College Tours

Coming to the National Conference early or staying late? Consider participating in a college tour. College tours offer counselors excellent opportunities to experience campus atmosphere; meet with admission officers, faculty and deans; and learn more about the admission requirements at schools located near or in the host city.

Reservations for college tours are coordinated directly by the schools.

Group Tours:

• Monday, September 22, 2008 through Wednesday, September 24, 2008
• This tour is now full. Contact the universities directly about individual visits. 

Pacific Lutheran University, St. Martin’s University and The Evergreen State College 

• Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• Departure: 9:00 a.m.; Return: 9:00 p.m.
• Transportation to and from downtown Seattle provided, as well as lunch and dinner.
• Contact: Jennifer Olsen Krengel, Director of Admission at 253/535-7156

Quest University

• Tuesday, September 23, 2008 through Wednesday, September 24, 2008
• Departure: 8:00 a.m.
• Quest will provide transportation and accommodations in Vancouver. This tour has limited space.
• More information and registration are available on the tour's Web site

Seattle University and Seattle Pacific University

• Monday, September 22, 2008 through Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• Guests need to arrive at the Silver Cloud Hotel, Broadway by 1:00 p.m. on Monday. SPU will provide transportation to campus from the Silver Cloud Hotel on Monday. Guests will walk across the street to SU on Tuesday. The Silver Cloud hotel will provide a shuttle to conference hotels in time to meet the University of Washington tour from 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
• Overnight accommodations and all meals provided.
• This tour is available to secondary school counselors on a space-available basis.
• Contact: Matthew Bishop

University of British Columbia

• Wednesday, September 24, 2008
• Departure: 7:30 a.m.; Return: 7:00 p.m.
• This full day program will include transportation, lunch, an admission overview, a campus tour, and the opportunity to meet current UBC students.
• Contact Kirsten Molstad, International Student Recruiter-Advisor at 604/827-3566 

Individual Tours:

The Art Institute of Seattle

• Monday through Thursday, September 22-25, 2008
• 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. or private group time daily (must be scheduled in advance)
• Contact: Chris Galbraith, Marketing and Events Coordinator at 206/239-2226
  

Cornish College of the Arts

• Monday through Wednesday, September 22-24, 2008
• 10:00 a.m. daily
• Contact: Sharron Starling, Interim Director of Admission at 206/726-5017

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Vancouver

• Monday through Thursday, September 22-25, 2008
• 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily
• Contact Jobin Mojtabavi, Assistant Director of Admissions at 604/648-4469

Northwest University

• Monday through Friday, September 22-26, 2008
• 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. daily (must be scheduled in advance)
• Contact: Sally Demos, Campus Visit Counselor at 425/889-5286

Quest University Canada

• Monday through Wednesday, September 22-24, 2008
• 1:00 p.m. daily (must be scheduled in advance)
• More information is available on the tour's Web site
• Contact: Birgit Widmaier, Administrative Assistant at 604/898-8009

Seattle Pacific University

• Tuesday through Friday, September 23-26, 2008
• 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - note: the 11:00 a.m. tour will not be held on Wednesday, September 24 
• Contact: Lacey Henderson, Visits and Events Coordinator at 206/281-2021, ext. 2567

University of British Columbia

• Monday, September 22, 2008; Friday, September 26, 2008 and  Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
• Tuesday through Thursday, September 23-25, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
• Contact: Kirsten Molstad, International Student Recruiter-Advisor at 604/827-3566

University of Portland

• Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23-24, 2008
• 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• Contact: Jason McDonald, Dean of Admissions at 503/943-7751

University of Washington

• Monday through Friday, September 22-26, 2008
• Time TBD
• Contact: Erika Trautman, Associate Director of Admissions at 503/517-1021

Whitman College

• Monday through Wednesday, September 22-24, 2008
• 1:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. daily
• Contact: Kevin Dyerly, Director of Admission at 509/527-5176