Transcript Welcome to Transfer Services Orientation

Transfer Student Success:
Building Partnerships Across
Departments and Institutions
Mark Allen Poisel
Associate Vice President
Student Development and Enrollment Services
Charlene A. Stinard
Director, Transfer and Transition Services
University of Central Florida
Why Are We Here?
• Develop strong networks, collaborative
relationships with community college
partners
• Establish strong partnerships within the
university
• Create effective programming
• Improve retention rates
Agenda
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The UCF Model
Collaborative Partnerships
Programming for Transfer Success
Summary and Recommendations
Questions and Answers
University of Central Florida
• 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
Vision for Transfer Services
Preparation
Transition
TTS
Progression
• Help students before they arrive
• Work with them during the transition/first semester
• Help them graduate by providing a solid foundation
Resources
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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
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
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=manual
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
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/
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
Consortium Partners
ADM TTS
RC/
ADM
Direct
Connect
TTS
ADM = Admissions
RC = Regional Campuses
TTS = Transfer and Transition
Services
Recruit
Admit
Advise
Transition
Prepare
Retain
Graduate
Advocate
RC/ADM RC  TTS
Direct Connect to UCF
• Guarantees admission for graduates
 A.A. or A.S. required
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Four consortium partners
Embedded UCF advisors
Pre-admission academic advising
Early application process
 Apply at 30 hours earned
• DirectConnect to UCF
Direct Connect Advising
• 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
COMMENTS?
QUESTIONS?
Collaborative Partnerships
UCF’s Best Collaborator
• 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
Programs with Community Colleges
• Community College Counselor workshops
• Targeted workshops and programs
 Faculty collaboration
 Updates for counselors
• Collaborative programs
 GradTrack with Valencia CC
 Outreach programs for specific majors
A Model Program
• 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
Outreach Programs
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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
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
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
Assessment
• Institutional Effectiveness Plan
• Departmental Performance Reviews
• Satisfaction surveys
 Students
 Advisors
 Faculty
• Student focus groups
• Program evaluations
• Student learning outcomes
Recommendations for Partnerships
• 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
Summary
The key to success is developing
relationships and working with others
RESOURCES
• National Resource Center http://www.sc.edu/fye/
• NACADA (Clearinghouse)
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Links/Transf
er.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
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
QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
Contact Information
Mark Allen Poisel
[email protected]
407-823-4425
Charlene A. Stinard
[email protected]
407-823-2231
University of Central Florida