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Join us for a campus visit and experience Union for yourself. This is your chance to meet the undergraduate professors, talk finances, get a campus tour and eat some free food.

(Graduate students are not eligible. Contact the physician assistant department for a visit: 402.486.2527.)

Are you from Nebraska? You may prefer a day visit.

Appointments usually start at 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. and last three hours.
Not from Nebraska? Eighty percent of our student population is from outside of Nebraska. Come for a weekend and meet the people who make Union College the place to be. Details below.

Here's how it works:
1. Register for a visit date.

    1. Want to experience being a Union student for an entire FREE weekend? Register for a Preview Days. Meet other prospective freshmen, sit in a college class, see the town of Lincoln and participate in Union's weekend activities. Only one free Preview Days experience per student. A weekend schedule is e-mailed after registration. The first Preview Days event is check-in on Thursday from 2-3 p.m. Campus tour and financial aid presentation directly follow check-in. Departure is any time on Sunday (hot breakfast is served 10 a.m.).

      2012-2013 Preview Days
      • Sept. 20-23
      • Oct. 4-7
      • Jan. 24-27
      • Mar. 28-31
      • Apr. 11-14
    1. Those dates don't work? We can schedule a personalized visit during one of our available visit dates. Meet with an admissions and financial aid advisor, sit in on a college class, talk to academic advisors and get a tour of campus.

2. Confirm your date and plan your travel.
  1. If you have applied to Union, sent in your transcripts 10 days before your visit (fax: 402.486.2566) and have a qualifying 2.5+ GPA, you are eligible for up to $250 in gas or airfare travel reimbursement (keep your receipts!)

  2. We provide free airport pick-up from Lincoln (20 minutes away) or Omaha (1 hour away) airports. E-mail your itinerary at least one week before your arrival.

  3. Bring a sleeping bag.
    We provide up to two nights and three days of on-campus meals free for a prospective student and a parent. In order to get a more complete view of college life during the school year, prospective students stay with our student hosts in residence halls, so bring a sleeping bag and pillow. Parents stay in our on-campus Ortner center guest lodging with private bathroom, towels and queen-size bed. Ortner Center check out is 11 a.m.
    During the summer: We provide one day's food and lodging on campus and students stay in on-campus hotel lodging with parents.

3.  Have questions? Check out our What if...? page. If you still have questions, contact us.

  • Call 800.228.4600, ext. 2694.
  • Email visit [at] ucollege [dot] edu.

Visit Dates 2012
May 2012
1-2
3-7
8-25
26-28
29-31		 Closed (Semester Exams)
Closed (Graduation weekend)
OPEN for individual visits
Closed (Memorial Day weekend)
OPEN for individual visits
June 2012

1-30

 OPEN for individual visits
July 2012

2-3
4
5-31

OPEN for individual visits
Closed (Independence Day)
OPEN for individual visits

August  2012

1-3
4-7
8-10
12
12-19
20
21-28
21-29
29
28-31

OPEN for individual visits
Closed (Staff and Faculty Training)
OPEN for individual visits
Closed (New Student Move-in Day)
Closed (New Student Orientation)
Closed (Registration)
Closed (Classes Begin)
Late Registration ($50 fee)
Last Day to Add/Drop a Class
OPEN for individual visits