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!

Transfer Community Navigations

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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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Careers in: English Transfer Community Event

4–6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 29, Room 163 Regnier Hall, KU Edwards Campus & Virtual Option

Connect with fellow English majors and learn about the different career paths available to those with a degree in English. Join us for free food, a panel discussion, socializing, and networking. RSVP for the event HERE.

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Climate Change: What Public Servants Need to Know & How to Prepare, a Public Service Transfer Community Event

4-6 p.m., Wednesday, March 6. Regnier Hall, Room 165, KU Edwards Campus & Virtual Option

Join us for a panel discussion, networking, and light snacks. Learn from from industry experts in Criminal Justice. Law & Society, Public Administration, Psychology, and Social Work about how climate change impacts their work and how you can prepare to address these challenges in your future careers. For more information and to RSVP for the event, visit the registration page.

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American Sign Language & Deaf Studies Transfer Community Game Night

5–7 p.m., Thursday, March 7, BEST Building Conference Center, KU Edwards Campus

Join Deafies, Hearing folks, and everyone for a night of signing and fun. RSVP for the event HERE.

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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 & Deaf Studies 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 and Project Management Coach

Information Technology and Applied Cybersecurity Coach

Operations 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

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