National Transfer Student Week
National Transfer Student Week
"Full Steam Ahead" is the 2023 theme
What is National Transfer Student Week? (NTSW)
Every third week of October, the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students hosts a celebration of transfer students and the professionals who support them on their journeys. Today's students are transferring more than ever before. To be a transfer champion, it's important to share awareness of common transfer barriers and the diverse student needs and identities within our transfer populations. Although the transition between institutions can be complex, we are here to help ensure that transfer is a good and valuable pathway to a Kent State University degree program. Join us in celebrating our students!
Scavenger Hunt Activity
YOU BELONG HERE! The Credit Transfer Office has paired up with numerous offices on campus to bring you some fun during NTSW and we are giving away Kent State University swag and certificates to some lucky KSU transfer scavenger hunters! Whether you are living on campus or from home, walking to class or attending remotely, all KSU students can play. You might know the answers, or you might learn something you didn't know. Keep an eye out for a special bonus entry, too!
CLICK HERE TO BEGIN: SCAVENGER HUNT (2023 IS CLOSED, THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!)
The scavenger hunt will be open from Oct 16 through Oct 21, 2023 and we will announce winners the following week.
PRIZES: We are getting donated prizes from numerous departments around the university, including Dunkin gift cards! We will post updates as more donations come in. Winners can pick up their gifts from the Registrar's office in the Schwartz Center between 8am and 5pm on regular weekdays after winners are announced.
We'd love to thank all those who donated items for this year's and last year's Scavenger hunt! Especially:
College of Arts & Sciences Advising - for their gift bags
Student Success Programs - for the gift certificates
College of Aeronautics and Engineering - for gift certificates
Note: The 2023 Kent State NTSW Scavenger Hunt Ends Oct 22, 2023 11:59pm. Winners will be notified via kent.edu email the following week. Winners are chosen by random from the total responses to the scavenger hunt.
Since NTSW is all about building empathy, challenging assumptions, and instilling transfer pride, 2023 year’s theme is “Full Steam Ahead.” This year, help your students and colleagues keep adding fuel to the student journey along through the year using the wonderful resources and supports Kent State offers, whether before, during, or after the point of actual campus change (physical or online). The transfer student experience begins at the first moment of contemplation and lasts all the way through degree/goal completion, so that provides us numerous chances to connect with you during your transfer adventure! Don't be afraid to share your own story about being a transfer student and what being a transfer student means to you. Post your story for us to read on social media using #TransferStudentWeek so we can learn more about you!
Where are you from?
Have you ever walked through Kent and wondered if other students that you saw were also transfer students? You'd be surprised how many! Everyone's story is different, but you never know what you have in common with that other person wearing that Kent State T-shirt. Here are two maps that you might find interesting if you were wondering who else might have traveled a similar path as you.
- Map graphic of "Transfers into Kent State University [main campus] in 2019" created by the Ohio Department of Higher Education
- Google map of Fall 2020 transfer student's prior cities before transferring to Kent State, data collected by the Kent State Admissions Operations & Systems/Credit Transfer offices.
Did you know:
...that many states have a transferrable core of lower division general education courses that are cross-walked within that state?
...that many states have pathways set up to ensure that Associate Degrees have transfer guarantees within that state? And Kent State has pathways with many schools as well?
...the State of Ohio has multiple programs developed to make transferring and earning college credits easier for Ohio students?
...that Kent State University has transfer student scholarships AND a scholarship search tool?
#TransferStudentWeek