Transfer Student Success Council

In Summer 2019, The Transfer Student Workgroup (TSWG) convened to discuss transfer student success and retention at UC San Diego. Short and long-term goals were created to improve the holistic
educational experience to transfer students on campus. The THWG has successfully advanced the
growth and development of one of these salient short-term goals: the founding of a centrally located
Transfer Student Center (the Triton Transfer Hub).

To enhance cross-campus collaboration, the Transfer Student Workgroup also recommended that a
permanent campus committee is formed to monitor and optimize transfer student experiences, such as
new student onboarding and advising opportunities. With the UC goals to increase graduation rates and
eliminate achievement gaps by 2030, along with Student Affairs' strategic goal to “advance an inclusive
culture and equitable practices and outcomes” at the forefront, the TSWG will shift focus from the Triton
Transfer Hub inception and continue advancing the university goals for transfer student success. What
was formerly called the TSWG will now transition into the Transfer Student Success Council.

The charge of the Transfer Student Success Council will be:
● Cultivate awareness of transfer student programs and supports across campus and within higher
education.
● Collectively strategize campus approach to address transfer student needs and opportunity gaps
based on data-informed evidence.
● Build bridges across departments, colleges, faculty, staff, and students to promote collaborations
for transfer student success.

Members of the Transfer Student Success Council will offer advice,
time, expertise, resources, and advocacy to support the transfer student experience. Members will
represent their department by both keeping the Council informed of transfer updates within their
respective area, and acting as messenger to their represented area by sharing the Council’s transfer
initiatives.

Jackie Duerr
Program Manager, Transfer Student Success

Council Co-Chair

Doug Easterly, Ed.D.
Muir College Dean of Academic Advising

Council Co-Chair

Bronwyn Garrison
Assistant Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships

Daniel Cardenas, Ed.M.
Assistant Director, PATHS Program

John Moore, Ph.D.
Dean of Undergraduate Education, Professor, Linguistics

Natalee Ellars
Senior Executive Director, Alumni Engagement

Shannon Milligan, Ph.D.
Director of Student Affairs Assessment, Evaluation, and Organizational Development

Timothy Borch
Assistant Director, Transfer Student Services, Office of Admissions

Yajaira Nuñez
Director, TRIO Student Support Services

Nat Kapp, MPS
Program Manager, Student Veterans Resource Center

Carey Wallace, M.S.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Seventh College

Chrisitne Alvardo, PhD.
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education; Teaching Professor, CSE

Maricela Alvarado, EdD
Director of Online Student Experience

Matthew Herbst, Ph.D.
Director, Making of the Modern World Program
Faculty co-Director, Study Abroad

Maruth Figueroa, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor Student Retention and Success

Marisa Abrajano
Provost, Warren College, Professor of Political Science

Megan Fox, Ed.D.
Director of Residential Experience

Mercedes Limon
Transfer Senator at Associated Students of UC San Diego

David Ruiter, Ph.D.
Faculty Director of the Teaching + Learning Commons

Ana Martinez
Undergraduate Academic Advising Council Contact

Juleane Johnson
Executive Assistant to the Assistant Vice Chancellor – Student Retention & Success

Angie Garcia Nevarez
Program Coordinator, Mentoring for All