[civsa] How are your information sessions and tours set up?

[Lauren Mason]

Hi Dustin!
I don't know if this would be an option for your office, but we have
specific students trained to present the info session. So ideally when a
prospective student comes for a visit they attend a 15-30 info session with
a student, and are given a hour tour with another student. This took a lot
of training on our end. There are pros and cons having a student present,
but we feel so far it has been a good change.

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Greiner, Ania <agreiner at colum.edu> wrote:

> Hi! We start with a 10 to 15 minute introduction before the tour, given by
> an Admissions Officer or Manager. Then the student tour guides take the
> groups around to 2 or 3 departments and it usually takes about 90 minutes.
> Afterwards is an informal Q&A led by an Admissions Counselor. We tell
> visitors they can come back for the Q&A if they have more questions, but if
> not they are free to leave, and can leave whenever they want to. The Q&A
> can last up to an hour.
>
> We are also looking for ways to provide more student interactions. It’s
> tricky!
>
> Ania
> __________
> Ania Greiner
> Director of Enrollment Events & Services
> Columbia College Chicago
> 600 S. Michigan Avenue
> Chicago, IL 60605
> 312-369-7034
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>
>
> From: Dustin Castro <dcastro at umich.edu>
> Reply-To: "listserv at civsa.org" <listserv at civsa.org>
> Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 3:33 PM
> To: "listserv at civsa.org" <listserv at civsa.org>
> Subject: [civsa] How are your information sessions and tours set up?
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> We're looking to revamp our information sessions and tours. We get a lot
> of feedback saying that they're too long and there isn't enough student
> interaction. Currently guests can register for a 1 hour information session
> presented by an admissions counselor coupled with a 1.5 hour walking tour
> around our central campus with a current student.
>
> I would LOVE more guest interaction with our students, but I don't want
> our higher ups to feel like we would be trying something that hasn't been
> done before. What do you do for your information sessions and tours?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Dustin
>
>
>
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Lauren Mason
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