Series Acclimates Transfer Students to Penn College

Published 01.19.2017

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Jennifer I. Watson, coordinator of transfer initiatives, engages her audience at Tuesday's session.Students gather in the Thompson Professional Development Center along with presenters (from left at rear) Sal Vitko and Allison A. Bressler, assistant directors of student activities, and Watson.Tabletop questions offer a steppingstone to participation.Paul R. Watson II, dean of academic services and college transitions, offers a word to the "whys" of policies and procedures.Newly enrolled transfer students benefited this week from the first session in the "Transfer Transitions: Staying Connected" program being held this semester. When students transfer to Penn College with more than 15 credits, they are exempt from First Year Experience classes and miss out on valuable information about specific institutional processes. The series helps transfer students to network with one another, and to connect with campus resources and personnel to aid their success. Topics during the 90-minute presentation were campus involvement, Penn College procedures and policies (such as fairness and academic dishonesty), midterm grades and reports, scheduling and advising weeks, and career options and networking. Other sessions are scheduled for March 16 and April 18.
Photos by Grace F. Clark, student photographer