New Virtual Tour Brings SLU's Campus To Prospective Students

01/19/2018

Prospective SLU students now have the opportunity to tour Saint Louis University’s campus from the comfort of their own homes, whether in St. Louis or Shanghai. The University’s new virtual reality walking tour, hosted by YouVisit, will give all students and their parents the chance to navigate campus at their own pace before coming to see it in person.

This tool was designed with SLU’s international population in mind as many international students do not have the opportunity to visit campus before they enroll.

“We believe the YouVisit tour will be a very powerful recruiting tool,” Tim Hercules, executive director of INTO SLU said. “The virtual tour will help students feel connected to our campus even if they do not have the chance to visit before confirming.”

The virtual tour is designed to resemble an in-person campus tour. Much like traveling in Google street view, students can virtually walk down West Pine to the Lipic Clock Tower Plaza; hang out on the Quad; and can enter buildings like the Pius XII Memorial Library, Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business and the Center for Global Citizenship. At each of the 18 tour stops, viewers get a sense of the university and life as a Billiken through 360 degree views, interactive hotspots, videos and photos.

As they explore, students can listen to a virtual tour guide who provides details about each location in English, Arabic or Chinese.

Current SLU students were filmed for the English version of the tour and include:

• Megan Tartell, a sophomore studying neuroscience, welcomes viewers in the Quad, Lipic Clock Tower Plaza, Science Quad and St. Francis Xavier College Church.
• Chandler Beck, a pre-med sophomore studying public health, informs visitors about the Center for Global Citizenship, the INTO SLU Center, Spring Hall and the School of Medicine.
• Tristan Morena, a junior studying finance, guides tour-goers in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, Busch Student Center and the School of Law.
• Kameda Mallory, a sophomore in the School of Nursing, shows the Simon Recreation Center, Grand Hall, the Health Studies programs on South Campus and the St. Louis stop in Forest Park.
• Raamish Saeed, a senior in the applied analytics program tells viewers about Pius XII Memorial Library, Billiken Athletics and Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.

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