transfer student task force committee members: dan burchamronnie higgs shari chamberlainreinhold...
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Transfer Student Task Force
Committee Members:Dan Burcham Ronnie HiggsShari Chamberlain Reinhold HillMary Cline Rob LarsonGreg Denny Tracy PowersJulie Doyle John Shafer Mike Ennis Luzia Tartari
WelcomeTo the Transfer Student Task Force Presentation
Pat Klarecki, Co-ChairDebi Whitman, Co-Chair
Transfer Student Task Force
Goals• Identify internal resources
and unique strengths
• Recommend strategic initiatives
• Identify multiple small wins
Transfer Student Task Force
Subcommittees• Process
• Recruiting/Marketing
Transfer Student Task Force
Data Gathering• National Web Seminar
• Focus Groups- 2 sessions - campus wide- 1 session - community colleges
- Muskegon CC, GRCC, WMU
• Survey- 04F, 05W, and 05F (05F schedule)
Transfer Student Task Force
Survey Results• Transfer Equivalency Report
• Academic Advising
• Program Offerings
• Decision Point
Transfer Student Task Force
Seamless, one-stop entry-transfer students?• Internal Resources and Unique Strengths
- Transfer Equivalencies Report
Transfer Student Task Force
Strategic Initiatives• Hire a transfer coordinator
• Provide additional staff
• Buy Course Applicability System (CAS)
Transfer Student Task Force
Small Wins• Transcripts
• Clarify MACRAO stamp policy
• Standardize processes
• Link on home page
Transfer Student Task Force
Preventing Roadblocks - Transfer Students?
• Internal Resources and Unique Strengths- Pro-activity of FSU
- MACRAO stamp agreements
- Program structure
- Transfer equivalencies/college catalog
- Recent improvements to Web page
Transfer Student Task Force
Strategic Initiatives• Online catalog
• Curriculum sheets
• Transfer guides
• Coordinators
• Systems development
• Off-campus
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Regulations/requirements that prevent us from being transfer friendly?
• Internal Resources and Unique Strengths- Department flexibility
- Dual enrollment
Transfer Student Task Force
Strategic Initiatives• ACT
• Leveraging
• Examine/Establish policies
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Small Wins
+ Ferris
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Focus resources to recruit transfer students?
• Internal Resources and Unique Strengths- Ferris’ use of transfer guides - Visual presence at community colleges
Transfer Student Task Force
Strategic Initiatives• Utilize technology to target transfer market
• Communication
• Annual meeting
• Institutional research
• Marketing materials
Transfer Student Task Force
Incentives to attract transfer students to campus?
• Internal Resources and Unique Strengths
- Programs
- Residency Requirements
Transfer Student Task Force
Small wins• Transfer scholarships
• Transfer orientation
Transfer Student Task Force
Task Force MembersStaff who submitted data and other input
Staff who participated in focus groups