CSCU Transfer Council
The CSCU Transfer Council (CSCU-TC) uses data and accepted best practices to develop equitable recommendations to prioritize and eliminate transfer barriers.
Mission
The CSCU Transfer Council (CSCU-TC) uses data and accepted best practices to develop equitable recommendations to prioritize and eliminate transfer barriers. CSCU-TC utilizes systemwide communications to enhance an institutional culture that includes transfer in all facets of academic and student affairs by applying these four guiding principles to curriculum and policy discussions:
Acknowledge
Acknowledge our students, their goals, and the various paths that they take to reach success.
Accept
Accept the potential for learning outside of the classroom and provide credit assessment for such experiences.
Apply
Apply transfer credit based on content and outcomes with the intent to maximize the application of previous credit earned to degree requirements.
Advocate
Advocate for the elimination of transfer barriers, creation of equitable solutions, and overall transfer student success.
For more information, please refer to the CSCU Transfer Council’s Principles and Guidelines.
Membership
| Membership Type | Last | First | Campus | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCSU Faculty Rep | Farhat | Joseph | josephfarhat@ccsu.edu | CCSU | Professor f Finance |
| CCSU Staff Rep Co-Chair | Gamache | Justine | gamache_jum@ccsu.edu | CCSU | Advising and Student Support Specialist |
| COSC Staff Rep | Selig | Andrew | aselig@charteroak.edu | COSC | Associate Director of Admissions |
| COSC Staff Rep | O'Grady | Lindsay | logrady@charteroak.edu | COSC | Associate Registrar: Curriculum & Audit |
| CSCU Equity Council | Chaisson-Cardenas | John-Paul | johnpaul.chaissoncardenas@ctstate.edu | CT State | Vice-President of DEI |
| CT State Advising | Licella | Arboleda | licella.arboleda@ctstate.edu | CT State | Director of Transfer Student Success |
| CT State Faculty (A&H) | Simmons | Deborah | deborah.simmons@ctstate.edu | CT State | Professor of Music |
| CT State Faculty (B&H) | Wilkinson | Jim | james.wilkinson@ctstate.edu | CT State | Professor of Business |
| CT State Faculty (E&T) | Faezi | Mehrdad | mehrdad.faezi@ctstate.edu | CT State | Professor of Manufacturing |
| CT State Faculty (N&AH) | Vacant | CT State | |||
| CT State Faculty (S&BS) (Co-Chair) | Rist-Brown | Rebecca | rebecca.ristbrown@ctstate.edu | CT State | Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology |
| CT State Faculty (S&Math) | Selke | Sarah | sarah.selke@ctstate.edu | CT State | Professor of Biology |
| CT State Registrar | Mendes | Steve | steve.mendes@ctstate.edu | CT State | Director of Online, Student, Faculty & Advisor Services |
| ECSU Faculty Rep | Vacant | ECSU | |||
| ECSU Staff Rep | Abbensetts | Damali | abbensettsd@easternct.edu | ECSU | Director, Transfer and Transition Advising |
| SCSU Faculty Rep | Badr | Kauther | badrk1@southernct.edu | SCSU | Professor of Business Law |
| SCSU Staff Rep | Forsyth | Elena | forsythe1@southernct.edu | SCSU | Assistant Director: Transfer Admissions Services |
| WCSU Faculty Rep | Williams | Howell | williamsh@wcsu.edu | WCSU | Professor of Social Science |
| WCSU Staff Rep | Santiago | Louis | santiagol@wcsu.edu | WCSU | Director of Admissions |
| CT State Admissions | Vacant | ||||
| Non-Voting | |||||
| CSCU Director: Transfer and Articulation | Marcelynas | Steve | stephen.marcelynas@ct.edu | CSCU | Director: Transfer and Articulation |
| CSCU: STEP Coordinator | Barry | Jen | jennifer.barry@ct.edu | CSCU | Assistant Director: Transfer and Articulation |
Work In Progress
Work Groups will be created and charged by the CSCU Transfer Council to address transfer related matters. Work Groups will be led by CSCU Transfer Council Members and will include subject matter experts from within and outside of the Council. Work Groups will be responsible to draft a recommendation based on the charge for the group to be presented to the CSCU Transfer Council. For more detail, please see the Work Groups section of the Principles and Guidelines.
Current Work Group
Course Articulation and Review Schedule
Work Group requested by:
CSCU Transfer Council
Group Members:
- Sara Selke (TRCC),
- Rebecca Rist-Brown (MXCC),
- Lindsay O’Grady (COSC),
- Katie Lever (WCSU),
- James Wilkinson (ACC),
- Kauther Badr (SCSU),
- Steve Marcelynas (CSCU)
Scope of work:
Determine a process for initial review of CT State courses with CSUs/COSC, mandate that course equivalencies are shared in course descriptions at each institution, propose an SOP for course articulations, and create a schedule to review CSCU courses by Academic Disciplines
Estimated start and finish:
November 2022 plan for initial review of CT State courses April 2023, Articulation SOP and review schedule May 2023
- Voted out of the Work Group March 2024
- Voted out of the CSCU Transfer Council and submitted to CSCU Provost April 2024
- See recommendation below
Recommendations
The CSCU Transfer Council is charged to make recommendations to the CSCU Provost for all matters related to transfer. Recommendations can be created by the Council, Work Groups, or Sub-Committees. All recommendations will be reviewed and voted on by the Council and upon approval sent to the CSCU Provost for further action. Below is a list of submitted recommendations:
- Transfer Intent
Submitted to the CSCU Provost March 2023
- Course Articulation and Review Schedule
Submitted to CSCU Provost April 2024