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Connect, Reflect, Learn: A Framework to Unite and Guide Professionals Working to Advance Two- to Four-Year STEM Transfer Students across Public Higher Education Systems in Wisconsin

Saturday, November 5, 2022

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Location: Potomac I&II

Co-Presenter(s)

Janet L. Branchaw (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Kevin Mirus (he/him/his)

Dean
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Cara H. Theisen (she/her/hers)

Program Director
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Amanda Butz

Evaluation Director
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Program Abstract: The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s HHMI Inclusive Excellence project aims to increase the number and diversity of students graduating with STEM bachelor’s degrees in the state of Wisconsin by removing barriers and developing policies and practices that support transfer between the state’s two- and four-year public institutions. We are testing an innovative approach to making connections and facilitating collaboration between the two-year Wisconsin Technical Colleges System and four-year University of Wisconsin System institutions, as well as between institutions within the systems. Using research on factors that contribute to transfer student success and input from our partners, we developed a novel framework of shared values, goals, and priorities to guide the project. The framework was the basis of a proposal template that two- and four-year institutions used to develop collaborative mini-projects, and the framework is being used to synthesize evaluation data being collected to measure the impact of the projects.