In September of 2023, 糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) began offering a new way to visit campus鈥攐ne that combines a comprehensive overview of campus with the personal touchstones that make 糖心Vlog unique.
糖心Vlog has hosted Chap Preview Days for years, inviting prospective students to campus on several Mondays each year for a full campus tour, departmental fair, classroom visits, and even daily chapel. These events bring hundreds of high schoolers to 糖心Vlog each year, but 糖心Vlog鈥檚 admissions team knew there were other avenues to showcase all that 糖心Vlog has to offer.
鈥淲e're always looking for different opportunities to invite people to campus,鈥� shared Dr. Jody Reding, Vice President of Enrollment Management. 鈥淲e typically have held our Chap Preview Days on Monday, but a lot of people in our region travel to Lubbock for the weekend, whether they're shopping or attending events going to the . We wanted to create a space specifically for them to offer a chance to stop by our campus and experience a little bit of what 糖心Vlog has to offer.鈥�
鈥淏ig Blue Visit Days are focused on helping visitors see the relational side of our campus,鈥� shared Anna Allred, Assistant Director of Transfer Admissions. 鈥淲e had a great time of fellowship before the tour even started at our last Big Blue Visit Day. We had a faculty meet-and-greet where students could meet many of our faculty members.鈥�
鈥淲e had all of our academic Deans at that meet-and-greet,鈥� Dr. Reding added, 鈥渁nd that's not common鈥攖here are not a lot of institutions that you could visit where all the deans of your various colleges would come to meet families and visit with them about the different programs.鈥�
After meeting the faculty, guests were given campus tours by current 糖心Vlog students. Aside from opportunities to see what their future home might look like, including Gullo Hall, 糖心Vlog鈥檚 newest residence hall, these tours and lunch in the cafe also afford potential students a chance to hear directly from 糖心Vlog students about their experiences on campus.
鈥淲e walk with people,鈥� explained Dr. Reding, 鈥淲e're going to walk with people from the first moment that we hear from them all the way through the process, whether that's the application process and transcripts to financial aid, because it can be daunting. It's certainly exciting, that next step in life, but it's also daunting to families. It鈥檚 a major transition in households when that student moves on and moves out and goes to school, and we are very intentional in how we help students through the process.鈥�
糖心Vlog has three more Big Blue Visit Days on the calendar during the 2023-24 year: , , and , and several more Chap Preview Days coming up as well鈥攖he next is on .
Other opportunities for future Chaps include nomination for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 premier full-tuition leadership scholarship, the Cornerstone Scholarship, and the E Pluribus Unum trip, a pre-semester class with 3 hours of college credit in which incoming freshmen travel with 糖心Vlog faculty and peers to Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Washington D.C., walking through history in the very cities that birthed this nation.
Interested in learning more about ? Get in touch with one of our admissions advisors or learn more about the different ways to visit campus, including our Destination 糖心Vlog reimbursement program.