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1. Welcome! • The students of EGL 102 section 007 would like to present the results of their research papers. • Let’s start with Defining the Problem Speaker: Joey Kaplan

2. Defining the Problem • The problem is that Oakton has a transfer program, but many students are unaware of this. • The guidance counselors are also very busy. • Therefore, students are left to their own devices. Speaker: Al Cesario

3. Explaining the Goals • Our main goal is to design a Transfer Preparation Program for Oakton • We divided the class into 8 research teams (each team had 3 students), so that we could learn the answers to the following questions: Speaker: Lawrence Bousheh

4. Do community colleges effectively prepare students for transferring? Do special relationships between community colleges and universities ensure success? What is the National Articulation & Transfer network? Are there inconsistencies in college transfer policies? What are the social & academic adjustment experiences of various groups (at risk, minorities, ESL, etc)? How does university tuition affect transfer students? What kind of “transfer programs” do universities have? What are some common transfer barriers? What are the graduation and drop-out rates for transfer students? Who tends to graduate? Who tends to drop-out? 8 Research Questions Speaker: Lawrence Bousheh

5. Literature ReviewDo community colleges effectively preparestudents for transferring? • Byrd, Kathleen L. “Defining College Readiness from the Inside Out : First Generation College Students Perspective.” Fall 2005 (Speaker: (Lawrence Bousheh) • Cameron, Cherylyn. “ Experiences of Transfer Students in a Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program.” Winter 2005 (Speaker: Richard Ramos) • Pascarella, Ernert T. “Its Time We Started Paying Attention To Community College Students.” Jane Feb. 1997 (Speaker: George Whitten)

6. Literature ReviewDo special relationships between community colleges and universities ensure success? • Bell, Stephen. “College Transfer Students: A Canadian Case.” 1998 (Speaker: Anna Konieka) • Kisker, Carrie B., Carducci, Rozana. “Community College Partnership with Private Sector – Organizational Contexts and Models for Successful Collaboration .” 2003 (Speaker: Paul Kim) • “MEP and America’s Community Colleges: Enhancing the partnership.” 2005. (Speaker: Joseph Anil)

7. Literature ReviewWhat is the Natl Articulation & Transfer Network? Are there inconsistencies in college transfer policies? • Martinez, Alison P. “Minority Education vow to scale up transfer Network for All” 2006 (Speaker: Nick Recchia) • Dyer, Scott. “Louisiana Community College System may join National Articulation and Transfer Network.” 2005. (Speaker: David Petrovic) • Day, Dr. Phillip. “Closing the Gap: Linking Students of Color to Greater Opportunities for Education Advancement and Success.” 2003. (Speaker: Megan Buckley) • Hisore, Shannon M. “Calculating Student Transfer Rates,” The Transfer Assembly Project. 1994 (Speaker: Megan Buckley)

8. Literature ReviewWhat are the social/academic adjustmentexperiences of various groups? • Boswell, Katherine. “Bridges or Barriers?” 2004 (David Latoszewski) • Lee, Wynetta Y. “Toward a More Perfect Union: Reflecting on Trends and Issues for Enhancing the Academic Performance of Minority Transfer Students.” 2001 (Christopher Holbert) • Laanan, Frankie Santos. “Making the Transition” 1996 (Jonathan Meier)

9. Literature ReviewHow does university tuition affect transfer students? • Wright, W Scott. “No Title.” 2000 (Speaker: Jon Hunt) • Price, Tom. “Rising College Costs.” 2003 (Speaker: Eddie Hernandez) • Boggs, R George. “Community Colleges in a Perfect Storm.” 2004 (Speaker: Jon Hunt) • Wyner, Joshua. “Education Equity and the Transfer Student” 2006 (Speaker: Jon Limjoco)

10. Literature ReviewWhat kind of “transfer programs” do universities have? • Abraham, Andero. “The Academic Performance of Mississippi Community/Junior College Transfer Students at the University of Southern Mississippi.”1992 (Speaker: Al Cesario) • Middleberg, Rona. “Perspectives from the Field: The Community College Transfer Program.” 1996.(Speaker: Mike Wallin) • California Postsecondary Education Commission. “Transfer: Making It Happen – An Evaluation.” 2004 (Joey Kaplan)

11. Literature ReviewWhat are some common transfer barriers? • Martinez, Alison P., “Minority Educators Vow to Scale up Transfer Network for ALL.” 2006 (Speaker: Melissa Nowakowski) • Fisher, Marla Jo. “California Must Ease Transfer Barriers to Universities, Report Says.” 2006 (Speaker: Caity Lynch) • Wyner, Joshua. “Educational Equity and the Transfer Student” (Sarah Babi)

12. Literature ReviewWhat are the graduation and drop-out rates of transfer students? • Glass, Conrad J. “Academic Performance of Community College Transfer Students and “Native” Students at a Large University”. 2002 (Speaker: Elizabeth Figueroa) • Milligan, Dawna, M., Lynne R. Nelson, and Tammy J. Rhine. “Alleviating Transfer Shock (Speaker: SeeYee Xiong) • Castaneda, Cindy. “Transfer Rates Among Students from Rural, Suburban, and Urban Community Colleges: What We Know, Don’t Know, and Need to Know.” 2002 (Speaker: Nick Harter)

13. We know that Oakton has many resources to help with the transfer process. One of the problems is that counselors are overtaxed and other resources are unknown to students. Our thought is that Oakton’s Transfer Program needs revitalization. The Oakton Transfer Program needs to come out of the shadows and into a bright and vital light. Our proposed TransferPreparation Program Speaker: Richard Ramos

14. First of all OCC must have a visible, viable, and measurable Transfer Preparation Program The most important characteristics of this program are building relationships and making connections. The Transfer Center Office: Course Applicability System (Software Program) Plenty of Counselors Resources Offered Networking Encouraged Center of Activity Our proposedTransfer Preparation Program Speaker: James Bristol

15. Counselors Must be visible Must be available Must be knowledgeable Must be discipline specific One-to-One Long Term Relationship Faculty may have to be recruited and trained Resources Workshops (1 hour specialized topic) Seminars (2 hours specialized topic) Guest Speakers (from various colleges) Field Trips to stay in dorms at various colleges Our proposedTransfer Preparation Program Speaker: Jonathan Meier

16. Networking Finding other students who are going to same university Building support groups for students attending same university Parties and Events to forge relationships Newsletter Video Series on Transfer Shock Video Tours of Colleges Our proposedTransfer Preparation Program Speaker: David Latoszewski

17. Our Assessment Tool • Immediate Assessment • After each workshop or seminar, we ask participants to fill out an evaluation form • We ask participants to rate the workshop • We ask for comments • We ask for advice for future topics Speaker: Nick Harter

18. Our Assessment Tool • Attendance goals are set each July • They can be set in order to make sure we are not losing money • We track attendance during the year • We determine whether or not to cut certain programs Speaker: Paul Kim

19. Assessment Tool • Persistence Study • Track an experimental and control group • Experimental group takes special core of transfer programs • Control group does not take this core • Track and measure which group attains bachelor degree Speaker: Eddie Hernandez

20. Thank you! Your coming has meant a lot to us!