UHCL assists transfer students
School officials offer help at South
Dana Lizik
Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: News
University of Houston-Clear Lake representatives visited South campus recently for the first event that brought many different campus divisions to prospective transfer students.
"We felt that we have a large population (of San Jacinto students) that transfer (to UHCL)," Jennifer Huebenthal, enrollment manger counselor, said. "Not all students have the opportunity to visit, so this just makes it more convenient for them."
Representatives from admissions, student life, the student assistance center, career counseling, financial aid, campus housing and intercultural and international student services had tables set up with a variety of information to share with students.
"Students looking at their career and life paths concerning college may not know all the ins and outs of the different focuses," Huebenthal said. "We want to be able to provide information for them to make decisions with this (event).
Transfer advisors were also available to talk with students about moving their credit hours to UHCL.
"Academic transfer advisors are the bridge between department advisors and admissions," Huebenthal said. "They can really help students make decisions and get settled."
The financial aid representative, Debra Aquino, distributed information about a scholarship opportunity for new transfer students called the Automatic Transfer Scholarship, which will determine a student's eligibility when they submit their admission file. There is not even a different application to fill out.
"We are just doing what we can do to help students that wish to come to UHCL," Aquino said.
Other scholarships of up to $2,000 are also available through the "Celebrating Our Elders" scholarship project sponsored by Intercultural and International Student Services. Deadlines and more information on these scholarships and many others can be found on the UHCL Web site.
"The greatest part about coming here (South) is that we are able to interact with San Jac students and potential UHCL students," Linda Contreras Bullock, assistant dean of Intercultural and International Student Services, said. "When we show them what we do, students begin to form relationships, know the different offices and meet administrative faculty. We are building personal connections."
San Jacinto student Sarah Mitchell found the UHCL booths very helpful and informative.
"It was really educational," Mitchell said. "It saved me a trip because all the questions I had were answered."
Huebenthal said that although an enrollment management counselor representative goes to South campus about three times a month, UHCL is interested in trying another event like this one since it turned out to be a success.
"This is good because it's definitely something that creates interest, provides information and students don't even have to go off campus," Huebenthal said. "A number of students have asked for information and it's defiantly a benefit for students when an entire university comes to you."
"We felt that we have a large population (of San Jacinto students) that transfer (to UHCL)," Jennifer Huebenthal, enrollment manger counselor, said. "Not all students have the opportunity to visit, so this just makes it more convenient for them."
Representatives from admissions, student life, the student assistance center, career counseling, financial aid, campus housing and intercultural and international student services had tables set up with a variety of information to share with students.
"Students looking at their career and life paths concerning college may not know all the ins and outs of the different focuses," Huebenthal said. "We want to be able to provide information for them to make decisions with this (event).
Transfer advisors were also available to talk with students about moving their credit hours to UHCL.
"Academic transfer advisors are the bridge between department advisors and admissions," Huebenthal said. "They can really help students make decisions and get settled."
The financial aid representative, Debra Aquino, distributed information about a scholarship opportunity for new transfer students called the Automatic Transfer Scholarship, which will determine a student's eligibility when they submit their admission file. There is not even a different application to fill out.
"We are just doing what we can do to help students that wish to come to UHCL," Aquino said.
Other scholarships of up to $2,000 are also available through the "Celebrating Our Elders" scholarship project sponsored by Intercultural and International Student Services. Deadlines and more information on these scholarships and many others can be found on the UHCL Web site.
"The greatest part about coming here (South) is that we are able to interact with San Jac students and potential UHCL students," Linda Contreras Bullock, assistant dean of Intercultural and International Student Services, said. "When we show them what we do, students begin to form relationships, know the different offices and meet administrative faculty. We are building personal connections."
San Jacinto student Sarah Mitchell found the UHCL booths very helpful and informative.
"It was really educational," Mitchell said. "It saved me a trip because all the questions I had were answered."
Huebenthal said that although an enrollment management counselor representative goes to South campus about three times a month, UHCL is interested in trying another event like this one since it turned out to be a success.
"This is good because it's definitely something that creates interest, provides information and students don't even have to go off campus," Huebenthal said. "A number of students have asked for information and it's defiantly a benefit for students when an entire university comes to you."
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