LibraryC3 Cultural system3e Student-centeredness
LTI-CUL-021
Conduct regular site visits to four-year campuses for student reassurance
Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearwith adaptationFour-year to four-yearwith adaptation
Mechanism
Prospective transfers ride a bus to the university and meet students who made the same move. Seeing somebody from your own college on that campus does more than a brochure.
Preconditions
Receiving universities willing to run panels and student-led tours.
Owner, by role
Department Chair / Club Sponsor / TRIO Director
Who can act
Both institutions jointly
Effort
Small, 3 months to first visible effect
Outcome metric
Post-visit intent to transfer; later transfer enrollment
Failure modes
Trips can be superficial if students only receive generic admissions presentations rather than direct engagement with current transfer peers.
Contra-indications
None stated