Written by Tiff Kim, Transfer Jacks Peer Mentor
The month of May is known as Asian American Pacific Islander month and Pride Month is celebrated in June. NAU celebrates AAPI and Pride month in April instead to dedicate a full month to all those who identify with these identities while most students are still taking classes.
Pride month is celebrated in June to honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. This event helped pave the way for the Gay Liberation Movement. NAU… Read more
Written by Jeanine Horio, Transfer Jacks Peer Mentor
Another Spring semester has come and gone, and our team is yet again, saying goodbye to our graduating seniors. We are very fortunate to have worked alongside these amazing individuals throughout their time as a Lumberjack. The tradition of recognizing our seniors with a medallion to wear at commencement continues and we would like to take the time to recognize our seniors for all their hard work and dedication to the Transfer… Read more
Written by Tiff Kim, Transfer Jacks Peer Mentor
In March, we celebrated Women’s History Month! The month is meant to shine a light on the women who have contributed to our society and to encourage others to continue doing so. Without a doubt, we have many women to give thanks to as they have played a vital part in the nation that we have today. President Jimmy Carter first declared the week of March 8 to be National Women’s History… Read more
Written by Tiff Kim, Transfer Jacks Peer Mentor
Hello Transfer Jacks!
It’s been a couple months since our launch of the Transfer Talks Podcast on January 17, 2023! We are proud to announce we currently have 20 episodes available for listeners. Not only do we interview current transfer students but also staff members and some of your favorite mentors too. Please login… Read more
Written by Tiff Kim, Transfer Jacks Peer Mentor
Have you heard of the Tau Sigma Honor Society? As we return to in-person and hybrid options, we would love to see familiar faces in our Delta Kappa chapter here at NAU. We want to use our platforms as a transfer mentoring program to highlight this honor society that is specially for transfer students! Tau Sigma is a National Honor Society that started at Auburn University for transfer students in 1999. The… Read more
In case you have not seen the posting yet, we are hiring! And we want you to know more about how this mentoring program operates! I think we would all agree that coming into this job, we were not sure about what a mentor really does. Well, here is a little insight to what we as mentors do for the Transfer Jacks Program!
A day for a mentor can vary from a couple mentee meetings a day to none. I… Read more