The Basics
The default length of a tour.
What is 45-60 minutes?
The 6 required stops on every tour.
What are the Student Union, the Quad, MLNL, ASSC, Swinney, & Oak St. Residence Hall?
The action(s) an Ambassador should take in the event of an emergency on tour (i.e. someone gets hurt).
What are message Grace or Arin immediately explaining where you are and what happened, remain in current location, and wait until Pro. Staff member arrives with further instructions?
These 3 resources make up Roo Wellness and are located in the Brookside 51 Building.
What are Counseling Services, Health Services (Roo Health & Wellness), and Accessibility Services?
UCollege provides the following services to UMKC students.
What is help Exploratory/Undecided students explore classes that interest them while completing Gen. Ed. requirements?
This is an example of proper tour attire.
What is a UMKC shirt/sweatshirt/jacket, weather-appropriate pants/shorts, closed-toed shoes, and your ambassador nametag?
(Overall, dress code is smart casual. AKA no athletic wear [athletic shorts, sweatpants, leggings, bike shorts, etc.] Please be mindful of the weather and plan accordingly.)
This is where UMKC Ambassadors can find the locations of all AU Drop-Off Locations.
The action(s) an Ambassador should take in the event of snow.
What is continue with tour while being mindful to stay INSIDE of buildings as much as possible?
This is the difference between the PAC (Performing Arts Center) and Grant Hall.
What is the PAC has spaces focused on performance, rehearsal, and practice, while Grant Hall mainly has spaces for classroom learning?
Career Services assist students in these ways.
What are career counseling, assistance with school applications and job searches, career fairs, free professional headshots, Handshake, Professional Wardrobe Program?
These tours do not receive UMKC shirts or swag items.
What are Group Visits?
These buildings in the Quad are connected by skywalk.
What are Flarsheim, Haag, Royall, and Manheim?
(+ Rockhill Parking Garage)
The action(s) and Ambassador should take if they do not know an answer to a question from a student or family member on tour.
What is follow up with Pro. Staff after the tour and share the answer, resource, or contact information to student or family?
These people can park in the Linda Hall Library parking lot.
Who are people that are actively using Linda Hall Library spaces, books, or other resources?
UMKC Central assists with these offices/resources.
What are Financial Aid and Scholarships, Records and Registration (Registrar), Cashiers and Collections, and Admissions?
The introduction given by the UMKC Ambassador at the start of a tour.
What are the Ambassador's name, pronouns, year in school, major(s)/minor(s), and hometown?
This is an example of a tour route for a Roo + SESWPS tour.
What is Union, Res Hall, Swinney, ASSC, Library, Quad, Ed. building Rm 129B?
The action(s) an Ambassador should take in the event of a strange interaction with a prospective student on tour.
What is ask student to stop language/behavior/etc and tell Grace or Arin about the interaction after returning to the office?
(if it continues while on tour, use your best judgement and decide whether or not to end the tour early)
This AU/School at UMKC is AACSB Accredited, is taught by professors with real-world (industry) experience, and have their own Career Center.
What is the BLOCH School of Business?
These are some of the resources that will remain on the 4th floor of the Library after construction is completed.
What is Academic Support and Mentoring (ASM)?
(includes First Gen Roo, SI, Writing Studio, PAL, KC Scholars, BLOCH Scholars, Undergraduate Research, Tutoring, and more)
These AU's START AND END in the Welcome Center/Concession's area.
What are School of Dentistry, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Pharmacy, and School of Medicine?
This is an example of a wheelchair accessible tour route.
The action(s) an Ambassador should take in the event of a thunderstorm (with lightning).
What is go inside the nearest building, give tour information from current location, and wait until lightning stops?
These are the transportation/parking options available to UMKC students.
What are metered parking, student permit parking, UMKC Shuttle, KC Streetcar, Metro bus pass using Student ID, RideKC?
These offices/resources will be in the ASSC.
what are
ISAO, Barbershop, UMKC Central, UMKC Admissions, Roo Advising, Career Services?