Welcome, the Visitor Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Campus tours are at designated times throughout the day and visitors are strongly encouraged to call our office or email visitsam@shsu.edu to make an appointment for a campus tour. If you have already visited SHSU, please feel free to complete our Visitor Center Satisfaction Survey.
The Visitor Center will also be open on the following Saturdays:
July 25, 2009
August 8, 2009
August 22, 2009
September 12, 2009
October 3, 2009
Please call the Visitor Center to schedule your tour for Saturday.
We are also open on November 21, 2009 and March 27, 2010 for our campus preview day, Saturdays@SAM. Individuals can register online for Saturdays@SAM and groups can register by emailing lgorski@shsu.edu or calling 936.294.4482.
Directions to the Visitor Center can be found on every page of our web site, just follow the link.
If you are a student at SHSU and interested in being a volunteer tour guide, please complete the volunteer tour guide application and drop it off in person to Shirley Miller at the Visitor Center between 8AM-12PM or 2PM-5PM.

Contact Information:
John R. Ragsdale Visitor and Alumni Center
Email- visitsam@shsu.edu
Phone- Toll Free 1.866.BEARKAT or 936.294.1844