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Hot Commodity: Transfer Students I ACRAO Conference 2012

Hot Commodity: Transfer Students I ACRAO Conference 2012. Kristin Smigielski University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. What we will talk about today. Online Resources Visit Opportunities and Recruitment efforts Communication plans Outreach efforts and Partnerships.

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Hot Commodity: Transfer Students I ACRAO Conference 2012

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  1. Hot Commodity: Transfer StudentsIACRAO Conference 2012 Kristin Smigielski University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  2. What we will talk about today Online Resources Visit Opportunities and Recruitment efforts Communication plans Outreach efforts and Partnerships

  3. Online Resources Used in our Admissions Office Transfer Handbook Transfer Requirement Directory Transfer Articulation Guides Community College Counselor Website

  4. Transfer Handbook For many year, only resource available for students to determine requirements for transfer admission Was available in our office as a paper copy or as a PDF online Only shows UIUC course rubrics and numbers Students still have to figure out course equivalencies at their school

  5. Example of Transfer Handbook page

  6. Transfer Handbook Updated every summer-new version goes live August 1st Difficult to maintain if changes are made after August 1st. Entire section of the PDF has to be brought down while changes are made. Formatting the pages is time consuming We need updates from the colleges approximately 2 months before the new version goes live.

  7. Transfer Requirement Directory (TRD) Created in 2010 Simplified version of the Transfer Handbook Provides application information Lists the GPA and course requirements (course titles only)

  8. Intro Page of TRD

  9. TRD Benefits Gives students a simplified picture of transfer requirements If a program does not accept spring transfers or upper/lower division transfers, it will display this information Reminds students of basic information like application deadlines and admission notification

  10. Transfer Articulation Guides Started in 2009 with 12 community colleges By the fall of 2010, all 48 community colleges in Illinois were live Takes the guesswork out of course articulation Useful to both students and counselors

  11. Articulation Guide Example

  12. Transfer Articulation Guides Updated every summer by admissions staff Goal to have all guides updated by September 1st Would consider changing the layout of the guides in the future

  13. Counselor Website Currently fully implemented for high school guidance counselors Each school is provided with a unique login - Counselors can monitor students’ application status - Counselors can view the decision as well as scholarships awarded Hope to have this up and running for community college counselors December 2012.

  14. Visit Opportunities and Recruitment Efforts Transfer Information Sessions (1st and 3rd Fridays) Transfer Visit Day (September) Admitted Transfer Day (April) Walk-in Appointments Coffee Talks Receptions

  15. Communication Plans Talisma is the CRM used in Admissions Track all interactions with suspects, prospects, applicants, etc. Send apply reminders, incomplete emails, invites for events Send emails for colleges or departments on campus

  16. Communication Plans College Fish subscription - 2000 names a year Honors letters to Honors Program Coordinators National Student Clearinghouse data - Letter to previous freshman admits who attend an Illinois community college

  17. Outreach and Partnerships Community College Advisory Board Parkland Pathway to Illinois - Application Process - Benefits DACC Pathway to Illinois - No application process - Benefits Other 2+2’s that exist

  18. Thank you for attending! Kristin Smigielski Assistant Director Undergraduate Admissions ksmigiel@illinois.edu

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