This date is the non-binding deadline for Early Action applicants to submit their application, giving them an earlier admission decision and priority for financial aid and housing.
What is November 15?
100
Early visitors who have checked out an iPad must remain in this location while they peruse FlipBoard.
Where is the Admissions lobby?
100
Individual Visits can now be requested in this new way, making it easier for students to let us know their availability.
What is an online form?
100
SPU will no longer be offering Academic Preview this Fall. Instead, we will be offering 3 of these overnight events.
What is SPU Friday Plus?
100
The live-in student mentors on each floor are now referred to as this.
What are Resident Advisors (RA's)?
200
Instead of a separate Writing Supplement, applicants will submit this in the "Other Information" section of the SPU-specific questions within the Common Application.
What is the second/SPU-specific essay?
200
You should not wait until end-of-day audits to add these types of visitors to Talisma (including your Interaction!)
What are drop-ins?
200
If we receive an online IV request for October 10, 17, or 24, our response should suggest that the visitor do this.
What is register online for SPU Friday or SPU Friday Plus?
200
SPU Friday Plus visitors will submit an online payment of this amount when they fill out their registration form.
What is $20?
200
These two new staff members are both from California.
Who are Sammi (Nakano) and Cathy (Dominguez)?
300
"Outstanding Students" who submitted their Common Application by September 15 will receive this benefit.
What is top priority (for review, financial aid, housing)?
300
As part of closing duties, you will do this with the white check-in sheets to make sure that Talisma has been updated with ALL visitor information.
What is auditing?
300
This Fall, overnight visits during non-SPU Fridays will be offered under these circumstances (name at least 2).
What is for Juniors & Seniors, Monday-Thursday (non-holidays), with 2 weeks' notice?
300
During this event, visitors will have an opportunity to hang out with current students during an athletic event or another STUB activity.
What is SPU Friday Plus?
300
After you send a response to an International student, do this to make sure that the student receives the fullest information possible.
What is leave it open and Assign to Lisa Hirayama (international admissions counselor)?
400
"Loose creds" such as transcripts and letters of recommendation can be found through this online resource, even before a student has submitted their application.
What is Sharepoint?
400
Opening has gotten a lot easier because we can now use this process to automatically fill in visitor white sheets and welcome sheets.
What is Mail Merge?
400
If someone is early for their appointment, a representative can offer them any of these 3 things that are housed at the Front Desk (name at least 2).
What is water bottle, honey stix, iPad?
400
If someone wants to change their SPU Friday Plus event to an SPU Friday (removing overnight), we can indicate their preference by doing these 2 things.
What is update "Overnight Housing Status" in Talisma to Cancelled and alert Valerie to issue a refund?
400
Although these meetings are not required, some students like to request them as part of their visit so that they have an opportunity to explain their application.
What are admission counselor interviews?
500
Applicants applying for this quarter might find it difficult to indicate their correct entry term on the Common Application.
What is Winter Quarter?
500
On our updated visitor sheets, if someone opts in or out of receiving text messages you would indicate their choice within this property.
What is SMS Opt-In (on the Lead level)?
500
If someone changes their visit date, we would do this to their old Event to indicate the change.
What is mark as Reschedule Requested?
500
Transfer students can stay overnight in the residence halls as long as they fulfill this requirement.
What is being 20 years old or younger?
500
Homeschooled applicants can submit these 2 documents in lieu of a counselor-issued transcript.
What is a Word document transcript from a parent and a Reading List?