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Timeline for Foundations of Excellence® Transfer Focus

September 1, 2011 Application period opens
June 30, 2012 Application cut-off dates. Applications are reviewed and spaces awarded on a rolling basis during this period until capacity is reached
June 25, 2012 and July 1, 2012 for Four and Two-Year meetings, respectively Cut-off date for Launch Meeting* room rate at Renaissance Hotel, Asheville, NC
July 25 – 26, 2012 Foundations of Excellence Launch Meeting* for FOUR-year campuses
July 30 – 31, 2012 Foundations of Excellence Launch Meeting* for TWO-year campuses
August 2011 – July 2012 Period of task force study and creation of strategic action plan
September/October 2012 Administration of web-based FoE Faculty/Staff Survey**
November 2012 Administration of FoE New Student Survey**
TDB, 2013 Optional Foundations of Excellence Winter Meeting
June TDB, 2013 Foundations of Excellence Summit Meeting
July 31, 2013 Period of year-long advisory support ends ** Advisory support can be extended upon execution of a new agreement and payment of an additional fee.
July 31, 2013 Access to FoEtec® ends
(FoEtec access can be extended with payment of an additional fee)
*Launch Meeting is optional for former participants in FoE first-year self-study process.**Administration of Faculty/Staff and New Student Surveys is optional for former FoE first-year self-study participants.

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Highlights of the Process:

  • Provides highly cost effective advisory support led by the nation's foremost experts on the transfer process.
  • Revitalizes a campus's approach to the transfer process.
  • Moves the retention conversation to a more intentional focus on educational quality.
  • Is the "what's next" for many campuses that have already made significant efforts to improve the college transfer experience.
  • Links academic and student affairs in a collegial process.
  • Moves away from a piecemeal, silo approach to the transfer process toward an intentional coherent approach.
  • Eliminates costly duplication of programs and efforts.
  • Sets priorities for allocation of precious resources and personnel.