Welcome Center
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Administrative Center, Room 120
5115 Oak Street
(816) 235-8652
(800)775-8652
Fax: (816) 235-5544
welcome@umkc.edu
http://www.umkc.edu/welcome
- Director: Jennifer E. DeHaemers

Located in the Office of Admissions, the Welcome Center
is the central location for greeting campus visitors.
Staff schedule campus visits for prospective
students and their families. Campus visits usually
include a tour and an opportunity for visiting students
to meet with an Admissions representative, as well as an adviser in their area of academic interest. Customized tours also are available for groups or individuals
who have specialized interests or needs. An indoor campus tour is
available for those times when an outdoor tour is
not convenient.
The center also provides assistance in locating off-campus housing.
"SHARP", the Student Housing Assistance and Referral Program,
is a computerized program listing local property owners and managers
who have rental housing available. In conjunction with SHARP, a "Roommate Wanted/Needed" computer program is
available for students to match specific features they would prefer
in a prospective roommate. This program helps identify
individuals that meet the criteria.
Other services include providing General Catalogs
to prospective students, other schools and businesses and
publishing The UMKC Off-Campus Housing Navigator, a booklet that
addresses questions, issues and problems most frequently encountered by
student-tenants.