Co-presented with BJ White of St Charles Community College. This presentation was used to review the importance of building strong partnerships to facilitate the transfer of students from 2-year to 4-year institutions of higher education. Presenters then shared ideas on the topic from a 4-year and 2-year perspective.

1. Win-Win NegotiationsHow do you Build & Maintain Transfer Partnerships & Articulation Agreements?
B.J. White
Transfer Services Manager
COTA Conference – Feb 24 2017
Benjamin Howard-Williams
Undergraduate Curriculum & Articulation Specialist

2. Agenda
• Context – National & State Data
• Defining Agreement Types
• UMKC – Ideal vs. Reality
• SCC – Ideal vs. Reality
• Roundtable Discussion
• What is the reality on your campus?
• Processes / Tips / Suggestions?

3. Just 16% of students who start at a
Community College finish a 4-year degree
Nationally: 46%
Missouri: 52%
Students completing 4-year degrees had
previous Community College Enrollment
Students completing 4-year degrees had
previous Community College Enrollment
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Image by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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4. Defining Agreement Types
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Memorandum of Articulation
• Dual Degree Agreement
• Joint Degree Agreement
• Visiting Scholar Agreement

5. At UMKC, Transfer students represent over half our total
incoming undergraduate enrollment each year.
30% from Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
14% from Johnson County Community College

6. • New Partnership Proposal Form
• Standardized Memoranda Templates (MOU/MOA)
• New Partnership Process Checklist
• Who inside UMKC needs to know?
• What current agreements may be impacted?
• Who is responsible for maintaining the agreement?
• Where will copies be maintained?

7. At SCC, 75-80% of each incoming freshman
class intend to transfer.
UMSL
StLCC
Lindenwood
University of Missouri
Missouri State

8. Articulation Agreement Development
Faculty TAO
TAOFaculty
Associate VP
for Academics
SCC
UMKC
Draft Agreement
Developed
Communication
Communication
Communication
Communication
Campus
Constituencies
Provost or
Chancellor
Approval
Approval Approval
Signed Final
Agreement
VP and
President
Signatures
Changes as
needed

9. Articulation Agreement Promotion & Continuation
TAO TAO
Students
Faculty
Advisors
Marketing
Collaborate with
to promote
agreement
TAO Faculty
FacultyTAO
Addendums,
Revisions, or
Termination
Communication
Communication
Communication
Communication
Promotion Continuation

10. Discussion
•What…
•is your process?
•challenges do you face?
•successful strategies do you use?