Transfer Communities


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Welcome & Success Center

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 Navigations

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First Generation College Students

Transfer Community Events

Looking for specific events focused on exploring career options? Check out the list of events below.

Upcoming events

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Link and Learn- Hosted Monthly

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. 

For upcoming sessions and previously recorded sessions visit the Link and Learn webpage!

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"Virtual Resources"

Additional resources, fun things to do online, and helpful ways to make it through long days at home.

Discover more virtual resources here!

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Transfer Team

American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Transfer Community

The American Sign Language and Deaf Studies (ASLD) Transfer Community is filled with highly engaged faculty and specially designed opportunities for connections to the Kansas City area ASLD community. Access to events, programs, and 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

American Sign Language & Deaf Studies Advisor

Business & Technology Transfer Community

The Business & Technology Transfer Community is designed to provide you with specific skills, access to training 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

Business and Project Management Advisor

Information Technology and Applied Cybersecurity Advisor

Operations Management Advisor

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

English Advisor

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

Public Service Advisors

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

Science Advisors

First Generation College Students

This is a community-centered space for students who identify as First-Generation Students (neither parent has a college degree). Members of this transfer community will engage in culturally relevant and identity-focused programs that center on personal development as they prepare to advance in their lives and careers.

Benefits

  • Community Connection
  • Identity-focused focused content and support
  • Establish relationships with First-Generation KU Edwards Campus faculty and staff

Transfer Team