Note: You must attend session 1-3 to become a Transfer Student Advocate
Session 1
Course number: DIV393
Tuesday, January 29 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: TBD
Wednesday, February 6 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: TBD
Session 1 will introduce participants to the transfer student population and discuss what makes them diverse. Attendees will also reflect on assumptions and stereotypes associated with the transfer student experience, distinguishing fact from fiction. This is the first session in the Transfer Advocate Certificate Series.
Session 2
Course number: DIV394
Tuesday, February 19 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: BA1 Room 107
Wednesday, February 27 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: TBD
Session 2 will further detail the unique experience of transfer students. Attendees will interact with UCF transfer students as well their faculty and staff counterparts at our partner institutions. Participants will start to explore how their professional role interacts with transfer students and how they may be positively and/or negatively impacting the transfer student experience. This is the second session in the Transfer Advocate Certificate Series. You must complete Session One prior to participating in this session.
Session 3
Course number: DIV419
Tuesday, March 5 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: BA1 Room 107
Wednesday, March 13 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: TBD
During session 3 attendees will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to advocate for the transfer student population. Participants will learn about resources available to UCF prospective and current transfer students, understand what it means to be an advocate, and engage in active discussion with their colleagues in order to develop a plan to positively impact the transfer student experience, moving forward. This is the third and final session in the Transfer Advocate Certificate Series. You must complete Sessions One and Two prior to participating in this session.
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