transfer student success: building partnerships across departments and institutions
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Transfer Student Success: Building
Partnerships Across Departments and
Institutions
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Charlene A. StinardDirector, Transfer and Transition
Services
Mark Allen PoiselAssociate Vice President
Student Development and Enrollment Services
University of Central Florida
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•Develop strong networks, collaborative relationships with community college partners
•Establish strong partnerships within the university
•Create effective programming•Improve retention rates
Why Are We Here?
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• The UCF Model• Collaborative Partnerships• Programming for Transfer
Success• Summary and
Recommendations• Questions and Answers
Agenda
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•Metropolitan research institution •3rd largest university in the nation•2nd largest university undergraduate population
•53,000 students enrolled (45,500 UG)•Over 8,000 new transfer students annually
•28% of FL CC students transfer to UCF
•Over 87% of transfers are from Florida community colleges
University of Central Florida
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Vision for Transfer Services
• Help students before they arrive• Work with them during the
transition/first semester• Help them graduate by providing a
solid foundation
Transition Progression
Preparation
TTS
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• Transfer Peer Mentors• Transfer Student Counseling Manual• Monthly counselor e-mail update• Transfer and Transition Services Web site• Knight Quest, transfer student guide• Orientation Survival Guide
Resources
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Partnering with Students
• Peer Mentor Program: students helping students in the transfer process
• Transfer students, paid 10 hours/week• Preparation: pre-admission advising• Transition: significant role in transfer
orientations, becoming a Knight• Progression and engagement: connecting
new transfers to the campus community• Facebook: partnering with other students
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Transfer Student Counseling Manual
• CD sent to all community/state college advisors
• Program of study for all majors• Available online• http://transfer.sdes.ucf.edu/?page=m
anual
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Partnering with Colleges• Develop advisor ListServ• Send monthly reports of UCF
news and updates• Sample Counselor Update• Enlist UCF academic colleges and
departments for information• Establish important links for
timely communications
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TTS Web site• Resources for prospective students,
current students, advisors• News and announcements for
students• Links to other important campus
resources• NACADA award for Excellence in
Advising Technology• http://www.transfer.sdes.ucf.edu/
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Publications
• KnightQuest, transfer student guide• Print publication, used by
Admissions in recruiting transfer students
• Contains Transfer Tips and Checklist • Contact information for important
offices, e-mails, Web sites
• Paper vs. electronic format
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RC/ADM
ADM TTS
RC/ADM RC TTS
Transition
RetainGraduate
Advocate
Advise
PrepareRecrui
tAdmit
DirectConnect
TTS
ADM = AdmissionsRC = Regional
CampusesTTS = Transfer and Transition Services
Consortium Partners
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• Guarantees admission for graduates A.A. or A.S. required
• Four consortium partners• Embedded UCF advisors• Pre-admission academic
advising• Early application process
Apply at 30 hours earned• DirectConnect to UCF
Direct Connect to UCF
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• On-site at partnering community colleges
• Programming in preparation for transfer Choosing a major and taking
prerequisites Academic plans of study
• Pre-admission academic advising Two assigned advisors from 30 hours
earned• Programming for transfer success• TransQuest programming
Direct Connect Advising
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COMMENTS?
QUESTIONS?
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Collaborative Partnerships
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• Regional consortium partners• Articulation agreements:
shared responsibilities• Internal partners
Student Development and Enrollment Services Reconsidered
Admissions UCF colleges and departments Undergraduate Studies Academic Advising Council
UCF’s Best Collaborator
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• Community College Counselor workshops
• Targeted workshops and programs Faculty collaboration Updates for counselors
• Collaborative programs GradTrack with Valencia CC Outreach programs for specific
majors
Programs with Community Colleges
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• GradTrack at Valencia Community College
• Community college and university faculty and advisors participate
• Students invited at 45 hours earned
• General transfer, admission, financial aid information
• Advising by major
A Model Program
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• Decision Days at community colleges• TransQuest• Transfer TableTalk• Campus visits and tours for
students• University Quest with SCC• Major-specific programming
Outreach Programs
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Targeting Transfer Populations
• Transfer Success Workshop Series
• Programs targeting at-risk students By major (business, engineering,
etc.) By GPA – easing “transfer shock” Minority, low income, first
generation transfer students Students with disabilities
• University-wide collaboration in preparation for returning veterans
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Articulation• An effective tool for transfer
transition• Academic elements: community
college A.S. program, university B.A./B.S. program of study• Admission requirements• Foreign language admission
requirement• General Education Program• Graduation requirements• Agreement terms
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Assessment• Institutional Effectiveness Plan• Departmental Performance
Reviews• Satisfaction surveys
Students Advisors Faculty
• Student focus groups• Program evaluations • Student learning outcomes
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• Assess your culture and programs• Establish strong internal and
external partnerships• Arrange joint meetings; partner
with your regional institutions• Create and implement
collaborative programs• Get students highly involved in the
process• Develop a communications plan
Recommendations for Partnerships
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The key to success is The key to success is developing relationships and developing relationships and
working with othersworking with others
Summary
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RESOURCES• National Resource Center
http://www.sc.edu/fye/
• NACADA (Clearinghouse) http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Links/Transfer.htm– Creating Bridges Between Institutions, Hatton, A.,
Homer, S. & Park, L. (2009)– From Bridges to Coalitions, Harding, B. (2009)
• Comprehensive state Web resources– http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/e_transfer.aspx– http://FACTS.org
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RESOURCES• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation – encouraging
transfer to selective institutions• AACRAO articulation Web sites for all states
http://www.aacrao.org/pro_development/transfer.cfm
• National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students – http://transferinstitute.unt.edu//– Association for the Study of Transfer Students
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QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
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University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central Florida
Mark Allen [email protected]
407-823-4425
Charlene A. [email protected]
407-823-2231
Contact Information
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