Creighton offers virtual tours of campus

Creighton offers virtual tours of campus

EDUCATION.COVID 19 ISCHANGING THATDECISION MAKINGPROCESS.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER DANIELLEDAVIS JOINS US LIVEWITH MORE ON HOWUNIVERSITIES AREIMPROVISING.COURTNEY, SOON-TO-BE COLLEGEFRESHMEN AND HIGHSCHOOL JUNIORS ANDSENIORS USE SPRINGBREAK AND SUMMERTIME VISIT COLLEGECAMPUSES.IT'S A REALLY BIGPART OF MAKING THATFINAL DECISION.BUT THOSE TOURSWERE CANCELLEDDUE TO COVID 19....SO CREIGHTONUNIVERSITY ISOFFERING VIRTUALCOLLEGE TOURS.SPRING BREAK ANDSUMMER IS USED MYMANY STUDENTS TOVISIT COLLEGECAMPUSES.LOOK AROUND ANDGET A FEEL FOR THEINSTITUTION ANDFIND OUT IF THEYWILL FIT IN.BUT DUE TO COVID19 THAT WON'T BEHAPPENING FORTHE FALL 2020SCHOOL SEMESTER.SARAHRICHARDSON, ASST.VICE PROVOST-ENROLLMENT,CREIGHTONUNIVERSITY"WE WOULD LOVETO BE ABLE TOHOST PEOPLE ONOUR CAMPUS, IT ISHARD FOR PEOPLETO GET A TRUESENSE OF WHATMAKE CREIGHTONSPECIAL WITHOUTBEING ABLE TO BEPHYSICALLYPRESENT ON OURCAMPUS."THOSE CAMPUSTOURS WILL NOW BEHELD VIRTUALLY.EIGHTY PERCENT OFSTUDENTS COME TOCREIGHTON FROMOUT OF STATE.SARAH RICHARDSON,CREIGHTONUNIVERSITY"WE HAVE HADSTUDENTS EVERYYEAR WHO HAVECHOSEN TO COMETO CREIGHTONWITHOUT EVERHAVING STEPPEDFOOT ON OURCAMPUSBEFOREHAND.NOW THERE IS JUSTA LARGER NUMBEROF STUDENTS WHOARE IN THATSITUATION.OUR CAMPUSESACROSS THECOUNTRY WERESHUT DOWN RIGHTAT THE TIME FORFAMILIES TO TRAVELWHEN THEY AREMAKING THOSEFINAL DECISIONS."THE VIRTUAL TOURSWILL BE LED BYCURRENT STUDENTS,OFFERING RELATABLEEXPERIENCES ANDHOPEFULLY THEIRVERY OWN PERSONALTOUCH.THEY HAVE FOURMORE VIRTUAL OPENHOUSES SCHEDULEDWITH THE NEXT ONEIN JUNE.VISIT OUR 3 NEWSNOW WEBSITE FOR ADIRECT LINK TO THEIRFACEBOOK PAGE.THIS IS DANIELLEDAVIS, 3 NEWS NOWTHIS MORNING.COURTNEY"AD LIB"