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Transfer-a-Bulls: Transforming Our Transfer Students

Transfer-a-Bulls: Transforming Our Transfer Students. Ashlea Coulter, Graduate Assistant Jessy Rosenberg, Associate Director New Student Connections, University of South Florida. USF’s Transfer Population. USF is a large, public institution serving over 38,000 students

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Transfer-a-Bulls: Transforming Our Transfer Students

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  1. Transfer-a-Bulls: Transforming Our Transfer Students

  2. Ashlea Coulter, Graduate AssistantJessy Rosenberg, AssociateDirectorNew Student Connections, University of South Florida

  3. USF’s Transfer Population • USF is a large, public institution serving over 38,000 students • 60% of new students are transferstudents • Tampa campus: 30,289 • New Student Connections

  4. USF RegionalCampuses • Sarasota-Manatee: 1,554 • Polytechnic: 1, 076 • St. Petersburg: 3, 439

  5. On-Campus Housing • Approximately 5,360 students live on campus • Tampa campus has a mandatory live-on requirement for all first-year students

  6. Living and Learning Community Council Set Up • 8 Living and Learning Communitiesdesignedaroundacademic programs or specialinterests • Advertising • Business • Engineering • Honors • INTO (International Students) • Sustainability • Transfer • Wellness

  7. Why An LLC for Transfers? • “Research indicates that living learning community students are more successful academically, feel more connected to the university and are retained at higher rates” • Ana Hernandez, Dean of Housing and Residential Education • Most important aspects of a transfer student’s transition are social and academic

  8. Transfer Living and Learning Community Committee • Oversees the Transfer-a-Bulls LLC • Comprised of Housingprofessionals and resident assistants; professional, graduate and student staff from New Student Connections • Meetsmonthlyto discuss new developments, developprogrammingideas and assess initiatives

  9. Transfer-a-Bulls LLC • Main goal is to make large universityfeellike a smallcommunity • Students are housed in an apartment style residence hall withindividualbedrooms • Transfer students of all classifications are invited to live • ‘ New to USF but not new to college ’

  10. Learning Objectives • Academic • Residents will develop a strong awareness of USF academic resources that can contribute to their academic success during their first year at USF. • Social • Residents will be encouraged to pursue their interests by taking advantage of the engagement opportunities outside of the classroom in order to have a holistic USF student experience. • Community • Residents will actively participate in their living environment and will find resources within the university community. Residents will be encouraged to utilize the life experiences and knowledge of their fellow transfer students to enhance their first year experience at USF. • Personal Responsibility • Residents will recognize the impact one's choices and actions may have on one's self and the community.

  11. Programming • Meet and Greet • Socials • Scavenger Hunt • Campus/AcademicResources Workshops • Potlucks • Game Night

  12. Tie-Ins • Transfer Workshop Series- New Student Connections • Transfer StudentOrganization- universitystudentorganization • FacultyFellows • House Calls • WelcomePackets

  13. Assessment • Focus Groups • Rubric • Surveys • Solicited feedback fromHousing & ResidentialEducation

  14. What Our Residents Are Saying • “I transferred from a small school and figured this would help me get used to the large campus” • “They do not have to treat us like freshman, we have been to college before, you know” • “I would not have met my roommate who is my best friend” • “I would like to see more bonding among my neighbors”

  15. Successes • Transfer LLC has helped in their transition • High percentage of satisfiedresidents • Location of residence hall adds to convenience • Neighbors are ‘built-in friends’

  16. Challenges • A sense of communitywas not wellestablished • Need more intentionalprogramming • Residentsneed to be more aware of the expectations of residing in a living and learningcommunity

  17. Challenges • Building a partnership between departments • Changes in staff • Communication within a large department

  18. Future Trends • Assign an upperlevel Transfer student as the Resident Assistant of residence hall • In-house advising • Peer Mentor Program • Transfer UniversityExperience class

  19. Additional Transfer LLCs • University of Minnesota • University of Colorado-Boulder • Central Michigan University • Western Illinois University • University of Seattle

  20. Q &A Any questions? Ashlea Coulter: coulter2@usf.edu Jessy Rosenberg: jrosenberg@usf.edu

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