COTA CONFERENCE 2023

Standing Tall for Transfer Students

February 24, 2023

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Conference Date: February 24, 2023

Location: Harry S. Truman Building, 301 W. High Street, Jefferson City, MO

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Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joe Sallustio

A New Era of Higher Education with Moderator Ross Hawkins

Agenda

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Check-In & Networking Session with COTA – Auditorium

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Convocation – Auditorium

Leroy Wade, Interim Commissioner of MDHEWD

Samantha Dickey – Interim Assistant Commissioner of MDHEWD,

Katelyn Wilson – COTA Chair

Ross Hawkins – COTA Conference Committee Chair

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Keynote Address by Dr. Joe Sallustio
“A New Era of Higher Education”
Auditorium

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Sessions 1 – 3 (choose one)

Session 1: Follow Up with Dr. Sallustio

with Helen Hale and Dr. David Jones

Located in the Auditorium

Session 2: MSU’s Mission Diploma – Not Mission:Impossible

Dr. Kelly Wood, Justin Johns, Ross Hawkins, and Brooke Lockhart

Located in Room 493/494

Session 3: University of Missouri’s Transfer Center

Cecelia Olivares, Katelyn Wilson, Roberto Koch, and Lacey Matthies

Located in Room 400

11:45  – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch & Networking

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Panels 1 – 3 (choose one)

Panel 1: Advising and Orientation

Dr. David Jones, Helen Hale and Katelyn Wilson. Moderated by Ross Hawkins

Located in Room 493/494

Panel 2: Admissions and Articulation

Dr. Robyn Walter and Lacey Matthies. Moderated by Brooke Lockhart

Located in Room 400

Panel 3:  Core 42 & MRT

Alicia Erickson, Roger McMillian, and Roberto Koch. Moderated by Dr. Gavin O’Connor

Located in the Auditorium

1:45 – 1:55 p.m.

Break

1:55 – 2:30 p.m.

HLC Session: Exploring the Shifting Transfer Landscape from the Perspective of an Institutional Accreditor

Dr. Karen Solomon and Jeff Rosen. Moderated by Dr. David Jones

Located in the Auditorium

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Closing Session – Auditorium

Agenda

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Check-In

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Convocation

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Keynote Address from Dr. Joe Sallustio: A New Era of Higher Education

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Sessions 1 – 3 (choose one)

Session 1: Follow Up with Dr. Sallustio

Session 2: Mission Diploma – Not Mission: Impossible

Session 3: MU Transfer Center

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch & Networking

1:00  – 1:45 p.m. 

Panels 1 – 3 (choose one)

Panel 1: Advising & Orientation

Panel 2: Admissions & Articulation

Panel 3:  Core 42 and MRT

1:45 – 1:55 p.m.

Break

1:55 – 2:30 p.m.

HLC Session: Exploring the Shifting Transfer Landscape from the Perspective of an Institutional Accreditor

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Closing