Passport - The Journey Awaits: Partnership for Community College Transfer Success Sharee L. Myricks, Assistant Director Passport Office: IUPUI & Ivy Tech Coordinated Programs smyricks@iupui.edu Monday, March 13 (8:30 AM - 9:20 AM) 206 B - Convention Center

Agenda Program Overview and Learning Outcomes Ivy Tech-CI and IUPUI The Passport Office Challenges Best Practices & Action Strategies Question and Answer/ Discussion

Learning Outcome(s) How to increase programming, partnerships, and articulation agreements between two and four-year institutions. How to develop coordinated materials including a newsletter, transfer guide, and marketing materials for your transfer student population. Ways to advocate for external factors to enhance a successful transfer partnership foundation.

Ivy Tech-CI & IUPUI Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana (ITCI) 1 Indiana’s largest public postsecondary institution and the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community college system Approx. 200,000 students across 14 regions, 32 campuses Central Indiana Region (Greater Indianapolis) 9 countries 19,000 students Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) 2 Indiana’s premier urban public research university Offers 350+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs from Indiana University and Purdue University 29,804 students (21,750 undergraduate) Sources: (1) https://www.ivytech.edu/about/index.html (2) https://www.iupui.edu/about/rankings-statistics.html

IUPUI/Ivy Tech Passport Office For over 25 years, the jointly funded Passport Office has enhanced transfer student initiatives between Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana (ITCI) and Indiana University –Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Purpose: To increase access to ITCI students in the eight-county Indianapolis region to a full range of post-secondary education degree options, from the associate through the doctoral levels. Mission: Ensure coordination between IUPUI and ITCI credit courses, non-credit courses, student services, needs assessment, and marketing. Monitor and help promote coordinated student services to facilitate student transfers, concurrent enrollment, and course credit transfer. Promote both institutions as post-secondary institutions which collaborate to meet the full range of community educational needs

Facing Our Challenges Indiana State Policy ITCI IUPUI 2013; Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 182  Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) Statewide Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Transfer Single Articulation Pathway (TSAP) ITCI New President = New focus for transfer services IUPUI Foundations of Excellence® Transfer Focus Project IUPUI was one of two institutions nationwide selected to participate in the sponsored by the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, in 2014 22 recommendations New partners: Chancellor, VP of Enrollment Management, Director of Admissions

Passport’s Initiatives Passport’s has implemented exciting new initiatives including - The creation of a transfer guide, Mentoring support added to our scholarship, Transfer student data reporting, and Increased the numbers of articulation agreements, programming, and partnerships.

Provide the ‘Passport’ Creation of a Transfer Guide Intensive and extensive tangible FAQ for students Provide at in-person contact opportunities Passport/ITCI Advisors Featured on website Provided at ITCI satellite displays (3) Resource to non-ITCI and high school students Partners: IUPUI Communications, Ivy Tech Communications, IUPUI/ITCI Faculty, IUPUI/ITCI Staff, IUPUI/ITCI student-review To come: Implement a live high school webinar Guide: http://passport.iupui.edu/documents/Giles_IUPUI%20Passport%20Guide_Proof_R3.pdf

Become a ‘Traveling’ Agent Maintain a Needs-Based Advising Schedule Provide monthly pre-transfer academic advising and presence at ITCI campuses NMC 2 advisors during registration/IUPUI admission deadline seasons Avon High demand - 2x a month Noblesville Lawrence Partners: ITCI Academic Advising, ITCI Campus Presidents/Leads Students Advised: 2015 2016 370 937

Provide Post-Transfer Support Established Mentoring to the Passport Scholarship Provide mentoring to all Passport Scholarship awardees Promote and provide peer guidance for full-time enrollment at IUPUI to aid in transfer student retention Provide structure to scholarship post-transfer requirements Expand Passport Scholarship Offerings Offer spring and fall applications to increase awardees Provide funding opportunity for former awardees with additional semesters left at IUPUI Partners: IUPUI Scholarship Office, Ivy Tech Registrar, IUPUI Transfer Student Experience Office, IUPUI students (former awardees)

Produce Relevant Transfer Products Tailor-made Transfer Offerings and Resources Re-tool our transfer programming /resources (i.e. special events) IUPUI Campus Visits Provide lunch, swag bag, parking validation 2 presentations IUPUI Passport Advising Days In-house transfer advising for ITCI programs ITCI Course Presentations 2 methods: Interactive PPT or in-person IUPUI Transfer Workshops Pizza, Passport swag, marketing provided Audience – faculty, staff, students Partners: IUPUI/ITCI TRiO, Ivy Tech ASAP, IUPUI Social Work, Ivy Tech American Honors, IUPUI Campus Visits, ITCI Capstones /Transfer First Year Seminar Special events attended: 2015 2016 17 47 Student interactions at special events: 113 960

Produce Relevant Transfer Products Tailor-make Transfer Offerings and Resources Creation of Advisor resources Passport Newsletter (quarterly) IUPUI advising guides for ITCI Advisors Advising cluster visits/trainings Passport Liaison Increase the numbers of articulation agreements via popular advised majors ITCI to IUPUI advising guide = 2+2 articulation agreement 7 created in 2016, 3 additional pending approval http://passport.iupui.edu/twoplustwo.html Expanded transfer data annual reporting Passport Annual Report (http://passport.iupui.edu/documents/2016_Passport_Report.pdf ) Partners: IUPUI University College, ITCI Academic Advising, staff, faculty, administrations, IUPUI/ITCI Institutional Assessment

Provide Opportunities for Connection Strengthen ITIC/IUPUI Colleague Partnerships Build, re-establish, and repair relationships with Passport “Hello from the other side…” Summer check-in meetings with ITCI and IUPUI academic units Discover vehicle(s) for on-going connections between similar programs/departments/academic units Program admissions recruit & prep (Human Services/Social Work) Course/degree articulation agreements (Business, Nursing) Creation of new initiatives (American Honors/Liberal Arts) Hosting meet and greets (as requested/needed) Passport’s Annual Breakfast An event to connect the ITCI and IUPUI campus communities for networking, updates, and the Annual Passport Report Honors partners for excellent work for ITCI/IUPUI transfer initiatives

Provide Opportunities for Connection Strengthen ITIC/IUPUI Colleague Partnerships Build, re-establish, and repair relationships with Passport “Hello from the other side…” Summer check-in meetings with ITCI and IUPUI academic units Discover vehicle(s) for on-going connections between similar programs/departments/academic units Program admissions recruit & prep (Human Services/Social Work) Course/degree articulation agreements (Business, Nursing) Creation of new initiatives (American Honors/Liberal Arts) Hosting meet and greets (as requested/needed) Passport’s Annual Breakfast An event to connect the ITCI and IUPUI campus communities for networking, updates, and the Annual Passport Report Honors partners for excellent work for ITCI/IUPUI transfer initiatives

IUPUI/Ivy Tech Passport Office Questions? IUPUI/Ivy Tech Passport Office Phone 317.278.2630 Email passport@iupui.edu Location 875 West North Street Hine Hall, IP 121 Indianapolis, IN 46202 Website www.passport.iupui.edu Sharee Myricks Passport Office, Asst. Director Email smyricks@iupui.edu Instagram/Twitter @smyricks

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