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Lapping WITH Students Toward THEIR Finish Line: The Ideal Crew. Great Lakes ACRAO November 8, 2013 Dr. Paula Compton and David Sauter. Presentation Description.
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Lapping WITH Students Toward THEIR Finish Line: The Ideal Crew Great Lakes ACRAO November 8, 2013 Dr. Paula Compton and David Sauter
Presentation Description • If students moving among institutions toward THEIR program completion is akin to race car drivers needing multiple vehicles, agility on the track, and a qualified pit crew, the Ohio model for Articulation and Transfer is not a Model T. Ohio Board of Regents Dr. Paula Compton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Articulation and Transfer, and University Registrar Dave Sauter from Miami University present past, present, and future “qualifying events” to focus on collaboration and connections across the state – and beyond – in a cylinder full of acronyms: ATC, HB 95, XML, Q2S, 3YRDegree, AP, CWID, USO, and more.
Presentation Goals • OBOR: state and individual institutions work together to make good things happen for students… Miami: at Miami University, Who would have thought? • OBOR and Miami: What follows are specific examples of this cooperation and collaboration among the USO institutions and the OBOR
Background/Introductions • OBOR: Ohio Board of Regents – familiar to all of us • Miami: University demographics; University Registrar’s Office: CSI Team for Curriculum and Success Initiatives – catalog, curriculum, audits, program completion
Part One: POLICIES: OATN/OBOR and Miami University • OBOR: Calendar Conversion, Q2S; Miami: MU theme of “4 Terms/Seasons of Opportunity:” Multi-Year Academic Calendar; Fall 2013 Timeblock Success; 12 students graduating winter term 2014 (handouts provided) • OBOR: Career Technical Credit Transfer Initiatives • OBOR: Statewide Articulation Agreements and Bilateral Agreements – Miami: MU and Columbus State, goal of 20 by 2020 • …continued
POLICIES, continued: OATN/OBOR and Miami University • Miami: transfer passing grades from all regionally accredited institutions/equivalent international; review c/nc policy next • OBORAdvanced Placement Policy – Miami: Graduation Credit Analysis, TR and AP data • OBOR Military Credit Miami: VA compliance responsibility moving from Financial Assistance Office to University Registrar
Part Two: TECHNOLOGY: OATN/OBOR and Miami University • OBOR: ATC/Articulation and Transfer Clearinghouse • Miami: supported the $46.1 million dollar savings for the 43,000 USO transfer students; another 12,500 students at 4-year public’s took courses at 2-year institutions – Public and Private transfer data; “More Ohioans earning college credits early” Dayton Daily News article • OBOR: ATC Knowledgebase – site developed to assist ATC users communicate downtime notices, post updates, and have open discussions; help users “talk” to institutions about common issues. • OBOR:Going Paperless – Focus on having all USO institutions exchange transcripts electronically • Miami: efficiencies – “automations queue” TR, DARS
Part Three - POLICIES • OBOR- Data Standards Committee, ensuring that important data fields are included in each transcript sent electronically - XML • OBOR- ATC Steering Committee Miami: Michael Kabbaz AVP EM role, with Dave also • OBOR- ATC Summit in April 2013-Co-sponsored by OACRAO and OATN, presentation by USO institutions on automatic import of transcript data directly into institutions’ SIS – Miami: partnership • …continued
POLICIES, continued • OBOR: Foreign Language Summit • OBOR: PLA – Prior Learning Assessment, With a Purpose • OBORReverse Transfer - Miami: CWID (Credit When It’s Due) process and data • OBORHigh School eTranscript Initiative – Miami: interested partner to help student access • …continued
POLICIES/Practices, continued: • OBOR- Credit to Degree Guarantee Website • Miami: OBOR Initiatives: Google Document to Track and Share Initiatives across Miami University • Miami: Shared drive of all OBOR surveys, initiatives, issues • Miami: u.direct for roadmaps and pathways by Summer 2014, then “Forecasting Class Demand” project.
Part Four: NEW INITIATIVES • OBOR: Complete College Ohio - Miami: December 5 workshop team attendance • OBOR: Prior Learning Assessment with a Purpose - Miami: Multiple staff involved on committees – and Dave on Network • Credit by Exam • Portfolio • Military Credit • OBOR: Ohio Higher Education Mathematics Initiative • Miami: overall support in general: revised Miami Plan will realign closer with OTM
CONTACT INFORMATION • OBOR Compton, Ph.D. • Associate Vice Chancellor, Articulation and Transfer • Ohio Board of Regents • pcompton@regents.state.oh.us 614-466-6000 • David Sauter, BS MS • University Registrar • Miami University • sauterdm@MiamiOH.edu 513.529.8781