Transfer Communities


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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!

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BIPOC & 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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Business & Technology Transfer Community Spring Event, Careers In: Business & Technology Panel & Networking
March 2nd, 4pm-5:30pm, Regnier Hall 165, KU Edwards Campus + Virtual Option

Come and learn about the different career paths you can take with a degree in Business and Technology. Join us for food, a panel discussion, and networking! For more information and to RSVP, visit: https://learn.ku.edu/business-tech-transfer-event

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7th Annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Symposium at KU Medical Center: Access to education, health, and advocacy for Indigenous People in Kansas and Missouri
March 29th, 8am-3:30pm, KU Medical Center

Each spring, the Symposium takes a deep dive to explore the cultural, diversity, equity, inclusion, and Access issues in health care. The Symposium is a full day of presentations and conversations on a selected topic to give everyone from health care providers to patients, medical residents to community members to students to researchers more information and knowledge on the selected topic or focus. For more information and to register visit: https://www.kumc.edu/diversity/programs/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-annual-symposium.html

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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

Join the American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Transfer Community

American Sign Language Coach

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

Join the Business & Technology Transfer Community

Business Coach

Information Technology Coach

Project Management Coach

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

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

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

Health Sciences

BIPOC & First Generation College Students

This is a community-centered space for students who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and/or First-Generation Students (neither parent has a college degree).  Members of this transfer community will engage in culturally relevant and identity focus 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 BIPOC & First-Generation KU Edwards Campus faculty and staff

Join the BIPOC & First Generation College Students Community

Transfer & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Team