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Transfer Student Success Workshop 2022

We would like to thank everyone who attended the Transfer Student Success Workshop online on April 26 - 27 2022. During this two-day workshop, we welcomed our campus and organization partners from Georgia's colleges and universities. Attendees gathered to discuss what they are doing to support transfer students and welcome them to their campuses. We had many wonderful speakers who covered a variety of topics related to transfer articulation, transfer student recruitment, and student success.  

AGENDA DAY 1:

WELCOME
Dr. Bonita Jacobs
President, University of North Georgia

KEYNOTE SESSION
Dr. Janet Marling
Executive Director, National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS)

DUAL ENROLLMENT PANEL DISCUSSION
Joseph Echols, Dual Enrollment Director, TCSG
Jennifer Phinney, Dual Enrollment Program Specialist, GADOE

TRANSFER CREDIT PANEL DISCUSSION
Dr. Barbara Brown, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Transitional & General Education, USG
Jenna Colvin, President, GICA
Dr. Nathalie Dames, Curriculum Program Specialist, TCSG

THE FUTURE OF TRANSFER CREDIT
Dr. Stuart Rayfield
Vice Chancellor for Leadership & Institutional Development, USG

AGENDA DAY 2:

TRANSFER ADVOCACY: PEER-LED SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN TRANSFER ONBOARDING
Chantelle Tickles
Assistant Director, Transfer and Transitions, UNG

RECRUITING EFFORTS USING GATRACS TOOLS
Lisa Baldwin
Director, GATRACS

PAVING PATHWAYS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Pennie Eddy, Undergraduate Chair - College of Business and Communication, Brenau University
Barbara Wilson, Registrar and Director of Student Records, Brenau University

BIG DUAL ENROLLMENT THINGS TO REMEMBER
Donald Singer
Director, Dual Enrollment Program, GGC

Our partners at Georgia's colleges and universities are welcome to access the workshop presentations and videos at our SharePoint site. Contact us to request access at GATRACS@usg.edu.

We are already making plans for the workshop in 2023. Check our workshop web page often for more information: https://www.gatransfer.org/news/workshop