“The Handoff”: Facilitating a Successful Transition for Students…

1. “The Handoff”: Facilitating a Successful Transition for Students… • Introduction • Bellevue College: Supporting 1st Gen/Low Income Students • UW • Student Perspectives • Q&A

2. How it was developed: • Former BC TRiO SSS participants voiced concerns about decreased academic performance upon transferring. • Major differences students experienced at university versus community college • The work is much harder • There are more readings • The classes are bigger • Instructor’s expectations are different • Different systems for advising and receiving academic assistance • We found this to be consistent with nationally reported data that suggests…

3. Transfer Shock: • Get to know the campus • Attend orientation week activities • Visit your anticipated academic department • Get to know prospective professors • Visit the library • Understand the advising system • Identify student services • Identify a club or organization that you may be interested in joining • Be aware of other campus resources • Step it up

4. What we do: • Beginning Fall 2009, TRiO Student Support Services at Bellevue College began implementing strategies to prepare students for a successful transfer. • Recommend literate courses • Stress the importance of reading inside and outside of the classroom • Stress the importance of completing the transfer degree prior to transfer • General education classes are complete • With maturity comes resiliency • Workshop on “Transfer Shock” • Campus visitation series

5. Survey Results • What services offered by TRiOSSS prepared you best for transfer, and how? • Visiting the campus with a group of familiar faces made it easier to go to various departments, and ask questions (Megan) • Taking English Literature at Bellevue College was hard! Now that I am at Seattle Pacific, I can see how it has paid off. As an ESL student, it has taught me to look for inferences and think critically about what I read. It also taught me to take time to read boring things (Sorayya) • My grade point average dropped when I transferred. This reminded me of what we talked about in the workshops (Delbert)

6. The mission of the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity is to ensure the access and academic success of a diverse student population through the advancement of knowledge, academic excellence, diversity, and the promotion of values, principles, and a climate that enriches the campus experience for all. • OMA&D Serves: • 10,000 middle and high school students as they plan for college • Over 4,500 undergraduates; including nearly 1,000 transfer students • More than 200 students as they prepare for, apply to, and succeed in graduate and professional programs • Identification & Recruitment • Admissions • Advising & Orientation

7. OMA&D Student Services & Retention

8. OMA&D Student Services & Retention

9. OMA&D Student Services & Retention

10. OMA&D Student Services & Retention

11. Support Outside of OMA&D • Undergraduate Academic Affairs Advising • Academic Support Programs • Experiential Learning & Diversity • Career Center • First Year Programs • Departmental Advising

12. Recommendations Moving Forward • Increase advising connections • Early identification of transfer students • Better articulate the service coordination • Sharing student stories