undergraduate Admission Georgia Institute of Technology elyse.albrecht at admission.gatech.edu
404.894.9823|admission.gatech.edu

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