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MI-litary Equivalency ProjectMilitary Credit Mapping Summit
September 26, 2017
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Welcome & Introductions
Dr. Julie LavenderVP Instructional Services Kirtland Community College CMVE Academic Credit Chair
Setting the Stage
Katie GiardelloDirector, Veteran & Transfer InitiativesMI Center for Student SuccessMI Community College Assoc.
With gratitude to CMVE’s sponsors and collaborative partners in this work!
Where We’ve Been - Collaborative Transfer Initiatives in MI
MACRAO Transfer Agreement (1972) MTA (2014)
Michigan Transfer Network (2006/2007) FY18 one-time
appropriation funding for 3-year project
CWID/Reverse Transfer
Right Math at the Right Time – Math Pathways
Transfer Steering Committee
Statewide Associate to Baccalaureate Transfer Pathways
MI-litary Equivalency Project
MI-litary Equivalency Project Goals
1.
Build institutional capacity to establish direct transfer equivalencies for ACE credit recommendations on JST.
2.
Support institutions in articulating military experience to general education requirements and building equivalencies for specific Military Occupational Specialties (MOSs).
3.Showcase developed equivalencies in transfer databases.
Community of Practice
Cross-Institutional Dialogue
Resource-sharingBest practices, lessons learned
Interdepartmental Engagement
Subject Matter Expertise
MI-litary Equivalency Project: Next Steps (June review)
Step 1: Determine
Priority Areas
Step 2: Set specific goals and
determine measurable milestones
Step 3: Build and Develop Campus
Coalitions
Step 4: Consider Workflow Processes
Step 5: Build communication
strategies for key stakeholders
Steps 6-8: Implement,
Evaluate, Adapt
MEP Landscape Assessment Survey
Where We’re Going - Next Steps for the
MI-litary Equivalency Project
Continued campus-level support for equivalency building
Technical assistance for considering military equivalencies in transfer
databases, institutionally and statewide
Ongoing consultation with faculty discipline groups with interest in
multi-institutional collaborative projects to ensure credit reciprocity
for military credit awards
Continued participation with MHEC’s Multi-State Collaborative on
Military Credit (MCMC)
MCMC Overview
Sara AppelMCMC Project CoordinatorMidwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)
An Introduction to the Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit
September 26, 2017
Special Thanks
1
Mission
• The Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit (MCMC) mission can be summarized as:
– facilitate an interstate partnership of 13 states and
– translate competencies acquired by veterans through military training and occupational experience toward college credentials.
2
Vision
• Maximizing ways for military connected students to transition to college and onward to the civilian workforce
• Creating models for consistent, transparent, and the effective awarding credit for military training and experience
• Establishing strong partnerships with peer institutions and organizations
3
History
• 2012 – Indiana and Ohio had been communicating quite a bit
• 2013 – Held the first in-person meeting– Added Illinois and Minnesota to the Executive Committee
• 2014 – Began regular conference calls of Executive Committee; approached MHEC to partner and be the fiscal agent
• 2014 – Received grant funding from Lumina Foundation ($900,000 over 3 years)
• 2015 – Received grant funding from USA Funds ($200,000 over one year)
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Governing Structure
5
Implementation Strategy:Four Work Groups
• Articulation of Academic Credit
• Communication and Outreach
• Data, Systems, and Technology
• Licensure and Certification
6
Collaborative Relationships
• American Council on Education
• Army University
• Association for Institutional Research
• Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
• Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges
• Solutions for Information Design
• Student Veterans of America
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Successes to Date
• Met with representatives at the Pentagon for access to data
• Presented at major national conferences, as well as other meetings, and appeared in numerous publications across the United States.
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Successes to Date
• Eleven states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin have developed a mechanism by which the persistence and graduation rate of servicemembers can be tracked over time.
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Successes to Date
• Five states: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin have three or more state licensing boards that are willing to accept military training and experience as a way to accelerate progress toward earning a license or certificate.
10
Successes to Date
• Sent 15 healthcare faculty to the Medical Education and Training Campus at Ft. Sam Houston
• Invited to roundtable discussions held by the American Legion on credentialing and by Student Veterans of America on the Forever GI Bill
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Challenges
• Access to data and additional information to help articulate courses
• One definition for the term “veteran”
• Limited resources to make a greater impact
• Increase faculty awareness of how military experiences, courses, and instruction are evaluated
• Training for faculty and staff
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Thank You
• Sara Appel, Project CoordinatorMulti-State Collaborative on Military CreditMidwestern Higher Education CompactP: 765.586.6512E: saraa@mhec.orgW: http://www.mhec.org/
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15 Minute Break
As seen at Fort Jackson U.S. Army Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina
ACE Translation Exercise
Breakout Sessions
METC Campus OverviewCapitol I
ACE Deep DiveCapitol II
CO
OK
IE BR
EAK
Institutional Credit Mapping Exercise
HealthcareCapitol I
Other DisciplinesCapitol II
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Debrief & Closing Comments
Join us for a networking reception from 4-6PM
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