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2025 Transfer Excellence Convening

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education hosted Transfer Champions from institutions across South Carolina for a statewide conversation on improving the student transfer experience in South Carolina on October 8 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Supporting materials for the event remain available below for your convenience.


"The Power of Partnership: Advancing Transfer Through Collaboration"


Event Sessions

Transfer Leadership Council: SC Transfer Wins and Reprioritizing Transfer Goals

Transfer Explorer: Early Successes, Lessons Learned, and What Comes Next

Chris Buonocore, Transfer Explorer Manager, ITHAKA

Emily Tichenor, Senior Program Manager, Ithaka S+R

Transforming Transfer: Building, Expanding, and Sustaining Strategic Pathways Between YTC and Winthrop and Beyond

Amanda James, DBA, MBA, Associate Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions, Winthrop University

John McGill, MS, Assistant Vice President of Academic Pathways, York Technical College

Regional Transfer Collaboration Panel: Models of SC Transfer Partnership Success

Moderated by Rene Sawyer, Greenville Technical College, and Lloyd Willis, Lander University

Participating institutions: 

  • Horry Georgetown Tech & Coastal Carolina University
  • USC Columbia & Midlands Tech
  • Clemson University & Tri-County Tech
  • Francis Marion University & Florence Darlington Tech
  • Lander University & Piedmont Tech
  • Greenville Tech & USC Upstate

Regional Collaboration Stations

Upstate Facilitator: John McGill, Assistant Vice President Academic Pathways, York Technical College

Midlands Facilitator: Trena HoupExecutive Director, Academic Program Planning and Decision Support, University of South Carolina

Low Country / Pee Dee Facilitator:  Amanda Lucas Shores, Director of Transfer Student Advising, Academic Success, and Retention, University of South Carolina

SC Military Credit Mobility for Prior Learning: What’s in Your Policy?

Alfie Mincy, CHE SCNG CAP and Veterans Outreach Program Coordinator

Dr. Karen Woodfaulk, Director, CHE Office of Student Affairs

CCWD Pathways Update

Dr. Jeff Perez, CHE President and Executive Director

The Collaborative Edge: Strategies for Robust Partnerships

Dr. Rosline Sumter, SC Technical College System

Jennifer Black, SC Technical College System

 

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