Reach Your Goals Through Transfer Scholars, next meeting May 18th

Want to beat the odds stacked against transfer students? Come join the Transfer Scholars Club. We can help you reach your goal of receiving a bachelors degree. 

Our next meeting is Thursday, May 18th from 11:00-12:00 in the downtown Palmer Campus Library.  Contact Demetria Wright at 843.722.5532 for more information.

Agenda

I.                    Approval of minutes from last meeting

II.                  Introduction of faculty advisor

III.                Promoting and organizing upcoming 4-year college campus visits

a.       College of Charleston: June 5, at 2:30 am. (meet at Visitors Center at 2:00)

b.      USC-Columbia: June 23, at 12:00. (van leaving at 9:00 am from Downtown Palmer Campus)

c.       Coastal Carolina, July 14^th, at 11:00 (van leaving at 8:00 am from Downtown Palmer Campus)

IV.                Fundraising

a.       Check out balance statement

b.      Plan fundraisers for Fall 4-year college campus visits

V.                  Organizing and Promoting the Fall College Fair on our Campus

a.       Update from Demetria, our Transfer information Center Coordinator:

                                                              i.      Date of event

                                                            ii.      Colleges that have attended in the past

                                                          iii.      Colleges planning to attend this year

                                                           iv.      How we all can help

VI.                The Food Pantry

a.       Report from the President, Sinthiya Islam, on how the club is working with PTK to support the new food pantry

b.      Plans for further fundraising and support

VII.              Vote on a vice-president, treasurer, and secretary

VIII.            New business

IX.                Adjournment

Future meetings:

In our meetings, we will plan tours of four-year colleges, feature admissions officers from different colleges, share information about scholarships, and plan other club activities. We also have free food and bling from colleges to give away. In addition, Trident Tech transfer advisers will be there to answer questions, and our Transfer Information Center coordinator, Demetria Wright, will be there to sign you up for Skype advising appointments with four-year colleges. The club also helps support our College Fair every Fall semester, when we have over 20 four-year colleges here to recruit you. We meet during Student Activity Periods in Palmer room 108, and also at other announced times. We have the following meetings scheduled for the summer:

• June 13 during the Student Activity Period at 10:00-11:00 in downtown Palmer room 108
• July 10 during the Student Activity Period at 10:00-11:00 in downtown Palmer room
• Aug TBA
• Sept 12 during the Student Activity Period at 10:45-11:45. Dr. Susan Norton will be presenting a Transfer 101 information session.