logging in or signing up Transfer Ambassador Training tonyamriley Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 204 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: July 14, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description The Transfer Ambassadors training is to ensure that all participants are aware of the program requirements and legal issues surrounding the program. It is also to provide pertinent information in order to encourage a successful mentoring relationship between mentor and mentee. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Transfer AmbassadorTraining : Transferring Knowledge and resources one transfer student at a Time TransAM Transfer AmbassadorTraining What is a TransAm? : What is a TransAm? Acts as a designated messenger to transfer students. Acts as a mentor in order to provide assistance on the resources UNT has to offer. Participates in mentoring activities in order to facilitate a positive mentor connection between mentee(s) Acts as a liaison between the mentee(s) and the office of Student Success Mentoring Program. Understanding Transfer Students : Understanding Transfer Students It’s important to start off with knowing why a person is considered a transfer student. UNT defines a transfer student as any student new to UNT who graduated from high school more than one year prior to the date of anticipated enrollment and who has been enrolled in another college or university or has earned college credit prior to attending UNT. Understanding Transfer Students : Understanding Transfer Students There are different types of transfer students. Many assume that all transfer students arrive directly from community colleges, but this is not the case. Students transfer from 2-to-2 year, 2-to-4 year, 4-to-4 year, and 4-to-2 year colleges. Understanding Transfer Students : Understanding Transfer Students Another assumption is that transfer students are aware of what campus services are available to them once they transfer to their new campus based on their former college experience. Expectations : Expectations What we expect from mentors Commit to serving as a TransAm for full academic year Contact mentee(s) at least 1 time a month either by phone, e-mail, or in person on-campus Read all communication sent by SSP Complete a monthly questionnaire regarding the interactions with your mentee(s) What mentors can expect from SSP Monthly Brown Bag Lunches Monthly Newsletters Legal Issues : Legal Issues Confidentiality Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Jeanne Clery Act Consensual Relationships UNT’s sexual harassment policy “It is the policy of the university that consensual relationships between faculty or staff members in positions of authority and their subordinates or their students are not permitted.” Liability Within the scope of the program Reminders : Reminders Upon completion of training, print, sign, and return to SSP the mentoring agreement Be on the lookout for the names and contact information of mentee(s) this summer Mentor Agreement Link Contact Information: : Contact Information: Student Success ProgramsUniversity Union, Suite 319p) 940-565-4373w) www.unt.edu/ssp You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Transfer Ambassador Training tonyamriley Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 204 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: July 14, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description The Transfer Ambassadors training is to ensure that all participants are aware of the program requirements and legal issues surrounding the program. It is also to provide pertinent information in order to encourage a successful mentoring relationship between mentor and mentee. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Transfer AmbassadorTraining : Transferring Knowledge and resources one transfer student at a Time TransAM Transfer AmbassadorTraining What is a TransAm? : What is a TransAm? Acts as a designated messenger to transfer students. Acts as a mentor in order to provide assistance on the resources UNT has to offer. Participates in mentoring activities in order to facilitate a positive mentor connection between mentee(s) Acts as a liaison between the mentee(s) and the office of Student Success Mentoring Program. Understanding Transfer Students : Understanding Transfer Students It’s important to start off with knowing why a person is considered a transfer student. UNT defines a transfer student as any student new to UNT who graduated from high school more than one year prior to the date of anticipated enrollment and who has been enrolled in another college or university or has earned college credit prior to attending UNT. Understanding Transfer Students : Understanding Transfer Students There are different types of transfer students. Many assume that all transfer students arrive directly from community colleges, but this is not the case. Students transfer from 2-to-2 year, 2-to-4 year, 4-to-4 year, and 4-to-2 year colleges. Understanding Transfer Students : Understanding Transfer Students Another assumption is that transfer students are aware of what campus services are available to them once they transfer to their new campus based on their former college experience. Expectations : Expectations What we expect from mentors Commit to serving as a TransAm for full academic year Contact mentee(s) at least 1 time a month either by phone, e-mail, or in person on-campus Read all communication sent by SSP Complete a monthly questionnaire regarding the interactions with your mentee(s) What mentors can expect from SSP Monthly Brown Bag Lunches Monthly Newsletters Legal Issues : Legal Issues Confidentiality Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Jeanne Clery Act Consensual Relationships UNT’s sexual harassment policy “It is the policy of the university that consensual relationships between faculty or staff members in positions of authority and their subordinates or their students are not permitted.” Liability Within the scope of the program Reminders : Reminders Upon completion of training, print, sign, and return to SSP the mentoring agreement Be on the lookout for the names and contact information of mentee(s) this summer Mentor Agreement Link Contact Information: : Contact Information: Student Success ProgramsUniversity Union, Suite 319p) 940-565-4373w) www.unt.edu/ssp