National Transfer Week at ASU

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National Transfer Week at ASU

Welcome to National Transfer Week: The Transfer Trajectory into the Workforce: From Textbooks to Handshakes!

Celebrate transfer student success with higher education professionals across the country this week by strengthening your transfer knowledge and exploring new ways to enhance collaboration to support the success of transfer students. These virtual professional development sessions showcase MyPath2ASU pathways and partnerships and other best practices in transfer, innovative programs to support transfer students, transfer credit articulation, and data we can use to boost transfer outcomes.

Please check out all of our sessions that will take place between October 16-20, 2023 below.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Daniel Barajas

Chief Officer, MCCCD Workforce and Economic Development Strategy

Chief Officer Dr. Daniel Barajas, Workforce and Economic Development Strategy for the Maricopa County Community College District, will open ASU’s National Transfer Week celebration 2023. As our keynote speaker, Dr. Barajas will discuss MCCCD’s long-standing partnership with ASU as a model for partnerships on a national level for workforce development, and share the many opportunities that currently exist for community colleges in workforce development nationwide.

Daniel has over twenty-five years of experience working in post-secondary education within the community college system. He has held many positions in the academic and student affairs areas, with years of service as Dean of Academics and Career and Technical Education, before his current role. With a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University, Daniel has a passion for marrying educational opportunity and solutions to industry and community need. Daniel has served on many councils and boards during his career. This is exemplified in his past role as the President for the Arizona Occupational Administrators Council, and current roles as Board member for the Phoenix Business & Workforce Board and Arizona Chamber of Commerce: Arizona Manufacturing Council Member, among his many engagements. Daniel has enjoyed representing education to many industry partners during his time in education developing academic programs to meet industry needs.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Daniel Barajas

Sessions

Monday, October 16, 2023

9 to 10 a.m. | Keynote: The Transfer Trajectory into the Workforce, From Textbooks to Handshakes

1 to 2 p.m. | Career-connected Learning: AAS to BAS Pathways in ASU’s College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Career-connected Learning: AAS to BAS Pathways in ASU’s College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Presenter: Andrew Eason, coordinator, Recruitment, Outreach and Engagement for the ASU College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Encourage students pursuing career-connected pathways to explore BAS degrees in ASU’s College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. These degrees are designed with personalized career goals in mind while making students’ transfer experience as seamless as possible. Learn about Bachelor of Applied Science concentrations in animal biology, project management, technical communication and applied leadership.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

9 to 9:45 a.m. | For Future ASU Partners: MyPath2ASU® Prospective Partner Webinar

Meant for community colleges who are not yet partnered with ASU, please join us for this comprehensive review of the MyPath2ASU® technology resource and discuss opportunities for partnership. Through partnering with community colleges across the nation and integrating self-service transfer tools like MyPath2ASU, we’ll collaboratively increase academic preparedness and academic outcomes, and ensure a seamless transfer experience for transfer students everywhere.

Presenters: Patrick Emmons and Glorian Koneiczny, program managers, Partner Acquisition for Academic Alliances

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Transfer Pathways to ASU Online: A Guide for Community College Staff and Advisors

ASU Online — same mission, same faculty, same degree, same university! This presentation will review ASU Online, including classroom experience, student support services, tuition, scholarships and transfer tools.

Presenters: Katie Miller Beganics, assistant director, Recruitment and Enrollment Center and Jelena Cooley, program manager, Academic Portfolio Management for EdPlus at ASU

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. | College Connections: Psychology at Arizona State University

There are many different ways to study psychology at ASU with 11 undergraduate degree programs, multiple concentration areas, and three colleges and campuses in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. When your students ask for help deciding which program will work best for them and their career goals, do you feel prepared to provide the latest and most helpful information? This webinar will cover the many in-person and online options offered, support available for your students, and how using MyPath2ASU® provides clear transfer pathways to a psychology bachelor’s degree at ASU.

Presented by: Therese Aguayo, executive director, Academic Advising for the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts; David Anaya, director, Enrollment Services for New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences; Kevin Laack, director, New Student Outreach and Recruitment for The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

1 p.m. | Supporting Indigenous Students' Career Readiness

Join us as we share the work of the Indigenous Career Futures. ICF is a cross-disciplinary working group of ASU staff and faculty who have committed to work together to improve outcomes for Indigenous students post graduation. The group is committed to collaborating with Tribal Nations and American Indian organizations to align workforce needs and priorities with ASU Career Services and to increase student engagement with career-focused professional development opportunities.

Presenters: Beverly Johnson, senior associate director for ASU Career Services; Annabell Bowen, director for American Indian Initiatives; Chris Sharp, clinical assistant professor and director for the Office of American Indian Projects

2 to 2:45 p.m. | For Future ASU Partners: MyPath2ASU® Prospective Partner Webinar

Thursday, October 19, 2023

10 to 11 a.m. | Helping Students Prepare for the Next Step: Gaining Experience for the Workforce

Are you curious what experiences students should participate in to feel confident in transitioning to a four-year university or into the workforce? This session, presented by ASU Career Services, will explore the many ways students can engage in experiential learning and how they can analyze job market trends to find the right career path for them.

Presenters:
Dakota Webber and Nick Ferraro, assistant directors, Career Readiness for ASU Career Services
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10 to 11 a.m. | For Future ASU Partners: Collaboration through Partnerships, Meet Your National Partnerships Team

Meant for community colleges who are not yet partnered with ASU, please join us to meet the national partnerships team, facilitators for academic alignment and collaboration through partnership. We’ll discuss why this work is important to us as regional managers, what’s next for these partnership efforts, and ways to connect with us! The session will end with an opportunity to meet your regional manager in a breakout session for FAQs.

Presenters: Patrick Emmons and Glorian Koneiczny, program managers, Partner Acquisition for Academic Alliances

2 to 3:30 p.m. | MCCCD Transfer Partner Updates and Training

Meant for our partners in the Maricopa Community College District, this webinar will include transfer updates and an overview of MyPath2ASU® and the Transfer Guide from Academic Alliances and Academic Transfer Credit Solutions. You'll also hear the latest information for your students from Admission Services and ASU Online. Whether you're most interested in updates, a refresher, or are completely new to using ASU's transfer tools and resources, we look forward to seeing you there! Please note that this same webinar will also be given on October 20th 12-1:30pm, if that date and time works better for you!

Presenters: Annique Petit, senior director, Kathy Silberman, program manager and Melanie Pshaenich, coordinator senior for Academic Alliances; Tanaya Dempsey, director for Academic Transfer Credit Solutions; Mikaili Gustafson, transfer coordinator for Admission Services; Jelena Cooley, program manager for EdPlus at ASU

Friday, October 20, 2023

10 to 11 a.m. | National Transfer Partner Updates and Training

Meant for our partners outside of Arizona, this webinar will include transfer national updates and an overview of MyPath2ASU® and the Transfer Guide from Academic Alliances and Academic Transfer Credit Solutions. You'll also hear the latest information for your students from Admission Services and ASU Online. Whether you're most interested in updates, a refresher, or are completely new to using ASU's transfer tools and resources, we look forward to seeing you there!

Presenters: Amber Covington, senior director, Annique Petit, senior director, Kathy Silberman, program manager and Melanie Pshaenich, coordinator senior for Academic Alliances; Tanaya Dempsey, director for Academic Transfer Credit Solutions; Kevin Martin, assistant director for Admission Services; Jelena Cooley, program manager for EdPlus at ASU

12 to 1:30 p.m. | MCCCD Transfer Partner Updates and Training

Meant for our partners in the Maricopa Community College District, this webinar will include transfer updates and an overview of MyPath2ASU® and the Transfer Guide from Academic Alliances and Academic Transfer Credit Solutions. You'll also hear the latest information for your students from Admission Services and ASU Online. Whether you're most interested in updates, a refresher, or are completely new to using ASU's transfer tools and resources, we look forward to seeing you there! Please note that this is the same webinar also given on October 19th.

Presenters: Annique Petit, senior director, Kathy Silberman, program manager and Melanie Pshaenich, coordinator senior for Academic Alliances; Tanaya Dempsey, director for Academic Transfer Credit Solutions; Richard Frische, associate director for Admission Services; Jelena Cooley, program manager for EdPlus at ASU

1 to 2 p.m. | For Future ASU Partners: Tools for Success, Universal Articulation Partner Portal Demo and More

Meant for community colleges who are not yet partnered with ASU, please join us to meet with the national partnerships team and discuss the tools made readily available to universal articulation partners to gain insight into your students data and success of students on pathways. See firsthand how our data shows the benefits to students being on pathways from universal articulation partner institutions compared to peers that are not.

Presenters: Patrick Emmons and Glorian Koneiczny, program managers, Partner Acquisition for Academic Alliances

2 to 3 p.m. | Arizona Transfer Partner Updates and Training

Meant for our partners in the Arizona, outside of Maricopa County, this webinar will include transfer updates and an overview of MyPath2ASU® and the Transfer Guide from Academic Alliances and Academic Transfer Credit Solutions. You'll also hear the latest information for your students from Admission Services and ASU Online. Whether you're most interested in updates, a refresher, or are completely new to using ASU's transfer tools and resources, we look forward to seeing you there!

Presenters: Annique Petit, senior director, Kathy Silberman, program manager and Melanie Pshaenich, coordinator senior for Academic Alliances; Tanaya Dempsey, director for Academic Transfer Credit Solutions; Alyssia Pederson, coordinator for Admission Services; Jelena Cooley, program manager for EdPlus at ASU

National Transfer Week at ASU

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