No, I will be the only presenterCommittee: Group V: Access and Equity
First Learning Outcome: Define diversity and inclusivity as it relates to transfer student populations we want to attract.
Second Learning Outcome: Apply what we know to drive authentic recruitment marketing, conversations, and services in meaningful ways to benefit students and our institutions
Third Learning Outcome: Develop future planning that will address the growing need to acknowledge and increase diverse transfer student enrollment.
Core Competency: Diversity and Inclusion
Proficiency: Enrollment Management Proficiencies
Intended Audience: General Audience / Intended for Everyone
Utilizing data around the diverse nature of transfer students is one tool in terms of increasing transfer student yield. When comparing data, the question becomes is this translating to a more diverse population of enrolled transfer students each academic semester, or is this more or less a data point for discussion?
We have known for a significant period of time that transfer students tend to fit into the non-traditional, now post-traditional description of students. Yet growth potential is missed when practices haven't evolved to show understanding of what this means. In a manner similar to the most recent types of recognition or celebration of first-generation students it appears time to adjust, recognize, and celebrate transfer students.
The purpose of this session is to talk about opportunities missed to inclusively define diversity as it relates to transfer students, translate that to reach a population of transfer students who still feel missed, misinformed, or ignored, and truly work to enroll an authentically diverse student body.
Presenter(s):
Wendolyn Davis University of Tennessee
Utilizing Transfer Students to Increase Diversity: What Does That Mean and Is it Really Working?
Category
Breakout Sessions
Description
Multiple resources and journals discuss that transfer students represent a more diverse population of prospective students when compared to incoming first-time in a college setting/first-year/freshman students. The data is clear in terms of enrollment and attendance at mostly 2-year institutions. Are 4-year institutions experiencing significant numerical yield, as opposed to percentage yield? Is there a direct impact on how transfer student recruitment is crafted for this more diverse population?
Submission ID: 19264
Room D139-140L: 4/4/2022, 04:15 PM - 05:00 PM