Networks for Transfer Success Charlene A. Stinard, Director Transfer and Transition Services First Year Transitions, Academic Development and Retention Student Development and Enrollment Services University of Central Florida Presented at The Institute for the Study of Transfer Students January 2005

Critical Intervention Stages Prepare students for successful academic transfer Ensure a smooth transition to the university Provide services/advocacy for progress to graduation Transition Progression Preparation TTS

Office of Transfer and Transition Services Provide referral, advocacy, and information for students, advisors, faculty, staff, and parents Enhance opportunities for academic preparation and success Promote smooth transition and progress toward graduation Collaborate with internal and external partners

University of Central Florida 44,000 expected enrollment 6,000 transfer students each year 25% of Florida’s community college transfers 6 feeder schools: 77% of transfers

Preparing for Transfer Primary information resource for counselors, transfer students, and parents –Publications: Counseling Manual, Knight Quest –Web site (60,000+ hits in ) Programs: counselor workshop Key factor: collaboration

Collaboration GradTrack Annual collaboration with Valencia CC Faculty and staff exchange information Transfer and academic advising for students Faculty-to-faculty workshops

Making the Transition Pre-admission advising Mandatory orientation – collaboration –Student Success program –Assistance to academic colleges –Undeclared advising session Peer Mentor program –“Been there, done that” –Connecting new students to UCF –Transfer advising

Progress Toward Graduation Providing services and advocacy –Transcript problems –Transfer credit evaluations –Help with degree audits –Transfer Success workshop series –Advising for transitioning students Collaboration across the university and with community colleges

Enrollment Growth Enrollment increases 5% per year –State Articulation agreement – A.A. preference –Population growth continues –FTICs denied: attend CC, transfer to UCF Services expanded Contacts = 2,000Contacts = 24,000+ Web hits = 10,000 Web hits = 60,000+

Retention and Graduation First year retention – A.A. transfers % % First year retention – other transfers % 4-year graduation rate A.A. transfers = 68% 6-year graduation rate FTICs = 54%

Articulation Articulation agreements –Increase access, improve academic success –30 articulation agreements Colleges, universities, schools –7 statewide A.S. to B.S. programs –Capstone A.S. to B.S.

Recommendations All institutions –Assess programs: meeting transfer needs? –Partner with local and regional institutions –Promote faculty interactions –Visit campuses with exemplary programs

Recommendations 2-year institutions –Develop strong, personal relationships with university admissions and advising staff –Create collaborative programs with 4-year partners –Ask for advising materials annually –Invite university representatives to campus –Institute mandatory orientation programs – for academic planning

Recommendations 4-year institutions –Create and distribute counseling manual –Collaborate with CC partners to advise early –Develop communications tools: access for faculty and advisors –Establish a Peer Mentor program –Require orientation for all transfer students

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