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The Joyce Foundation project

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Spring 2019 - Spring 2022

Summary

The Ohio State University is committed to increasing enrollment and graduation rates of low-income students on its selective Columbus campus. Of the nearly 12,000 new students entering Ohio State each autumn, in 2017, 55% were new first-year students entering the Columbus campus; the remainder enrolled at an open-access regional campus (24%), or transferred from another college to the Columbus campus (20%). With support from the Joyce Foundation, Ohio State’s Office of Student Academic Success is working to improve the success of regional campus-change and community college transfer students through a strategic planning process, including an assessment of current practices from the perspective of faculty and staff. In parallel with the strategic planning process, we conducted both qualitative and quantitative studies of the student experience, including interviews with students who have transferred or are planning to transfer to Ohio State.

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Publications

Presentations

  • Jaggars, S. S., & Rivera, M. D., & Buelow, M. T., & (2023, April). Transfer shock and resilience: How transfer-related GPA drop and rebound predict student departure from a flagship university campus. . Paper presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
  • Covarrubias, I., & Cepeda, R., & Jaggars, S. S., & Buelow, M. T., & (2023, April). Multiple dimensions of identity development in community college transfer students in STEM. . Paper presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Hance, E., & Zhu, Y., & (2021, April). Earned but not applied: An examination of excess crediting among transfer students. Accepted roundtable paper session at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2021 Annual Conference, Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Hance, E., & (2021, February). Excess at the end: Investigating degree audits of bachelor’s-earning transfer students. Session presented at the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS), Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Hernandez, A., & Hance, E., & (2021, February). GPA drop after transfer: Effects on retention and graduation. Session presented at the Great Lakes Regional Student Success Conference (Oakland University), Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Buelow, M.T., & Rivera, M.D., & Cepeda, R. , & (2021, February). The influence of self-efficacy on the transfer process. Session presented at the Great Lakes Regional Student Success Conference (Oakland University), Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Buelow, M.T., & Cepeda, R., & (2021, February). Transfer during the COVID-19 pandemic: Understanding student experiences in a shifting context. Session presented at the Great Lakes Regional Student Success Conference (Oakland University), Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Buelow, M., & Cepeda, R., & (2020, November). Experiences and barriers to learning for transfer and campus change students during the COVID-19 shift to remote instruction. Poster presented at the 2020 Council on Research in Student Progress and Educational Excellence (CRISPEE) Conference, The Ohio State University, Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Buelow, M.T., & Cepeda, R., & (2020, November). “Feeling like a glorified freshman”: Experiences transferring from open-access institutions to a large research university.. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) 2020 Annual Conference, Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Hance, E., & Zhu, Y., & (2020, November). Investigating excess credit: An analysis of degree audits and academic program requirements.. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) 2020 Annual Conference, Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Zhu, Y., & Hance, E., & (2020, November). Pathways to degree completion: The evaluation of four-year undergraduate program degree maps. Poster presentation at The National Symposium on Student Retention hosted by The Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (University of Oklahoma), Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & (2020, November). Relegated to the “academic graveyard”: Discussing the complexity and nuances of excess crediting. Facilitated discussion presented at The National Symposium on Student Retention hosted by The Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (University of Oklahoma), Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Buelow, M.T., & Cepeda, R., & (2020, November). Understanding transfer experiences of students transitioning from open-access campuses. Poster presentation at The National Symposium on Student Retention hosted by The Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (University of Oklahoma), Virtual.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & (2020, May). Transforming experiences and supporting success: Enhancing the academic success of campus change and transfer students. Accepted session to be presented at the Innovate 2020: Transform Conference (The Ohio State University), Columbus, OH. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19. Program was not updated.)
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & (2020, February). Cultivating shared responsibility and communicating value: Developing a socialization plan to support community college transfer and campus change students. Session presented at the Ohio Undergraduate Education: Inspiring Practices for Student Success conference (Capital University), Columbus, OH.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Zhu, Y., & (2020, February). Program degree mapping: Qualitative evaluation of four-year undergraduate degree course plans. Session presented at the Ohio Undergraduate Education: Inspiring Practices for Student Success conference (Capital University), Columbus, OH.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & (2020, February). Implementing strategies to enhance the academic success of transfer students. Session presented at the Great Lakes Regional Student Success Conference (Oakland University), Rochester, MI.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Rivera, M.D., & Cepeda, R., & (2020, January). Reconceptualizing the “First-year experience” to include campus change and transfer students. Session presented at the 2020 Focusing on the First Year Conference (The Ohio State University), Columbus, OH.
  • Jaggars, S.S., & (2019, May). Talking points: Shaping campus perceptions of community college transfers. Presented as part of an American Talent Initiative national webinar for ATI institutions interested in creating a Community College Transfer community of practice
  • Jaggars, S.S., & Whitt, M., & Wilson, C., & Heinkbein, L., & Miller, D., & Rittner, L., & (2019, February). Transferring from community college to four-year college: Student challenges and institutional solutions. Panel at the first annual Ohio Undergraduate Education: Inspiring Practices for Student Success conference (Capital University), Columbus, OH