TraveLER Seattle

LER students will be traveling to Seattle January 11-14 to visit a variety of employers and learn what life is like in the PNW.

Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the lodging in Seattle, and the School will cover hotel (nights of Jan 11-13) and transportation to scheduled events. Some meals will be included at the hotel (breakfast), employers (lunch) or some snacks at alumni happy hour. Other meals and beverages as well as transportation to off-schedule activities are the responsibility of the student traveler.

First priority is given to students who attended the original trip meeting, but currently-registered LER students are welcome to contact us to join the trip if space is available.

Hotel

The hotel we will be using is the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown Pioneer Square, 255 South King Street, Seattle, Washington, 98104, USA .

This property does not have an airport shuttle, so you will need to schedule transportation from the airport. You will not be reimbursed for this transportation. If you are traveling in groups, the light rail does go from the airport to the hotel. https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/popular-destinations/sea-tac-airport

We suggest checking in on the night of the 11th and checking out the morning of the 14th. You are welcome to stay longer, but must pay for the additional nights yourself; you may be able to secure our room rate for those evenings.

Each room will have two or three students per room. They are suites, with two queen beds and a sofa sleeper. We will do our best to accommodate roommate requests; your room information is available through Nell. The hotel will have your name/information for your check-in.

Your name will be placed on a rooming list that will be paid by the School once you have shared your travel information with Nell. You must leave a credit card on file for incidentals. We will not pay for anything besides the room nights.

The hotel has breakfast covered by the cost of the room. Extra food purchased at those events are your responsibility, and you should plan time to finish your meal into your schedule if you are eating before our transportation departs.

Students who commit to the trip and then back out after reservations are made will be assessed a $100 penalty, since the School will still be paying for their accommodations.

Attire

We will be in some manufacturing environments, and you won’t be able to join if you are not properly attired for safety. You should plan on wearing long pants and flat, closed-toe shoes that are not slippery, so that you can go from manufacturing sites to corporate environments. We would prefer casual slacks or nice jeans (dark color/no rips); please don’t wear sweatpants. Appropriate Illinois/School attire on top is always OK.

You can wear your LER shirt provided by the School on either day – most may wear these on Monday when we are doing less tourist activities and only transporting by bus.

Be aware that it is possible that any jewelry that you are wearing will need to come off and be left in a bag or in your pocket at the Boeing location.

Security

There will be a security list provided to employers with your name and identifying information. At this time we have been told that none of our tour locations are restricted to US citizens only. Everyone must have a government-issued photo ID and be willing to provide whatever information is requested from these employers during the tour.

Some locations may send a pre-registration email. Have that available when you arrive on-site, with your government-issued photo ID.

Because of a variety of security issues, you may ONLY use your phone/camera and take photographs when you have specific permission from our tour guides. We will ask and notify you. Otherwise, please do NOT take photos inside facilities.

Transportation

As mentioned above, the hotel does not have an airport shuttle. We will provide transportation to and from sites listed on our visit agenda. If you don’t make the departure times as given by the trip leaders, or if you arrive late to the city, you are responsible for the cost of transportation to meet the group. The same applies if you decide to go out in the evening or stay late at a location, such any the alumni networking events in the evening.

We will use a motorcoach to visit Boeing and University of Washington on Monday. We will either walk or use light rail on Tuesday to access downtown locations. If you stay downtown for tourist activities you will pay for your own transportation back to the hotel whenever you return. Group leaders will be leaving downtown immediately following the Zillow event.

Visit Agenda

You should plan on arriving at the hotel at some point on January 11th. You are welcome to depart any time on January 14th. If you come late or leave early, you will be responsible for your transportation to/from your flight or the location where we are touring. Addresses are provided below.

To help with logistics, four LER students have been designated Team Leaders who will be reaching out so that each subgroup of students has a point of contact. We ask that during this trip, you shouldn’t travel in the city alone – please keep your Team Leader notified if you are doing something off schedule from our agenda below.