1. NATIONAL TRENDS WITH TRANSFER STUDENTS Illinois State Spring Advisor Day 2010 Jess Ray University Registrar

2. Association for the Study of Transfer Students  Chartered on July 16, 2009  Grew out of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students Conference held at University of North Texas

3. Association for the Study of Transfer Students  Dedicated to promoting transfer student success, advancing transfer research, and facilitating partner ships to enhance transfer  More info & a good section on transfer news can be found at http://transferinstitute.unt.eduhttp://transferinstitute.unt.edu

4. Transfer & the Reauthorization of Higher Education Act  Diploma Mills – An official definition is now in place as part of the Act. The Dept. of Education will provide to the public information on its website on how to know what is a diploma mill and how to avoid them.  It also continue to work with other agencies on stopping diploma mills.

5. Transfer & the Reauthorization of Higher Education Act  Dual Enrollment. The act will allow higher education institutions on July 1, 2010 to admit as regular students individuals that are dually or concurrently enrolled in the institution and a secondary school.  My take – Trying to encourage more dual enrollment and acceptance of transfer credit.

6. Transfer & the Reauthorization of Higher Education Act  We are required under the act to disclose publicly our transfer policies especially our criteria on determining the transfer of credit earned at another institution.  We are required to provide the information on the web and give the information link to the Department of Education

7. Transfer & the Reauthorization of Higher Education Act  We are not required to change our policies, practices or procedures on the transfer of credit.  We are not required to accept transfer credit.  Office of the University Registrar is working on our compliance requirements.

8. State Response to Transfer  A trend is continuing of states trying to enhance transfer through legislative mandate or programs.  Here are some current examples.  It was announced this January that Oregon has established a common criteria for general education courses.  http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010 /01/state_boards_smooth_paths_for.html http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010 /01/state_boards_smooth_paths_for.html

9. State Response to Transfer  Here are some current examples.  Tennessee is looking at expanding the mission of community colleges to cut costs and increase graduation rates by working on how the public 2 year and 4 year schools work together.  http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091229/NEWS 02/912290352/TN+legislators+want+to+expand+mi ssion+of+community+colleges http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091229/NEWS 02/912290352/TN+legislators+want+to+expand+mi ssion+of+community+colleges

10. State Response to Transfer  Kentucky is working on a statewide system of standard courses, requirements and transcripts to help transfer from 2 year to 4 year schools.  http://cpe.ky.gov/policies/academicinit/Transfer/ http://cpe.ky.gov/policies/academicinit/Transfer/

11. State Response to Transfer  California Transfer Crisis.  The budget crisis has shown problems with its transfer pipeline, services and processes.  Estimated that 1,300 community college students expecting to transfer to San Jose would need to make different plans.  http://chronicle.com/article/At-Transfer-Time- Thousands/48678/ http://chronicle.com/article/At-Transfer-Time- Thousands/48678/

12. State Response to Transfer  Response to the Crisis  California is considering four-year degrees at community colleges.  http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_ 70eef4fc-f933-5dba-8a9f-2890db1b62a1.html http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_ 70eef4fc-f933-5dba-8a9f-2890db1b62a1.html

13. Recession impacts Transfer  Community Colleges have seen an increase in enrollments especially for full time students  In December it was reported that nationally the head count is up 11.4 over last year and 16.9 over two years.  Some community colleges have been offering midnight courses to address the boom and to make full use of classroom space.  http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/12/18/e nroll

14. On the Horizon  AACRAO Transfer Conference – Feb. 14-16, 2010  One of the Featured Topics will be – The End of Educational Privacy: Surveillance in the Name of Transfer by Barmak Nassirian It is about the creation and expansion of State Longitudinal Data Systems and privacy concerns and the tracking of transfer students