{"id":40802241378,"date":"2019-10-15T13:08:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T17:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/?p=40802241378"},"modified":"2019-10-22T10:48:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:48:17","slug":"monmouth-university-celebrates-national-transfer-student-week-oct-21-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/monmouth-university-celebrates-national-transfer-student-week-oct-21-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Monmouth University Celebrates National Transfer Student Week Oct. 21\u201325"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40802241468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-1120x1119.png 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-560x560.png 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-280x280.png 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-1400x1399.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500-2001x2000.png 2001w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/NTSW-2019_social-media-500-x-500.png 2085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The third annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nists.org\/national-transfer-student-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Transfer Student Week<\/a> will take place Oct. 21\u201325. This awareness campaign aims to recognize the contributions transfer students bring to schools across the nation and engages students with transfer-focused programming. The University will be sharing transfer students\u2019 journeys and successes on social media from Oct. 14\u2013Oct. 25 in honor of this year\u2019s theme\u2013&#8221;Celebrate Your Transfer Story.&#8221; Join in the conversation with the hashtag #TransferStudentWeek.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their individual accomplishments, Monmouth transfer students have attained a number of achievements this year. Most notably, the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/transfer-services\/transfer-hawks-club-mentorship-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transfer Hawks Club Mentorship Program<\/a>. Club members helped mentor over 20 incoming students this past semester to ease their transition into the University. Building on this momentum, students have also doubled their club\u2019s size in the last month.<\/p>\n<p>Monmouth University\u2019s chapter of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tausigmanhs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tau Sigma<\/a>, the national transfer honor society, has also had a productive year. The group boasts its largest membership in three years after this past spring\u2019s induction ceremony. The new executive board aims to further increase its membership and become more active on campus through philanthropy.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Transfer and Undeclared Services has planned a series of events to engage transfer students during National Transfer Student Week and invites students, administrators, faculty, and staff to participate in this year\u2019s line-up:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transfer Bowling Night<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.\u201310 p.m., Ciniello Family Bowling Center (in Boylan Gymnasium)<br \/>\nCome hang out with your fellow transfer students for a night of fun on the lanes. The cost is $2 per game and $1 for shoe rental (cash only).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transfer Student Pride Day<\/strong><br \/>\nWednesday, Oct. 23, all day<br \/>\nBe proud of your accomplishments as a transfer student. Wear your Transfer Hawks t-shirt, Monmouth University gear, or a shirt from the college you transferred from. Participating students can stop by the Transfer Services Office (located on the lower level of the Student Center) any time from 9 a.m.\u20135 p.m. for some pre-Halloween treats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transfer Hawks Club and Tau Sigma Honor Society Information Table<\/strong><br \/>\nThursday, Oct. 24, 12 p.m.\u20132 p.m., Student Center<br \/>\nLearn more about the Transfer Hawks Club\u2019s mentor program and social programming, as well as how to qualify for the Tau Sigma national transfer honor society at these informal meet and greets.<\/p>\n<p>Join in celebrating National Transfer Student Week and stop by an event or participate digitally by following the Office of Transfer and Undeclared Services on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mutransferhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MUtransferhawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mutransferhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/transfer-services\/\">monmouth.edu\/transfer-services<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third annual National Transfer Student Week will take place Oct. 21\u201325. This awareness campaign aims to recognize the contributions transfer students bring to schools across the nation and engages students with transfer-focused programming. 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