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The Welcome Center staff will meet the needs of all visitors for campus information, directions to locations on and surrounding MSU's campus, and campus tours.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-blue" href="/plan-your-visit/">Plan Your Visit</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="page" class="page page-category" role="main"> <!-- START: #section--front-first-section --> <section id="section--front-first-section" class="row-wrapper section--front-first-section py-1 border-bottom mx-6" aria-label=""> <!-- .bg-container --> <div class="bg-container"> </div> <!-- /.bg-container --> <!-- .container-fluid --> <div class="container-fluid default-width"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-md-7 col-lg-6"> </div> </div> <div class="section-blocks--container"> <div class="row d-flex justify-content-end"> <!-- START: #block--maroon-vip --> <div id="block--maroon-vip" class="block--maroon-vip maroon-vip col-lg-8 pt-5 small-lead" data-title=""> <div class="card bg-white"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="text-white text-thin upper bg-maroon p-3">Maroon VIP</h2> <div class="lead"> <p>Maroon VIPs ensure that all guests of Mississippi State University enjoy a warm and hospitable welcome to Starkville, Mississippi's beautiful campus. Composed solely of student volunteers, Maroon VIPs conduct tours to visitors of campus, and assist the Welcome Center, the Office of the President, and other university departments with information, tours and event assistance.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-black" href="/maroon-vip">More About Maroon VIP</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- START: #block--tours-offered --> <div id="block--tours-offered" class="block--tours-offered tours-offered position-relative col-lg-4 small-lead" data-title=""> <div class="card bg-white"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="text-maroon text-thin upper">Tours Offered</h2> <div class="lead"> <p>Trying to plan a fun and interesting trip for yourself, your civic or church group, garden club, elementary or middle school class? 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