The Transition Symposium is a two-day virtual professional development opportunity for higher education professionals dedicated to supporting and enhancing student transition programs and initiatives.
The symposium will include keynote presentations, educational breakout sessions, and networking opportunities, all of which will equip participants with innovative practices, emerging trends, and actionable insights to support diverse student populations during pivotal transitions.
Whether you work with transfer students, first-year programs, or special populations, the symposium will provide the tools and connections to drive meaningful impact in your institution.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By participating in the Transition Symposium, attendees will:
- Deepen their understanding of the student transition process and its impact on belonging, retention, and success.
- Develop a deeper understanding of the unique needs and challenges faced by transfer students
- Explore evidence-based practices and innovative approaches to support special populations, including first-generation, out-of-state, commuter, and historically underrepresented students, during key educational transitions.
- Engage in collaborative discussions and networking with professionals dedicated to orientation, transition, and retention (OTR) within higher education.
- Expand their knowledge of trends and leading practices that extend beyond orientation to encompass the holistic transition experience.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Please review NODA's cancellation policy prior to registering for this symposium
SCHEDULE:
February 26, 2025
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Keynote Address (1-1:50 pm CT)
- Unpacking the Transfer Playbook: Strengthening Community College Pathways to Bachelor’s Completion
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Educational Sessions (2-2:50 pm CT)
- Starting from the Middle: How Middle-Year Student Experiences Can Inform Transition Programs
- Shock the Start: Enhancing Student Success & Transition Through Pre-Season Programs
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Program Highlights (3-4 pm CT)
- A Transfer's First Tradition: Highlights of a Transfer Extended Orientation Program
- Transformative Journeys: Enhancing First-Time College Student Success Through Mentoring
- Reboot and Rebrand your Academic Recovery Model
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February 27, 2025
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Panel Discussion (1-1:50 pm CT)
- Holistic Strategies to Support Student Transitions
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Educational Sessions (2-2:50 pm CT)
- Best Practices & How to Engage Your Students During Transitions and Beyond!
- Amplifying Adult Learner Success Through a Differentiated Student Transition Strategy
- Creating an Orientation Hype Video: It Gets the People Going!
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Facilitated Roundtable Discussions (3-4 pm CT)
- Rethinking Student Mental Health During Transitions: From Crisis to Resilience
- Let's Talk! Transfer Student Orientation
- Seamless Transitions: Enhancing Success Through Transfer Extended Orientation
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Member Rates:
- Early Bird Registration: $165 (ends January 23, 2025)
- Regular Registration: $190 (ends February 13, 2025)
- Late Registration: $240 (ends February 20, 2025)
Non-member Rates:
- Early Bird Registration: $345 (ends January 23, 2025)
- Regular Registration: $370 (ends February 13, 2025)
- Late Registration: $420 (ends February 20, 2025)
NODA EXCELLENCE FUND:
Scholarships for this symposium and other NODA educational opportunities are available through the NODA Excellence Fund.
The call for session proposals has closed.
The 2025 Transition Symposium will include opportunities for participants to share their work in supporting student transitions. Proposals should reflect innovative practices, evidence-based strategies, or impactful experiences in one or more of the following areas:
- Transfer Student Success: Strategies and programs designed to onboard and retain transfer students, including fostering their sense of belonging and integrating them into the institution.
- Inclusive Practices: Approaches for addressing the unique needs of first-generation, out-of-state, historically underrepresented, and commuter students.
- Research and Leading Practices: Showcasing case studies, benchmarking, and examples of effective programs from diverse institutions.
- Collaborative Approaches: Building partnerships across departments or institutions to enhance the transition experience.
- Emerging Trends: Highlighting new challenges, research, or practices related to transition in higher education.
For the 2025 Symposium, we are offering three distinct session formats to meet varied needs and interests of our participants:
- 50-minute Educational Sessions: These sessions should focus on providing actionable insights and evidence-based strategies relevant to student transition programs and initiatives and should include interactive elements such as Q&As, discussions, or activities.
- 20-minute Program Highlights: These sessions should showcase specific programs, initiatives, or case studies that support student transitions and provide an overview of program goals, implementation, outcomes, and key data.
- 1-Hour Facilitated Roundtable Discussion: These interactive sessions should focus on a specific student population (e.g. transfer, first-generation, out of state, historically, underrepresented, commuter, etc.) and provide a collaborative space to discuss challenges, strategies, and insights related to specific student populations. The facilitator will prepare questions or topics to guide the discussion and encourage peer-to-peer learning.