Destination Valpo Visit Days Schedule

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Destination Valpo Days are created for our admitted students to feel what it's like to be a Valparaiso University student; the program runs for a day and a half. Advance registration is required for all events.

Dates

Spring 2008 January 24-25 (Thursday-Friday) - closed (filled to capacity) January 27-28 (Sunday-Monday) - closed (filled to capacity) February 14-15 (Thursday-Friday) - for any admitted students February 24-25 (Sunday-Monday) - for admitted Business, Engineering and Nursing students March 30–31 (Sunday-Monday) - for any admitted students

Student Schedule

Day One
4:30 p.m.	Early campus tour (optional)
5:30 p.m.	Check-in with your overnight gear. Have dinner with the other admitted students and student hosts as a group. After dinner grab your bags and head to the dorm.
Day Two
8:00 a.m.—11:00	Business, Engineering, & Nursing programs are in place. Arts & Sciences students have a class/faculty appointment scheduled in their area of interest.
11:10—11:50	Morning Break choices Chapel—daily student-led worship service Campus Tour (until 12:10) Student Life/FOCUS Orientation Q&A (for students only)
12:00—1:00	Interest Session choices Study Abroad Career Center
12:00—1:00	Lunch in dining hall
1:00	Homeward bound (optional campus tour offered again)

Parent Schedule

Day One
4:30 p.m.	Early campus tour (optional)
5:30 p.m.	Check-in with students. Have dinner with the other admitted students and student hosts as a group. A Q & A Panel follows. End by 7:30 p.m.
Day Two
9:30 a.m.—10:00	FAFSA Info/Financial Aid Session
10:05—10:45	Panel Session with University Representatives
10:45—11:00	Coffeebreak
11:10—11:50	Morning Break choices Chapel—daily student-led worship service Campus Tour (until 12:10) Book Center
12:00—12:30	Interest Session choices Study Abroad Career Center
12:00—1:00	Lunch in dining hall
1:00	Homeward bound (optional campus tour offered again)

Payment Information

Call 1-888-GO-VALPO with credit card information or mail a check payable to Valparaiso University with "visit" noted on memo line.

• $25 per student and $10 for each guest.
• Mail to —
  Office of Admission
  ATTN: Visit Program Coordinator
  1700 Chapel Drive
  Valparaiso, IN 46383

Transportation

If you will be arriving by air, the Coach USA bus (www.busville.com) is available for transportation from O'Hare or Midway airports to nearby Merrillville, Indiana. Other transportation services to the Valparaiso area include the South Shore Line (www.nictd.com), the Greyhound Bus (www.greyhound.com) and the American Limousine Service (www.americanlimo.org).

Questions or Concerns?

E-mail Joanne.Bowker@valpo.edu