Designing Transfer Student Orientation Programming to Cultivate Transfer Student Success
Tuesday, May 4th ~ 3:00-4:30pm
Webinar DescriptionNoting that over half of today's students have attended more than one institution during their college career, coupled with a push from educators to assist students towards attaining a four-year degree in a timely manner, educators must facilitate initiatives to support transfer students through transitions. Intentionally designed orientation programming helps cultivate transfer student success. This session will explore the critical elements and considerations of transfer orientation programming. Participants will begin to develop an action plan for building an intentional transfer student orientation program on their campus.
Objectives
Participants will learn how to :
• As a result of participating in the session, participants will be able to:
• Articulate the purpose of transfer orientation programming
• Compare and contrast the needs of first-year students and transfer students
• Identify transfer orientation program stakeholders and constituents
• Identify transfer orientation program format and timing considerations
• Identify transfer orientation program components
• Identify transfer orientation program staffing considerations
• Articulate initial considerations for implementing intentional transfer orientation programming on their own campus
Who Should Attend?
Staff and faculty responsible for developing, refining and facilitating orientation programming to assist transfer students and their families acclimate to the academic, social, and institutional culture of the new campus community. Graduate students are also encouraged to engage in the webinar.
Who is the Speaker? Shandol Hoover
Hoover is the Associate Director of New Student & Carolina Parent Programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has worked with new student programs at The Pennsylvania State University and Purdue University, and also worked in the areas of residence life, academic advising and admissions. Hoover is the NODA Transfer Student Network Co-Chair and has facilitated conference presentations and written articles related to designing effective transfer orientation programming. Hoover received her bachelor's degree from Purdue University and a master's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Mike Knox, University of Texas at Arlington
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Director of Orientation
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