Transcript Document

A Regional Strategy to Build
Pathways for Students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbdzwokMpWk
What kind of
partnership could...
• Increase the percentage of the local population with
degrees?
• Guarantee access to local students who have the ability
and the desire to earn a degree?
• Leverage the regional assets that are already in place?
• Ensure that regional investments are additive, not
duplicative?
• Address regional workforce needs in a strategic,
sustainable way?
Joint Resolution 2005
Shared Vision
Student Experience
Facilities
Academic Programs
The Central Florida
Higher Education Consortium:
A First-of-a-Kind
Regional Higher Education Strategy
• Guaranteed admission of all consortium community college
AA and AS graduates to the University of Central Florida.
• Doubling of UCF Bachelors and graduate programs on
consortium community college campuses.
• Shared-use facilities with Valencia and Seminole.
• Preferential and concurrent admission to selective UCF
programs with coordinated advising and support.
• Joint philanthropy to support student scholarships and access.
• Focus on strategic program areas in support of
regional workforce needs.
Principles
Student Experience
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Access
Choice
Flexibility
Progression and Completion
Transition
Academic Support
Guarantee
April 2006 Public
Announcement
• What do we call the partnership (brand
identification)?
• What programs does the partnership include?
• What system do we need to develop to achieve the
promise of “guaranteed admission” and “seamless
transfer”?
Marketing
What do we call it?
Central Florida Higher Education Consortium
Design Elements
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DirectConnect to UCF logo
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Gold background with black text
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“Guaranteed ENTRY” stamp
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Photography of “real” students
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Flexibility in design and copy
On the Valencia
home page today…
• Valencia’s ad campaign highlights the partnership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaryXKV4dbI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWQOvK1zRas
Case Study
Osceola Campus
Fall 2013
Enrollment:
10,684 students
Gender:
58% Female
42% Male
Median Age: 20 years old
63% between 18-24
Ethnicity:
American
47.9% Hispanic
20.4% Caucasian
11.1% African
20.6% Other
HAMILTON
DESOTO
BRADFORD
CITRUS
DIXIE
OSCEOLA
LAKE
FRANKLIN
NASSAU
GULF
SUWANNEE
CLAY
HARDEE
COLLIER
HERNANDO
LEE
COLUMBIA
SARASOTA
PASCO
CHARLOTTE
HENDRY
FLAGLER
WAKULLA
CALHOUN
ST. JOHNS
BROWARD
PALM BEACH
PINELLAS
DADE
LIBERTY
GLADES
MADISON
ALACHUA
JEFFERSON
Percentage of 2011 High School Graduates
Entering CollegeState of Florida
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
UCF Regional Campuses
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Biomedical Sciences
Business Administration
Communication
Elementary Education
Health Services Administration
History
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Religion and Cultural Studies
Social Sciences
Targeted Ad Campaign
Targeted Ad Campaign
Targeted Ad Campaign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU3udG0MCeI
Targeted Ad Campaign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDi_oZdu1JA
Community Outreach:
Family Information Sessions
Community Outreach:
Family Information Sessions
Community Outreach:
Campus Tours
Community Outreach:
Student Ambassadors
Academic Programs
Academic Programs
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Regional approach
Promise for additional programs @ UCF
Regional Campuses
DirectConnect students are UCF students
for limited or restricted majors
Increase UCF RC programs @
shared use facilities
UCF Valencia Osceola
2006 (4)
2014 (19)
Applied Science
Elementary Education
Liberal Studies
Psychology
Anthropology
Applied Science
Biomedical Sciences
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Elementary Education
Health Services Administration
History
Interdisciplinary Studies
Latin American Studies
Nursing (RN to BSN)
Political Science
Psychology
Religion & Cultural Studies
Social Sciences
Technical Ed & Industry Training
GRADUATE: Criminal Justice
UCF Valencia West
2006 (4)
2014 (19)
BAS
BABA (Business)
Liberal Studies
Psychology
Applied Science
BABA
Latin American Studies
Architecture
History
Criminal Justice
Health Services
Electrical Engineering
Interdisciplinary Studies
Legal Studies
Anthropology
Concurrent Nursing ASN to BS Nursing
Political Science
Technical Ed/Industry
Psychology
Elementary Education
Sociology
Religion/Cultural Studies
GRADUATE: Criminal Justice
Tracking:
Staffing & Technology Challenges
Challenges
• Identifying participants
(how do we identify them in our system?)
• Limitations of technology in tracking these
students
• Specific data needed from partner
institutions to accurately & appropriately
identify this population
Tracking/Staffing
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Management and dissemination of data
coming to and from partner schools
Initial coding of students participating in
DirectConnect to UCF
Timely, advanced Transfer Credit processing
Who will do it?
Identifying Participants
DefinitionWho is a DirectConnect to UCF Student?
• Any AA, or articulated AS, Eastern Florida,
Lake-Sumter, Seminole State or Valencia graduate
who meets the FL 2+2 statute.
• Q: What is the difference between 2+2 and
DirectConnect? Guaranteed admission to UCF*
plus……..
*Consistent with university policy. Limited access and restricted access
programs may require an additional admission process.
Data Exchange
Data Sharing
Key ingredient of partnership success!
Includes:
• Lists of active DirectConnect students
• Various reports
• Transcripts sent at 45 college credits earned
Valencia College Data
• Number of AA/AS graduation applicants
each semester
• Number of Valencia admitted and enrolled
students with DirectConnect to UCF attribute
• Number of non-competitive UCF freshman
applicants at Valencia each year
• Census counts of Valencia enrollment by
meta majors w/attribute (new request)
UCF Data Reports
• Annual Valencia Student Feedback Report
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Trend analysis AA/AS completers @ UCF
Number of Valencia students enrolled
Statewide comparative trends/perspectives
Demographic trend w/numbers
Majors and average entering GPAs
Retention/progression/graduation report w/major
UCF provides a variety of additional reports per request (currently analyzing UCF
Calc. II and CHM 2046 retention/attrition based on pre-requisites)
Student Communication
Valencia College
Basic Communication
• Identified on application as DirectConnect
• Orientation slide/discussion
• Distribution of flyers and brochures
• Targeted Atlas e-mail messages
Collaborative
Communication Plan
• Letter to UCF non competitive applicantsstudents are encouraged to apply at partner college
• Student begins at Valencia
– DC attribute placed on record
– Tracked at multiple times during year
– Sent various communication during school year
• UCF advisor has access to partner’s data and communication
(varies with each partner)
Collaborative Approach
Prong Two: Collaborative approach
• E-mails at designated mileposts
shared message
e-mails at designated
mileposts
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community
presentations
(counselor seminars, high school visits, classroom visits)
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shared community presentations (counselor seminar)
• Shared campus workshops (skillshops)
shared campus workshops
(skillshops)
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staffing
and staff meetings
• • Tickets
to UCF Events
Collaborative staffing (staff meetings)
• Campus Tours
UCF
Basic Communication
• Based on DirectConnect to UCF e-card
• 2 html messages – triggered over a timeframe
then linked to Facebook and Social Media groups
• List provided to DirectConnect Coordinators
• DirectConnect Coordinators set advising times for
students
Advising
Build Pathways
through the Partnership
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Valencia – LifeMap (A-s / A –S / a-S)
Pre-majors and Transfer Plans
Student Success Course
My Education Plan (LifeMap Tools)
Career Program Advisors
Skillshops
Student Communication Plan
Shared Advisors
• Six professional advisors
• Employed by UCF, but advise lower division
partner college students
• Offices located at partner campuses
• Provide General Education Program advising in
accordance with college policies
• Provide program pre-requisites advising for all UCF
degree programs (95 undergraduate programs)
Advising Best Practices
Student Intake and Interview
• Review state college transcript/audit
• Full-time vs. part-time
• Developmental courses completed
• Grade point average
• Repeated courses
• Career goals aligned with major
• Appropriate UCF major and Valencia meta-major
selected
Advising Best Practices (cont.)
• Discuss DC program & encourage student to register
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Explain how AA/AS transfers to BA/BS
Create an academic plan with student
Explain Gordon Rule and major requirements
Explain Foreign Language requirements
Review Limited/Restricted Access programs
– How & When--Reality of admission process
Transition Advising
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Explain transition process
Create timeline for the student
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Schedule plan
College graduation application deadline
UCF application deadline – Student still needs to apply to UCF
Immunization documents
Mandatory orientation and advising
UCF entry term
Explain admissions process in detail
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Official transcripts
H.S. foreign language requirement
Things for transfers to omit
Shared Facilities*
*In Partnership with Central Florida
Colleges
Joint Marketing of New Site
UCF Valencia Osceola
Newest Shared Use Facility –
UCF Valencia Osceola
Shared Use Facility, Valencia West Campus
Shared Philanthropy
Transfer Scholarships
• Taste for Learning – Valencia Signature Event
– Added Direct Connect Focus in 2010 and 2011
• Johnson Foundation
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Matching gift program ($3M)
UCF Foundation to set up an account for each college
Transfer Scholarships awarded to the Johnson Scholars
60 hrs. partner institution, 60 hrs. UCF
College Access Summits:
Going Deeper with
Collaborative Planning
College Access Initiative:
Regional strategy to expand access
to the Bachelor’s degree
• Implementation of DirectConnect principles
into regional high schools
• Data sharing: confronting the hard facts
• Communication with students and families
• “Summits” in 2007-2013: Next Summit on
April 11th, 2014
www.collegeaccess.ucf.edu
Curriculum Alignment
• Goal: closer alignment of curriculum
• Faculty teams from UCF and partner
colleges, advising added in 2014.
• Common learning outcomes, learning activities, and
assessment techniques for targeted courses in
• Math, chemistry, physics, biology, computer
programming, engineering
• Curriculum Alignment semester meetings and yearly
conference
www.curriculumalignment.ucf.edu
New Areas Added
Spring 2013
• Advising Alignment
• Work Force Working Group
• Enrollment Services Working Group
Student Results
Results and Impact: Valencia
• Since 2006, 105,000+ Direct Connect students
identified at Valencia College
– 45% of Valencia FTE identify as DirectConnect to UCF
• Progression to Graduation at UCF:
– 5,902 (2010 -11) to 6,151 (2012-13) enrolled new students AA/AS
• 2,053 (2008-09) to 3,730 (2012-13) Valencia new enrolled AA/AS
– 2,858 (2008-09) to 4,481 (2012-13) graduates
• 1,547 (2008-09) to 2,636 (2012-13) Valencia graduates
Results and Impact: UCF
• UCF is now the 2nd largest university in the U.S. and
accepts more state college transfer students than any
university in Florida.
• More than half of UCF’s Bachelor’s degrees are awarded
to state college transfer students, including:
– Two-thirds of teaching and nursing degrees
– Half of business degrees
– Over 40% of engineering degrees
28-30 % of UCF Bachelor Degrees are awarded to
Valencia DirectConnect students since 2008
Results
Updates each semester
in the UCF Portal
DirectConnect to UCF Grads
2008-09=2,858 2012-13=4,481
Valencia AA/AS at UCF
Valencia DirectConnect to UCF Grads
2008-09=1,547 2012-13=2,636
Questions and Discussion
www.regionalcampuses.ucf.edu
www.directconnecttoucf.com