Sacramento City College
Unit Plans
Completed Spring 2005
Department Name: Transfer Center
Department Spokesperson: Annette Barfield
Division Dean: Walt Sherwood
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Key Performance Indicators
Transfer Center
Department / Accomplishments 2004 – 2005
Linkage to
Year-end Status and Accomplishments
Other Plans
Goal 1: Develop Tracking System for Guaranteed Transfer Option (GTO) and Redirected Students From the 4-Year University
System
Enter all names in Counselor Intranet
State Mandate Entered Fall 2004
1a
Mail Information on Time Constraints
Mailing to Students Fall 2004
1b
Updated lists from UC Chancellors office-TCD has
List of All GTO Campus Counselors
1c
list, counselors refer back for verification.
Goal 2: Contact Northern California Private Institutions to Develop Transfer Agreements
District
Contact Universities and Colleges that participated
Working with Pam Flarhety to develop agreements
Transfer Plan;
2a
in the Transfer Day/Night
with No. Ca. schools
Unit Plan
Private institutions such as Mills College are in the
Discuss articulation and admissions policies
2b
process of establishing articulation agreements.
Develop MOU’s with identified institutions
2c
Goal 3: Encourage Enrollment in HCD 300 Course
District TC
Advertise heavily for this class outlining many of
Utilizing local campus info dissemination, including
Plan; HCD
3a
the changes in admissions policy
flyers and student e-mail.
Unit Plan
Discuss with sister colleges to convert it to a
Discussed with current instructor, Linda Case
3b
districtwide telecourse
Collect student information for follow-up with
3c
transfer goals
Goal 4: Develop a Transfer Club
TC Unit Plan;
Work with ASI to establish a club
District
Not established
4a
Transfer Plan
Integrate with other support services such as MESA
Continued contact and presentations by Transfer
4b
and Puente. Include Beacon groups
Center.
Coordinate College Visits
Have
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Action Item
Transfer Center
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Department / Accomplishments 2004 – 2005
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Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Other Plans
Goal 5: Maintain College Visits to California Universities
Unit Plan;
Secure outside funding for college tours
District TC
Funding sources continue to be few and limiting
Plan
Annual Southern California Tour
Took 19 students to Southern Ca touring campuses
Work with Universities for Partnerships and
State budgetary issues limit university funds.
funding of visits.
Goal 6: Maintain and Update Transfer Center Website
Unit Plan;
District TC
Work with current Webmaster and have support
Changes are communicated to webmaster, but TC
Plan; Min
staff trained to update website
staff has not been trained to make the changes.
Standards for
TC
Support staff to gain additional website design
Limited District offerings
training through the Districtwide courses
Goal 7: Mailings (land and electronic) to Students with Transfer News
Unit Plan;
Change sign-in sheet with space for e-mail
Min
Completed
addresses
Standards for
TC
Goal 8: Monthly or Quarterly Newsletter
Unit Plan;
Min
Publish with Transfer News updates, information.
Standards for Transfer Newsletter has not been established
TC; Ed.
Initiative
Post on website, distribute electronically and in
printed form
Action Item
Transfer Center
Department / Accomplishments 2004 – 2005
Linkage to
Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Other Plans
Goal 9: Address Transfer Rates of Underrepresented Students
Min
Standards for
TC; District
Transfer Advisory Board suggestions and input
TC Plan, Unit Scheduled to meet Spring 2005
9a
Plan;
Educational
Initiative
Faculty discussions about the topic via committees
Roundtable discussion with faculty
Ed. Initiative
9b
and meetings related to the Educational Initiative.
Other Accomplishments:
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Action Item
Three-Year Plan
Transfer Center Department
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Long Range Plan
2006-2007
2007-2008
2009-2010
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Establish TAA’s with Private Institutions
Upgrade Computer Lab to Accommodate
Technology Based Information-Continual
Continue College Tours for Underrepresented
Students
Sponsor College Rep Visits Based on
Discipline Areas
Establish regular allocated budget for the
Transfer Center
Case management of transfer students
Seamless Collaboration with Instructional
Faculty- RE: Transfer Responsibilities
Upgrade Display Racks
Connect academic skill building with the
counseling process
Work with Curriculum and Instruction to
develop 9 week courses that meet transfer
requirements
Collaborate with Educational Initiative to
establish another location containing transfer
information
Establish transfer agreements and articulation
with most California private institutions
Establish transfer agreements and articulation
with more out of state institutions
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Transfer Center Department / Action Plan 2005 – 2006
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Linkage to
Year-end Status and Accomplishments
Other Plans
Goal 1: Develop Transfer Agreements with Private Institutions
District Transfer
Work with Pam Flarhety to establish transfer
Plan, Prog.
agreements with private institutions
Review
Discuss articulation and admissions policies
Goal 2: Monthly or Quarterly Newsletter
Action Item
Publish with Transfer News updates, information.
Unit Plan; Min
Standards for
TC; Ed.
Initiative, Prog.
Review
Ed. Initiate, Unit
Plan
Advertise major events thru all campus information
portals
Post on website, distribute electronically and in
Website is updated monthly or as changes occur.
printed form
Goal 3: Establish regular allocated budget for the Transfer Center
Unit Plan,
Annual budget requests to include Transfer Center
Program Review,
needs.
Stan.for TC
Min standards
Identify any possible outside funding source
Within the request, to include a budget item for
temporary classified staff or student help.
Goal 4: Develop a Transfer Club
4a
Work with ASI to establish a club
4b
Garner members from academic based student
organizations such as MESA and Honors
4c
Organize structured meeting place and format for
transfer bound students
TC Unit Plan;
District Transfer
Plan, Prog.
Review
Unit Plan,Ed
Intit. Prog.
Review
Unit Plan,Ed
Intit. Prog.
Review
Transfer Center Department / Action Plan 2005 – 2006
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Action Item
Linkage to
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Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Coordinate with other departments such as Work
Unit Plan,Ed
Intit. Prog.
Experience, MESA to offer peer help and
Review
camaraderie towards being successful
Goal 5: Improve and Better Communicate the Resources Available In the Transfer Center
Create a Transfer Center Newsletter
Unit Plan,Ed
Intit. Prog.
Review
Unit Plan,Ed
Intit. Prog.
Review
Schedule ongoing orientations-both in person
and/or online versions
Provide a suggestion box for feedback and
Prog. Review
suggestions of services and personnel
Reconfigure space to allow people with physical
Prog. Review
limitations better accessibility
Prog. Review
Continue to acquire printed materials as possible
Goal 6: Maintain and Update Transfer Center Website
Work with current Webmaster and have support
staff trained to update website
Unit Plan;
District TC Plan;
Min Standards
for TC
Changes are communicated to webmaster, but TC
staff has not been trained to make the changes.
Support staff to gain additional website design
Prog. Review
Limited District offerings
training through the Districtwide courses
Goal 7: Establish Within the Campus, a Transfer Culture
Unit Plan; Min
Plan college tours for under-represented students
Standards for
and follow-up with these students to level of
TC, Prog.
transferability
Review
Develop ways to connect the counseling function to
skill building of under-represented students
Unit Plan; Min
Standards for
TC, Prog.
Review
Transfer Center Department / Action Plan 2005 – 2006
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Action Item
7c
Connect with learning communities students to
encourage continuation of courses towards transfer
7d
Presentations to gateway course classrooms to
encourage and educate towards transfer
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Coordinate faculty, staff and peer mentor program
7f
Work with Puente to expand and use the same
structure to start the mentor program
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8b
8c
9a
Linkage to
Other Plans
Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Unit Plan; Min
Standards for
TC, Prog.
Review
Unit Plan; Min
Standards for
TC, Prog.
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Unit Plan; Min
Standards for
TC, Prog.
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Standards for
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Goal 8: Case management of transfer students
Create a pilot program with one group of transfer
Ed.Initiative,
bound students and track success rate
Prog. Review
Work with Counseling faculty to the criteria
Ed.Initiative,
indicating transfer success within the test group
Prog. Review
Hire Adjunct Counselor to monitor students being
Ed.Initiative,
managed
Prog. Review
Goal 9: Address Transfer Rates of Underrepresented Students
Transfer Advisory Board suggestions and input
Min Standards
for TC; District
TC Plan, Unit
Plan;
Educational
Initiative
Transfer Center Department Budget Request 2006 - 2007
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Description
Publish TC Brochure
Office Supplies-general
Color Printer
Student Help
Bus Rental
Travel
Adjunct Counselor
Operating
Budget
Increase
Instruction
Supplies
Computers
Equipment
Furniture
New
Program
Start-up
Marketing
Materials
Remodel
Space
Faculty
Hires
Staff
Hires
Student
Hires
Temp
Hires
3500
500
250
unk
4000
4000
25000
8000
500
250
3500
unk
25000
Budget Narrative 2005-2006
Transfer Center Department
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Description
Total
Amount
Priority
Rank
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Transfer Brochures
3500
1
2
Color Printer
250
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3
Student Help
Unk
3
4
5
Adjunct Counselor
Travel
25000
4000
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5
Justification
Used for outreach activities, publishing costs
Clerical staff could use one to print flyers, forms, any commemorative
documents etc.
Student help to fill in the times when the support staff is out or to staff the
operational hours as needed.
Monitor case management participants
Travel to universities to establish TAA’s
Key Performance Indictors for
Transfer Center Department
Sacramento City College continues to contribute a large percentage of ethnic and underrepresented students to the University of California and
California State University systems.
Ethnicity
Number
% of District
African American
58
39.2
Latino
123
39.3
8
26.7
Asian/PacificIslanders/Filipino
311
2.6
All Underrepresented
153
3207
Native American
UC and CSU Transfers - Total
Transfer % of the District by CSU and UC system.
Total % of Transfers in the District
CSU
UC
Total
SCC
Change
31.3
42.3
3303
-4.5
-11.6
-6.3
Transfer Center Contacts-7715
Unduplicated Service to Students-5,500
Transfer Agreements to UC’s - 221
Bus Trip/College Visits-105
CSU Transfers -678
UC Transfers - 205
UC, Davis Representative - Appointments/Workshops/Walk-ins –580
CSU, Sacramento Representative- Appointments/WorkshopsWalk-ins –678
Other College Representative- UOP, UCSD, San Francisco State, - 212