[civsa] Greetings - Important information about a campus tours website

[La Dawn C. DUVALL]

Do not use them. We at UC Berkeley had to issue a cease and desist letter
to get them to remove us and other UC's from their list.

Best,
La Dawn



On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Ray, Merideth E <
merideth.ray at admission.gatech.edu> wrote:

> Looks like I am behind on my emails and you have all been talking about
> this! I am blaming our decision release from this weekend. I hope all is
> well.
>
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>
> Merideth
>
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> *From: *"Merideth E Ray" <merideth.ray at admission.gatech.edu>
> *To: *listserv at civsa.org
> *Sent: *Monday, March 17, 2014 3:34:53 PM
> *Subject: *Greetings - Important information about a campus tours website
>
>     Hello all,
>
>
>
> This made it to me from another Admission professional organization but
> looks like Drew from Region III initially spotted it. I see some CIVSA
> schools listed on this site. Please let me know if anyone is using this
> legitimately. It looks like a site to be wary of.
>
>
>
> Merideth
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>
>
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> *From: *Drew Steding <drewsted at umich.edu>
> *Date: *Monday, March 17, 2014 1:31 PM
> *To: *Drew Steding <drewsted at umich.edu>
> *Subject: *Greetings - Important information about a campus tours website
>
>
>
> Greetings, Region III!
>
>
>
> One of CIVSA's members recently found this interesting website that we
> thought all membership should be aware of - please see below:
>
>
>
> In case you haven't heard of this, I just wanted to make you aware of this
> website - www.visitdays.com. I found out yesterday that this website,
> which launched a few months ago, was booking students for campus tours for
> Furman without our permission. They never contacted us - just put up our
> logo and says they'll book campus tours for prospective students. It has a
> calendar with "available" dates and times. I actually booked a campus tour
> for myself at Furman on a day where we aren't offering tours at all. I
> received a confirmation telling me my tour was booked and that Furman was
> looking forward to seeing me there.
>
>
>
> Needless to say, I've called and had our university removed. The Founder
> and CEO told me they don't need my permission to do this - they've
> basically inserted them as a middle man to make booking campus visits
> easier for prospective students. He said their lawyers have said they are
> allowed to use our logo, our university name, etc. He said we were
> identified in a focus group as a university that should use this website
> (???), and they plan on expanding to all universities and colleges in the
> US. I, of course, reminded him about trademark laws, etc. He didn't seem to
> care.
>
>
>
> Some of your schools are on there, so if you don't want them to be booking
> tours for you, I'd give them a call!
>
>
>
> Thanks all - Looking forward to hopefully seeing you at conference!
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Drew
>
> Region III Director
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>
>
> --
> *Drew Steding*
> Assistant Director - Campus Information Centers, University of Michigan
> First Floor Michigan Union   -   Lobby, Pierpont Commons
> campusinfo.umich.edu  *  734.764.INFO <http://734.764.info/> (4636)  *  *Direct
> *: (734) 763-5925
>
>  "Creating Community and Lifetime Memories"
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>
> --
> Mary Tipton Woolley
> Associate Director
> Office of Undergraduate Admission
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> www.admission.gatech.edu
> 404-894-1965
>
>
>
> --
> Merideth Ray, Ed.S.
>
> Senior Assistant Director of Admission
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> 219 Uncle Heinie Way
> Atlanta, GA 30332-0320
> 404-894-1939
> merideth.ray at admission.gatech.edu
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>
>
>
> --
> Merideth Ray, Ed.S.
>
> Senior Assistant Director of Admission
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> 219 Uncle Heinie Way
> Atlanta, GA 30332-0320
> 404-894-1939 <#144d1ade88e5cccd_>
> merideth.ray at admission.gatech.edu
>
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-- 
*La Dawn C. Duvall, **Executive Director *
*Visitor & Parent Services/Speakers Bureau*
*Office of Communications and Public Affairs*
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