Undergraduate Transitions: Enhancing Student Success

How can community colleges support students transferring from one institution to another? This question was addressed at a recent symposium held at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE). The symposium focused on the advising and curricular needs of students as they pursue various academic pathways to chemistry careers. Resources, programs, and ways of involving chemistry faculty from both two-year and four-year institutions were explored.

Posters

• Professional Society Affiliation as a Tool for Undergraduate Transitions
• Making Connections: The Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium
• Making the Transition from Two-Year to Four-Year Colleges: Successful Recruitment/Retention Strategies
• California System for Information about and Approval of Transfer Courses
• Assisting Transfer Students: Tapping Into the Resources

Keynote Address

• How Policy and Practice Influence Student Learning
  George Boggs, President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges

Speaker

• It's All About Bonding: Academic Advisors Connecting Students to Success
  Jane Jacobson, Director of Academic Services, Iowa State University
  (Member of National Academic Advising Association)

Panel Discussions

• Transfer Connections: Developing Policies and Programs That Facilitate Student Mobility and Success
  Facilitator: Doug Sawyer, Scottsdale Community College, AZ
  Panelists: Dennis Lehman, Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL; Joan Sabourin, Delta College, MI; Herbert Strauss, University of California-Berkeley
• In Pursuit of Excellence: Maintaining Standards Along With Student Accessibility
  Facilitator: John Clevenger, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
  Panelists: Tom Holme, ACS Exams Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Jeanne Pemberton, Past Chair of Committee on Professional Training, University of Arizona; Uni Susskind, C3S Advisory Board member, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI