National Transfer Student Week
The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) has declared the third week of October as National Transfer Student Week.
This week is dedicated to the celebration of transfer students and the professionals who support them.
Here at Virginia Tech we understand the value that transfer students bring to the Hokie community. We are excited to participate in recognizing those students who became Hokies via the transfer process.
VT Transfers Data Snapshot
3,320
current VT transfer students
13%
of the Summer/Fall 2023 incoming class are transfer students
90%
retention rate of transfer students from year 1 to year 2 (Office of Institutional Research, 2021)
#TransferStudentWeek
Check out our schedule of events we are hosting to celebrate our transfer students!
Throughout National Transfer Student Week, there will also be a series of Student Spotlight features posted on the Hokie Transfer Community Instagram and Virginia Tech Transfer Students Facebook pages.
- 9:00-11:00 a.m. FREE Transfer Swag Booth, 1st floor lobby of Squires Student Center
- 6:00-8:00 p.m. ALL transfer students are invited to enjoy free bowling, pool, ping-pong, darts and more at BreakZone, located on the 1st floor of Squires Student Center
- The College of Natural Resources and Environment invites our transfer students to stop by Cheatham 138 between 9-11:30am to meet fellow transfers and enjoy doughnuts together!
- 9:00-11:00 a.m. FREE Transfer Swag Booth, 1st floor lobby of Squires Student Center
- 5:00-6:30 p.m. ALL transfer students are invited to enjoy a free picnic dinner at the Hahn Horticulture Garden in the Hahn Garden Pavilion
- 1:00-3:00 p.m. FREE Transfer Swag Booth, 1st floor lobby of Squires Student Center
- 5:30-7:00 p.m. ALL transfer students are invited to stop by 2124 Gilbert Place to decorate your own free tote bag
- 1:00-3:00 p.m. FREE Transfer Swag Booth, 1st floor lobby of Squires Student Center
- Civil & Environmental Engineering Transfers: come to Patton 211 from 1PM to 3PM to enjoy a snack and meet some other transfer students. We’re happy you are part of CEE!
- Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Transfer students will have the opportunity to chat with AOE advising and connect with other AOE transfers. Donuts and coffee will be provided between 9:30am - 11:30am in 3301 Gilbert Place
- Pamplin College of Business students can stop by the Pamplin Atrium to chat with members of our Career Services and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) team
- The College of Science invites our transfer students to stop by the Data & Decision Sciences BLDG Room 366 between 10am-1pm. Meet the VT Therapy Dogs, learn about JOMO (the Joy of Missing Out), connect with fellow transfers and academic advisors, and of course – enjoy dessert!
- The College of Natural Resources and Environment invites our transfer students to stop by Cheatham 138 between 9-11:30am to meet fellow transfers and enjoy doughnuts together!
Information coming soon
Virginia Tech’s Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP) awarded a total of $14,000 in scholarships to new transfer students!
Congratulations!
- Roemio Wilkins
- Kora Bednar
- Haaris Khan
- Cristofer Torrez
- Jiji Ong
- Sejun Han
- Cody Brogan
- Robert Schmidt
- Jose Arellano Miramontes
- Ebony Myers
- Liam Wilson
- Hannah Bogert
- Joseph Nadeau
- Krish Patel
Seeing the Non-Traditional Student
Engineering Visibility Podcast by Annie Patrick
This podcast and research is funded through the NSF's Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) Grant.
This podcast features ECE student and transfer student mentor, Halea Fowler. Halea does a great job of discussing her experience of being a VT transfer student, the transfer community, and her work as a transfer mentor. This episode also includes another engineering student that worked in the culinary arts before coming to VT and an alum who came to ECE after studying spanish and anthropology at UVA.
