[civsa] visitor centers

[Boehm, Andrew]

Hello Theresa,

We are in the process of having a visitor's center designed for us, within
an existing structure.  It won't be done until January but I did have some
insight into the process.

First, we were very careful to not completely define this space as a
"visitor center" and instead the "Admission Visitor Center".  We have no
plans on functioning as the "front door" for the entire university.  We
don't have a lot of tourists who just want to see the university anyway but
wanted to make sure that our functionality of providing a first and
in-depth look for prospective students and their guests was clearly
defined.  We wanted to also make sure that while several Admission offices
will remain in our current space, that the visit team still retains their
Admission responsibilities (recruitment, app review, etc...) and that all
Admission representatives would have weekly responsibilities within the
visit center/visit function.

Additionally I would say that you try and be as much of a part of design
process as possible.  The people that know the visit needs and will utilize
the space on a daily basis need to be a part of that process.  The early
planning of our space didn't include us and it would have been millions
wasted.  Know we are part of every step and this will truly support
everything we need to run an effective visit program.

Take care,

Andrew

*Andrew Boehm*

Associate Director - Campus Visits and Events

Miami University Office of Admission

301 S. Campus Avenue - 41 CAB

Oxford, OH 45056

513-529-2580

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Wiese, Theresa <tjwiese at ilstu.edu> wrote:

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> Good Afternoon,
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> Illinois State University will be opening a visitor center in the near
> future, and we would like to conduct some research on how other
> universities have implemented visitor centers within the last 5 years on
> their own campuses.  If your campus has a visitor center and you’re are
> located in the Midwest I would like to hear from you. Any insight and
> advice would be most appreciated.
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> In addition, our staff would like to visit a few schools with visitor
> centers over the summer. Specifically, we are looking for schools in which
> prospective student tours are facilitated through the visitor center.
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> I look forward to learning what schools in the Midwest have Visitor
> Centers!
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> Thank you in advance,
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> Theresa Wiese
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> Program Assistant
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> Office of Admissions
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> Illinois State University
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> 309-438-2513
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> Theresa.Wiese at IllinoisState.edu
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