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Partners for Strong Pathways North Central Texas College and The University of North Texas Mapping S uccess for Transfer Students. Presentation to the NCTC Board of Regents January 27, 2014 Emily Klement – NCTC Associate Vice President for Academic Partnerships
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Partners for Strong PathwaysNorth Central Texas College andThe University of North TexasMapping Success for Transfer Students Presentation to the NCTC Board of Regents January 27, 2014 Emily Klement – NCTC Associate Vice President for Academic Partnerships Celia Williamson – UNT Vice Provost for Transfer Articulation
Maps = Clear Pathways • What our students need • Clear direction – the goal, plus specific, incremental steps • Early, consistent communication • Encouragement and support • What the maps do (and don’t do) • They do: provide a recommended set of courses that will dependably take a student through a specific NCTC associate’s degree, into and through a specific UNT degree • They don’t: change the degree plans of NCTC or UNT • They do: provide a tool for student success and closer institutional collaboration
Maps = Stronger Partnerships Pathways to stronger partnerships • Clear, ongoing communication • About opportunities • About challenges • About results • Celebration of successes • Continual refinement of the work • Unshakable commitment to the students
A First Step . . . • I’m here to celebrate a milestone – the first ‘map’ that clearly connects recommended courses for program to program alignment between NCTC and UNT. • Not the first collaborative step we’ve taken.But this is a first in a new effort designed around the needs of today’s students… and well worth celebrating. • We anticipate many more maps to follow – perhaps hundreds – that will provide concise and clear information to students. . . . of many