Subject: Early Invitation: Forum on College Transfer Policies, Practices, and Research (April 7)

The Research Alliance for New York City Schools
Early Invitation: 
Forum on College Transfer Policies, Practices, and Research
Thursday, April 7th, 8:15am-12:00pm, NYU Kimmel Center
The Research Alliance for New York City Schools and Graduate NYC invite you to a Community Best Practices Forum, College Transfer Policies, Practices and Research: Supporting Successful Transitions from Two-Year to Four-Year Degree Programs. If you would like to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible, as space will be booked very quickly. 

The goal of the forum is to identify and discuss two- to four-year transfer policies and practices that hold promise for better preparing and supporting transfer students on their path to a Bachelor’s degree, as well as those that create barriers to graduation. The forum will also address directions for future research and program interventions designed to improve outcomes for transfer students.

This event is designed for education professionals who directly serve students in the transfer process or who influence policies and practices that may facilitate successful transitions for transfer students. It will address the roles of both the community colleges sending students and the four-year institutions receiving them in the transfer process.

The morning will kick off with personal testimonies from two students who have experienced the CUNY transfer process, followed by a panel moderated by James J. Kemple of the Research Alliance, featuring four CUNY College Presidents:
  • President Lisa Staiano-Coico, The City College of New York
  • President Farley Herzek, Kingsborough Community College
  • President Gail Mellow, LaGuardia Community College
  • President Felix Matos Rodriguez, Queens College 
Tentative Agenda:
  • 8:15-8:45: Registration, networking, and light breakfast
  • 8:45-9:00: Welcome remarks by Lisa Castillo Richmond (Graduate NYC)
  • 9:00-9:25: Student voices: Reflections from transfer students
  • 9:25-10:30: College presidents panel moderated by James Kemple (Research Alliance)
  • 10:40-10:50: Break and transition to breakout discussions
  • 10:50-11:50: Facilitated breakout discussions to further explore issues raised in student testimonies and presidents panel
  • 11:50-12:00: Evaluation and closing remarks
Please note space is extremely limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please do not register unless you are fairly certain that you can attend. If you do need to cancel, please do so as soon as possible, preferably with at least 48 hours advance notice. There will be no registration/walk-ins on the day of the event.
The Research Alliance for New York City Schools is a nonpartisan research center housed at the New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The Research Alliance conducts rigorous studies on topics that matter to the city’s public schools. The organization strives to advance equity and excellence in education by providing evidence about policies and practices that promote students' development and academic success.

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