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:
- Review and disseminate national literature on transfer student success.
- Research, develop, and implement best practice for transfer students’ retention and graduation.
- Review the needs of transfer students from recruitment through graduation, with special emphasis on their retention and degree completion.
- Coordinate efforts across multiple offices and departments to improve communication and streamline transfer support efforts.
- Coordinate communication to transfer students.
- Evaluate the current transfer experience at the University. Create and distribute a survey for transfer students.
- Review and utilize data and/or assessment from students, OIRAA, Data Analytics, Admissions, etc. related to transfer student data trends.
- Review policies and procedures related to transfer student experience and make recommendations where appropriate.
- 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 |
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Transfer Advising & |
University Advising Center | alucas@sc.edu |
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University Advising Center | mdial@mailbox.sc.edu |
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University Advising Center | claire1@mailbox.sc.edu |
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National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition | hallla@mailbox.sc.edu |
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On Your Time Initiatives | atherrell@sc.edu |
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Office of Undergraduate Admissions | mw88@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Office of Undergraduate Admissions | tafloren@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Office of Undergraduate Admissions | scheidea@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Office of Undergraduate Admissions | mayoung2@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Office of New Student Orientation | bonillaj@mailbox.sc.edu |
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College of Education | watsond5@mailbox.sc.edu |
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College of Arts & Sciences | hiller@sc.edu |
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College of Arts & Sciences | dragovin@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Hospitality, Retail & Sport Management | smiling@sc.edu |
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Student Success Center | jblonsk@email.sc.edu |
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Student Success Center | andrea.r.williams@sc.edu |
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Office of University Registrar | acmarte@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Office of Financial Aid | rymer@mailbox.sc.edu |
Amanda Davalos
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College of Pharmacy | davalos@cop.sc.edu |
Bill Brown
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College of Engineering and Computing | webrown@mailbox.sc.edu |
Caleb MorrisExploratory Advisor | University Advising Center | cemorris@email.sc.edu |
Chrisa SorrentiExploratory Advisor | University Advising Center | tardif@email.sc.edu |