Transfer Communities
Transfer Communities at the KU Edwards Campus are an integrated program designed to help you transition seamlessly to KUEC while you’re achieving your Associate’s Degree from your community college. These program-specific experiences will connect you to events, career conversations, faculty, staff and peers with similar goals and interests to create a true community while you pursue your degree. By joining your community, you will have exclusive access to the people and the information that make your transfer experience one-of-a-kind!
Transfer Community Events
Looking for specific events focused on exploring career options? Check out the list of events below:
Upcoming events
Link and Learn - Communicating for Inclusion: Constructing Workplaces that Welcome Difference.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
October 17, 2019
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SciFlix - Beetlejuice
SciFlix is a community outreach effort designed around taking the science, the theories, and the ethics in popular fiction and discussing it openly and honestly..
October 30, 2019
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"So You Want to Cure Cancer"
A hands-on experience led by KUEC and JCCC faculty that showcases the ways different disciplines help with cancer research, patient treatment, and recovery.
November 4, 2019
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"Careers in Writing Panel"
A panel conversation with professionals working in English and Writing professions. Moderator Darren Canady
November 6, 2019; 3:00 - 4:00pm; CoLab at JCCC, in OCB Building
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Link and Learn - Beyond Generational Stereotypes: Recognizing Workplace Factors that Cause Generational Tensions – and What to Do About it.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
November 11, 2019
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Career Up
At CareerUP, you will be taught key professional skills that you can immediately apply in a networking environment with employers, recruiters and alumni.
November 13, 2019; 5:00 to 8:00; BEST Conference Center
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BIOTECH Day
Area high school students collaborate with peers, listen to research presentations by KUEC students, attend a biotech panel session with KUEC faculty and presented their research in a flash science fair.
November 15, 2019; 9:00 to 2:00; BEST Conference Center
Link and Learn – New Year, New You? Practical Tips to Help You Think About the Next Step in Your Career.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
December 12, 2019
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Entrepreneurship Pitch Presentations
Come see what our Entrepreneurship students are learning by observing their hands-on learning through pitch presentations.
December 11, 2019 & December 18, 2019 ; 1:00 to 4:00, BEST 330
Transfer Services
Looking for specific help in your transfer process? Check out these resources.
Transfer Services Coach
Business Transfer Community
The Business Transfer Community is designed to provide you with specific skills, access to trainings and other experiences to give you a true competitive professional edge. Feel like a member of the KU Edwards Campus while still completing your Associate’s Degree, and complete market-relevant credentials along the way.
Benefits
- Establish relationships with KUEC faculty and staff early on
- Develop personalized academic plan to graduate with Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees
- Engage in social and professional events at both KUEC and your community college
- Provide leadership opportunities throughout the Kansas City area
Join the Business Transfer Community
Business Coach
Upcoming Business Events
Link and Learn - Communicating for Inclusion: Constructing Workplaces that Welcome Difference.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
October 17, 2019
Sign Up
Link and Learn - Beyond Generational Stereotypes: Recognizing Workplace Factors that Cause Generational Tensions – and What to Do About it.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
November 11, 2019
Sign Up
Career Up
At CareerUP, you will be taught key professional skills that you can immediately apply in a networking environment with employers, recruiters and alumni.
November 13, 2019; 5:00 to 8:00; BEST Conference Center
Sign Up
Link and Learn – New Year, New You? Practical Tips to Help You Think About the Next Step in Your Career.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
December 12, 2019
Sign Up
Entrepreneurship Pitch Presentations
Come see what our Entrepreneurship students are learning by observing their hands-on learning through pitch presentations.
December 11, 2019 & December 18, 2019 ; 1:00 to 4:00, BEST 330
English Transfer Community
Shared stories generate community. This collective of students share that same passion across a variety of literature and writing forms. Through events that bring people together to share creativity, experiences and advice, the English Transfer Community helps you feel like a member of the KU Edwards Campus, even while you are still completing your Associate’s Degree.
Benefits
- Establish relationships with KUEC faculty and staff early on
- Develop a personalized academic plan to graduate with Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees
- Engage in social and professional events at both KUEC and your community college
- Provide leadership opportunities throughout the Kansas City area
Join the English Transfer Community
English Coach
Upcoming English Events
"Careers in Writing Panel"
A panel conversation with professionals working in English and Writing professions. Moderator Darren Canady
November 6, 2019; 3:00 - 4:00pm; CoLab at JCCC, in OCB Building
Sign Up
Career Up
At CareerUP, you will be taught key professional skills that you can immediately apply in a networking environment with employers, recruiters and alumni.
November 13, 2019; 5:00 to 8:00; BEST Conference Center
Sign Up
Link and Learn – New Year, New You? Practical Tips to Help You Think About the Next Step in Your Career.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
December 12, 2019
Sign Up
Event Under Development: "What Can I do With a Degree in English?"
A hands-on experience led by KUEC and JCCC faculty that showcases different careers with an English degree
Coming Soon - FALL 2019
Public Service Transfer Community
Want to make a difference in the world? This transfer community is designed to give you a sample of the many career paths that help you make a lasting impact wherever your education may take you. This is a perfect fit for students interested in Law & Society, Psychology, Public Administration, and Social Work degrees. The Public Service Transfer Community is one way to help you feel like a member of the KU Edwards Campus, while you are still completing your Associate’s Degree.
Benefits
- Establish relationships with KUEC faculty and staff early on
- Develop a personalized academic plan to graduate with Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees
- Engage in social and professional events at both KUEC and your community college
- Provide leadership opportunities throughout the Kansas City area
Join the Public Service Transfer Community
Public Service Coaches
Upcoming Public Service Events
Link and Learn - Communicating for Inclusion: Constructing Workplaces that Welcome Difference.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
October 17, 2019
Sign Up
Link and Learn - Beyond Generational Stereotypes: Recognizing Workplace Factors that Cause Generational Tensions – and What to Do About it.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
November 11, 2019
Sign Up
Career Up
At CareerUP, you will be taught key professional skills that you can immediately apply in a networking environment with employers, recruiters and alumni.
November 13, 2019; 5:00 to 8:00; BEST Conference Center
Sign Up
Link and Learn – New Year, New You? Practical Tips to Help You Think About the Next Step in Your Career.
Link & Learns are complimentary one-hour sessions where you can gain practical workplace communication strategies, backed up by the latest organizational communication and management research.
December 12, 2019
Sign Up
Science Transfer Community
The Science Transfer Community is filled with highly engaged faculty and specially designed opportunities for hands-on experience and connections to Kansas City’s many science-related industries. Access to labs, equipment, and many unique learning opportunities will help you feel like a member of the KU Edwards Campus even before you take your first class.
Benefits
- Establish relationships with KUEC faculty and staff early on
- Develop personalized academic plan to graduate with Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees
- Engage in social and professional events at both KUEC and your community college
- Provide leadership opportunities throughout the Kansas City area
Join the Science Transfer Community
Science Coaches
Upcoming Science Events
SciFlix - WarGames
SciFlix is a community outreach effort designed around taking the science, the theories, and the ethics in popular fiction and discussing it openly and honestly.
September 13, 2019
Sign Up
SciFlix - Beetlejuice
SciFlix is a community outreach effort designed around taking the science, the theories, and the ethics in popular fiction and discussing it openly and honestly..
October 30, 2019
Sign Up
"So You Want to Cure Cancer"
A hands-on experience led by KUEC and JCCC faculty that showcases the ways different disciplines help with cancer research, patient treatment, and recovery.
November 4, 2019
Sign Up
Career Up
At CareerUP, you will be taught key professional skills that you can immediately apply in a networking environment with employers, recruiters and alumni.
November 13, 2019; 5:00 to 8:00; BEST Conference Center
Sign Up
BIOTECH Day
Area high school students collaborate with peers, listen to research presentations by KUEC students, attend a biotech panel session with KUEC faculty and presented their research in a flash science fair.
November 15, 2019; 9:00 to 2:00; BEST Conference Center