<p> 2017 Transfer Specialist Conference Agenda Friday, October 6, 2017 Sponsored by the Minnesota State Cragun’s Resort & Hotel on Gull Lake</p><p>7:30 am–9:00 am Breakfast Room – Lakeside Dining Room</p><p>8:00 am–8:30 am Registration Hotel Lobby Area</p><p>8:30 am–8:40 am Welcome - Louise DiCesare Room – The Centre</p><p>8:40 am–9:50 am Networking Session Attendees from colleges will have the opportunity to discuss transfer information and get updates from universities about various topics. Room – The Centre</p><p>9:50 am–10:00 am Break </p><p>10:00 am–11:00 am Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Minnesota State Transfer Pathways This session will provide updates on Transfer Pathways and the process of implementing them at system colleges and universities. Members of the Academic Programs and Transfer and Degree Audit Support staff will share what is needed for program approval, transfer pathway mapping, and DARS encoding. Louise DiCesare, System Director for Transfer and Degree Audit Support, Marta Mohr, Academic Program Director and Kelly Murtaugh, Academic Program Director, Minnesota State System Office Room – The Centre</p><p>Session 2: Tools to Promote Transfer Are you looking to improve the processes around your transfer practices? You can leverage both Transferology and TES to really improve the transfer equivalencies that you have defined. You can also use the tools available to see who is interested in your institution and make sure you are connecting with your prospects – not letting them slip through the cracks. This session will highlight the elements within Transferology and TES that allow you to see what students are looking for. John Panzica, CollegeSource, Inc. Room – 371 Session 3: Creating a Soft Landing: Understanding & Meeting the Needs of Transfer Students in their Transition In this session, we will provide an overview of the services that College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Transfer Advising offers to prospective students at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. We will also focus on what we learned after our first semester of teaching a transfer experience course by exploring our “assumptions” about transfer students going into the semester compared to data we gathered from student surveys and focus groups. Carmen Kurdziel, University of Minnesota Room – Shore Room</p><p>11:00 am – 11:10am Break </p><p>11:10 am–12:10 pm Concurrent Sessions</p><p>Session 1: TES and Transfer Review and Appeal A Series of Fortunate Events: how Metropolitan State University used a pilot appeal system as a catalyst for increasing efficiency in transfer by utilizing CollegeSource’s TES Equivalency Workflow and Transferology Lab. We will provide a brief history of our transfer appeal and course evaluation processes, detail their recent improvements, discuss what key factors led to this positive change, and share our future aspirations. Amber EisenRamgren, Samantha Salin and Debbie Palm, Metropolitan State University Room – The Centre</p><p>Session 2: Hot Topics Hot topics related to transfer will be generated from the group and discussed/shared to learn from other colleges and universities. Facilitators: TBA Room – 371</p><p>Session 3: Transferology/TES Drop-in Session Back by popular demand! Drop in and ask any questions you have about TES and Transferology. This open session is for you to see what you want to see, ask what you want to ask, and to share with others the types of things that you want to find out about these tools. The agenda is yours! John Panzica, CollegeSource, Inc. Room – Shore Room</p><p>12:10 pm–1:10 pm Lunch – Lakeside Dining Room</p><p>1:10 pm – 2:10 pm Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Transfer Roundtable This session will provide the opportunity to discuss transfer topics and learn from others. Room – The Centre</p><p>Session 2: Transcript Evaluation Prior to Enrollment Emilee Hemme, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Sarah Curtin, Winona State University Room – 371</p><p>Session 3: International Transcripts Emily Batres, Saint Paul College, Kate Lewis, Concordia University Room – Shore Room</p><p>2:10 pm–2:20 pm Closing/Feedback Room – The Centre</p>