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2010 Ohio Transfer Council Conference

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The Ohio Transfer Council Conference will be held at The Blackwell in Columbus on Friday, June 4, 2010

  • Register for the 2010 Conference
  • The Early Bird conference registration fee is $130 if paid by May 14, 2010. After this date the fee is $150              **Registration fee includes membership for 2010!
  • Registration deadline is May 21, 2010
  • The registration fee can be paid by check or online via PayPal
  • Make Checks payable to Ohio Transfer Council
  • Mail checks to:

          C/O Randy Price

          Ohio University

          College of Arts and Sciences

          102 Wilson Hall

          Athens, Ohio 45701

 

Ohio Transfer Council 2010 Conference

Sessions

 

  • Transfer Student Organizations

 

Looking for ways to spice up how you market to, recruit, and orient transfer students but your budget’s already too tight? Utilize your most cost-effective resource: students! Join us to learn how Miami University utilizes its transfer student organization throughout the entire transfer process – from recruitment to transfer student seminars.

Presenter:  Brian Jicinsky

Assistant Director & Transfer Coordinator

Miami University

Office of Admission

 

  • Meeting Everyone’s Needs: Reverse Transfer Increase Graduation Rates

 

Ohio needs more college graduates. The brain drain has a significant impact on the economy of Ohio. We have an opportunity to begin correcting this problem. Students transfer to four-year institutions with good intentions and without a degree but may not follow through. Students take courses at the four-year school that would have enabled them to graduate from their original two-year institution. By granting degrees to students who have earned enough credit for a degree, but may have dropped out, stopped out, or require extended time to achieve a college degree;  we increases graduation rates, increases employment and promotion opportunities, and encourages completion of a four-year degree.

 

Tri-C has developed a Reverse Transfer process that allows the student attending a four-year institution to receive a degree they have earned at Tri-C using courses from our regional partners.

 

Presenters: Muriel Robinson, Coordinator, Cuyahoga Community College

                   Dick Arndt, Director, Cuyahoga Community College

 

 

  • Recruiting the Returning Customer:  Understanding the Implications of Transfer Student Enrollment Behaviors with our “Stop-Out” Students

Over the past two years, The University of Akron has established a comprehensive recruitment program involving a key (but often ignored) enrollment segment at public colleges/universities—the “stop out” student.  This presentation will review the key components of this program and will focus on our “stop-out” students’ transfer enrollment behaviors and how this affects recruitment efforts.

 

Presenter:  Bill Kraus, Associate VP for Enrollment Services, The University of Akron

 

  • Quarter to Semester Conversion: 

 

This presentation will provide an overview of the quarter to semester conversion and will include a discussion on how some of the new technologies WEB, Degree Audit email notifications could be used to help make it a smoother transition for the students .

Presenter:  Peter J. Ross Vice President, Enrollment Management

Cuyahoga Community College

 

  • redLantern Update

 

Melanie Smith and Melissa Brooks will provide an update on u.select and their other products and services which many colleges and universities utilize throughout Ohio.

 

  • OBOR update

 

Hideo Tsuchida will provide an update on the work of OBOR and their initiatives related to transfer services.

 

  • Serving returning Veterans

 

Mary Rossett and Cherie Sedlock from The University of Akron’s Military Services Center will discuss best practices in serving returning veterans who choose to enroll in Ohio’s colleges and universities.

  • Developing a Transfer Center

 

Karen Dickerson and Kimberlee Avery from The University of Akron and Barbara Miller from Kent State University will discuss the development of their university transfer centers and current best practices in serving transfer students.

 

  • ACE—evaluation of military credit           

 

 One major concern of military veterans returning to college is to ensure that their military training and occupational specializations are properly reviewed for possible transfer credit.  Student and Academic Affairs professionals across all units should familiarize themselves with the evaluation process in order to ensure adherence to academic standards and to provide an expeditious review.

 

Since 1945, the American Council on Education (ACE) has provided a collaborative link between the U. S. Department of Defense and higher education through the review of military training and experiences for the award of equivalent college credits for members of the Armed Forces. A representative from the ACE Military Programs team will facilitate the workshop and make a presentation centered on Awarding Credit for Military Training and Occupation Experiences. The objectives are to:

 

  • Increase the awareness, use, and benefit of the military transcript services (AARTS, SMART, and ACE transcript) in evaluating military training and occupational specializations.

 

  • Impart a clear understanding of the evaluation review process in order to ensure academic rigor and timely decision-making.

 

 

 

Ohio Transfer Council Board Meeting

Next Meeting:

  • Monday, April 26

  • Mount Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio

Minutes:

 

Ohio Transfer Council Newsletter

 

Ohio Transfer Council Service/Merit Awards

Each year, the OTC selects three transfer professionals to receive the OTC service/merit
awards. These awards are presented at the annual OTC conference in June. Selected recipients
are transfer professionals who have provided exceptional service in the transfer profession.  Click here for more details.

 

2009 Ohio Transfer Council Conference

 

2009 Conference Sessions:

Transfer Credit Evaluation & Equivalencies: A Panel Discussion

                        Janna Whitaker, Baldwin Wallace College

                        Jeanine Novak, University of Toledo

How often do students ask you how their transfer credit will count?  Listen to panelists from a community college, a 4-year public university, and a private college discuss their model for transfer credit evaluation and how they communicate those equivalencies to students, staff and faculty on their campuses.

University of Cincinnati’s New Transfer Advising Tool

                        Linda Arnest, University of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati has developed a TAG advising tool for prospective students and UC advisors.  A demonstration of the tool will be given along with an explanation of the student information system functions that support it.  The UC, web-accessible tool will allow prospective transfer students and UC advisors to select a UC/TAG major and transfer institution and then view the approved TAG courses for the transfer institution for each OAN within the selected major.  The tool will also show the student the credit he/she will receive (i.e. UC’s approved TAG courses) upon transfer to UC.

Office Drama:  How to DEAL with it!

                        Dave Sauter, Miami University

Back by popular demand…..Drama in the workplace can rival a theatrical performance. All eyes are glued to the stage – and stage-hands - instead of the work to be done. Does the office worker next to you arrive ready to pounce on the first piece of gossip and start laying blame on others? What can you do about the ongoing whiner that derails office productivity? What do you do if your supervisor is the drama king/queen? Come to a fun-filled audience participation presentation – with serious overtones – and share your real-life drama situations and solutions, as well as unsolved problems which continue to plague your work environments. Entrance to this “performance” will enable you to take on a persona of the worst kind for an hour!

Work Smarter, not Harder, with the Transfer Evaluation System (TES) from CollegeSource

Dr. Troy Holaday,

TES is an innovative service for researching, evaluating, tracking, managing, and reporting transfer course equivalencies online. Desktop access to over 38 million course descriptions and a suite of powerful tools means tremendous time savings for transfer credit evaluators and fast, accurate service to transfer students. Advanced features allow comparing two entire catalogs in seconds to identify likely transfers or changes from one edition to the next.

u.select: Past, Present, and Future

Melissa Brooks, Product Specialist, redLantern
Melanie Hoffmann, Implementation Consultant, redLantern

A discussion of the changes with u.select (formerly CAS) that have happened in the past year, new features and functionality for advisors and students, and exciting updates about future plans for u.select.  

Transitioning from the War Zone to the Classroom: Serving Veteran Students

John Schupp, Cleveland State University

Research shows that less than 10% of veteran students apply their educational benefits towards successful completion of a baccalaureate degree.  While transitioning from high school to college is a challenge for many students, veteran students face the challenge of transitioning from military to civilian to student.  At Cleveland State University the SERV program, Supportive Education for the Returning Veteran, not only provides support for veteran students but also creates cohorts or learning communities designed exclusively for veteran students to enable the transition from war zone to classroom.

FERPA:  Issues and Legal Ramifications

                        Brad Myers, The Ohio State University

Do you often feel as if you are being held hostage by rules, regulations and rhetoric? This session is designed to highlight current FERPA issues, including the 2008 regulatory changes.  It is tailored to all collegiate professionals that need a better understanding of FERPA and how it affects our workplace.

Ohio Board of Regents Update

                                      Dr. Paula Compton, Ohio Board of Regents

                            Candice Grant, Ohio Board of Regents

                           

The Ohio Board of Regents team, along with the Ohio Transfer Council, is working to educate public and private college and university personnel about the Ohio Transfer Policy.  This session will update participants on topics such as the Articulation and Transfer Clearinghouse updates, transfer assurance guides (TAGs), and other current Ohio policies and regulations.

 

Open forum for displaced workers
                        Moderated by Linda Motley, The University of Akron

This session is an open discussion to share ideas on what your college or university is doing to assist laid off and displaced workers get back into college due to the economic downturn.  Please come prepared to share what your college or university is doing for these students.

Association for the Study of Transfer Students

                        Dr. Janet Marling, National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students

The Association for the Study of Transfer Students (ASTS) is the leading association dedicated to promoting transfer student success, advancing transfer research, and facilitating partnerships to enhance transfer.  In addition to introducing the association, this session will promote discussion on transfer research, state-wide transfer initiatives, and how ASTS can best serve Ohio transfer professionals.

 

Click Below for handouts from the OTC Conference 2008:

Marc Harding & Laura Doering, Iowa State University

Building a Transfer Culture ...One APP at a Time!

Jill Oakley Jeppe, College Board

Best Practices for Serving Transfer Students

Katrina Cohill, CAS

CAS Update

Dave Souter, Miami University

Facing Office Drama

Bill Kraus, University of Akron

Transfer Student Access

Lunch Session 12:00 PM to 1:05 PM

Business Meeting

Training session: Transfer Pathways to a College Degree

Session III 1:15PM to 2:05 PM

Paul Putman, Cleveland State University

Facing Facebook- The Challenges and Rewards of Online Social Networking

as a Co-Curricular Companion

Cynthia Vardhan, Columbus School of Art & Design

But is it our art?  Student Transfer in Specialized Programs:

Problems, Solutions, and Implications

Paula Compton, Ohio Board of Regents

Ohio Board of Regents Update

David Gall Memorial Scholarship Information for 2009-2010

The Ohio Transfer Council will award three (3) non-renewable $1,000 scholarships for the academic year 2009-2010 to students who are planning to transfer for the Fall 2009 term. The eligibility guidelines, application, and list of participating institutions are posted below. Cleveland Scholarship Program (CSP) will be administering the program.  For guidelines, application, and participating institution information, click here.