New processes, new procedures and new options. These are all things we have done to allow admission visitors to return to campus. Some things we are doing here at Birmingham-Southern to ensure students and their families can safely and comfortably visit campus are:
- Limited tour size–in order to allow for social distancing and provide adequate space between families, we have limited our groups to three students and their families. This allows us to create “pods” for each family during our information session and allows for smaller tours when out on campus.
- Added options–recognizing that we have decreased the amount of visitors per time slot, we have added more options for families. The one that I am most excited about is our ‘Southern at Sunset tour option. This visit kicks off at 6 PM on select days. What I love most about this is you get to experience campus at a time rarely seen by visitors, and it allows a family to visit without having to sacrifice work obligations to visit us in the middle of the day.
- Removed the cookies–this is one change that makes me sad. We have long provided some of the best southern hospitality around. In addition to the friendly smiles and warm handshakes, we would have fresh coffee and fresh baked chocolate chip cookies for our guests as part of their visit experience. Since we can’t serve cookies and coffee, nor shake hands, you have to trust us that the friendly smile exists under our mask.
Visiting campus is still an important part of the college search process. It allows a student to visualize themselves on campus. When I ask our students why they chose Birmingham-Southern, 95% of them end up telling me that they visited campus and it felt right. We want to allow prospective-students to afford the opportunity to have that moment where they are on campus and have that feeling of fit.
Learn more about all of our visit opportunities.
Hope to welcome you to the Hilltop soon.