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Texas Transfer Texas Transfer Summit Summit

Marc Cutright, EdD Marc Cutright, EdD University of North Texas University of North Texas Students in Transition Conference Students in Transition Conference Columbia, SC November 9, 2008 Columbia, SC November 9, 2008

Outline Outline

• What the Summit was

What the Summit was

• Background

Background

• Details on the Summit

Details on the Summit

• Presidential findings and recommendations

Presidential findings and recommendations

• Recommendations for further research

Recommendations for further research

• The sequel: “Transferpalooza”

The sequel: “Transferpalooza”

• Applications for others

Applications for others

• Discussion

Discussion

The Event The Event

• February 2008 in Austin

February 2008 in Austin

• THECB and the University of Texas

THECB and the University of Texas

• THECB coordinated

THECB coordinated

• Contracted research and organization by the University

Contracted research and organization by the University

• f North Texas and the National Institute for the Study
• f North Texas and the National Institute for the Study
• f Transfer Students
• f Transfer Students
• For college and university presidents and chancellors in

For college and university presidents and chancellors in Texas Texas

• Objectives: Share info, identify issues, recommend

Objectives: Share info, identify issues, recommend solutions solutions

• 150+ in attendance

150+ in attendance

Background Background

• Closing the Gaps 2015

Closing the Gaps 2015

• Initial gains, driven to some degree by

Initial gains, driven to some degree by demographics, but trends are slowing demographics, but trends are slowing

• 2-to-4 year transfer seen as the “low

2-to-4 year transfer seen as the “low hanging fruit” hanging fruit”

• Rates are not currently acceptable. How

Rates are not currently acceptable. How to improve to improve

The program The program

• Edwin Massey, President, Indian River

Edwin Massey, President, Indian River Community College (FL) Community College (FL)

• Mark Rosenberg, Chancellor, State

Mark Rosenberg, Chancellor, State University System of Florida University System of Florida

• Rep. Geanie W. Morrison, Chair, Texas
• Rep. Geanie W. Morrison, Chair, Texas

House Higher Education Committee House Higher Education Committee

• John Gardner and Betsy Barefoot, Policy

John Gardner and Betsy Barefoot, Policy Center on the First Year of College Center on the First Year of College

Resource binder Resource binder

• Surveys of institutions on transfer policies and practices

Surveys of institutions on transfer policies and practices (UNT) (UNT)

• Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit

Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit

• THECB 2001 and 2006 reports

THECB 2001 and 2006 reports

• SREB report on transfer policies

SREB report on transfer policies

• Three journal articles

Three journal articles

• IPKIT

IPKIT

• Annotated bibliography of transfer research

Annotated bibliography of transfer research

• Texas comparison to national data

Texas comparison to national data

• Info on NISTS

Info on NISTS

• Texas Council of Public University Presidents and

Texas Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors draft reports on transfer practices survey Chancellors draft reports on transfer practices survey

Break-out sessions Break-out sessions

• Advising and Counseling

Advising and Counseling

• Assuring Rigor in Undergrad Courses

Assuring Rigor in Undergrad Courses

• Student Engagement and Success

Student Engagement and Success

• Financial Aid

Financial Aid

• Developmental Education and College

Developmental Education and College Readiness Readiness

• Institutional Opportunities and Student

Institutional Opportunities and Student Retention Retention

• Each group led by two presidents (CC and U)

Each group led by two presidents (CC and U)

Themes across groups Themes across groups

• Data collection and usability

Data collection and usability

• Advising and counseling

Advising and counseling

• Financial aid

Financial aid

• Accountability and performance

Accountability and performance

• Inter-institutional relationships

Inter-institutional relationships

• Adult and non-traditional students

Adult and non-traditional students

• Dual credit concerns

Dual credit concerns

Select individual Select individual findings (among many) findings (among many)

• Regional articulation councils or conferences

Regional articulation councils or conferences

• Financial aid should follow the student across

Financial aid should follow the student across institutions institutions

• Accelerated degree completion for adult

Accelerated degree completion for adult learners learners

• Conduct study of efficacy of dual-credit

Conduct study of efficacy of dual-credit programs programs

• Facilitate post-transfer awarding of associate

Facilitate post-transfer awarding of associate degrees degrees

Immediate THECB Immediate THECB actions actions

• Reviving Transfer Success Advisory

Reviving Transfer Success Advisory Committee Committee

• Creating “Tips for Transfer” pop-up for

Creating “Tips for Transfer” pop-up for the online ApplyTexas website the online ApplyTexas website

• Creating a handbook for transfer

Creating a handbook for transfer students students

• Considering a special, annual award for

Considering a special, annual award for

• utstanding student transfer programs
• utstanding student transfer programs

UNT recommendations UNT recommendations for research to inform for research to inform policy policy

• Target “intentionality”

Target “intentionality”

• Qualitative inquiries into policy

Qualitative inquiries into policy effectiveness effectiveness

• Get student voice

Get student voice

• Special focus on African American and

Special focus on African American and Hispanic students Hispanic students

• ID and disseminate best practices

ID and disseminate best practices

The Sequel The Sequel

• Eight cities, one day, one conference for campus level

Eight cities, one day, one conference for campus level

• fficials. April 2009
• fficials. April 2009
• 1500 people

1500 people

• National, state, and local data and information

National, state, and local data and information

• Emerge with action plans

Emerge with action plans

• Barbara Townsend and Gardner & Barefoot

Barbara Townsend and Gardner & Barefoot

• Website 4 months before, and indefinitely thereafter

Website 4 months before, and indefinitely thereafter

• UNT contract to execute (National Institute for the

UNT contract to execute (National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students & The Center for Higher Study of Transfer Students & The Center for Higher Education) Education)

• “

“Transferpalooza” or “T-Rex.” Gotta get a better Transferpalooza” or “T-Rex.” Gotta get a better name…. name….

Implications for others Implications for others

• Conferences and “summits” to bring

Conferences and “summits” to bring attention to issues and solutions attention to issues and solutions

• Work at both executive and “real” worker

Work at both executive and “real” worker levels levels

• Bring select research, key data, and best

Bring select research, key data, and best practices to attention practices to attention

• Don’t leave without action plans

Don’t leave without action plans

You can look it up You can look it up

• The Texas Transfer Summit

The Texas Transfer Summit

• www.thecb.state.tx.us/events/transfersuccesssummit

www.thecb.state.tx.us/events/transfersuccesssummit

• The National Institute for the Study of

The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students Transfer Students

• transferinstitute.unt.edu

transferinstitute.unt.edu

• Annual conference in Dallas January 21-23

Annual conference in Dallas January 21-23

• Me!

Me!

• Marc.Cutright@unt.edu

Marc.Cutright@unt.edu