1. Transfer Student Initiatives
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. Transfer Articulation
Office of
Transfer Articulation

4. How It Happened General Education Task Force Student Culture
Seamless Transfer
Faculty/
Advisors
New general education in fall 2009, unclear how transfers fit Faculty & advisors didn't understand new general Ed, no one to go to for assistance No quality control Process was unclear to students and internal campus Student culture was very freshman centric, lacked understanding of our transfers Provost convened a task force to make recommendations art how to serve transfers One recommendation was to create a transfer office. Task Force Report on website.

5. Transfer Advisory Board Articulation Agreements
Initiatives
Transfer Advisory Board
Visiting Coursework
Petition Process
Gen Ed Articulation
Reverse Transfer
Jump Start
Articulation Agreements
Orientation
Catalog Review
Once we created the office specifically to fill this articulation need, though the office has taken a broader direction than we intended. We intended for it to be more back office, behind the scenes, to work on process and procedure. But it has become much more, filling transfer needs that we didn't eve realize existed.

6. Looking Ahead Transfer Symposium Collaboration with Community Colleges
Transfer Student Center
Communication Plan, Access to Degree Audit
Transfer Housing
Staff & Space Needs

8. 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

9. 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 and Facebook
On-going support at Appalachian

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

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

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

13. 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

14. Questions? “I can’t thank you enough for your time and help”
“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! ”
“Had a great time at the carnival tonight. Thanks to Meredith and Theresa with Jump Start Appalachian for hanging out with me.”
“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”
“I’m so glad the Office of Transfer Articulation exists and has such wonderful staff!”