1. Elise Budnick Ancell Commons
TransferMation
Elise Budnick
Ancell Commons

2. AACSB Accreditation

4. TransferMation: Get With the Program
Four dates – Four topics
Tuesday, August pm → How can we help you? Great tips and resources to get you started
Monday, September pm → Make the most of your opportunities:  Career Success Center, Study abroad, Leadership, Ancell clubs, student support services & more
Tuesday, September 4 pm → Create a plan for success at WestConn and beyond:  Design a realistic plan to meet your goals
Tuesday, October 4 pm → Strategies for continued success: Develop a balance for school, work and life

5. What We’ll Talk About Today
Getting Involved
University Resources
Academic & Professional Success
Leadership

6. The Basics! Go to classes! All of them. Every time.
Read Your Syllabi carefully and keep track of important dates on a calendar or planner
Look for patterns of exams or assignments due so you can plan ahead wcsu.edu/alc 

7. Find Academic & Professional Success
Career Success Center  wcsu.edu/careersuccess 
Libraries and Centers at Westside wcsu.edu/library 
Clear holds on your account  wcsu.edu/registrar 
Technology information  support.wcsu.edu 
Learn about career competencies; attend TransferMation wcsu.edu/asb/TransferMation

8. Know Your University Resources
ISEP Study Abroad Program wcsu.edu/isep
Western wcsu.edu/wellness
Institute for Holistic Health Studies (IHHS) wcsu.edu/ihhs
Student Handbook wcsu.edu/studenthandbook
*Ancell Student Success Manual wcsu.edu/asb
*Wcsu.edu/alc website wcsu.edu/alc
*AccessAbility wcsu.edu/accessability
We have many more resources available – Just ask!

10. Get Involved! Try one new activity this semester
Join a club related to your profession wcsu.edu/asb/clubs
Join a professional association
Center for Student Involvement (CSI) wcsu.edu/studentlife
WesternRec wcsu.edu/recreation
Community Service - Western Day of Service wcsu.edu/community-service/western-day-of-service

11. Try Leadership!
Leadership, Compassion and Creativity Certificate  wcsu.edu/leadership 
Hancock Student Leadership Program  wcsu.edu/hslp 
Western Research Day  wcsu.edu/wrd 
Legislative Aide internship
Name some leadership opportunities you can find in college?

12. Additional Opportunities for Leadership in College
Become an RA
Run for the Student Government Association (SGA)
Run for a leadership position in a club or organization 
Take a position at the Echo, our college newspaper
Run for a leadership position in your Greek organization
Chair, start or help organize a community service project
Take a leadership role with your sports team or the athletic department
Find a good on campus job that provides opportunities for leadership – like tutoring!
Be an orientation leader
Work with a professor
Work in the campus admissions office
Take a leadership course

14. Top Ten Tips for Transfers
10. Use a planner to help you stay organized
9. Know your course syllabi
8. Get contact info for at least one person in each of your classes. . . just in case
7. Form study groups  with classmates (or ask the Ancell Commons to help you put one together)
6. Break lengthy assignments into smaller, manageable parts and set deadlines

15. 5. Use professor’s scheduled office hours to establish rapport with them and to ask questions
4. Ask for help as soon as you begin to struggle with assignments
3. Read the material BEFORE you go to class
2. Do SOMETHING with your notes – organize them, review them, look for missing pieces and fill in the gaps (
1. Attend your classes. All of them. Every time.

16. What To Do Next. . . 
TransferMation: Four meetings, come to one or come to all!
First meeting is Tuesday, August 4 pm
Register at wcsualc.mywconline.com
Attend Ancell Day – Wednesday, September 12, 2018 , 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Westside Campus, South Plaza between the dorms and the campus center
(rain date Tuesday, September 18)

17. Elise Budnick
Robert Young Library and Ancell Commons Two great centers; one convenient location! Westside Classroom Bldg., Suite 433
Tutoring: concepts, study skills and strategies
TransferMation transfer student program
Tutor-led study groups
Excel, Word and PowerPoint help
Study space, reserve-able small meeting rooms & technology
Phone: (203) Website: wcsu.edu/alc