Susan Weir

author of Transitions: A guide for the transfer student

November 4, 2015

Susan Weir is the director of Student Academic Services for the College of Arts and Sciences. Weir's background includes academic counseling both at Oklahoma State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia. Weir earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at the University of Oregon, a master's degree in counseling psychology at the University of Missouri and a Ph.D. in educational psychology at OSU. She earned the A&S Outstanding Staff Advisement award in 2002, and the OSU Research Excellence Award, Education Division, for her dissertation research in 2003. Her book was inspired by her work over the years with transfer and non-traditional college students and seeks to address the unique needs of these populations.

This text is primarily designed for use in a junior level first semester orientation course for transfer students, and can serve as the framework for developing such course. It can also be easily adapted for sophomore to senior level students, or utilized independent of classroom instruction. The text is intentionally brief, thus allowing customization with institution specific material. The content connects core academic success strategies with the exploration of critical higher level cognitive skills and behaviors, particularly for those students who may have stopped out for several terms before making the transition to their current institution. Areas of academic, personal, and professional concerns unique to upper class students, as well as non-traditional students, are emphasized. This text is committed to acknowledging and prioritizing the needs of a very large segment of today's college student population that continues to grow.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2008-honorees/susan-weir

Last Updated: 14 January 2022