Transfer Tea, An AACRAO Podcast

Listen to the voice of transfer professionals as they reflect on a variety of topics at the Annual Conference in Aurora, Colorado. Our conversations include the operation within transfer centers, transfer retention, coursework equivalencies, international transfers, tribal colleges and their transfer education, as well as our own identity.

Host:

Loida González Utley
Assistant Director for Transfer Recruitment 
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
 

Guests:

Dr. Wendolyn Davis
Director of the Undergraduate Admissions Transfer Center
University of Tennessee

Courtney Brown
University Registrar
The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Morgan Brooke Donovan-Hall
Director of Transfer Admissions
The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Nicolette Weston
Transfer and Admissions Program Administrator
American Indian College Funds

Arely Duarte Heiras
Coordinator, Registrar’s Office 
University of North Dakota

Email: [email protected]

AACRAO’s annual Technology and Transfer Summit is rapidly approaching. The Chair and Co-Chair of this event spill the tea on what to expect this July. Through conversation with our guests, you can hear more about the summit, trending transfer issues, and get a sneak preview about some of the presentations that will take place.

Host:

Loida González Utley
Assistant Director for Transfer Recruitment
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
[email protected]

Guests:

Seth Marc Kamen
AACRAO Consultant
[email protected] 

Dr. Wendolyn Davis, Director
Office of Undergraduate Admissions Transfer Center
The University of Tennessee- Knoxville
[email protected]        

Technology & Transfer Summit Website: https://www.aacrao.org/events-training/meetings/technology-transfer-conference

Email Transfer Tea at [email protected] 

Portia LaMarr (HEARD co-host), Loida Utley (Transfer Tea), and Sarah Reed (For the Record co-host) took a moment at the AACRAO Annual Meeting to record this cross-podcast conversation. Hear them talk about opportunities for connection between professions (e.g., financial aid, registrar, and admissions); where they feel seen (and where they haven’t); and how they have learned to advocate for themselves. Oh, and Portia’s unwavering commitment to figuring out what birds people are. It’s a great conversation!

In this episode, Loida covers common questions regarding Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society of degree-seeking students. To get the inside scoop, Loida invites Phi Theta Kappa CEO and President Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner to share her perspective. She and Loida then discuss:

• the current state of global transfer
• what it means to be a transfer champion
• the role that PTK plays in supporting transfer students
• cultivating a sense of community and building pathways for success

AACRAO Executive Director Melanie Gottlieb joins Loida as they discuss the role AACRAO has played in bringing exposure and thought leadership to the transfer experience.

Melanie starts by explaining how her own experience and perspective has informed her approach to transfer. Loida and she then discuss the role AACRAO has played in improving the transfer process in higher education,  the state of transfer now, where it is heading as the higher ed landscape continues to shift with an ever increasing amount of 'non-traditional' learners and educational pathways popping up.

Set the table, it’s tea time! On this first episode, learn about the catalyst for the creation of a space specific to the transfer student population. Get to know your host, Loida González Utley, a leader in higher education and advocate for transfer students. Discover some of the upcoming episodes that we are brewing and get ready to explore this unique population that we call “transfer students.” 

Host:

Loida González Utley

Assistant Director for Transfer Recruitment
 Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
[email protected]

FMI: www.aacrao.org

Email Transfer Tea at [email protected]

Produced by: Doug McKenna