Training Manual
Transcript: Tour Manual This route can be done forward or backward: forward (Sweetheart route) starts with Sweetheart Circle and ends at the library/Lewis, backward (Hendy Route) starts with the library and ends at Sweetheart/Lewis. Try both and see which one you prefer! The average tour is around an hour long, but you should definitely block off two hours to include time for the presentation at the beginning and postcard writing at the end! Tour Route Tour Duties: The daily tour times are at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. We ask that you try to arrive at least 15 mins before the tour time to help greet the tour guests and prepare for the tour. Please sign in on the sign in sheet next to the visitation desk. The admissions presentation will begin at the posted times and shouldn’t last longer than 20 minutes. Once you arrive, fill the white basket with enough bottled water for our tour guests. These should be placed in the presentation room prior to the info session beginning. If you empty a case of water, please replace it with another one. The new cases will be in the breakroom next to the presentation room. Once you have completed your before-the-tour duties, head into the presentation room and sit/stand in the very back. Tour Duties . After tours, you should hand-write a postcard to each student on your tour. Be careful of writing the same letter to siblings or friends who were on the tour together. Letters are preferably completed immediately after the tour, but if necessary, you can take them home and return them within 24 hours. Letter writing materials will be upstairs in the SOAR cubicles. And More Tour Duties : Tours will not be pre-assigned, but we will have the list of students with info pre-printed before the tour begins. If we have to utilize multiple tour guides it is your responsibility to get with each other after the tour to determine who had which students on their tours. You will want them to introduce themselves and state where they are from and their major before the tour begins so if you can’t remember names, you may be able to figure out who you had based on hometown or major. Other Tour Duties: Postcards Postcards should be written and addressed in pen with your neatest handwriting. The purpose of the letters is to thank students for visiting campus and encourage them to apply for admission. sample letter Greetings Thanking student for coming/visiting Personalize if you connected with the student Go Eagles, Hail Southern, etc. Sign it ! If you want the student to contact/follow you do so here! Students Name First line of address City, State, Zip code University Store - University Store has the largest and best selection of men's, women's and childrens licensed apparel, gifts, and home decor items in addition to required textbooks and school supplies. They work with university faculty to guarantee that they offer the correct and complete editions of textbooks, something that no other store or website can claim. - University Store has been the official campus store for over 60 years, and they reinvest all their profits into the University community. Essentially, when you shop here, you are supporting student success at Georgia Southern. (Per the U-Store) - On the window, there is a picture of Freedom, GS’s live mascot. Freedom is housed in the Georgia Southern Wildlife Center, also FREE for students, and flies over the stadium at home football games and graduation - The Tech Corner has now combined with the University Store. - Can fix hardware & software issues on your laptop and repairs cracked phone screens - Sells and services Apple and Windows computer products, as well as sells computer and phone accessories. Dining Commons (Go Inside) - Is open M-F from 10:30 AM-9:00 PM and 8:30 AM-9:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. - There is a fully functioning post office and printing service in the back of the building where all on-campus residents have PO boxes. - Eagle Card Services is also located here. It’s where students come to get their Eagle ID during SOAR the summer before they start college. Your Eagle ID is very important to grant you access to your residence hall, dining halls, and access to events on campus. - Has ATMs for students to use. - Has iris cameras that grant access to the Dining Commons instead of having to swipe your Eagle ID. - Walk students back into the dining area to see all the different food options & stop at the blue pillar next to Central Station (make sure you let the cashiers know you have a tour before you walk in) - Two dining plan options: Gold and Blue. Both have unlimited access to the two dining facilities, the main difference is the amount of Dining Dollars, which are used at other on-campus eateries. - Blue: $150 cheaper than Gold and comes with 7 guest passes per semester, 7 to-go passes per week, and $100 Dining Dollars - Gold: 9 guest passes, 9 to-go passes, and $300 Dining Dollars - Feel free to also mention Budget Bucks & EagleXpress - Freshmen (less than 30