• Create buttons or stickers saying "I'm a Transfer Student" or “Transfer Pride” to build community visibility

• Design institution-branded items exclusively for transfer students, perhaps asking them to swap something from their previous school

• Share transfer student success stories on your website homepage, email newsletters, or social media channels

• Create social media graphics highlighting the diversity of transfer pathways at your institution using #TransferStudentWeek

• Display swag from your institution's top partner schools in a visible campus location

• Present certificates or small awards to faculty and staff who go above and beyond in supporting transfer students

• Create "I ♥ Transfers" or "I Support Transfer Students" materials for campus community members who demonstrate transfer understanding

• Send thank you notes to faculty and staff who champion transfer student success

• Invite campus community members to nominate outstanding transfer champions for recognition

• Host a social event specifically for transfer students, inviting campus partners to network and share resources

• Organize a panel presentation featuring faculty and staff or students  who share their own transfer experiences

• Create opportunities for transfer students to connect across class years and academic programs

• Partner with student government or student organizations (especially Tau Sigma or Phi Theta Kappa if available) to co-host events

• Create bulletin board or chalk spaces where students can share their transfer journeys, goals, or advice

• Offer workshops focused on transfer-specific topics like pathway planning, credit evaluation, or transition strategies

• Partner with Career Services for sessions like "Leveraging Your Transfer Experience in Job Searches"

• Collaborate with offices whose services might be under-utilized by transfer students (study abroad, undergraduate research, service learning)

• Send encouraging emails to transfer students with helpful campus resource links, especially meaningful at midterm

• Work with Institutional Research to create infographics showing transfer student impact on your campus

• Coordinate with University Relations to publish transfer student profiles throughout the week

• Ask students, alumni, and staff to share how specific moments or people were important to their transfer success

• Create displays showcasing the geographic diversity or academic pathways of your transfer population

• Send informational emails to colleagues highlighting transfer student contributions and campus data

• Organize department-level discussions about policies and practices that affect transfer students

• Offer professional development workshops for faculty and staff about supporting transfer students

• Create campus-wide activities like scavenger hunts that highlight transfer-relevant resources

• Post daily facts about transfer students on social media

• Send a simple encouraging message to transfer students

• Share one transfer success story through existing communication channels

• Set up a simple table in a high-traffic area with transfer-themed information or small giveaways

• Create a single bulletin board highlighting transfer student contributions or tips for success

• Leverage existing programs by adding a transfer focus to October activities

Choose activities that align with your current capacity and resources. A single social media post celebrating transfer students is more valuable than an elaborate event that exhausts your team. Success builds momentum for future years.

Academic advising, career services, student life, financial aid, and other departments all have connections to transfer success. Collaborating distributes the workload while building broader campus engagement with transfer support.

Use National Transfer Student Week as a launching point for ongoing transfer advocacy. The conversations, connections, and awareness building that happen during the week can inform policy discussions and program development throughout the year.