Five Key Initiatives Office of Transfer Articulation Jane Rex Jump Start Appalachian Phil Lewis Transfer PreOrientation Program Phil Lewis Transfer Services Team Phil Lewis ID: 785071
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Transfer Symposium
Transfer Student Initiatives
Slide2Five Key Initiatives
Office of Transfer Articulation - Jane RexJump Start Appalachian
– Phil Lewis
Transfer Pre-Orientation Program
– Phil LewisTransfer Services Team – Phil LewisWriting Across the Institutions – Georgia Rhoades How do these initiatives impact our Community College partners? Owen Sutkowski, CPCC
Slide3Office of
Transfer Articulation
Slide4How It Happened
Slide5Initiatives
Slide6Looking Ahead
Slide7Slide8What 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
Slide9Programming features
Regular presence on partner college campusesTours of the Appalachian campus for groups from partner collegesOpportunities to meet Appalachian students, faculty, and staffRegular contact with admitted students via email and Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/110608955736300/
On-going support at Appalachian
Slide10Transfer Student Mentors
The heart of the Jump Start Program
Slide11Transfer Pre-Orientation Program
AimIncentives for participation
120 attendees
Schedule
Feedback
Slide12Established to identify the services and resources that should be available to transfer students at Appalachian.
Transfer Services Team
Final Report – August 27, 2013
Slide13Key Recommendations
Key recommendations:
Create a Transfer Services Center
Create an online one-stop services site
Expand the Jump Start Appalachian programImprove housing options for transfer studentsExpand the Transfer Pre-Orientation ProgramThe full report is available on the Tool Kit page of the Transfer Symposium Website
Slide14“I’m so glad the Office of Transfer Articulation exists and has such wonderful staff!”
“Your help has been like a guiding light…it is refreshing to interact with offices like yours, OTA, here at App.”
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”
“Thank you! You and the rest of the Jump Start team are so supportive and kind!
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“Had a great time at the carnival tonight. Thanks to Meredith and Theresa with Jump Start Appalachian for hanging out with me.”
“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.”
Questions?