Missouri State News
Take Part in Brightspace Trainings!
Missouri State is transitioning to a new learning management system (LMS), D2L Brightspace, which will replace the current LMS, Blackboard. Brightspace will be the sole learning management system beginning with the Summer 2024 semester. The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning will be hosting several Brightspace trainings throughout the remainder of the Fall 2023 semester and the entirety of the Spring 2024 semester.
Register for upcoming trainings
Transfer News
“Should I Stay or Should I Go?”
“Should potential vertical transfer students stay at the community college until they receive their associate’s degree, or should they transfer sooner to a bachelor’s program? How should we advise students making this choice, and should we promote or incentivize particular choices? What does it mean to be student-centered in this work?” Alexandra W. Logue answers these questions and more in a recent Inside Higher Education article.
Read Inside Higher Education Article
Transfer Resources
Fall 2023 Transfer Advising Forum
Missed last month’s transfer advising forum? You can watch “It Takes Two to Transfer” and other Fall 2023 advisor forums by going to the Academic Advising and Transfer Center’s YouTube channel. To receive Master Advisor credit for watching a Fall 2023 advisor forum, please use the “Enter Custom Training” form on the Advisor Certification webpage.
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
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