Sova Solutions is a mission-driven organization focused on improving the quality and accelerating the pace of complex problem solving in the areas of higher education and workforce development. Animated by a core commitment to advancing genuine socioeconomic mobility for more Americans, Sova pursues its mission through distinctive approaches to coalition-building, strategic planning and change management. By applying cross-disciplinary insights and expertise in stakeholder analysis and engagement, community organizing, implementation science, process engineering and deliberative democracy we help our partners take advantage of the untapped insights of the people they depend on to make real, lasting change. And we help leaders working for social change avoid pitfalls as they move from strategy to action, from solution to implementation, and from pilot to scaled intervention.
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The #TacklingTransfer initiative website, curated by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, HCM Strategists, and Sova, contains many actionable #Transfer resources. These resources can help institutions make scalable and measurable improvements in #CommunityCollege transfer, benefiting more learners from low-income backgrounds. Click the link to read more. https://lnkd.in/dH5Y7vQm #AscendiumEP #StreamlineTransitions #CreditMobility #SocialSeries
An Associate of Arts (A.A.) or an Associate of Science (A.S.) —heavy on general education but light on practical skills—often doesn’t prepare students for today’s workforce. In this week's #BeyondTransfer, Bridget Williams Golden shares how the Belmont University - Fast Forward program is helping to rethink how we guide students from education to workforce. By embracing innovative programs that align education with real-world opportunities this program is providing career pathways that lead to sustainable, well-paying jobs in key Tennessee industries. Read more in Inside Higher Ed: https://lnkd.in/gJf8GzFc
Sova's Lara Couturier joined George Railey, Jr. from Alamo Colleges District and David Deggs from the University of Texas at Arlington and a consultant to Educate Texas for a conversation yesterday at the Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference on advancing credit mobility and academic transfer through the Texas Transfer Alliance, hosted by Educate Texas. This statewide, cross-sector collaboration is driving the critical work of ensuring that all students in Texas can transfer high-quality learning into meaningful credentials and degrees, unlocking more equitable pathways to workforce success. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dCssi_i7
Do you know how students, faculty, and staff are using, or not using, the credit mobility tools at your college? Madeline Trimble and Pooja Patel detail Ithaka S+R’s research in this week's #BeyondTransfer highlighting how a diverse group of users is exploring credit transfer with CUNY Transfer Explorer (T-Rex). Read more: https://lnkd.in/eHB2vQ5q
Sova partner Dr. Tia McNair led crucial conversations on equity and racial healing at Pacific University earlier this week. Together, we continue the important work of creating more inclusive environments for all.
A joy to have Tia McNair at Pacific University today to talk equity, racial healing, and building a more inclusive community. Thank you to Pierre Morton for creating space for this conversation.
AACRAO and the nonprofit organization Credential Engine are collaborating to create a more transparent, global credential landscape using linked, open data. By making data from the AACRAO Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE) available in the Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) this pilot project makes select data points machine-readable and consumable by tools to illustrate the value of credentials thus allowing learners, educators, and employers to make better decisions on a global scale. Julia Funaki and Deborah Everhart share more about this global, innovative project in this week's #BeyondTransfer featured in Inside Higher Ed: https://lnkd.in/efg3syqW
"Nationally, the process of transferring credits can saddle learners with significant added costs. To remedy this, some institutions are supporting student success through a broader acceptance of transfer credit and other practices aimed at reducing costs to students. The result has not been a loss of tuition revenue or students who are underprepared for upper-level courses. Rather, by aligning policies with students’ interests, those institutions are reaping the benefits of greater enrollment, retention and completion." Read more from Will Carroll and Meaghan R. in today's #BeyondTransfer blog featured in Inside Higher Ed: https://lnkd.in/epGBfzUf
Should we focus on getting learners across the finish line or should we examine the finish line itself? In this week's #BeyondTransfer, our newest team member, Marty J. Alvarado, takes a hard look at the implications and contributing factors of the industry’s completion agenda. "We’ve been trying to address the credit mobility transfer issue for decades, and while some states or systems do it better than others, the issue of credit mobility is still rooted in holding individuals to the idea of a variety of institutionally defined finish lines—degrees, certificates, etc... In a post-industrial era, we see increased questioning of the purpose of higher education and should likewise evaluate the extent to which it must evolve." Read more in today's Inside Higher Ed: https://lnkd.in/e2HY44JA
This is a call to action for higher education institutions to help us raise the bar. Higher education looks different than it did a few decades ago, and Middle States Commission on Higher Education is working to help institutions navigate new routes for learning and translate these opportunities into improved student learning experiences. In this week's #BeyondTransfer, Bridgette Boody, Amy Moseder, Ed.D., and Heather Perfetti, J.D.,Ed.D. highlight misconceptions and myths around accreditors and transfer policies in order to impact student success. Read this myth-busting blog featured in Inside Higher Ed: https://lnkd.in/eianUR5u
What percentage of transfer students re-enroll after their first semester? How do transfer students’ GPAs change in their first post-transfer semester? What percentage of vertical transfer students graduate within three years? What percentage of transferred credits are accepted and how many credits on average count toward transfer students’ intended majors? How do all these outcomes vary by major? Such metrics, especially when measured across years, offer institutions opportunities to identify areas where progress has been or where improvements could be made. In this week's #BeyondTransfer blog, David Wutchiett and Madeline Trimble share opportunities for progress and improvements through improved data measurement at The City University of New York. Read more in Inside Higher Ed: https://lnkd.in/ePv8DPHc