Final Report & Key Recommendations

Download PDFs of the committee's final report and letter to the provost with key recommendations below.

Final Report

Letter to the Provost

On Sept. 12, 2018, CU Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore asked Katherine Eggert, vice provost for Academic Planning and Assessment, and Kevin L. MacLennan, assistant vice chancellor of Enrollment Management, to co-chair a committee that would undertake a comprehensive review of policies and practices regarding undergraduate transfer students on the CU Boulder campus.

The provost asked the committee to examine and make recommendations regarding policies, processes, and structures designed and proven to improve the transfer student experience, considering questions that will concern not only students transferring from another institution to CU Boulder, but also students attempting intra-university transfer. The committee is asked to inventory current practices on campus, study best policies and practices at peer institutions, and make recommendations on changing policies and practices regarding admissions, evaluation of transfer credit, housing, New Student Welcome, advising, student success (retention, persistence and time to degree), as well as data and assessment specific to transfer students.

The provost requested a report and recommendations by the committee no later than Feb. 1, 2019.

Charge

Download letter of charge: Provost’s Advisory Committee on Transfer Success (Word doc)

Committee Members

Co-chair: Katherine Eggert, Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Assessment
Co-chair: Kevin MacLennan, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management

  • Shelly Bacon, Assistant Vice Provost for Advising and Academic Services
  • Akirah Bradley, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Joe Bryan, Associate Professor of Geography
  • Miki Brooks, Campus Advising Specialist, University Exploration and Advising Center
  • Andrew Burow, Transfer Credit Evaluator, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Amber Cardamone, Director, New Student and Family Programs
  • Suzanne Classen, Director of Student Services, Continuing Education
  • Kim Diawara, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
  • Emily Good, Pre-Transfer Advising Specialist, University Exploration and Advising Center
  • Amelia Jackson, Assistant Registrar
  • Susan Johnson, Student Services Specialist, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Mark Kavanaugh, Senior Executive Aide to the Provost
  • Cynthia Keller, Learning Coordinator and Senior Instructor, University Libraries
  • Mary Kraus, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
  • Jack Kroll, Associate Director of Admissions
  • Meagan Larsen, Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing, Student Affairs
  • Jennifer Long, Transfer Admissions Counselor, Admissions   
  • Sarah Miller, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, College of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Jeremy Moore, Assistant Director for Marketing, Communications, and Student Transitions, Student Affairs
  • Katie Palmer, Pre-Transfer Advising Specialist, University Exploration and Advising Center
  • Lindsay Roberts, Assistant Professor and Social Sciences Librarian, University Libraries 
  • Kristyn Sample, Transfer Student Liaison, Off-Campus Housing and Neighborhood Relations, and undergraduate major in Aerospace Engineering Sciences
  • Jon Sawyer, Admissions Service Center Supervisor, Admissions
  • Michael Simmons, Director, University Exploration and Advising Center
  • Robert Spencer, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Marin Stanek, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, Deputy Chief Information Officer, and Director of Academic Technology
  • Robert Stubbs, Director of Institutional Research
  • Patrick Tally, Assistant Dean of Academic and Curricular Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Kathryn Tisdale, Director of Advising Quality, Academic Advising Center, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Megan Welsh, Assistant Professor and Interdisciplinary Arts and Humanities Librarian, University Libraries
  • Janet Yowell, CAPS Project Director, Center for STEM Learning