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Bonita C. Jacobs, Ph.D.
President
University of North Georgia
April 3, 2014
2-Yr to 4-Yr Transfers
Lateral Transfers
4-Yr to 2 Yr Transfers
Swirling Transfers
Transfer students take longer to graduate
Transfer students are ethnically diverse
Transfer numbers contain more nontraditional, veteran, first generation, part time
students
Transfer students are diverse within
themselves
Student Engagement
NSSE and CCSSE data suggest that student
engagement in high-impact activities is key to
student retention and graduation
NSSE data further suggest that transfer students
are less likely to be involved in clubs, services,
study abroad, internships, undergraduate
research, etc.
“Our students are either USC Trojans or
they’re not. I don’t want a bunch of
students running around with a ‘Scarlet T’
on their chest.”
Timothy Brunold
USC Dean of Admission
From “Improving Student Transfer from Community Colleges to Four-Year
Institutions,” Stephen J. Handel, Editor, The College Board, 2011
Mandated?
Pre-Orientation?
Access to Campus?
Integration Programs?
Parent Programs?
Single Day vs. Multi-day
Online, Teleconference, Off-Site
Summer vs. Fall
Drive-in, Evening, Weekend
Students need time with the academic
advisor, as early as possible, to
resolve issue of transferability and
applicability
Intrusive advising!
In residential communities:
Living/Learning Communities
Transfer Wings
Greek Housing
In non-residential communities:
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Apartment Programming
Family Events
Apartment Guides
Commuter Student Programming
May or may not include course alignment
Learning experiences
Living and/or learning experiences
May be defined by majors
Mentoring matters!
Near-Peer Mentors
Faculty/Staff Mentors
Alumni Mentors
Social Media
A single point of contact to assist
students as they navigate the transfer
process -- on both 2-yr and 4-yr
campuses.
Transfer Centers are valuable on both
types of campuses!
Most veterans are transfer students.
Coordination is necessary.
Can share adjoining space…
Transfer students have different issues
Campuses need a career counselor
specifically trained on transfer student
issues
Undeclared transfer students take
longer to graduate
Money issues, and concern about money
issues, are of great concern to transfer
students
Must work closely with Financial Aid &
Scholarships
Alumni giving measures campus affinity
Alumni affinity begins in student affairs.
Are we building alumni affinity/student
satisfaction?
Phi Theta Kappa
Tau Sigma
Student Organizations
Wellness Programs, Service Learning
What happens when students leave?
Students need help in exploring
options
Need reentrance plan
Do we exert the same amount of energy
on transfer student success as we do on
first-year student success?
Institutional research can be your best friend
What do you need to know about your
transfer students? Assumptions can be
incorrect.
Transfer Talk-Backs
CAS Standards
Improving Practitioner Knowledge to Increase
Transfer (IPKIT) NOW: Institutional Transfer
Audit
Foundations of Excellence, Transfer Focus