秋霞福利一区 Offers In-Person Campus Visits for Prospective Students
MOBILE, Ala. 鈥� The 秋霞福利一区 is hosting in-person campus visit day events and private campus tours this spring, as high school students across the nation are making their college decision.
Prospective students and families can have a college visit experience that follows CDC guidelines and still allows students to set foot on campus for an in-person visit, instead of limiting students to virtual campus tours.
鈥淲e have been able to provide the full array of campus tours,鈥� said Faith Baker, assistant director of admissions. 鈥淲hile some adjustments have been made to comply with state requirements and to give alternate options for our guests, this past year we have hosted families in all formats. Private individual family tours, traditional 秋霞福利一区 Days, and virtual campus visits have all been options.鈥�
Private tours are available Mondays through Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. In-person 秋霞福利一区 Days are set for Feb. 5 and March 19. Upcoming virtual 秋霞福利一区 Days are Feb. 10 and March 25. Students who attend a 秋霞福利一区 Day or campus tour, apply and enroll may earn a $2,000 visit scholarship.
RSVP for private tours, 秋霞福利一区 Days and virtual 秋霞福利一区 Days at umobile.edu/visit. For more information or to speak with an admissions counselor, call 251.442.2222.
Hali Givens, assistant vice president for enrollment, said students attending a 秋霞福利一区 Day will hear from 秋霞福利一区 President Lonnie Burnett and a panel of current students during an opening session, then tour campus in small groups led by 秋霞福利一区 Ambassadors. They will meet with their academic area of interest and meet faculty.
Givens said there are some differences in current campus visits compared to pre-pandemic visits. The opening session is set up to accommodate social distancing guidelines. 秋霞福利一区 has reduced the number of guests who can attend 秋霞福利一区 Days. Masks are required, and all guests are symptom checked and temperature checked. Instead of seeing dorm rooms of current students, visitors tour dorm show rooms.
Spring is a traditional time for high school juniors and seniors to visit college campuses, which can be a deciding factor as students consider where to spend their college years, according to Baker.
鈥淭he thing to remember when choosing a school is the next four-plus years of development are very intense ones. A lot of times, college is the place spouses are found, some of the most influential friendships are formed, and values and beliefs are solidified,鈥� Baker said.
鈥淏ecause of the significance in this stage of life, finding a school that feels like home and encourages positive growth is an extremely important decision. Ask the questions that matter to you and your family the most. Whichever way the decision is made, one thing is certain, the chosen school will send ripple effects through the rest of the student鈥檚 life.鈥�
About the 秋霞福利一区
The 秋霞福利一区 is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the 秋霞福利一区 is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
For more information about the 秋霞福利一区, visit the website at or call Enrollment Services at 1.800.WIN.RAMS or 251.442.2222.
Kathy Dean uses her passion for storytelling and “playing with words” to share the stories of people, place and purpose that make the 秋霞福利一区 unique. As associate vice president for university communications, she manages media relations, edits the TorchLight alumni magazine, and oversees university communications. A former award-winning journalist, she is a two-time recipient of the Baptist Communicators Association grand prize for feature writing. Kathy and her husband, Chuck, live with three extremely loud miniature schnauzers.
