Collaborative Initiatives that Work for Transfer Students at Virginia Tech

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Collaborative Initiatives that Work for Transfer
Students at Virginia Tech

• Mercy Azeke Karen Watson
• Pamplin College of Business College of Liberal
  Arts and Human Sciences
• 540-231-6602 540-231-6770
• mazeke_at_vt.edu watsonk_at_vt.edu

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Goals for this Session

1. To learn about the successful collaborative
   processes in place at VT.
2. To learn about the Transfer Equivalency Database.
3. To learn about student and university benefits
   from our collaborative processes.

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Overview of Transfer Orientation

• One Day
• Subcommittee of Orientation Management Team
  (O-Team)
• Key Departments Involved
• Support Areas Involved

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Orientation Management Team (O-Team)

• Dean of Students Office
• College and Division Representative
• University Support Representatives

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Transfer Subcommittee of the Orientation
Management Team

• Meets monthly September through May
• Members
• Director of Orientation
• Representative from each of Six Academic
  Colleges
• Representative from University Academic Advising
  Center
• Assistant Registrar for Transfer Credit
• Representative from Hokie Passport Office
• Representative from Admissions Office
• Representative from Center for Academic
  Enrichment and Excellence

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Work of the Transfer Subcommittee

• Pre-preparations
• Transfer Credit Assessment and problem solving
  with transfer credit issues
• Selecting Orientation dates
• Planning the schedule and the activities for the
  orientation day
• Having a collective voice with Admissions on
  issues having to do with Admissions
• Helping to recruit Transfer Orientation Guides
  (TOGS)

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Key Collaborations

• Transfer Credit Assessment
• Special Interest Groups
• Academic Deans Offices

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Transfer Equivalency Database(TEDB)

• Two and Four-year Schools
• Under constant review
• Adding courses year round
• Maintained by the University Registrars Office
• Equivalents are determined by Department offering
  the course at VT
• http//www.registrar.vt.edu/tranguide/index.html
  
• (Go to page 5 in your handout to see full page
  printouts of the Transfer Equivalency Database.)

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1- Choose a State
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2 - Click on Create College List
3 - Select a College
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4 - Click on Find Courses
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5 - Select Subject by transfer school or by VT
subjects
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2007 Transfer Orientation Schedule

• 745-900 a.m. Check-In
• 800-915 a.m. Student Resources Fair
• 930-1015 a.m. University Welcome
• 1015-1100 a.m. Students Lunch with Transfer
  Orientation Guides and discussion on
  Academic Success and Student Services
• Parents Parent Information Session
• 1100- 1145 a.m. Lunch
• Noon-500 p.m. Advising and Registration
• 100-500 p.m. Off-Campus Housing Information
  and Campus Tours

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Student Outcomes Benefits

• Have a full schedule before they leave
  orientation
• Know what transfer credits they have before they
  leave orientation
• Trouble shoot problems with transfer credit
• Get to know advisors and departmental
  representatives
• Become familiar with institutional support
  services

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Student Outcomes - Benefits

• Learn to navigate Hokie Spa
• Get to know the University
• Introduced to Course of Study Planner
• Receive information on graduation requirements
• Have a smoother transition

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VT Outcomes - Benefits

• Advised approximately 85 of transfer students
• Improved the process and efficiency of evaluating
  and awarding transfer credit
• Approximately 75 of all transfer credit has been
  evaluated and awarded
• Coordinated all support services
• Developed strong network between other University
  Constituents
• Received positive feedback from students
• Achieved high level of student satisfaction

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Conclusion

• Collaborative initiatives will continue at
  Virginia Tech in order to further improve the
  transfer process for our transfer students
• We are Virginia Tech
• We will prevail!
• We are inventing the future.