Academic Advising and Transfer Center Blog

Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 15

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Missouri State News

Save the Date for National Transfer Student Week!

The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) organizes an annual National Transfer Student Week. This year, National Transfer Student Week will be October 16-20, with the theme “Full Steam Ahead”. Missouri State University will have several events throughout the week to celebrate transfer students and transfer advisors. More information will be coming soon!

 

Transfer News

Inside Higher Ed: The Transfer Checklist

“There are many actions that people, institutions and legislatures can take to facilitate transfer student success… The following checklist gives six possible ways to increase the pipeline’s [of transfer students] flow.” Alexandra Logue, from the Center for Advanced Study in Education, outlines six opportunities to increase transfer student success by allowing for collaboration across the state, institutional, and individual level.

The Transfer Checklist

 

Transfer Resources

National Transfer Student Week Marketing Kit

Interested in creating social media content to celebrate your transfer students during National Transfer Student Week? Check out the free, digital Marketing Kit created by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students specifically for this year’s theme!

National Transfer Student Week Marketing Kit

 

 

Transfer Advising Committee

The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s latest meeting can be found below.

Transfer Advising Committee Meeting Minutes

 

Is there something you would like to see in a future edition of the Transfer Advocate? Email your ideas to TransferAdvisor@MissouriState.edu.

Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 14

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Missouri State News:

Learn more about scholarships for transfer students!

Many transfer students are currently working through the process of transferring to Missouri State University for the 2023-2024 academic year. Financial aid is a large part of the transfer equation. Over the past few years, Missouri State University has made significant changes and improvements to scholarships for transfer students. We encourage you to share the “Scholarships for Transfer Students” webpage with your transfer students, and direct them to the Office of Financial Aid for any questions they may have.

Scholarships for Transfer Students

 

Transfer News:

Inside Higher Ed: “What Data Do Adult Learners of Color Want?”

“Adult students aren’t choosing among colleges-they’re going wherever is closest, even if they end up studying online. But they find themselves faced with a dizzying array of programs and courses but not a lot of personally relevant information about the purpose and value of a degree.” A research team at Sova conducted a survey to determine the data points that adult learners of color find most relevant.

Inside Higher Ed Article

 

Transfer Resources:

Register for the 2023 MACADA Annual Conference

Registration is now open for the 2023 MACADA Annual Conference! The Conference will be on Friday, September 15, 2023 at the University of Central Missouri. The Conference theme will be “Falling in Love with Academic Advising”. Additional information, including conference proposals, can be found on MACADA’s website.

The 2023 MACADA Annual Conference

 

Transfer Advising Committee:

The Transfer Advising Committee works in cooperation with Transfer Council and the Provost’s Academic Advising Council to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s most recent meeting can be found below.

Transfer Advising Committee Minutes

 

This will be the final installment of the Transfer Advocate Blog for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Academic Advising and Transfer Center wishes you a happy Summer, and looks forward to resuming the Transfer Advocate Blog in September 2023.

Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 13

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Missouri State News

BearPACE

Want to see how your college credits and test scores (AP/CLEP/IB) will count toward a degree at Missouri State? BearPACE (Preadmission Academic Credit Estimator) will show you. Think of BearPACE as a tool to prepare you to pursue a degree you’re passionate about.

Learn more about BearPACE today!

 

Transfer News

Unpacking Financial Disincentives and Driving Beyond the Short-Term Reward Mind Set

“Knowing there is no easy way to ‘fix transfer’, the Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board (PAB) seeks to tackle the complicated problems and hidden complexities associated with credit mobility and transfer. Financial disincentives-what they are, why they exist and how they impede progress on transfer and credit mobility-represent hidden complexities that PAB explores in its new paper.”

Inside Higher Ed Article

 

Transfer Resources

Transfer Student Leadership Summit

“The Transfer Student Leadership Summit brings together transfer student leaders from four-year colleges and universities to share their transfer experiences, identify common themes, present on transfer support initiatives, and build peer networks.” The Transfer Student Leadership Summit will be held virtually on April 11 and April 12, 2023. The Summit is fully online.

Register for the Transfer Student Leadership Summit today!

 

Transfer Advising Committee

The Transfer Advising Committee works in cooperation with Transfer Council and the Provost’s Academic Advising Council to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s most recent meeting can be found below.

Transfer Advising Committee Minutes

Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award Winners Announced

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Melanie Carden-Jessen and Kristen Thomas will be recognized as the recipients of the 2023 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award at the Master Advisor Reception and Naming Ceremony on March 22, 2023, from 4:00PM-5:00PM in the Union Club. Each will be presented with a plaque and $1500 award.

Carden-Jessen is an instructor in the Geography, Geology, and Planning Department. Thomas serves as an academic advisor in the College of Education Advisement Center.

Each year, this award goes to one faculty advisor and one staff advisor who have demonstrated excellent advising to Missouri State students. Advisors are nominated by students, faculty and staff. All nominees are given a chance to submit an application packet. A committee of past recipients of the award review and select the winners.

Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 12

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Missouri State News:

Master Advisor Reception and Naming Ceremony

Celebrate the 2023 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award Winners at the Master Advisor Reception and Naming Ceremony. The ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, from 4:00PM-5:00PM in the Plaster Student Union’s Union Club.

Executive Vice President Zora Mulligan, Provost Dr. John Jasinski, Dr. Kelly Wood, Associate Provost for Student Success, and Ross Hawkins, Director of the Academic Advising and Transfer Center, will give opening remarks on academic advising and the Master Advisor Program at Missouri State University. There will also be naming ceremony to recognize advising contributions from Kathy J. Davis.

The recipient of the 2023 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award for a faculty advisor is Melanie Carden-Jessen, an instructor in the Geology, Geography, and Planning Department.

The recipient of the 2023 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award for a staff advisor is Kristen Thomas, an academic advisor in the Education Advisement Center.

This celebration is open to all advisors. Registration is encouraged.

Register for the Master Advisor Reception and Naming Ceremony

 

Transfer News:

Raising the Bar: Leveraging Accreditation and Its Influence on Transfer and Credit Mobility

“The nation cannot achieve equity in student outcomes without intentionally addressing how current credit mobility and transfer policies and practices are denying students recognition of and credit for high-quality learning.” The Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board shares findings and calls to action from a research partnership the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), Sova, and four WSCUC-accredited institutions (one private and three public).

Inside Higher Ed Article

 

Transfer Resources:

“We’re All in This Together: Resources for Transfer Advisors” Advising Forum

The Transfer Advising Committee invites you to attend “We’re All in This Together: Resources for Transfer Advisors”, an advisor forum dedicated to those who work with transfer students. This advisor forum will provide you with points of contact and resources available for those who work with transfer students. Resources showcased include 2+2 plans, the Advisors for Transfer Students list, the Transfer Advising Committee, the MSU Transfer Help Desk, the Transfer Resource PDF, the CORE 42 Resources for Advising, and a demonstration of BEAR PACE.

The forum will be on Tuesday, March 7 from 12:00PM-1:00PM, via Zoom. Registration is encouraged.

Register for the Spring 2023 Transfer Advising Committee Advisor Forum

 

Transfer Advising Committee:

The Transfer Advising Committee works in cooperation with Transfer Council and the Provost’s Academic Advising Council to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s most recent meeting can be found below.

Transfer Advising Committee Meeting Minutes