TRANSFER COORDINATORS OF ILLINOIS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

TRANSFER COORDINATORS OF ILLINOIS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 2006 - 2007 (January 2007 Update) CHAIRPERSONS MARCUS BROWN RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ONE COLLEGE PARK DECATUR IL 62521-8513 E-MAIL: mbrown@richland.edu FAX: 217-875-7783 TEL: 217-875-7200 ext 253 LOIS BISHOP NATIONAL-LOUIS UNIVERSITY PROVOST’S OFFICE – Chicago Campus 122 S MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60603 E-MAIL: LBishop@nl.edu FAX: 312-261-3131 TEL: 312-261-3724 DIRECTORY CONTENTS Page Number: THE TRANSFER COORDINATOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES (PUBLIC) TWO-YEAR COLLEGES/ TECHNICAL INSTITUTES (PRIVATE) 16 COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES (PUBLIC) 18 COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES (PRIVATE) 21 IBHE, ICCB, AND ICCFA CONTACTS 30 PAST CHAIRS/CO-CHAIRS 31 THE TRANSFER COORDINATOR In early 1970, Dr G Robert Darnes brought together a small group of individuals interested in the transfer student process It was Dr Darnes' idea to create a network of individuals around the state who could work toward improving channels of communications, identifying problems and concerns, and arriving at solutions related to the transfer process This first meeting hosted by DePaul University and the early initiatives of Dr Darnes of the Illinois Community College Board were the beginning of what we now refer to as the Transfer Coordinators of Illinois Colleges and Universities Each president of a public or private senior institution or a public community college was asked to designate an individual to serve as the college's Transfer Coordinator whose responsibility would involve communicating with other institutional representatives on transfer matters The Transfer Coordinator would serve as a facilitator, a resource person, a referral agent, and a problem solver on transfer issues The Coordinators began meeting formally in conjunction with the annual fall meeting of the Illinois Council of Community College Administrators In these early years, the Coordinators were divided into two groups, those from two-year institutions and those representing the four-year colleges and universities Each elected a chairperson The two groups met separately and as a combined group The issues and concerns of both groups were common to the student and the transfer process Sometime later, the two groups merged into one body and began holding two combined meetings annually, one in the fall and the other in the spring The group has continued to meet on a regular basis without any formal organizational structure Currently, membership includes each Illinois public twoand four-year institution and 37 private four-year and two-year institutions Representatives from the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Board of Higher Education also participate Specific responsibilities of a Coordinator may include but are not limited to the following: Coordinates the course articulation between the two-year and four-year colleges and universities in Illinois as it affects the students transferring from one institution to another Processes "Course Articulation Exhibit Forms" Arranges articulation workshops for faculty including visits to a campus Prepares course equivalency tables for in-house and external uses Serves as an advocate for the student who transfers from one institution to another Coordinates or oversees the publications prepared for the transfer student and/or advisers such as the counselor advisement catalogs, curriculum guides, advising handbooks, and general or program brochures Coordinates information regarding the transfer process Coordinates all communication regarding course and program articulation activities Monitors and reports on the academic progress and mobility of students Represents the institution at meetings of the Transfer Coordinators Serves in a liaison role between institutions and ICCB Activities involving the Transfer Coordinators: Participating in Phase I of the Illinois Articulation Initiative including appointment of Transfer Coordinator representatives to the steering panel and general education panels, and each baccalaureate major panel Participating in the development of a computerized database of general education courses and courses identified in the various majors Developed and implemented a statewide "Course Articulation Form" and process Conducted a "Statewide Study on Articulation." Developed and supported three longitudinal statewide follow-up studies of transfer students Conducted statewide subject matter conferences Developed a model associate degree program for select disciplines Developed an articulated course syllabus for the introductory computer course for business majors Established Focus Group and Committees for: Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Computerized Course Data Bank Program/Course Articulation Activities Recruitment/Admission/Financial Assistance Activities Academic Progress/Mobility Of Students Minority Student Recruitment/Retention Academic Advising/Career Counseling Transfer Coordinator Communications/Networking Dual Credit Policies Compact Agreements In 1993, the IBHE and the ICCB initiated a new system for articulating courses and programs on a statewide basis named the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) The Transfer Coordinators were requested to be a full partner in implementing this new system The IAI uses panels consisting primarily of faculty members but also including transfer coordinators representing community colleges, public universities and private institutions from throughout the state to articulate courses in each discipline area on a statewide basis The IAI panels developed a transferable General Education Core Curriculum designed to satisfy the general education requirements for incoming transfer students at all participating institutions (currently over 100 colleges and universities in Illinois) and to become effective for new freshmen entering the 1998 summer term Other IAI panels are articulating the courses needed by freshmen and sophomores in majors The combination on general education courses and major field courses will enable transfer students to complete both requirements and be assured that they are taking courses that are not only acceptable but applicable to degree program requirements after transfer Information about the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) and the statewide articulated courses at each of the participating institutions is available on the World Wide Web at In 1997, the newsletter of the Transfer Coordinators of Illinois Colleges and Universities (the Articulation Advocate) also went on-line The current newsletter can be viewed at The link should be