The Transfer Connection
Greetings,
Transition is work. You have to learn to move around comfortably in the new environment and locate resources to help you succeed. It takes time and energy away from your studies. To help you in the transition, there is a new on-line resource, created with input from transfer students who have been successful at UNL. It will help you navigate the campus, the UNL web, and the Lincoln community. It includes links to other useful tools and information. Find it at http://transition.unl.edu/ I would love to hear what you find useful or how it could be improved.
New email address? Students are encouraged to use the new, free, Husker email accounts. If you change to the new husker account, be sure to change your email address in WAM! The Transfer Connection uses a listserv with the email address you had on file at the beginning of the semester, so it would help if you notify me of your new email address.
Now that you have been in class for a few weeks, you probably have questions you weren't ready to ask at New Student Enrollment. Midsemester Checkpoint is designed to help answer questions from new students. Due to its popularity, the same program will be offered each night, September 15 through 18 in Nebraska Union. On Tuesday, September 16, at 6:30 pm a special session will be offered for transfer students. While freshmen view skits in the Auditorium, you can ask questions of a panel of current transfer students. The skit/student panel will be followed by short breakout sessions on various topics led by faculty and staff. If you are unable to attend Tuesday, you may attend the sessions another night. See the full schedule and get a description of the sessions at http://www.unl.edu/ous/checksessions.shtml
Session topics are:
- Finding A Major Right For Me
- Surviving College Math
- Research - Just do it!
- Study Abroad? Me?
- Finding Success in the Large Classroom: Understanding the View
- The Next Step: Spring Semester
- Academic Success
- Writing for College
- Tools for Success: On-line Resources
- Academic Opportunities & Support
- Preparing for Professional Schools
- Financial Planning
- Paper Due? RefWorks [TM] helps
- Time Management
Remember, transfer students are welcome at any of the four nights, but the special Transfer Student Panel will only be held Tuesday, 6:30 pm. in Centennial A, Nebraska Union. The student panel is made up of members from Phi Theta Kappa Alumni and Tau Sigma, transfer student honor societies.
Did you take some time between high school and college to work, start a family, or serve in the military? Are you on the 7 to 10+ year plan? Meet other non-traditional students, find resources and get support. Contact Marie at 472-2597 to see when the nontraditional student group meets this semester.
EVENTS
National Poetry Slam Champion
Friday, September 12, 9:00 pm, O'Donnell Auditorium, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 50th & Huntington Avenue
George Watsky won the Youth Speaks Poetry Grand Slam Finals in 2006 with a perfect score in front of a sold-out San Francisco Opera House crowd.
Neat Repeatz
Thursday, September 18th through Sunday, September 21st, State Fair Park - Lancaster Building
2008 Fall/Winter Children's Consignment Sale http://www.neatrepeatz.com/
Rock the Vote
Friday September 26, 8:30 pm to Midnight
Campus Night Life presents Rock the Vote on September 26 at 8:30 in the Nebraska Union. Free food and music (Darnell Levine, Jackson Waters, JV Allstars). T-shirt give-aways, voter registration and candidate information.
Fifth Annual Chili Cook-off
Friday September 26, 5:00 -7:00 pm, East Campus Union, Great Plains Room
Come to compete; stay to eat! Proceeds benefit Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach. Friday, September 26, 5-7 p.m. Nebraska East Union, Great Plains Room.
The cost to attend is $5.00 for all you can eat chili with beverage and cinnamon rolls or five cans of food (donated), or $10.00 for a family or ten cans of food.
Cheers,
JoAnn
JoAnn Moseman, M.A.
Academic Transfer Coordinator
Office of Undergraduate Studies
www.unl.edu/ous/student_programs/transfer.shtml
http://transition.unl.edu/
jmoseman2@unl.edu
