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GETTING MY GENERALS OUT OF THE WAY
88thth Annual Conference of the Annual Conference of the
National Institute for the Study of Transfer StudentsNational Institute for the Study of Transfer Students
January 28, 2010January 28, 2010
JoAnn Moseman & Cindy CammackJoAnn Moseman & Cindy Cammack
University of Nebraska-LincolnUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
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What is General Education?• Has your campus asked this question recently?
• How do students answer the question?
• AAC&U said, “…develops skills, knowledge and a sense of responsibility.”
• Student learning outcomes
http://www.aacu.org/membership/documents/2009MemberSurvey_Part2.pdf
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Why does it Matter to Transfer Students? • Challenges…
– Decide where to transfer
– Undeclared or major change
– Some start in AAS
– Part time—requirements change
– Self advising
– Late decisions
– First generation
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Why does it Matter to Transfer Students?
• Transfer students must plan carefully to succeed and graduate in a timely manner.
• The Generals will haunt you if you don’t have a degree plan and follow it.
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Challenges in Nebraska• 430 miles E to W and 210 miles N to S.
• No Statewide General Education
• No Statewide Core Curriculum
• No Statewide Common Course Numbering System
• University & State College systems uses Semesters
• 2 largest Community Colleges use Quarters
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Nebraska has…• One University system
– But campuses are independent
• Six Community College areas– But they are governed independently
• Space for transfer students– But some programs require more than minimum
admission requirements
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Gen Ed Reform at UNL• Simple, Elegant, & Transferable
• Kept Transfer Students in the discussion
• Transfer Friendly Policies– Transfer course satisfies same outcome
– Flexibility --Transfer students can elect 08-09 bulletin for 2 years
• Impetus for increased communication with statewide partners
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Summer 2008 Road Trip• Dean of Undergraduate Studies
• Director of General Education
• Transfer Coordinator
• Met with Chief Academic Officers– Traveled to 2 & 4 year public institutions in NE
– Dialogue about general education • several other institutions were in reform process
– Progress and challenges
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ACE is UNL’s new 30-hour general education program. It is designed to give students opportunities to develop and to apply relevant skills, knowledge, and social responsibilities no matter what their majors or career aspirations are.
•Dual focus on student learning: acquiring and using knowledge•Designed to help students:odevelop skillsobuild knowledgeoexercise social responsibilityointegrate and apply these capabilities•10 student learning outcomes (30 hour program)•Shared by all 8 UNL undergraduate colleges
Office of Undergraduate Studieshttp://ace.unl.eduImplemented at UNL Fall 2009
400+ courses certified to meet outcomes
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Summer/Fall 2009 Road Trip• Assoc. Director of Admissions for Transfer
• Transfer Coordinator
• Met with Faculty & Advisers– Traveled to Nebraska community colleges
– Described changes to UNL Gen Ed and how it would affect their students
– Demonstrated new on-line resources
– Discussed new policies
– Reinforced admissions deadlines
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2009 Road Trip
Six 1-day-trips
Two-day Western Swing
1712 miles
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Community College Advisers• Know General Education programs at multiple
institutions
• Help students see relevance of General Education
• Help students navigate admission requirements and degree planning
• Essential partners for student success
• Need the best resources we can provide
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Improved on-line resources
Created separate web pages
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Transfer Advisors Page
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Southeast Community College English Equivalents
hours ACEoutcome
SCC Course UNL Equivalent
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Description of each ACE Outcome
List of SCC courses which meet each of 9 outcomes for each college or program.
Southeast Community College/ UNL College of Business Administration
ACE General Education Guide for Community College Students
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Road Trip Results• Stronger relationships
– Appreciation for on-site visits
– Increased trust
• Increased communication– Good contacts at partner institutions
– Better information at their fingertips
– Know where to go for answers
– Adviser newsletter more effective
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Other opportunities • Annual Statewide Articulation Conference
• NACRAO and NACRAO @ AACRAO
• Present with community college partner at ISTS and Regional NACADA (proposed)
• Annual Statewide Agriculture A to B Articulation Conference
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Local partnerships• UNL Transfer Day at SCC Lincoln
• UNL Academic Adviser and Admissions Counselor @ SCC Lincoln registration
• Community College Transfer Fairs organized through NACRAO
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Continuing Steps• Keep on-line resources current
• Send data to community colleges– Success data (grades—aggregate data)
– Demographic data (by college/major)
– Future—retention/graduation data
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Links• For Transfer Students
– http://admissions.unl.edu/transfer/index.aspx
• For Transfer Advisors– http://admissions.unl.edu/transfer_advisors/index.aspx
• Transferring Credit– http://admissions.unl.edu/transfer/credit/index.aspx
• Undergraduate Admissions– http://admissions.unl.edu/index.aspx
• Undergraduate Studies-Transfer Students– http://www.unl.edu/ous/student_programs/transfer.shtml
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Contact informationUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
• JoAnn Moseman– Academic Transfer Coordinator
– Office of Undergraduate Studies
– 402-472-9455
• Cindy Cammack– Associate Director for Transfer Programs
– Office of Admissions
– 402-472-5153