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While UT is often thought of as a traditional four-year institution, many transfer students have found their home on Spartan soil. Students Abby Grinnell ’25, Hannah Kowanes ’24 and Chad Mendez ’24 shared how they found community and are thriving through transfer-student supportive programs on campus.
Grinnell, an advertising and public relations major, and Kowanes, an allied health major, created the UT Transfer Spartans Club for students like them, whether they’re from farmlands or city lights, to find their flow at UT.
Chad Mendez '24 is an international business and finance double-major who transferred to UT from Hillsborough Community College.
As a transfer, he was worried about finding his place with the Spartans.
Chad Mendez ’24 with Jayla Norton, Wynette Norton and Shaylynn Norton at the Martin Luther King Day Parade, from right to left. Photo courtesy of Chad Mendez
For Mendez, support came in a different package than finding a friend group. The staff in the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion helped him feel welcome.
For more information about Success Scholars, visit their Instagram page @utampascholars or their web page, www.ut.edu/success-scholars-program .
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