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Spring 2014 Vol. 1, Issue 1

Welcome new Transfer2Terps!

A new cohort of transfer terps is coming to the Transfer2Terp (T2T) community this spring semester! Following the first year of the program last fall, these new terps will join over 100 other Maryland transfer students in this growing campus program. In T2T, transfer students experience the university to the fullest through taking a course geared to prepare them for university life, which features tips on campus academic resources, self exploration exercises and social events. Students also have the opportunity to join the Transfer2Terp student organization, a open club focused on raising awareness about issues involving transfer student life. These programs serve as the universitys new way to welcome transfer students into the campus community.

Meet the Director: John Fink

Inside this issue

Page 2 * Resource Spotlight * Study Tips Page 3 * Maryland vs. Duke * New T2T Instructor Page 4 *Rise of Transfer Students *T2Free Stuff at Maryland

Transfer students arent new to college, theyre just new to Maryland. - Photo Credit - Adele H. Stamp Student Union

Transfer2Terp program director John Fink has worked with the program since its start. After attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison for his undergraduate studies, Fink continued his education at the University of Maryland for graduate school. He recalls his transition from Wisconsin to Maryland as an experience that helps him connect with transfer students in T2T.

2 Resource Spotlight: Learning Assistance Service

Just under 11% of [undergraduate students in the US] report having some type of disability, according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities. With the increase of students transferring into universities at a higher rate, the effects of this transition on students with learning disabilities should be addressed as a priority. The University of Maryland Learning Assistance Service program offers its services to help transfer students with learning disabilities be successful. Through the center, students access a myriad of resources to enrich their university life. These resources include oneon-one sessions with academic counselors to assess and improve academic performance, courses focused on various areas of common academic trouble like transferring, support groups and academic workshops. The program also offers peerled programs for students in need of study tips. These resources are available to all undergraduate students, but it has specifically helped T2T students wanting to improve their study habits. For more information about the Learning Assistance Service program or to schedule an appointment with a counselor, visit the Counseling Center website or call at 301-3147693. that professors give you. Focus first on exam prep sheets [if available] and make sure you have all that down before you study [other things]. One thing that is extremely important is repetition. When I have time, I type up my notes again on the computer [after class]. IL: Do you have any strategies for learning material difficult for you? When I find something that I know I need expansion on [and I dont have time for office hours], I ask friends and family members who know about the subject for help. IL: Do you study with others? Getting together with somebody who is in the class is extremely helpful. Meet with them and try to teach each other, talking through the main points to make sure you understand it. The best way to learn something is to teach it to somebody else.

Fall 2013 T2T students Alyssa and Stephanie study together.; Schultz recommends this tip for studying success. Photo Credit: Imani Lewis

Studying Tips Q&A with a Senior

As transfer students coming from various academic backgrounds, finding study strategies that work proves to be difficult. Add the rigorous university environment and it becomes a challenge. To help alleviate the pressure of figuring it out alone, Maryland senior hearing and speech sciences major Amy Schultz offered to share some of her tips on how to be an academic success without the stress. IL: What would be your best advice for students on studying? Definitely use the resources

3 Transfer2Terp welcomes new instructor, Cori Carfagno

New to the Transfer2Terp learning community is Assistant Director of the Stamp Engagement Office Cori Carfagno. After serving as a fall Transfer2Terp Stamp Coach, Carfagno brings her diverse higher education background along in her new role as instructor to the spring Transfer2Terp cohort. Carfagno began her teaching career while attending graduate school at Rutgers University. She kept teaching as she continued studying at the College of Staten Island and the City University of New York. Later, she served as the graduate resident director at Nova Southeastern University. And before coming to the university, she worked with 450 students as the Director for Training and Selection for the student activities program at Montclair University. Even though Carfagno has only been at the university for a few months herself, she is passionate about making student life on campus Carfagno wants to make transfers feel at home. Photo Credit: Imani Lewis an enriching one. Carfagno hopes to make the belonging, Carfagno said. overall student experience with I want everyone in the the university more central in Engagement Office to focus on the Transfer2Terp community. creating a sense of home [for One of the things that I want these students] I feel like I am [with the Office of Engagement] fulfilling this goal on a micro is for students to feel is a sense level by teaching Transfer2Terp of community and a sense of this semester.

Last Maryland v. Duke game, why transfer students should care

one knows. The initial cause for the rivalry between these two schools boggles the minds of even the coaches. Nevertheless, it stands as one of the biggest rivalries in the ACC. Because of Marylands conference change to the Big Ten, this famous rivalry will The number of games Maryland has won in its hiscome to an end this spring. tory of playing against Duke. - Photo Credit: Google With it, a big piece of the Images via Martin Methodist College universitys sports culture. Going to this historical game Sixteen-hour lines, screaming fans will serve any transfer student and a packed arena - sounds like a as it will be the last chance sold-out One Direction show but to experience this popular it is in fact a sold-out Maryland v. campus tradition. This final Duke basketball game. Why the big fuss? The truth is no showdown game will be held at Duke Feb. 15, 2014. For ticket information, contact the Maryland Ticket Office at 301.314.7070.

Last MD vs. Duke game this spring, campus tradition goes with it. Photo Credit: Mitch Stringer, USA TODAY

4 Transfer students on the rise at Maryland

Traditional students entering,

Transfer students entering,

33%

67%
Number of students coming into the university fall 2012.
(above percentages are approximations of official university figures). Infographic designed by Imani Lewis

According to Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Maryland transfer student enrollment numbers account for a third of the universitys new student enrollment from fall 2012. This displays more evidence for the growing need to create academic programs and resources with transfer students in mind. Transfer2Terp serves as one of the premiere programs for transfer students at the University of Maryland. In future, more will come as the need continues to increase. Connect Online @T2Tumd!

In Transfer2Terp, students receive several perks, all for free at no cost to them. Listed below are some T2Free events hosted by the Transfer2Terp program that transfer students on campus should come and check out!

T2Free Stuff at Maryland!

T2Teatime
Studying wearing you down? Come and enjoy tea and conversation with friends at T2Teatime. Hosted in the Colony Lounge at Adele H. Stamp Student Union.

Faculty Lunches

Want to learn more about what your professors do when they are not teaching? Come to the Faculty Lunch and chat with professors about career aspirations.

Terpzone Parties

All in the Transfer2Terp community come together for a night of games and relationship building. Students get that chance to meet others in the community and they also get to enjoy free pizza!

T2Ter Kelisa at a T2Free event - Photo Credit: Imani Lewis