Transfer Student Advisory Council

Eleven offices across the UofSC Columbia campus meet monthly to discuss and review the transfer student experience from admissions to graduation at the University of South Carolina.  Committee members are committed to one-year appointments, often renewed each year.  

Transfer Student Advisory Council Charge

Members of the Transfer Student Advisory Council will lead and guide the following: 

1. Review and disseminate national literature on transfer student success.
2. Research, develop, and implement best practice for transfer students’ retention and graduation.
3. Review the needs of transfer students from recruitment through graduation, with special emphasis on their retention and degree completion.
4. Coordinate efforts across multiple offices and departments to improve communication and streamline transfer support efforts.
5. Coordinate communication to transfer students.
6. Evaluate the current transfer experience at the University. Create and distribute a survey for transfer students.
7. Review and utilize data and/or assessment from students, OIRAA, Data Analytics, Admissions, etc. related to transfer student data trends.
8. Review policies and procedures related to transfer student experience and make recommendations where appropriate.
9. Publish a report and offer a forum presentation on the state of supporting transfer students to the UofSC campus community.
   
   

Council Members

Name	Affiliation	Contact
Amanda Lucas Assistant Director Transfer Advising & Retention Initiatives	University Advising Center	alucas@sc.edu
Mike Dial Assistant Director First Year Advising	University Advising Center	mdial@mailbox.sc.edu
Claire Robinson Assistant Dean Undergraduate Advising & Director of University Advising Center	University Advising Center	claire1@mailbox.sc.edu
Lauren Writer Assistant Director Conferences & Continuing Education for the National Resource Center	National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition	hallla@mailbox.sc.edu
Amanda Therrell Assistant Director On Your Time Initiatives	On Your Time Initiatives	atherrell@sc.edu
Mike Wade Associate Director Diversity, Access & Inclusion	Office of Undergraduate Admissions	mw88@mailbox.sc.edu
Teresa Florentin	Office of Undergraduate Admissions	tafloren@mailbox.sc.edu
Alison Scheide Assistant Director Transfer Partnerships	Office of Undergraduate Admissions	scheidea@mailbox.sc.edu
Marla Mamrick Director Enrollment Data Analytics	Office of Undergraduate Admissions	mayoung2@mailbox.sc.edu
Jackeline Bonilla Assistant Director New Student Orientation	Office of New Student Orientation	bonillaj@mailbox.sc.edu
Donna Watson Director Student Services & Advisement	College of Education	watsond5@mailbox.sc.edu
Dawn Hiller Director of Students Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences	College of Arts & Sciences	hiller@sc.edu
Nora Dragovic Director of Students Science & Math	College of Arts & Sciences	dragovin@mailbox.sc.edu
Kathy Smiling Assistant Dean Student Services	Hospitality, Retail & Sport Management	smiling@sc.edu
Dana Talbert Director Student Success Center	Student Success Center	jblonsk@email.sc.edu
Andrea Williams Assistant Director Special Student Population	Student Success Center	andrea.r.williams@sc.edu
Aaron Marterer University Registrar	Office of University Registrar	acmarte@mailbox.sc.edu
Danielle Rymer	Office of Financial Aid	rymer@mailbox.sc.edu
Amanda Davalos Academic Advisor	College of Pharmacy	davalos@cop.sc.edu
Bill Brown Academic Advisor	College of Engineering and Computing	webrown@mailbox.sc.edu
Caleb Morris Exploratory Advisor	University Advising Center	cemorris@email.sc.edu
Chrisa Sorrenti Exploratory Advisor	University Advising Center	tardif@email.sc.edu