Transfer Express

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Transfer Express is a great way to get acclimated to Western Michigan University before fall semester kicks off. The four-day program focuses on meeting other transfer students, taking care of business, and attending sessions about advising, resources, and navigating WMU. There’s even a chance to start exploring Kalamazoo! As an added benefit, participants living in the residence halls move in three days early.

We’ve combined the best social and informational elements from several programs and rolled them into something uniquely geared for transfer students like you. When you register for Transfer Express, you are signing up for a great time and a chance to get a head start on everyone else. This is an event you don’t want to miss!

To register for Transfer Express, login to the GoWMU student portal. Click on the First-Year Experience Registration button under the New Student Orientation and Fall Welcome heading. Follow the Fall Welcome sign up directions, but indicate you are a transfer student as you enter your information. Your registration in Transfer Express will be confirmed.   Transfer Express is $80 per person and includes all expenses, including a T-shirt and meals. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer Express Schedule

The schedule for this fall is still being finalized, so a copy of last year's schedule is provided. Transfer Express will be September 1 - 3, 2009

Tuesday
2 – 5 p.m.	Residence hall students move in		Residence hall office
4 - 6 p.m.	Off campus participants check in		Davis Hall
6 p.m.	Grill Out Dinner		Little Three Courtyard
10 p.m.	Ice Cream Social for Tenzing and Hoekje residents		Tenzing – floor lounge Hoekje – main lounge
Wednesday
9 - 10 a.m.	Continental Breakfast		Hoekje and Davis Halls
10 - 11:50 a.m.	Convocation		Miller Auditorium
Noon - 1:30 p.m.	Pizza with Profs		Flagpoles
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Resource Review		TBA
		Admissions and Advising
		Career Services and Student Employment
		Bronco Athletics
2:45 - 3:30	Academic Interest Session		TBA
3:45 - 4 p.m.	Transfer Student Panel		TBA
5:30 p.m.	Dinner in the Café
7:15 - 8:15 p.m.	Risky Business		Miller Auditorium
	This presentation will offer information on many of the important topics to be aware of before you begin college including: campus safety, sexual assault, alcohol, and suicide prevention.
9 - 10 p.m.	Stadium Night		Waldo Stadium
Thursday
9 - 10 a.m.	Continental Breakfast		Hoekje and Davis Halls
10 a.m. - Noon	Get It Done: books, parking permits, find classes, advising drop-in, etc.
12:30 - 2 p.m.	Lunch and Resource Fair		Flagpoles
2 - 5 p.m.	Click Downtown		Kalamazoo
	This unique scavenger hunt will let you explore everything that downtown Kalamazoo has to offer.  Fall Welcome groups will take pictures at each location of the scavenger hunt and submit them to win prizes to downtown Kalamazoo. This opportunity will also allow students to learn how to ride the Metro Transit, which is free for all WMU students!
5:30 p.m.	Dinner
8 p.m.	Jud Laippley		Miller Auditorium
	The “Evolution of Dance” is the best way to laugh the night away. Jud Laipply is an inspirational comedian that will have you on the edge of your seat the entire night discussing how life is change, leaving you inspired and laughing.
9:45 p.m.	Meijer Mania		see packet for bus location
	Leave something at home? Meijer Mania is the perfect time to pick up those final items for your room.  Hop on a bus immediately following Jud Laipply, outside of Miller Auditorium.  All subsequent busses will load in front of the Bernhard Center.  You won’t want to miss this great night, packed full with special deals, food, games, and giveaways!

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Register for Transfer Express

Transfer Express is a joint program sponsored by Residence Life, First Year Experience and the Advocacy Office for Transfer Students and Military Affairs. Registration for Transfer Express is via the Fall Welcome website

How to register

Please follow the directions below to register for Transfer Express:

1. Make certain you are able to attend the full program
2. Login to the goWMU student portal
3. Locate and click on First-Year Experience Registration button (pictured below)

   

4. Click on the link for Fall Welcome.
5. Click on the Registration form link.
6. Indicate you are a transfer student.

Registration confirmation

After you submit your on-line registration form, you will receive an instant confirmation page. A confirmation e-mail will also be sent to your WMU e-mail account.

Registration policy

Fee

The registration fee for Transfer Express is $80. This fee will be charged to your student account and will appear on your first statement in August.

Participation

Transfer Express participants are expected to participate in all events. If you have an emergency, which will not allow you to participate in Transfer Express, please contact us at (269) 387-2167.

Deadline

August 1 is the deadline for Transfer Express registration.

Late registration

Registrations received after August 1 will be charged $100.

Questions about Transfer Express?

E-mail the Fall Welcome/Transfer Express Coordinator at adrienne.fraaza@wmich.edu or call us at (269) 387-2167, Monday–Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.