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Transfer Advocate, Issue 1

August 1, 2021 by Dyer

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Welcome to the first issue of the Transfer Advocate. The Transfer Advocate is a newsletter published by the Academic Advising and Transfer Center as a resource for the Transfer Advising community at Missouri State University. The newsletter was created to support professional development and inform staff and faculty about news related to transfer students both at Missouri State and as a whole.

Missouri State News

Sherman-Wilkins and Johnson Awarded NACADA Advising Awards

Dr. Kyler Sherman-Wilkins, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, and David Johnson, Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist in the McQueary College of Health and Human Services, have been awarded Certificates of Merit of the Outstanding Advising Awards. Both were nominated after receiving the 2021 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Awards. 

Inside Missouri State

Transfer News

Inside Higher Ed, Tackling Transfer

Wendy Kilgore, Director of Research for the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) writes, “Higher education leaders need to understand the barriers and enablers of the transfer student experience, then do the work to create an environment aimed at giving credit where credit is due.”

Understanding the Needs of Today’s Student

Transfer Resources

Review the Updated Missouri State Transfer Website

The updated Transfer website includes sections with information on steps to becoming a bear, transfer 2+2 plans, and additional resources for transfer students and advisors.

Transfer Website

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.

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