The Transfer Connection
Greetings,
Meet with your adviser early in your first semester. Get to know him/her and help him/her get to know you. It may not be the person who advised you at New Student Enrollment. Find out how your adviser/advising center prefers to be contacted. Some allow you to make appointments on-line. Others expect you to use office hours. Respect your adviser's time and expertise. Each college handles advising differently. Some have advising centers and faculty advisers for the major, some have only faculty advising. If you are in General Studies you won't have an assigned adviser, you will use the walk-in services at the advising center. If you are not sure who your adviser is, check your degree audit in WAM! or contact me.
Know how your transfer credit applies to your degree. This is an important topic to discuss with your adviser. Any credit that did not have a UNL equivalent will be evaluated by your college. You may need to provide more information if a determination cannot be made from the transcript. If possible have a course syllabus available. http://www.unl.edu/ous/student_programs/general.shtml
Your adviser can also help you learn to read your degree audit. If you started this fall you also want to make sure you and your adviser determine whether to follow the 09-10 UNL Bulletin (catalog) with the new ACE General Education learning outcomes or request to go back to the 08-09 Bulletin with the ES/IS requirements.
Read your syllabi. Not just the dates when papers are due or exams given. Read the learning outcomes of the course...what are you expected to know or be able to do when you have successfully completed the course? What is in it for you? How do your courses this term relate to each other or to other courses? Think about ways you can link courses together. This is the best way to learn new information--link it to what you already know. Make connections.
Pay attention to written and unwritten rules and etiquette. Some classrooms/professors have strict policies regarding phones, iPods, laptops, recorders or other devices. If there is no specific policy, you are probably better off without the distractions. Check your text messages or Facebook after class.
Use the Events Calendar http://events.unl.edu/ to find interesting lectures, symposia, recitals, and many other university activities. I recommend you find at least one event each semester to attend. The variety is endless. It is a great way to interact with other students, grad students and faculty over topics that interest you.
EVENTS
Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, or Tuesday, September 16, 17, 21 22
Beginning at 6:00 pm and again at 7:00 pm, Nebraska Union
MidSemester Check - Freshmen are strongly encouraged and transfer students are welcome to attend any one of 8 MidSemester Check sessions. Sessions repeat each evening to accommodate large numbers of students. All are held in Nebraska Union. Great mini-sessions will be available including topics such as: Time Management, Study Abroad, Research, Finding Success in the Large Classroom, and more. MidSemester Check is designed to assist new students in succeeding at a large research university, so it can also be helpful to new transfer students. If you are deciding on a major you may be most interested in the Major/Career Fair option on the 22nd. See all topics http://www.unl.edu/ous/checksessions.shtml
Thursday, September 17th, 7:30 pm, Nebraska Union
Women and Gender Studies Colloquium Series "Picking up the Pieces: When is a War Really 'Over' in Women's Lives," lecture by Cynthia Enloe, a research professor of international development and women's studies at Clark University.
Saturday, September 19, 11 am - 9 pm, Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 950 N. 63rd Street
A Taste of Greece Festival - Authentic Greek food and pastries will be sold a la carte. Greek beer and wine available at the Taverna. Live entertainment with the Zorbas and Greek dancing. Church tours provided by Father Gabriel Nicholas and head chanter Paul Barnes. Indoor and outdoor seating, carry-out available. Vespers service at 5 p.m. open to the public. No admission charge. http://www.lincoln.org/events/calendar/details?fdid=627700
Cheers,
JoAnn
JoAnn Moseman, M.A.
Academic Transfer Coordinator
Office of Undergraduate Studies
201 Seaton Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0683
TEL: 402-472-9455
www.unl.edu/ous/student_programs/transfer.shtml
http://transition.unl.edu/
jmoseman2@unl.edu
