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Transfer Symposium

Transfer Symposium. Transfer Student Initiatives. Five Key Initiatives. Office of Transfer Articulation - Jane Rex Jump Start Appalachian – Phil Lewis Transfer Pre-Orientation Program – Phil Lewis Transfer Services Team – Phil Lewis Writing Across the Institutions – Georgia Rhoades

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Transfer Symposium

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  1. Transfer Symposium Transfer Student Initiatives

  2. Five Key Initiatives • Office of Transfer Articulation - Jane Rex • Jump Start Appalachian – Phil Lewis • Transfer Pre-Orientation Program – Phil Lewis • Transfer Services Team – Phil Lewis • Writing Across the Institutions – Georgia Rhoades How do these initiatives impact our Community College partners? Owen Sutkowski, CPCC

  3. Office of Transfer Articulation

  4. How It Happened

  5. Initiatives

  6. Looking Ahead

  7. What is Jump Start? • Program Aim: • To enhance transfer student retention and completion through programming that familiarizes students with the Appalachian campus and provides opportunities to establish relationships with Appalachian faculty, staff, and students early in their transition to Appalachian

  8. Programming features • Regular presence on partner college campuses • Tours of the Appalachian campus for groups from partner colleges • Opportunities to meet Appalachian students, faculty, and staff • Regular contact with admitted students via email and Facebook • https://www.facebook.com/groups/110608955736300/ • On-going support at Appalachian

  9. Transfer Student Mentors The heart of the Jump Start Program

  10. Transfer Pre-Orientation Program • Aim • Incentives for participation • 120 attendees • Schedule • Feedback

  11. Transfer Services TeamFinal Report – August 27, 2013 • Established to identify the services and resources that should be available to transfer students at Appalachian.

  12. Key Recommendations Key recommendations: • Create a Transfer Services Center • Create an online one-stop services site • Expand the Jump Start Appalachian program • Improve housing options for transfer students • Expand the Transfer Pre-Orientation Program The full report is available on the Tool Kit page of the Transfer Symposium Website

  13. Questions? • “Thank you again for all of your help. This has been such a better experience than I have had in the past with registration and just having that welcoming feeling when beginning something new.” • “Thank you! You and the rest of the Jump Start team are so supportive and kind! ” • “Your help has been like a guiding light…it is refreshing to interact with offices like yours, OTA, here at App.” • “Had a great time at the carnival tonight. Thanks to Meredith and Theresa with Jump Start Appalachian for hanging out with me.” • These individuals went out of their way to evaluate my military transcript and gave me the best possible outcome…very professional and able to point me in the right direction. Great Job!!!” • “I can’t thank you enough for your time and help” • “I’m so glad the Office of Transfer Articulation exists and has such wonderful staff!”

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