By: Katherine Chau, Carolyn Chu, Faisal Khan, Elise Richieri, Tiffany Young

 Assess  Determine  Make recommendations

 Research other UC’s  Survey  Information why transfer students don’t choose Davis  Analysis  Recommend

 Overall increasing demand  Guaranteed transfer student housing for  All transfer housing costs is equal to freshmen housing costs  Social events and either residence advisors or coordinators

 Where do transfer students rank “quality and availability of on-campus housing” among a list of characteristics used in college selection? ◦ Non-enrolling admits: 14 out of 22 (College Choice Survey, SARI, summer 2007, n=78) ◦ Enrolling admits: 21 out of 22 (Incoming Student Survey, SARI, summer 2007, n=620)

Incoming Transfer Students Incoming Student Survey, SARI, summer 2007

1. As an incoming transfer student, would you have been interested in guaranteed university-sponsored housing? o Yes, apartment styles o Yes, residence hall/suite style o Yes, either apartment style or residence hall/suite style o No o I’m not a transfer student

1. As an incoming transfer student, would you have been interested in guaranteed university-sponsored housing? o Yes, apartment styles o Yes, residence hall/suite style o Yes, either apartment style or residence hall/suite style o No o I’m not a transfer student

Check your preference of programs and living situations  Single occupancy  Double occupancy (less expensive)  Triple occupancy (least expensive)  Meal plan  Resident advisor  Organized social events  Willing to pay higher than non-university sponsored housing

1. As an incoming transfer student, would you have been interested in guaranteed university-sponsored housing? o Yes, apartment styles o Yes, residence hall/suite style o Yes, either apartment style or residence hall/suite style o No o I’m not a transfer student

Number of responsesReason 33 Already live nearby or are staying with people who live nearby 12Too expensive 10Don’t like regulations of dorms 7Want to live off campus 5Own a pet 4Long distance commuters 4Want to live in a house 3Married 2Want to live alone Reasons why transfer students did not want University Housing (Source: SARI Quick Survey, 2008, n=92)

 Transfer socials  On site peer coordinator  Single and double occupancy apartments ◦ Provide housing for 20-25% of incoming transfer student class  Improve residential programming  More options for living arrangements

 Elias Lopez  Emily Galindo  Kathy Davis  Gillian Butler  Sabrina Sewell  Joann Wilson  Nate Delaney-Busch  Contacts for other UC’s ◦ Dani Laub (Santa Barbara) ◦ Charlotte Shifflet (Riverside) ◦ Connie Malone (Irvine) ◦ Nancy Jurich (Berkeley) ◦ Mary Vasquez (Davis) ◦ Kevin Tresham & Delores Wright (Santa Cruz) ◦ Hilary Crocker (Los Angeles)