ACHIEVE Transfer Student Success Conference

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED WITH THIS YEAR'S ACHIEVE CONFERENCE

The 2024 conference was held on March 27th and 28th on the campus of the University of South Alabama. The reception was held on the campus of Bishop State Community College with Coastal Alabama serving as a co-host for the event. Over 247 registered for the conference and over 214 people attended. Thank you to everyone for making this another great ACHIEVE Conference.

HERE IS A LINK TO THE AGENDA FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO NEED IT FOR TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT PURPOSES.

Conference purpose statement

The Statewide Transfer and Student Success Conference strives to ensure student success and increase college completion rates across the State of Alabama by fostering collaboration between 2- and 4-year colleges and universities and identifying new opportunities to promote the seamless transfer of 2-year college students to 4-year colleges and universities.

Conference goals

• Re-evaluate and renew commitments for transfer and student success
• Identify new opportunities for transfer and student success
• Increase college completion rates across Alabama
• Foster collaboration across 2- and 4-year colleges and universities to help more 2-year students complete associate’s degrees, transfer, and earn bachelor’s degrees
• Implement opportunities for dialogue about transfer and student success
• Engage representatives of Academic Committees to reconnect, review, and revise articulation agreements
• Discuss AGSC/STARS resources available to 2- and 4-year colleges and universities
• Promote new online training for AGSC Institutional Points of Contacts (POCs)
• Promote training for faculty and staff involved in 2-and 4-year student transfer
• Share research about the latest student transfer trend data
• Conduct outreach to generate support for implementation of successful transfer strategies across 2– and 4– year colleges and universities