College Transfer Program Association

Many thanks to our presenters who provided such valuable and thought-provoking presentations for our Spring 2022 CTPA Conference. And thanks to all of the CTPA officers for their planning and hard work to make the conference a success. 

Here’s a link to the video from the Spring 2022 CTPA Conference held last Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl7sIr9w7dg. Many thanks to Treasurer/Vice President-Elect Chris Ziemba-Tolbert for facilitating the Zoom last Friday and transforming the video into a format we can share. 

Here are links to the PowerPoints for the Concurrent Sessions:  Supporting DACA/Undocumented Transfer Students, Research on Career and College Promise and Transfer, and Introduction to the Transfer Advisory Committee. And here’s a link to a video of the Supporting DACA/Undocumented Transfer Students presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oipCwALG-vo6dpufd5Ymw6ujBgl3ZSCE/view?usp=sharing.

We’d also love your feedback on the conference to use for planning next year’s event.  Here is the evaluation form: https://forms.gle/DxFhj7rSCaG3wRUAA 

We hope you’ll be able to join us on Friday, April 1, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm for our CTPA Spring Conference.  It will be virtual and take place via Zoom. There is no cost for registration.

Here are some of the sessions we have planned:

• Updates from the NC Community College System, the UNC System, and the NC Independent Colleges and Universities
• Research and recommendations on changes to the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement
• A panel discussion with Minority-Serving Four-Year Universities on transfer-related opportunities ahead
• Breakout sessions on transfer for DACA/Undocumented Students, transfer-related research on College and Career Promise, and an introduction to the Transfer Advisory Committee
• Time to network and ask questions of four-year universities and college partners

Here’s the link to register.  

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Student Development Administrators Association (SDAA) is excited to partner with Ready Education for this month’s Virtual Water Cooler Discussion: Student Development Edition series. Please review the information below and if you have any questions you would like to submit before the webinar, please do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/96LVVSW

Join South Piedmont Community College and discover how an effective mobile engagement strategy can strengthen students’ sense of belonging, help students support student engagement, and deliver targeted messaging to help students succeed.

What you will learn:

• The benefits of centralizing campus resources into a one-stop-shop (76% of students said the app helped them get off to a better start)
• How to increase student engagement virtually (90% of students using the app felt an increased sense of belonging)
• How to effectively improve student communication with targeted push notifications and direct messaging

This month’s discussion will be held on Thursday, June 10th at 10:00 a.m. You will need to register for this session using the following link: Webinar: How Colleges in North Carolina Use Mobile to Increase Student Engagement (readyeducation.com). Upon registration, you will receive a Zoom link for the meeting.

We hope to “see” you there!

If you missed the CTPA Spring Conference, here’s a link to the recording:   https://youtu.be/qiZOe1jftso . Many thanks to CTPA Treasurer/President Elect for transferring this recording to YouTube.

Here's a link to the Transfer Advisory Committee's presentation.

Virtual College Fair for All

Technical and Community College Students across the Carolinas

Save the Date!

Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

5:00pm – 7:45pm

Join us for an opportunity to virtually connect with colleges and universities from around the country for free. 

During the Virtual College Fair, you will have the chance to hear from many different colleges. You can choose which colleges you want to hear from by registering for their sessions. You and your family can ask questions of the college representatives throughout the presentations too!

Registration is Open!

Check out the schedule, list of colleges, and register now!

We hope that you will all be able to join us for the CTPA Spring 2021 Virtual Conference on Friday, March 26, from 9-noon.  Here’s what is on the agenda:

• NC Community College System Updates
• Transfer Advisory Committee Updates
• NC Independent Colleges and Universities/Teagle Grant
• Virtual Is Here to Stay: Maintaining Engaged Advising, Mentoring, and Instruction in an Online Environment (with discussion in a breakout session to share ideas)
• Transfer Student Panel

Here is the link to register.  We look forward to seeing you all!

The UNC System is holding a Virtual Transfer Fair for students and advisors March 1-3.  There will be three sessions each day, with a group webinar in the first hour of each bloc and the second hour will offer opportunities to interact with representatives from UNC universities.  There is a rotating schedule of the university representatives to accommodate different schedules.

More information about the schedule and registration can be found at: virtualtransferfair.northcarolina.edu

The session links will be made available the weekend before the Virtual Transfer Fair for those who register—we’re doing what we can to avoid Zoom intruders!

The NC ACA Conference Committee is partnering with the NCCC Advising Association (N3C2A) to present the First-Year Student Success Conference. The conference will be held on Monday, February 22, 2021.  We will be hosting the conference virtually via Zoom.  Registration for this year's conference will be FREE!

Registration is currently open, and we are holding a Call for Proposals for presentations.  Please consider sharing at the conference what you are doing to help support your First Year Students. If you have already registered, we encourage you to reach out to your colleagues at your institution and throughout the state to ask them to join in this important conversation.

Also, the submission deadline to submit your proposal has been extended to January 20, 2021. The Registration deadline is February 18, 2021. 

Please consider joining to continue the conversation on how the First Year can positively impact our students and what we can do to give them the best possible first-year experience.

For more information about the upcoming event, please click on the following link: http://www.ncacaconference.org or https://fystudentsuccess.wordpress.com/

NC Student Success Center professional are offering two sessions that address pertinent advising topics and are coordinated with the NASPA and NACADA team. The session descriptions and registration links are listed below.

February 8, 2p Eastern:

1. Student and self-care in the COVID era: strategies for students, faculty, and staff

This will be an interactive workshop in which participants engage in a facilitated discussion to identify practical and realistic supports for students (and themselves!) in the current economic and social climate.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://ksu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0oceCtqDoqEtQ09SOrELG9c7Eq-yAKMgrK

April 7, 2p Eastern:

2. Holistic advising: aligning students’ academic and life goals

This will be a facilitated dialog on the tension between students’ academic goals and their stated vocational/career/professional/nonacademic goals, with a specific focus on racial equity and equity for low-income students

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://ksu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpf-2tqzsvH9H4CkrSFgHwX0Qg6v5ZRuHW

You're invited to the annual Dallas Herring Lecture offered by the NC State Belk Center on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The featured speaker this year is Dr. Pam Eddinger who will deliver a lecture titled Insights from the Pandemic: The Reckoning and the Hope at Our Nation’s Community Colleges. Dr. Eddinger is the president of Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), the largest of 15 community colleges in Massachusetts. Her service in the Community College movement spans more than 25 years, with senior posts in academics and student affairs, communications and policy, and executive leadership, including the chairpersonship of the community college national reform network Achieving the Dream (ATD).

Learn more about the Dallas Herring Lecture here.  To join the lecture and learn how to attend and engage virtually, please register here - go.ncsu.edu/DHL2020.   

We encourage you to attend this professional development event.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Kim Sepich at kwsepich@ncsu.edu.

The Belk Center is delighted to invite you to join us Wednesday, September 30 at 2:00 pm EST for the first of our three-part Research-to-Practice webinar series on transfer students and policies.  This hour-long discussion engages practitioners working with students in two- and four-year institutions with nationally recognized scholars studying transfer trends.  Topics for this webinar focus on state and institutional policies that shape community college students' ability to apply, afford and succeed in their transfer institutions.  Join us to get an inside view of evidence-based policy solutions from all over the US.  Register for the webinar and submit questions for our panelists here. Click here for the flyer. 

Here are the other webinars in this series:

Wednesday, October 14, 2:00 pm EST - In this second discussion, we'll delve into the latest data in transfer trends nationwide, with an eye toward equity.  We'll also hear the results of longitudinal research on transfer student perspectives and apply those insights to current practice.  Register for this webinar and submit questions for our panelists here.  

Wednesday, October 21, 2:00 pm EST - This last webinar of this series looks at course mobility and optimal transfer pathways for degree completion.  Learn from the experiences of community college professionals as they adapt institutional policies and practices to build student success.  Register for this webinar and submit questions for our panelist here.

CTPA Members,

Thanks to everyone who participated in the recent election to serve on the CTPA Board and many thanks to the strong pool of candidates who participated!  Please join me in congratulating our CTPA Board 2020-2022!

President

Lea Bingham, Durham Tech

President-Elect

Chris Ziemba-Tolbert, Gaston CC

Secretary

Amy O’Geary, Vance-Granville CC

Central Region Representatives – Community College

Kaan Ozmeral, Central Carolina CC

            Kimberly Bays, Davidson County Community College

Eastern Region Representatives – Community College

            Lynn Criswell, Cape Fear CC

            Darius Greene, Roanoke-Chowan CC

Western Region Representatives – Community College

            Ann Marie McNeely, Western Piedmont CC

            Nancy Risch, Caldwell CC

University Representatives

Erica Hoyt, East Carolina University

Taylor Holland, North Carolina State University

Beth Watts, Appalachian State University

Tenita Philyaw-Rogers, Western Governors University

Brian Woodard, University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill

If you were not able to join us for the Virtual Spring Conference, here's a link to the recording. 

Please join us for the Spring 2020 Virtual Conference.  We will still meet on Friday, March 20, beginning at 10:00.  Below are links to join on Friday.  If you are unable to join us on Friday, we are recording the conference and will post the recording. 

Note: You can sign into and out of the meeting at any point. You do not have to watch the entire 2.5 hours.

Topic: CTPA Spring 2020 Conference

Time: Mar 20, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The North Carolina College Transfer Program Association (CTPA) is seeking nominations for community college and university staff or faculty to serve on the CTPA Board.  CTPA seeks nominations for the following board and officer positions:

• President-Elect/Treasurer
• Secretary
• Publicity Officer
• two community-college representatives from each of the three regions
• one public-university representative from each region
• one independent-college or independent-university representative from each region

Each role is for a term of two years and will begin August 1, 2020, and run through July 31, 2022.  The President-Elect automatically succeeds the President at the end of the President's term.  Lea Bingham, Assistant Dean of University Transfer / English Instructor at Durham Technical Community College currently serves as President-Elect and will become President for the 2020-2022 term.

Serving on the CTPA board is a great opportunity to work with colleagues from across the state who want to share information about transfer and improve transfer processes between community colleges and public/private colleges and universities.  Officers meet in person at least twice a year with additional email communication as needed.

Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague (with their permission, of course!) for these open positions.  If interested in serving, please email me at hatcherb@cravencc.edu by Monday, April 6, 2020. 

1. Hampton Inn, 2368 Roland Drive, Monroe
2. Best Western Inn and Suites, 2316 Hanover Drive, Monroe
3. Quality Inn and Suites, 2351 West Roosevelt Blvd, Monroe

All about 2-3 minutes away from each other and about 10 minutes to South Piedmont Community College campus.

Hosted by the NCCC System, these drive-ins are a part of this year's Advising Project. There will be a NACADA consultant leading advisors in developing best practices across the state and the North Carolina Community College Advising Association (N3C2A) will also be leading a session on developing a state-wide advising mission statement. Dates are:

March 31 @ Catawba Valley Community College 

April 20 at Cape Fear Community College.

Please join us for the 2020 NC ACA Conference: Student Success - Visions for the Future on February 24, 2020.  We had a strong turnout last year and we are looking forward to continuing this state-wide conversation on how to improve the impact of ACA 122 on student outcomes. 

This year’s conference will feature keynote speaker, Dave Urso, and will be held at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.  You may register for the conference online through Friday, February 7, 2020.

A Call for Proposals is also underway for the 2020 conference.  If you are interested in submitting a presentation proposal for the 2020 NC ACA Conference, you may do so before January 12, 2020.

We hope you will join us in February,

The Belk Center at NC State honors the legacy of Dallas Herring, a pillar of the North Carolina Community College system by hosting the 2019 Dallas Herring Lecture. Join us as we listen to Dr. Sanford “Sandy” Shugart, who has served since 2000 as the fourth president of Valencia College in greater Orlando, Florida. 

As a winner of the first Aspen Prize for Excellence, Valencia is one of the most celebrated community colleges in America. Serving around 70,000 students per year, Valencia is known for high rates of graduation, transfer, and job placement and has become a national exemplar for best practices in learning-centered education.  Prior to Valencia, Sandy served as president of North Harris College and as Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of the North Carolina Community College System. He earned his Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to his career in education, Dr. Shugart is a published poet, songwriter, and author.

Dr. Lisa Chapman, President of Central Carolina Community College, will deliver the response to Dr. Shugart’s lecture. Awards will be presented to current students and alumni to acknowledge exemplary achievements and contributions to North Carolina’s community colleges. A reception will follow.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will offer a 90-minute webinar about preparing proposals for the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program.

The webinar on October 30 will focus on opportunities for IUSE funding, specifically associated with aspects of undergraduate education related to STEM pre-service teacher preparation.

Presented by NSF Program Directors  

Kathleen Bergin and Sandra Richardson

Register for the Webinar

Transfer Talks are monthly conversations focused on NC Community College transfers to  to UNC System universities.  They occur on the 2nd Tuesday each month @ 3:00 p.m. Sign up to receive log-in instructions:

https://myapps.northcarolina.edu/transfertoolbox/ncccs-transfer-talks-signup-form/

Central Carolina Community College in partnership with NCLIVE is hosting a one day conference focusing on OER and reduced cost textbook options. Proposals can be submitted before August 16 and registration is open until September 25.  The keynote speaker is  Dr. Richard Sebastian who is the Director of Achieving the Dream's OER Degree Initiative.   https://sites.google.com/cccc.edu/ncoer19/home 

If you will be on the eastern side of NC in August, please join us for our third Biennial Eastern Carolina Writing Symposium, "Promoting Compassion, Advocacy, and Justice through Writing." It's Monday, August 5, 9 am to 3 pm at ECU. Registration deadline is July 30, 2019.

Information and registration: https://cpe.ecu.edu/course-catalog/arts-sciences/writing-symposium/.

Warm Greetings, Friends across the state!

The Performance Partnership Advisory Team is delighted to invite presentation proposals for concurrent session at North Carolina's Premier Student Success Event of the Year:

2019 Performance Partnership Summit

July 22-23, 2019

Embassy Suites, Cary, NC

Focus: Innovative Practices for Boosting Student Success

Conceived in the joyful spirit of collaboration six years ago, the Performance Partnership is a college-driven, statewide "zero-dollar, all-heart" initiative aimed at facilitating institutional improvements and boosting student success through the sharing of best practices among all 58 NC community colleges. Our bi-annual summit attracts nearly 600 attendees from all 58 colleges and beyond.  

We welcome your submission for 50-minute session proposals that showcase the excellent work you are doing to boost student success by:    

1. Analyzing state and federal performance measure results to improve practices
2. Implementing innovative practices in teaching and learning
3. Leveraging analytical tools to expand insights
4. Employing strategies to increase student engagement
5. Facilitating internal and external partnerships to ease student transitions
6. Institutionalizing effective program review and planning models
7. Improving data entry processes and data quality
8. Ensuring career and technical programs are aligned with demands of local and regional labor markets

You may submit your proposal via this link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019NCsummit

Proposals will be accepted until April 30, 2019.

Conference registration information will be shared soon.  We hope that you are able to join us for this outstanding event, to learn what you can do to improve results of your state and federal performance measures.  

We welcome you to contact a member of the Program Committee with your questions:  

Evonne Carter - evonne_carter@albemarle.edu

Bill Schneider - schneiderb@nccommunitycolleges.edu

Linda Scuiletti - lscuiletti@cccc.edu

Thank you for all you do to support student success across the state!

Your NC Community Colleges Performance Partnership Advisory Team: 

Below are links to presentations from our Spring 2019 Conference at Pitt Community College: 

RISE Update

Transfer Advisory Committee Update

Data Dashboard Presentation

North Carolina Community College System Office Update

Pitt Community College, Main Campus

Goess Student Center

9:15: Universities are available to visit and ask questions

9:30: Registration opens

10:00 – 11:00: System Office/TAC System Office Update                                                 

• Wesley Beddard, Associate Vice President for Programs, NC System Office
  
• Dr. Lisa Eads, Director of Programs, NC System Office
• Dr. Tracy Mancini, Vice President of Instruction and Student Support, Carteret CC, TAC

11:00 – 11:15: Break

11:15 – 12:00: RISE, Sarah Deal, NC Student Success Center, Interim Associate Director of Special Projects

12:00 – 12:45: Lunch

12:45 – 1:30: Understanding Guided Pathways, Lyndsey Carptenter, Asheville-Buncombe Tech

1:30 – 2:15: Understanding the Data Dashboard, Dr. Diane Marian, Director of Data and Analytics, UNC System Office

2:15 – 2:20: Closing

Registration is now open for our Spring Conference on March 15th at Pitt Community College. The program will begin at 10:00 and end at 2:20. Registration will begin at 9:30. Our CTPA University members will be available to speak with you and share information about their programs beginning at 9:15.

There is a $25.00 registration fee, and lunch will be provided.

We have a great agenda planned for you, and as always representatives from the system office and TAC will be there to give us updates. Information about hotels and the agenda will be posted on the CTPA website shortly.

Here's the link to register: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe5I8H2O7A1JpmPkGn4AikLDs2jA1MqCs4jwMKqxUlHLS9Gw/viewform

Spring CTPA meeting will be held at Pitt Community College on March 15, 2019 from 10 am to 2:15 pm. More details coming soon.

If you were unable to attend the CTPA Fall meeting at the NC Community College System Conference in Raleigh in October, we have posted below the PowerPoint slides from the presentations from Dr. Lisa Chapman, Senior Vice President/Chief Academic Officer of the NC Community Colleges, and Dr. Tracy Mancini, Vice President of Instruction and Student Services at Carteret Community College and a member of the Transfer Advisory Committee.  

Dr. Chapman's Presentation (PowerPoint file)

Dr. Mancini's Presentation (PowerPoint file:  opens in a new window)

Carteret Community College is delighted to host Dr. Chad Hoggan from NC State University’s doctoral program in Community College Leadership for a day of professional development workshops for faculty on July 18.   Topics include "The Adult Learner" and "Effective Instruction and Continuous Improvement."  

Faculty can register for either or both of the workshops.  Registration is open to all community college faculty.  Please view  this link for registration with anyone you think may be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity.  

The North Carolina College Transfer Program Association is looking for community college and university staff or faculty to serve on the CTPA Board (elected officers).

CTPA seeks nominations for the following officer positions: President-Elect/Treasurer, Secretary, Publicity Officer, two community-college representatives from each of the three regions, one public-university representative from each region, and one independent-college or independent-university representative from each region.

Each officer serves for a term of two years beginning August 1 of the year in which officers are elected. The President-Elect automatically succeeds the President at the end of the President's term.

Officers will meet in person at least twice a year with additional email communication as needed.

Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague (with their permission, of course!) for these open positions.

Please email me your interest at woodson.heather@gaston.edu by June 1, 2018.

Thank you for considering service on the CTPA Board!

Dr. Heather Miller Woodson

Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Kimbrell Campus

Gaston College

Registration for the upcoming CTPA meeting is now open.  You can register for the meeting through clicking on the following link:  Register for the 2018 CTPA Meeting . Registration is $30 and will include morning coffee and lunch.  Please send payment as follows:

College Transfer Program Association
C/O Dr. Betty Hatcher
Craven Community College
800 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562  

The 2018 CTPA Spring Meeting will include speakers about those important state topics which impact transfer, student success, curriculum, and more.  

Date / Time:  Friday, March 2, 10a-2:30p 

Location:        Davidson County Community College

                        Mary E. Rittling Conference Center

                        297 DCC Road

                        Thomasville, NC 27360-7385

A new state-wide NC Community College Advising Association (N3C2A) has been established for staff advisors and faculty advisors across the NCCCS and for transfer advisors at UNC and NCICU institutions. The purpose of the N3C2A is to support student success through improved advising.* During the past six months, a group of advisors has been at work developing this new association, including Chair, Scott Byington (Central Carolina CC); Vice Chair, Reese Linnell (Stanly CC); Secretary, Christine Nicodemus (Pitt CC); Policy Liaison, Jenn Selby (Rowan-Cabarrus CC); Membership Officer, Marcia Miller (Rowan-Cabarrus CC); Professional Development Officer, Tim Maddox (Lenoir CC); and “Past Chair” Kathy Rusch (Wake Tech CC). Daniel Alvarado will serve as the ex-officio System Office liaison. The association was also assisted by Levy Brown (Vance-Granville CC) and Melanie Cruz (NC State University.)

The organization’s first state-wide meeting (a FREE drive-in “unconference”) will be held on Friday, February 16, 2018 from 10-3 in Pittsboro. Central Carolina CC is the college host, and the NC Student Success Center will provide lunch and all materials.

Priority registration is reserved for two persons per community college and one university transfer advisor until January 19. Registration will open to everyone on January 20. Registration ends on February 2.

Click here to register. Note: An agenda with directions and related information will be available on the NC Student Success Center website on January 8.

Please mark Friday, March 2, on your calendar to attend the CTPA Spring meeting at Davidson County Community College.   In early January I’ll send registration and hotel information for the CTPA meeting. 

CTPA will be partnering with the NC Student Success Center to coordinating Spring meetings in 2018.  On Thursday, March 1, the NC Student Success Center will present Pathways to Transfer Success: Transfer Advising Workshop.   On Thursday, March 2, the CTPA Spring Meeting will be held.  Both meetings will be held at the Rittling Center at Davidson. Priority registration is currently occurring for the Pathways to Transfer Success: Transfer Advising Workshop.

To read the minutes of the Fall 2017 Board Meeting, please click here.

This year East Carolina University is proud to extend a “Save the Date” for the 1st Annual Western Transfer Summit in partnership with Gaston College. 

This professional development event will be hosted at Gaston College on Friday, December 1st, 8:30-12 pm with registration opening mid-October. Please click here to see the flyer and feel free to pass it along to any of your fellow colleagues who might be interested in joining us. If you have any questions regarding this event, you are welcome to contact Erica Hoyt at hoyte@ecu.edu or by phone 252-328-9495. We are looking forward to meeting our western NC Community College partners!

The NC Student Success Center is pleased to announce a new resource site for Transfer Student Success. Thanks to the NCCCS Career and Technical Education team for making this Moodle course available. Currently, the site is a "work in progress" with helpful resources for instructors, counselors, advisors, and others. Additional resources from participants who attended three regional ACA 122 workshops in June 2017 will be uploaded soon. Future plans include creating a collaboration site where colleagues may share ideas, materials, and other resources.

Meanwhile, we hope you will visit and take our quick survey to let us know what you think. Use the survey to share your ideas for learning and collaborating for Transfer Student Success. 

http://www.ncperkins.org/course/view.php?id=37#section-1

Stay tuned to the NC Student Success Center website for updates. We will launch our Top 10 Recommendations for Transfer Success later this month.

Roxanne Newton, Ph.D.

Executive Director

NC Student Success Center

NC Community College System

5016 Mail Service Center

Raleigh NC 27699-5016

(919) 807-7107

The System Office is examining models to improve Developmental Education and increase success rates for gateway math and English courses. These models address the racial and socioeconomic achievement gap of students and allow for the high-touch supports that our most academically under prepared students require. This exploration, a continuation of the work of the redesign of Developmental Education, is in the initial stages of development, the thought process. College and Career Readiness has been part of this discussion as their work is also focused on increasing the number of academically under prepared students to transition to post-secondary education.  We know we have the expertise to achieve these goals!

To get your ideas, questions and thoughts, a series of regional conversations will be held throughout the state in October. The NC State report on the 2016 DMA Conversations, attached, will be discussed. Afternoon sessions (1-4p) will be held as follows:

·         College of the Albemarle on October 9

·         Craven CC on October 10

·         Brunswick CC on October 11

·         Sandhills CC on October 12

·         Alamance CC on October 13

·         Wilson CC on October 16

·         Southwestern CC on October 17

·         Catawba Valley CC on October 18

These meetings are intended for all faculty and staff. The Conversation Sessions are free, however you must register given seating constraints. Participants may register here:  Dev Ed Conversation Sessions

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions at N.C. A&T would like to invite you to participate in one of our regional Transfer Advisor sessions. Our goal is to provide information to you about N.C. A&T and the opportunities that we can provide to your students.  Additionally, by participating in this session, you have a unique opportunity to provide insight to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions on how we can best serve you and your students throughout the research and recruitment phase of their transfer exploration. We hope to see you soon!

Friday, September 29, 2017

11:00 a.m.-2:00pm

Guilford Technical Community College

601 E. Main Street

Jamestown, NC 27282

Registration ends: September 22, 2017

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

11:00 a.m.-2:00pm

Central Piedmont Community College

1201 Elizabeth Avenue

Charlotte, NC 28235

Registration ends: September 27, 2017

Friday, October 13, 2017

11:00 a.m.-2:00pm

Johnston Community College

245 College Road

Smithfield, NC 27577

Registration ends: October 6, 2017

To register, click here: https://goo.gl/z7UuyJ

Elizabeth Cox Brand, Executive Director of the Oregon Student Success Center, collaborated with Education Northwest to produce resources for trauma-informed practice for higher education.

Description: “This guide is intended to raise awareness about trauma in postsecondary education institutions, help educators understand how trauma affects learning and development, and provide practical advice for how to work effectively with college students who have been exposed to trauma.”

Link: http://educationnorthwest.org/northwest-matters/trauma-informed-strategies-postsecondary-educators [Note: A link on this page provides access to a document to download and use.]

The 2017 Sparc3 Conference will be held at Gaston College on November 3. This exciting peer-to-peer faculty development event will feature exemplary evidence-based teaching and learning practices. Conference details: http://haglerashley.wixsite.com/sparc3pdconference/2016-conference

For an overview of the Sparc3 project (and other NC Guided Pathways to Success essential practices) visit the NC Student Success Center’s website: http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/student-services/nc-gps-essential-practices

Click here to find the North Carolina Multiple Measures Implementation and Outcomes Study: Final Report, which Susan Barbitta has been kind enough to share with our group. 

The report highlights the work done by 6 colleges who implemented student support programs for a target population of students enrolling in college-level courses via the multiple measures waiver.  This target population consisted of students who fell within the 2.6-3.0 GPA.  The colleges implemented interventions to support students in gateway math and English courses. 

Through the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, the report indicates that “initial evidence pointed to the desired outcomes as related to the target students and the student support interventions: Overall, the average grade attained by students attempting the targeted classes increased, which goes hand-in-hand with an increasing trend in the share of students attaining A- /B-/C-grades and a declining share of D-grades. While overall grade attainment increased, the share of target students who withdrew from the targeted courses also declined, indicating that students' confidence levels may have been given a boost as a result of the implemented student supports."

Please see the attached Save the Date flyer for Professional Peer Academy hosted at Nash Community as well as the Call for Proposal link.  The theme for this year's conference is Teaching Beyond the Content.  We look forward to 2 days of collaboration among peers to learn research-based best practices to help our students both in and outside of the classroom.

Professional Peer Academy Call for Proposals

Registration for the upcoming CTPA meeting is now open.  You can register for the meeting through clicking on the following link:  Register for the 2017 Spring CTPA Meeting . Registration is $20 and includes lunch.  Please send payment as follows:

College Transfer Program Association
C/O Betty Hatcher, CTPA President
Craven Community College
800 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562  

As always, the CTPA Spring Meeting will include speakers about timely topics impacting transfer, student success, curriculum, and more.  We are finalizing the agenda and welcome your input.                          

Date / Time:     Friday, March 3, 10a-2:30p

Location:         Pitt Community College

                           1986 Pitt Tech Rd, Winterville, NC

Area Hotels:   Information is attached about several local hotels.  If you have questions about lodging, please contact Pat Jackson at Pitt Community College, 252-493-7305, pjackson@email.pittcc.edu. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the meeting or suggestions for the agenda,  Betty Hatcher, President, CTPA, hatcherb@cravencc.edu.

East Carolina University and Pitt Community College are pleased to invite NC Community College professionals to the 3rd Annual Transfer Summit at the ECU Heart Institute on Thursday, February 16th. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about ECU’s top transfer majors, the admissions process, advising resources and transfer degree plans, while connecting with other NC Community College professionals and ECU staff.

1. Registration is now OPEN and can be accessed via this link, survey.ecu.edu/2017transfer or if you click on the flyer below (also, see attached). Please feel free to share the invite with any of your fellow colleagues that would be interested in attending.

Note: This free event requires online registration by Monday, February 6th (a light breakfast and lunch will be included!) and is only open to NC Community College professionals.  

If you have any questions regarding this event, please feel free to contact Erica Hoyt (ECU)at transfer@ecu.edu or Pat Jackson (Pitt Community College) at pjackson@email.pittcc.edu

2017 TRANSFER COUNSELOR 

& ADVISOR WORKSHOP

Friday, February 10

9:30 am - 2:00 pm

The College of Natural Resources invites all Community College Counselors and Academic Advisors to our interactive workshop on the beautiful NC State campus. We offer unique degrees in engineering, the environment, and tourism.

We will also be discussing a brand new scholarship program at NC State especially for community college transfers interested in STEM Majors!

Topics for the workshop include:

• Interactive exploration of our majors and careers

• NC State admissions requirements and process

• Overview of transfer student resources

• NEW: Separate tracks for returning attendees!

Special presentation by NC State's only on-line undergraduate 

program: Leadership in the Public Sector

Workshop is free and lunch is provided. If interested kindly REGISTER by Friday February 3, 2017. For questions, contact Tiffany McLean at tiffany_mclean@ncsu.edu or by phone at (919) 515-5510. 

Please forward this invitation to other counselors and advisors

The CTPA Spring Conference will be held Friday, March 3, at Pitt Community College.  Please make plans to join us!

Click here to read the minutes.

The agenda for the meeting includes

• Meeting your CTPA Board

• System Office Update from Dr. Lisa Chapman, CAO of the NCCCS System

• Residency update from Ms. Gwen Canada, Project Lead for the state Uniform Residency Determination

• Providing your input into topics for the Spring CTPA meeting

Also, please stop by Booth 619 in the Exhibit Hall to talk with CTPA Board Members.

If look forward to seeing you at the conference!

Friday, September 16, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Appalachian State University

Join us for the Counselor & Advisor Visit, hosted by Appalachian's Office of Admissions! 

The day will feature a tour of our beautiful campus, workshops about financial aid, housing, transfer options and academics, as well as student panel discussions and a college and department fair. Lunch will be provided. We look forward to welcoming you in September! 

Registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis, as space is limited. We'd love to see you, so register today to secure your spot!

Feel free to contact your territory admission counselor with any questions, and please pass the invitation along to others at your institution (limit: two participants per institution).

Registration:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDNF0I3d0XoCNzxOnfqr_PiNDfJ2zNUjL4aYl59S2hw1YmQg/viewform

Please consider attending an upcoming NC State transfer advisor workshop to discuss:

• The process of transferring credits to NC State
• Admissions requirements
• Degree completion
• How AP credit applies to a student’s record
• Our suggested admissions process for early college students
• Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) requirements
• Community College pathway programs

Choose one of the workshops below that is convenient for you. All workshops are open to community college personnel with responsibility for advising transfer students. We will send an email confirmation, including specific workshop location information, one week before the program. Lunch will be provided at each workshop for all participants.

Friday, August 26, 2016
Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Registration deadline – August 19

Friday, September 9, 2016
Robeson Community College, Lumberton, NC
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Registration deadline – September 2

Friday, September 16, 2016
Alamance Community College, Haw River, NC
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Registration deadline – September 9

Friday, September 23, 2016
Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Registration deadline – September 16

Friday, September 30, 2016
Pitt Community College, Winterville, NC
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Registration deadline – September 23