22ND ANNUAL ARCHIVES
NISTS 2024 Annual Conference
Full Steam Ahead: Leveraging Our Wins to Fuel System Change
St. Louis, Missouri | February 21-23, 2024
The following presentations were given at the 22nd annual conference for the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Please note that some photos may have been removed from the original presentations to avoid possible copyright infringement.
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Featured Sessions
Opening Keynote
Full Steam Ahead: From Tracking to Transforming Transfer!
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Tatiana Velasco and John Fink, Community College Research Center
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Tania LaViolet, Aspen Institute College Excellence Program
Action-Focused Workshop
Transfer Playbook: Early Findings from the Second Edition
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Tania LaViolet and Nora Ngo, Aspen Institute College Excellence Program
Plenary Panel
Insights from Effective Transfer Change Makers
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Kate Hamilton, Aspen Institute College Excellence Program
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Philip Giarraffa, Miami Dade College
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Steve Marcelynas, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
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Carrie Carroll, Metro State University
Concurrent, On-Demand, and Poster Sessions
Enhancing Access, Affordability, and Wellness
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From Ideas to Implementation: Using Transfer Student Capital to Create Transfer Inclusive Curriculum Slides Handout
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Before, During, and After: Expanding Transfer Support Using Transfer Student Capital Slides Video Handout
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The African American Transfer Tipping Point: Exploring the Transfer Journeys of Over 7,000 African American/Black Community College Students Slides Video
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Recruiting the Modern Transfer Student: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities Slides
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Transfer Perceptive: A Contextual Analysis on Transfer Student Websites Across Institutions Poster
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Human Capital Education and Development: Prioritizing Educational Access, Equity and Opportunity in Degree Design
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Finding the Right Fit: Individual and Institutional Factors that Influence Transfer Destination Selection
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ENGAGE: Shifting the Transfer Narrative from a Deficit to an Asset Framework Slides Video Handout
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Transfer Triumph: Boosting Belonging & Success through a Career-Focused Pre-Orientation Program Slides Handout
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HEALing Men in the Tarheel State: Transfer Pathways of Men in Health, Education, Administration, and Literacy Fields Slides
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Increasing College Capital for Underrepresented Community College Students via a Multi-Year Engineering Pathway
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Who, Why, and Where: Examining the Factors that Motivate Students to Consider Transfers Slides
Fostering Inclusion, Engagement, and Community
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Achieving Faculty Buy-in to Support Transfer Students Slides
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Engagement and Belonging: Using High-Impact Programs to Foster Transfer Student Success Slides
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Addressing the Core Professional and Social Needs of Internal & External Transfer Students at a 4-Year Private Business School
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Developing Transfer Student Transition Programs at a Large, 4-year State University
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Extending the Transfer Orientation Experience: Tips for Onboarding & Supporting Transfer Students Slides
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So Much to Learn, So Little Time: Orientation that Supports Post-Traditional Students in Online Programs Slides
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Transfer Student Empowerment: Shaping the Experience for Yourself and Others Poster
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Inclusive Excellence in STEM Transfer: Voices of Transfer Agents
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Bridging Pathways: Empowering Community College Transfers
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Early Momentum and Engagement Predictors of Completion and Transfer Among Community College Students
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ACT Community of Practice: Collaboratively Designing a System-wide Student Transfer Tool Slides
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Live Stream Ahead! Connecting with Students Where They're at Through Social Media
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ConeXiones: The Importance of Connection and Community for Achieving Transfer Success
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From Transfer to Graduation and Beyond: Preparing Engineering Transfer Students for Life After Graduation
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Students Engaging in a Transfer Inclusive Culture Slides
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Building Equity and Transfer Success with Underrepresented Populations Slides
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One State's Approach to Transfer Student Engagement: Creating Opportunities for Broad Collaboration to Enhance the Transfer Journey Slides Handout
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Empowering Transfer Success Through Collaborative Coaching and Advising: The Knight Track Approach Slides
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A Conversation with the 2024 National Transfer Student Ambassadors Interviews
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Leveraging Free and Low-Cost Technology Slides
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Aspire to Do More: How Two Institutions Redesigned the Transfer Experience to Improve Institutional Access and Outcomes Slides Video
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Welcome, We’re Glad You’re Here (and here): Supporting Belonging and Success Across Institutions Slides
Leading and Advocating for Change
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Leading Change, Bridging Success: A Collaborative Vision for Transfer Slides
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Not Just Another Report to Store on a Shelf Slides
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ACCelerating a Student’s Journey: How One State Uses Policy to Assist Students in the Transfer and Articulation Process Slides
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Four Learning Experiences for Faculty that Maximized Pathway Development Slides Video Handout
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Parenting Scholar: Transfer Bound! Slides
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Course Triangulator: the Course Evaluation Solution of the Future Slides
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Just Tell Me What to Do! Five Practical Steps to Enroll and Retain More Transfer Students Slides Handout
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The Little Engin(eering) Technology Program That Could: A Story of Resilience and How an AAS Program Kept on Chugging Slides
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From Novice to Knowledgeable: Navigating the First-Time Research Experience Slides Handout
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Harnessing the Power: How a Comprehensive Transfer Office Can Fuel Student Success Slides
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Centrally Coordinating to Decentrally Deliver: How Two Institutions Committed to Transform the Transfer Student Experience Slides Video
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Revolutionizing Course Articulation: A Teams Approach to Efficient Communication Slides Video
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Promoting STEM Transfer Student Success: Implementing a Cooperative Grant Requires Institutional Change Slides
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Using Active Engagement to Support Transfer Students Poster
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Sharing Success: The Evolution of a Co-Advising Model Between a Four-Year Institution and Community College Slides
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Let them eat transfer credits! Slides
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The (50) State(s) of Transfer: Using Disaggregated Transfer Data to Transform Institutional Practice Blog
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University Systems Using Small Tests of Change for Big Wins. Beware, No Pilot Programs Allowed! Slides
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Centralized Tools, Decentralized Stakeholders: Creating One-Stop Systems for Transfer Student Success Slides
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Making Transfer a Reality at Ivies and Highly Selective Colleges Slides
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Launching a Transfer Advisory Team Slides
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Transfer Nation | Your Peer-to-Peer Transfer Learning Hub! Website
Maximizing Credits and Streamlining Pathways
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JUMP into Pathways: Joining UVU and MTECH Pathways
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Breaking the Barriers for Transfer Students: Applicability over Transferability Slides
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The Ultimate Playbook: How To Up Your Transfer Partner Game Slides
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Transfer Pathways with Local Community Colleges to Maximize Credits and Minimize Time to Degree
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Expanding and Clarifying Transfer Students’ Options through a Statewide Portal and Curricula Slides
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Baruch Business Academy: A Supportive Transfer Pathway Program Empowering a Diverse Academic and Business Sector Slides Handout
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How Curriculum Alignment Can Work for You Slides
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The Enormous Benefits of Credit Mobility Transparency: CUNY Transfer Explorer as a National Model Slides
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Developing Local Articulation Pathways: Why They Matter More Than Ever Slides
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Degrees to Succeed: Going Beyond Dual Admission to Increase Community College Retention and Completion Slides
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Expanding Transfer Pathways with AI Slides
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Building Early Relationships with Prospective Students: Utilizing Institutional Partnerships
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Guided Pathways: Quantifying Curricular Alignment Slides Video
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Transfer Pathway Implementation: More than Five Years Later, What Have We Learned? Slides
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Strategic Plans for Articulation Agreements and Pathways: Reimagine & Recharge Your Process Slides
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Building and Expanding Community College Partnerships to Support Student Access, Seamless Transfer and Degree Completion Poster
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Drafting a Transfer Advising Guide: Understanding How Academic Advisors Build Transfer Knowledge through Training and Development Slides
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Creating Seamless Pathways Through Innovative Partnerships: A Framework that Works Poster
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Sustainable Partnerships for Transfer Student Success: Community Colleges & HBCUs Slides Handout
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Collaborating on State-Level Transfer Initiatives Slides
Optimizing the Matriculation Process
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Communication Plans from Scratch: How a Large University Reimagined Outreach to Transfer Students Slides
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Pre-Enrollment Academic Advisement for New Transfer Students Slides
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Establishing Effective Onboarding Processes and Programs for Transfer Students Slides
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Pathways Through Partnership: Designing an Equity-Driven Transfer Support Program Through Creative Cross-Institutional Collaborations Slides
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Building Transfer Pathways to Private Colleges and Universities Slides Slides 2
Supporting Diverse and Special Populations
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Elevating Equity: Enhancing Parenting Student Success Slides
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Stealth Transfer: Supporting Incoming High Schoolers with College Credit Slides
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ENGAGE: Multi-Institution Mentoring Poster
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Wandering the Education Desert: Exploring Transfer Barriers in University Education Deserts Slides
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Supporting Special Populations through Transfer and Beyond
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Transfer Student Success: Building a Successful First
Sponsors & Educational Partners
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Necessary But Not Sufficient: The Need for Redoubled Transfer Student Advocacy in the Face of Persistent Disparity Slides
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Students’ Lived Experiences in Transferring Credits: New Empirical Research Slides Handout
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Combatting Transfer Shock Slides
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Demystifying Credit Transfer and Faculty (and Staff) Decision-Making Slides
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Leveraging Technology to Implement Transfer Best Practices
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Closing the Gap: Supporting Independent Students with Common App Slides
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Reinventing Student Transfer: A Look at Inbound by DegreeSight Slides
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Recruiting Transfer Students in a Changing Enrollment Landscape Slides
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ECCompass: A Technology Solution for Institutional Initiatives Focused on Credit Mobility for Students Slides
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Redesigning College Admission in Service to Equity Slides
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Empowering Faster Transfer Admissions Decisions With Transcript Automation Slides
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From Dean's List to Transfer Honor Roll: Using PTK Connect to Attract High-Achieving Transfer Students Slides
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Hop on Purdue Global's Train to Learn About Our Credit for Prior Learning and Partnerships
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Transformational Partnerships Panel Discussion
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Evolving Higher Ed: Tech, Trends & Transfer Students
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Transforming Your Institutional Strategy Toward a New Era of Student Success
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Transforming the Foundational Postsecondary Experience
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Interrogating Outcomes of Academic Advising: Frameworks, Research, and Action
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Understanding and Implementing Equity-Driven Practices for Transfer and Transfer-Intending Student Success