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Meetings / State of Alabama
Meeting of the Articulation and General Studies Committee
July 29, 2025 · AGSC Summer Business Meeting · 5:00 AM
Draft meeting agenda
Recorded by Jacinta Whitehurst
"SUMMER BUSINESS MEETING" - CALL TO ORDER
Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
WELCOME
Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
ROLL CALL & VERIFY QUORUM
Facilitated by Jacinta Whitehurst (ACHE)
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MAY 1, 2025
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Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
RECOGNITION OF NEW MEMBERS AND GUESTS
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Facilitated by Keith Sessions (AL Transfers)
ACTION ITEM FOLLOW-UP FROM REVIEW AND PLANNING SESSION - RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVAL OF NEW AGSC VICE-CHAIR (TWO-YEAR MEMBER)
Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
ACTION ITEM FOLLOW-UP FROM REVIEW AND PLANNING SESSION - APPROVAL OF 2024-2025 ANNUAL REPORT (WITH ANY CHANGES AND/OR CORRECTIONS)
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Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
ACTION ITEM FOLLOW-UP FROM REVIEW AND PLANNING SESSION - APPROVAL OF AGSC PRIORITIES AND GOALS FOR 2025-2026
Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
Alabama Transfers Staff Priorities
- Partner with the ACHIEVE Planning Sub-Committee and AGSC Members to organize an ACHIEVE event to be offered in a virtual/online format.
- Advance collaboration with the EdVisorly team to launch and execute the initial phase of a three-year AI-driven pilot program to enhance services for Alabama’s transfer students, providing regular updates at AGSC meetings.
- Enhance the Alabama Transfers website by expanding functionality, adding new features, and improving user experience.
- Conduct an audit/review of potential new general education courses at two-year and four-year public institutions statewide.
- Continue promoting and marketing Alabama Transfers across the state.
AGSC Priorities
- Continue the General Education subcommittee’s work to refine the mission of general education in Alabama, enhance the AGSC general education framework, and address issues with literature and history sequencing requirements in Areas II and IV.
- Host the 8th Annual ACHIEVE Conference in a virtual/online format.
- Support institutions in adopting an AP score of 3 for all courses granting credit, including sharing College Board recommendations, institutional experiences with score changes, and methods for collecting data to support score recommendations for specific courses and programs.
- Align curriculum changes in elementary and early childhood education programs at four-year institutions with Alabama Transfers Guides.
- Develop metrics to evaluate the success of the EdVisorly Pilot after its first year and, if successful, assess future phases for statewide implementation and funding needs.
FOLLOW-UP ACTION ITEM:
ACTION ITEM FOLLOW-UP FROM REVIEW AND PLANNING SESSION - APPROVAL OF 2025-2026 BUDGET
Facilitated by Keith Sessions (AL Transfers)
- 2025-2026 AGSC/Alabama Transfers Budget (with ACHIEVE Online Format/Webinar)
REQUEST FROM ALABAMA TRANSFERS OFFICE TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN 2026-2027
Facilitated by Keith Sessions (AL Transfers)
Request for Additional Funding for Alabama Transfers/AGSC for the 2026–2027 fiscal year (request goes through ACHE)
For the fiscal year 2024–2025, the AGSC/Alabama Transfers program received funding of approximately $799,000, with the same amount allocated for 2025–2026. We propose increasing the funding to $1,000,000 for the 2026–2027 fiscal year to support the following initiatives:
Continuation of the Annual ACHIEVE Conference (in-person or online).
Expansion of our partnership with EdVisorly to onboard 3–5 additional institutions, contingent on the success of the ongoing pilot program.
Exploration and preperation of hiring an additional staff member(s) to support succession planning efforts.
We request that the AGSC membership review and endorse this funding proposal if deemed appropriate.
APPROVAL OF COURSES
Facilitated by Keith Sessions (AL Transfers)
ASL 101 - American Sign Language I (3SH)
Submitted by ACCS for inclusion in Area II- 21 Yes
- 0 No
- 7 Abstained or Did Not Vote
ASL 102 - American Sign Language II (3SH)
Submitted by ACCS for inclusion in Area II- 21 Yes
- 0 No
- 7 Abstained or Did Not Vote
MTH 108 - Quantitative Reasoning (3SH)
Submitted by AAMU for inclusion in Area III- 21 Yes
- 3 No (reasons for no votes included in linked doc)
- 4 Abstained or Did Not Vote
MTH 111 - Elementary Statistics (3SH)
Submitted by AAMU for inclusion in Area III- 22 Yes
- 1 No (reason for no vote included in linked doc)
- 5 Abstained or Did Not Vote
RATIFICATION OF TEMPLATES
Facilitated by Keith Sessions (AL Transfers)
Currently, there are no templates available for review or ratification. We are developing a few templates that will be presented at a future AGSC meeting.
ACHIEVE CONFERENCE PLANNING SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATE
Facilitated by Keith Sessions (AL Transfers)
- 2025 ACHIEVE Conference - Final Report (Expenses, Revenue, and Attendance)
- At the July 28th planning meeting, it was decided that the 2026 ACHIEVE Conference will be held virtually rather than in person.
- Starting in August (2025), the ACHIEVE Conference Planning Sub-Committee will meet monthly to begin planning and preparation for the 2026 event.
ALABAMA TRANSFERS & EDVISORLY AI PILOT UPDATE
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Facilitated by Keith Sessions (AL Transfers)
NUMERACY ACT UPDATE - IMPLICATIONS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, SPECIAL ED. PROGRAMS
Facilitated by Chantae Calhoun (ACCS)
MATH PATHWAYS TASK FORCE
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Facilitated by Chantae Calhoun (ACCS)
Math Pathways Task Force Update - Notes from July 16 meeting
OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
DISCUSS POSSIBLE DATE FOR FALL AGSC MEETING (USUALLY IN NOVEMBER)
Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)
ADJOURN
Facilitated by Catherine Wehlburg (Athens)