Call for Session Proposals
2012 AACRAO Transfer Conference
Academic Mobility: Perspectives on the Present and Future of Transfer
July 1-3, 2012 • Palmer House Hilton • Chicago, Illinois
Co-located with the 2012 Technology Conference
Are you interested in transfer? You should be!
This meeting will bring together practitioners and administrators from admissions, retention, enrollment management, advising, policy, orientation, transfer center, and registrar organizations at both 2– and 4–year institutions to discuss current issues in transfer credit policy and to share ideas, information, and solutions for enrolling, retaining, and graduating transfer students.
New for 2012!
New this year for the AACRAO Transfer Conference:
- More Breakout Sessions (and more opportunities for presenters) than ever before!
- Invitation to Submit Research- and Assessment-Based Presentations. Have you or a colleague researched transfer trends or transfer student success? Share your results!
- And back by popular demand, Best Practices Showcase. Does your campus have a program or initiative that works? Let others know how you did it!
Presentation Topics
Presentation proposals — targeted for practitioners, administrators, and policy makers working with transfer students and transfer of credit— are being sought in (but not limited to) the following areas:
- Public Policy and Legislation
- Transfer of Credit and Articulation
- Enrollment Management of Transfer Students, including Recruitment and Retention
- Statewide Initiatives and Collaborations
- Transfer Centers
- Institutional Partnerships
- Organizational Models and Staffing for Transfer Services
- Application of Technology to Improve Transfer Services
- Advising and Assessment
- Transfer Trends
- Transfer Admissions and Credit Evaluation Workflow
- Digital Transcripts (and other documents e.g., PDFs)
- Access and Success
- Specific transfer populations (military, non-traditional, etc.)
- Appeals Processes at the Institutional or State Level
- Marketing to Transfer Students
- International Transfer Students and Transfer Credit
Corporate Presentations
Individuals employed by organizations offering products and services to higher education institutions may not serve as presenters in sessions, except through the Corporate Presentation category. Sessions submitted through the regular proposal form will be reviewed for appropriate content. For information on corporate presentations and fees, contact AACRAO’s Marketing Department at (202) 293-9161 ext. 6102, or via e-mail at corporateinfo@aacrao.org.
Questions?
For questions on proposals and program content, please contact Lee Furbeck, AACRAO Transfer Conference Director, at furbeckl@aacrao.org.
For all other questions related to the conference, please contact Melissa Ficek, Associate Director, Meetings, at meetings@aacrao.org or (202) 293-9161.