Transfer student success remains a critical priority for institutions seeking to improve access, equity, persistence, and degree completion. Yet many colleges and universities continue to face challenges in identifying scalable, sustainable solutions to barriers within the transfer student journey. This interactive pre-conference workshop introduces participants to improvement science methodology as a practical framework for addressing complex enrollment management and student mobility challenges.

Through a combination of presentation, discussion, and applied activities, participants will explore the foundational principles of improvement science, including problem definition, process mapping, rapid-cycle testing, and continuous improvement practices. The workshop will also highlight key insights, strategies, and measurable outcomes from AACRAO’s Learning Mobility Challenge, showcasing how institutions used data-informed testing and cross-functional collaboration to improve transfer pathways and student success outcomes. Attendees will leave with actionable tools, examples, and implementation strategies they can adapt to their own institutional contexts to strengthen transfer student experiences and support more equitable learning mobility outcomes.

While this workshop is open to individual participants, it’s strongly encouraged to bring two or more staff members who serve different parts of the transfer student process (i.e. admissions, advising, registrar, transcript evaluation).

Presenter(s):

Holly Pflum
NASH Center for Postsecondary Improvement
Juliette Price
NASH Center for Postsecondary Improvement

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