DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
NEW STUDENT VISITOR CENTER SLU’s New Student Visitor Center, located in Queen’s Daughters Hall opened prior to the start of the fall 2015 semester. Restorations, technology improvement; and expanded visitor parking lot started in December 2014 were completed the end of July 2015. HISTORY OF QUEEN’S DAUGHTERS HALL Originally built in 1890 as the Euston Mansion, the building was later purchased to provide a safe environment for working Catholic women of St. Louis from the time of the 1904 World’s Fair through the Depression era. The female residents called themselves the “Queen’s Daughters.” This ornate and turreted, three story limestone building has a blended French Romanesque revival and Victorian style design with interior rooms feature handcrafted ceilings and highly detailed woodwork. Its central campus location, direct access to three 120 seat auditoriums and convenient parking for cars and buses, makes the building an ideal location for greeting the more than 24,000 prospective students and groups who visit the campus each year.
MISSION AND VISION The Visitor Center was designed to serve as prospective students’ primary gateway to the Saint Louis University campus. The Visitor Center highlights the most relevant aspects of Saint Louis University to meeting students’ educational and personal needs, while providing one of the best campus visit experiences in the nation. SLU’s Visitor Center makes the SLU campus visit experience dynamic, convenient, engaging, informative, comfortable and exciting for all individuals desiring to learn more about the University, especially those unfamiliar with the campus and St. Louis city. The Center immediately immerses guests in the SLU culture and community. The entire process is seamless as possible.
TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
Interactive Coffee Table
Mounted Multimedia Screens
The New Student Visit Center, uses several new, innovative technologies to highlight the University, its mission and what it means to be a Billiken.
The interactive coffee table features 60 simultaneous touch points, allowing users to interact with the table from all sides, providing students and parents an opportunity to see what it’s like to Be A Billiken and show families how SLU can further students’ educational goals.
The New Student Visit Center features several, large multimedia monitors to engage and inform visitors.
Interactive Globe Display The interactive globe is a spherical digital display system that feature multitouch input. The New Student Visit Center uses the interactive globe display to highlight and articulate Saint Louis University’s global reach and numerous study abroad locations. Maps, photos and videos are used to present topics such as locations where current students are studying; the multiple study abroad options; faculty research sites; where SLU alumni live around the globe and more.
The New Student Visit Center also uses this custom– programmed, interactive coffee table to share information about degree programs, majors and publications, and highlights student organizations, activities and photographs from events such as Fall Welcome and Homecoming.
These monitors showcase key messages that define the University such as the SLU Mission, SLU’s Oath of Inclusion and the 5 C’s, along with a host of videos and presentations from the Be A Billiken platform and photos from previous visitors (photos provided by the iClick Photo Booth Kiosk). Additionally, the multimedia monitors highlight personalized welcome messages for visitors as they enter Queen’s Daughters Hall. Large monitors deliver engaging messaging designed to excite and inspire prospective students and their families; helping visitors discover what it means to Be A Billiken at SLU.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet The Surface Pro 3 tablet is a 2-in-1 table/laptop that compares to
the Apple iPad and MacBook Air. The Surface Pro 3 tablets are sustainable and help to reduce paper usage on campus.
Custom-programmed tablets provide visitors a seamless, interactive experience from check-in to departure, providing information about SLU’s majors and programs, access to SLU’s University publications as well as information about local attractions and entertainment near campus. In addition, the tablets provide access to a library of video content that highlights the Billiken experience and the many offerings that SLU provides.
iClick Photo Booth Kiosk The iClick is a multifunctional photo/video booth kiosk that offers photo, video and green screen capabilities. The New Student Visit Center uses the iClick Kiosk to personalize SLU visits. This kiosk allows visitors to capture their memorable experiences and build affinity for SLU to help them visualize themselves as future Billikens. The collected photos also serve as fun content for the integrated technologies within the Visit Center.Visitors are able to select a SLU background and then share the photos via email, Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
Evolution Labs Registration System The Evolution Lab Registration System integrates all of the new technologies in Queen’s Daughters Hall to allow visitors a seamless experience from the beginning of inquiry from start to finish. Interactive, personalized communications, vis-à-vis the integrated application, links online registration,, and includes a personalized welcome for each visitor on the Visit Center kiosk as they enter on the day of their visit. Wireless tablets assist with registration and application completion. Information packets highlight the University and provide a personalized visit with a customizable agenda to highlight the student’s program of interest.