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Visit WOU
We welcome both individual and group visits on our campus throughout the calendar year and look forward to helping you set up your future visit. This website includes a wide variety of information and resources for organizing a WOU campus visit. Whether you are a prospective WOU student or a counselor or teacher interested in planning a visit for a group of students we hope that you can get your questions answered here.
Campus Visit Request Forms
Individual Campus Visit Request form |
Tips for a Successful Visit form
Group Campus Visit Request form |
Tips for a Successful Group Visit form
Your Hosts:
WOU Ambassadors
- Ambassadors are the face of WOU. They are a diverse group of student leaders who are committed to providing prospective students first-hand information about student life at WOU.
- While leading campus tours and student life panel discussions, the Ambassadors draw on their personal experience as current students to highlight the opportunities and benefits of a WOU education.
- They also assist prospective & admitted students and their families in gathering the necessary information to make an informed decision about applying to or enrolling at WOU.
WOU Admissions Counselors
- We encourage all campus visitors to take the time to meet 1-on-1 with a WOU Admissions Counselor. For more information on Admissions Counseling see our Admissions Counseling site.
- In addition, Admissions Counselors visit various high schools, community colleges, and college fairs throughout the fall, winter, and spring each year to provide information to prospective WOU students.
Planning Your Visit to WOU
Individual Campus Visits
- During fall, winter, and spring term we offer drop-in campus tours at 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. The 10:00 a.m. tour is 60 minutes in length and does not include a tour of residence hall rooms. The 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. tours are 90 minutes in length and include a tour of residence hall rooms.
- During winter, spring, and summer break we offer a 1:30 p.m. drop in campus tour that is 90 minutes in length and includes a tour of the residence halls.
- ***Reservations are not needed for campus tours. However, if you would like to meet with faculty or staff on campus while you are here please complete the online Individual Campus Visit Request form.
- The Individual Campus Visit Request form allows you to arrange for meetings with an Admissions Counselor, a Financial Aid/Scholarships representative, a University Housing representative, a Professor, or arrange for an opportunity to sit in on a WOU class! We ask that you submit this form 2 weeks before your planned visit so that we can fit these appointments into the busy schedules of our faculty & staff.
- Check out the Tips for a Successful Visit form! It provides information on directions to campus, parking, visit confirmation, contact information, overnight accommodation, etc.
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Contact: Our Campus Visit Coordinator can be reached by phone at 503-838-8227 or email at: visitcor@wou.edu.
Group Campus Visits
- Many teachers, counselors, and advisors enjoy bringing a group of their students to WOU for a campus visit.
- We can offer a variety of activities and presentations for groups of student visitors. Typically, a standard group visit includes a campus tour, an Admissions presentation, and a Student Life Panel with current WOU students. Our online Group Campus Visit Request form allows you to browse these and other options for group campus visit activities.
- Please take a moment to read the Tips for a Successful Group Visit form. It provides many details that are pertinent to the overall success of a group visit to WOU. Included is information on directions to campus, parking, visit confirmation, contact information, campus arrival, overnight accommodation, etc.
- Please note that we try, but cannot always accommodate all group visit requests.
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Contact: Our Group Campus Visit Coordinator can be reached by phone at 503-838-8227 or by email at groupvisit@wou.edu
Preview Day & Campus Visitation Programs
- Preview Day and Campus Visitation Programs provide prospective students a unique opportunity to get a thorough, day long perspective into WOU's academic programs and student life.
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Preview Day: When you attend a Preview Day, you will learn about our nationally recognized academic programs, meet members of the campus community and discover what opportunities are available to you on our beautiful campus.
- Take a campus tour with a WOU Ambassador.
- Apply for admission at check-in and receive notification of your status at the end of the program.
- Students and accompanying guests are welcome to attend free of charge
- Enjoy a complimentary lunch served by our nationally recognized dining services.
2011-2012 Campus Visitation Programs
Saturday, October 15:
Fall Preview Day I
Friday, November 4: Making College Happen I
Saturday, November 12:
Fall Preview Day II
Saturday, January 21:
Winter Preview Day I
Friday, January 27:
Making College Happen II
Saturday, February 11:
Winter Preview Day II
Wednesday, March 7:
Criminal Justice Careers Day
Thursday, March 29:
Spring Break Visit
Saturday, April 28: Spring Preview Day
Program times are tentative and subject to change.
Take a look at the "Admissions" channel on wouTV where you will find short videos that provide a virtual campus visit of WOU. Whether it is a challenge for you to travel to campus or whether you may not be visiting for awhile these videos will provide an initial look into what life is like on campus here at WOU.
