Transfer Coordinator

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Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23284

Virginia Commonwealth University

Position Summary:

The Transfer Center is recruiting for a Transfer Coordinator to join our team! The Transfer Coordinator provides programming with community college partner institutions, runs the Transfer Year Experience program for transfer students, supports VCU’s dual admission program with community colleges, and provides transfer advising services to a prospective student caseload. Services are provided to undergraduate students from pre-admission through graduation in coordination with other advising units to facilitate their matriculation and persistence at VCU.

Core Responsibilities:

Run the Transfer Year Experience program (35%):

Programming adjacent to Orientation to assist new transfer students in their transition to VCU
Oversee student workers in a peer mentoring/advocacy program to promote peer-to-peer support between past and new transfer students
Provide guidance and programming for National Transfer Student Week
Coordinate transfer student outreach and retention campaigns with academic advising and other units, including FYE/SYE, You First, Campus Learning Center, Writing Center, etc.
Track transfer student success rates, including historical underserved populations.
Maintain TYE Canvas page.

Coordinate activities related to VCU’s dual admission program with partner institutions (35%):

Host or co-host programming with VCU campus partners aimed at providing a successful transition to VCU
Provide advising services to dual admission students
Serve as primary VCU advising contact for community college students in dual admission program
Coordinate with VCU Admissions and VCU Transfer Center to provide information sessions to community college students
Host visits to VCU campus by dual admission students and connect them to appropriate VCU resources
Monitor academic performance and progression of dual admission students enrolled at VCU
Assist with retention calls for students who do not persist
Occasional travel to partner transfer primarily in the metro Richmond area institutions including Reynolds, Brightpoint, and Northern Virginia community colleges

Provide transfer advising services to a prospective student caseload (25%):

Respond to transfer advising requests from prospective and admitted students in a given set of majors
Schedule virtual, phone, or in-person advising appointments with prospective students
Articulate new-to-VCU transfer courses

Other duties as assigned (5%):

Assist with Transfer Center initiatives such as Tau Sigma National Honor Society

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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Transfer Coordinator