MARICOPA FACULTY - MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN
TRANSFER STUDENTS' LIVES
The Maricopa
Community Colleges support Transfer Mission through
multiple partnerships.
Specifically, they support the
articulation of curriculum at the program and course
level and provide opportunities
for students
to earn credits at any of the colleges
and apply them towards the completion of a baccalaureate
degree. Faculty participation is
critical
in the development of these transfer
arrangements. UCR
wants to spotlight the efforts of Maricopa faculty
members who are supporting transfer student success
in two unique ways.
Partnership
with Kansas State University
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The Nutrition faculty at Mesa
Community College were concerned with the limited
transfer options
for their students. Other than the Nutrition degrees
offered at ASU - Polytechnic campus, students
had really no alternative choices. So they decided
to do something about it. They researched programs
across the country and found
a fit with
an online Didactic
program at Kansas State University (K-State). In
March, two MCC faculty members, Dr. Maureen
Zimmerman and Lori Zienkewicz,
traveled
to Kansas to meet with faculty and university
representatives to discuss formalizing a partnership
to support
the transfer of Nutrition students into
the Dietetics program at K-State.
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Phoenix College's
Business Department Raising Scholarship
Money for Transfer Students
In the January 2006 edition of Transitions,
UCR highlighted the transfer story of Willis Pierson,
a graduate of Phoenix College. While at PC, Mr.
Pierson was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and graduated
from the Honor's Program with high distinction
(3.9 GPA). He transferred to ASU in 2003, and
graduated in May 2005 Summa Cum Laude (3.9 GPA)
from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona
State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Management and a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Marketing. (Continue....)
STATEWIDE UPDATE
Arizona General
Education Curriculum (AGEC) Proposed Changes
The Academic Program Articulation
Steering Committee (APASC) approved both the proposed
changes for AGEC-B and AGEC-S (.pdf
format).
The Maricopa District
Curriculum Committee will discuss implementation
of the changes at their monthly meeting.
Statewide Student Learning
Outcomes for General Education
At the statewide level, APASC
has approved for a team of faculty and other representatives
to attend the Association of American Colleges
and Universities (AAC&U) Summer Institute to begin
discussions and planning that
will explore the possibilities of developing statewide
student learning outcomes
for General Education.
Articulation Task
Force (ATF) Orientation
UCR
invites New ATF members and chairs to attend
an orientation on Friday, September
8, 1:30-3:30 PM in the Governing Board
Room at the District Office. The session will provide
information regarding the roles and
responsibilities. Refreshments will be served. Look
for the 2006-2007 ATF Meeting Calendar in an upcoming
newsletter.