In honor of National Student Transfer Week, DePaul University's transfer and adult admissions staff planned a variety of events Oct. 21-25 for current transfer students and prospective transfer students to become more engaged with the university. Assistant director of the transfer admissions office Heidi Wirth who recruits transfer students from local community colleges planned the transfer week activities.The National Institute For The Study Of Transfer Students created this week to celebrate transfer students, and it was developed in 2017.

Senior Jasmine Navarrete who transferred from Triton College in River Grove the fall of 2018 is majoring in marketing and she notes that transfer week is important to the transfer student population since they missed out on their first few years of having opportunities to learn more about the school.

"Transfer students have less of an opportunity to learn more about the school and join different clubs and be a part of the events. Especially me being a commuter transfer student, I have never had the traditional college experience. I have never been to the Lincoln Park campus. I have only been to the loop and it is hard because most of the events are in the Lincoln Park campus." - Jasmine Navarrete

In terms of the activities transfer students participated in, each week had a different theme. Mix and Mingle Monday was the first themed day of the week. For Mix And Mingle Monday, current transfer students got the chance to get to know the career center. There was a network opportunity as well and free head shots were provided.Tuesday's event was geared specifically for prospective transfer students and the participants participated in a preview day of DePaul. An info session, a Loop campus tour and a student panel were all included in this event.To wrap up for the week, Funday Friday featured a bunch of games from the office of student involvement, the veterans lounge, and adult and student affairs.