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The Case for Collaboration: Approaches and Benefits of Credit Transfer Iniaves Across Diverse Instuons, Sectors, and Jurisdicons PCCAT Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions & Transfer Sponsored by: 2016 PCCAT Conference Wednesday, June 22 and Thursday, June 23, 2016 Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC (Hosted in conjuncon with the Associaon of Registrars of the Universies and Colleges of Canada - ARUCC)

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The Case for Collaboration:Approaches and Benefits of Credit Transfer Initiatives Across Diverse Institutions, Sectors, and Jurisdictions

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Sponsored by:

2016 PCCAT ConferenceWednesday, June 22 and Thursday, June 23, 2016 Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC (Hosted in conjunction with the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada - ARUCC)

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Philip BélangerChair, Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer

As Chair of PCCAT, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 PCCAT annual conference. This marks our third year of success as a non-for-profit organization, since officially incorporating in 2013. Creating transfer pathways is an important way to improve accessibility to post-secondary education, allowing students to access a variety of post-secondary experiences without having to repeat prior relevant learning. We have a very energizing program before us that I trust will spark discussions to facilitate student mobility within and among provinces and territories in Canada. This is an exciting time to explore opportunities for collective endeavours, with innovative ways to impact the future. Things are often said, but as Shakespeare once wrote, ‘’nothing is till you make it so’’.

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En tant que président du CPCAT, c’est mon grand plaisir de vous accueillir au congrès annuel du CPCAT 2016. Ceci est notre troisième année de succès en tant que organisation à but non lucratif, depuis être officiellement incorporé en 2013. Créer des voies de transfert est un moyen important pour améliorer l’accessibilité aux études postsecondaires, permettant aux étudiants d’accéder à une variété d’expériences de niveau postsecondaire sans avoir à répéter d’apprentissage pertinentes antérieur. Nous avons un programme très énergisant devant nous que j’ai confiance suscitera des discussions visant à faciliter la mobilité étudiante au sein et entre les provinces et territoires du Canada. Il s’agit d’une période excitante pour explorer les possibilités de projets collectifs, avec des moyens novateurs d’influencer l’avenir. Ce qui est dit est une chose, mais comme Shakespeare écrivit un jour: « rien n’est jusqu’à ce que vous le faite’’.

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Wednesday, June 22, 20167:30 am REGISTRATION (Open all day) JUNIOR FOYER

7:30 am BREAKFAST (PCCAT/ARUCC) GRAND BALLROOM

9:00-10:30 am PCCAT WELCOME & KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Plenary) GRAND BALLROOM

10:30-11:00 am BREAK JUNIOR FOYER

11:00-12:00 noon PCCAT/ARUCC CONCURRENT SESSIONS JUNIOR BALLROOM C / ORCA

12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH PAVILION AB

1:00-2:00 pm PCCAT CONCURRENT SESSIONS A JUNIOR BALLROOM AB & CD / PARKSVILLE

2:15-3:15 pm PCCAT CONCURRENT SESSIONS B JUNIOR BALLROOM AB & CD / PARKSVILLE

3:15-3:45 pm BREAK JUNIOR FOYER

3:45-4:45 pm PROVINCIAL PANEL JUNIOR BALLROOM C&D

5:00 pm RECEPTION PAVILION FOYER

6:30pm DINNER see p. 20 for recommendations

Thursday, June 23, 2016

7:30 am REGISTRATION (re-opens) JUNIOR FOYER

7:30 am BREAKFAST PAVILION AB

9:00-10:30 am PCCAT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & ELECTIONS JUNIOR BALLROOM C&D

10:30-11:00 am BREAK JUNIOR FOYER

11:00-12:00 noon PCCAT CONCURRENT SESSIONS C JUNIOR BALLROOM AB & CD / PARKSVILLE

12:00-1:00pm LUNCH PAVILION AB

1:00-2:00 pm PCCAT CONCURRENT SESSIONS D JUNIOR BALLROOM AB & CD / PARKSVILLE

2:15-3:15 pm RESEARCH PANEL JUNIOR BALLROOM C&D

3:15-3:30 pm CLOSING REMARKS JUNIOR BALLROOM C&D

FYI:• A floor map showing all Conference room locations is available on p. 22 of this program.• A list of restaurant recommendations is provided on p. 20.• For those who are interested, there will be copies of the attendee list available at the registration table.• For reference, please note the following acronyms used in this program:

CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

ACAT Alberta Council on Admissions and TransferASTTBC Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of BCBCCAT BC Council on Admissions and TransferBCPLAN BC Prior Learning Action NetworkCAPLA Canadian Association for Prior Learning AssessmentNBCAT Council on Articulations and Transfer New Brunswick (CATNB)ONCAT Ontario Council on Admissions and Transfers

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Wednesday, June 22, 20167:00 am REGISTRATION Open All Day JUNIOR FOYER

7:30 am BREAKFAST GRAND BALLROOM

9:00 am ARUCC CLOSING REMARKS & PCCAT WELCOME GRAND BALLROOMAndrew Arida, ARUCC President, and Director, Undergraduate Admissions, University of British Columbia Philip Belanger, PCCAT Chair, and Executive Director, New Brunswick Council on Articulations and Transfer

KEYNOTE ADDRESS GRAND BALLROOMWilla Black, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility, Cisco Canada, and recipient of the 2015 Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations. (Willa will be speaking to an education initiative designed to engage aboriginal students in remote areas of the country.)

10:30 am BREAK JUNIOR FOYER

11:00 am ~ PCCAT/ARUCC CONCURRENT SESSIONS ~

• Groningen 101 JUNIOR BALLROOM CAndrew Arida - Associate Registrar & Director, Student Recruitment and Undergraduate Admissions, The University of British Columbia & President, ARUCC. Kathleen Massey - University Registrar and Executive Director, McGill University & Chair, Groningen Declaration Task Force, ARUCC

So you keep hearing about it over and over again…. but what exactly is the “Groningen Declaration”? The global initiative that has emerged from the declaration and its network of supporters is quickly mobilizing to explore more and better ways to move electronic student academic data internationally. It doesn’t take a crystal ball to know that sometime in the future, post-secondary institutions will be exchanging student data in electronic format; the question is how and when do we get there? Canada, with its strong existing foundation of data exchange practices, is well-positioned to participate in this global movement. There is currently a great deal of work happening in Canada via ARUCC, and through similar organizations round the world to make this happen. This session will provide an introduction to the Groningen Declaration, what the global movement looks like, and how Canadian institutions have been mobilizing to bring about the mechanisms required to send and receive electronic student data.

• Readying for the Next Phase of the ARUCC/PCCAT Transcript and Transfer Guide ORCAFacilitator: Joanne Duklas, Primary Investigator and Project Lead, ARUCC PCCAT National Transcript and Transfer Credit Project; Researcher and Consultant, Duklas Cornerstone Consulting

Join this walk–through of the new online, national resource – guide.pccat.arucc.ca – and participate in a facilitated conversation to shape the next phase. The new Guide Working Group begins its mandate with the ARUCC PCCAT biennial conference. With the announcement of the inaugural members comes the opportunity to explore emerging needs and share thoughts on next steps with the new leadership team.

The Guide is a first for Canada and provides resources, tools and best practice supports for postsecondary institutions and allied organizations that are seeking to enhance student mobility. Resulting from a multi–year research and consultation process, the Guide offers more than 500 transcript standards and transfer-related terms, definitions, search tools, links to scholarly research, and best practice guidelines, including research on how to create a competency-based credential. It also contains information on provincial and international jurisdictions to help the postsecondary community develop transfer- and transcript-related policies and protocols. (cont’d on next page)

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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The national research project and the Guide were funded by two national associations (Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada, Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer) and seven provincial associations (Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT), Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), the Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT), the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT), Campus Manitoba, the Council on Articulations and Transfer of New Brunswick (CATNB), and the Saskatchewan Credit Transfer and Learner Pathways Committee).

12:00 noon LUNCH PAVILION AB

1:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS A

• Pathways without Provincial Borders: The MOU between Queen’s University and Langara College JUNIOR BALLROOM A/BIan Humphreys, Provost and Vice-President, Academic and Students, Langara College Susan Blake, Assistant Dean (Studies), Faculty of Arts and Science, Queen’s University

Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario) and Langara College (Vancouver, British Columbia) have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at facilitating the transfer of Langara College students who have completed the two-year Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees into the third year of studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s to complete a further two years of study and graduate with a Bachelor of Arts or Science (Honours) degree. In the first part of the presentation we will look at the different steps of developing a pathway between an Ontario university and a British Columbia college. In the second part, we will consider the implementation of the project, that includes the development of a streamlined program-specific application and admission procedure, the creation of a comprehensive marketing and communication plan to introduce Langara students to Queen’s University, and the leveraging of the functionality of the PeopleSoft student information system to facilitate an efficient and transparent admission and transfer credit assessment process.

• New Developments in Quality Assurance for the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in Canada JUNIOR BALLROOM C/DPatrick Donahoe, Dean, Faculty of Academic & Career Advancement, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA) Charles Joyner, Registrar, Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of BC (ASTTBC), and Board Chair, BC Prior Learning Action Network (BCPLAN)

The purpose of this session is to introduce participants to THE MANUAL, published by the Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA) in November 2015. With a strong focus on quality assurance, The Manual provides a basic framework for the development and implementation of RPL. Organizations and Institutions can use it to: review current RPL practices and policies, identify potential areas for improvement or development, embed RPL principals into existing programs and services, and enhance the professional development of RPL practitioners. The presenters will focus on the Nine Guiding Principles for Quality RPL Practice in Canada, and engage participants in a dialogue around implementation and staff PD issues. The Manual also includes three Self-Audit Checklists (for Principles, Quality, and Systems), and a Quality Procedures Checklist. These will be available for viewing and discussion.

• Examining Discipline Specific Characteristics and Use of Transfer Agreements: The Case of Business PARKSVILLEFiona McQuarrie, Associate Professor, Organizational Studies, School of Business, University of the Fraser Valley, Alex Kondra, Associate Professor, Organizational Theory, Faculty of Business, Athabasca University

The characteristics and use of transfer credit agreements are often collectively analyzed across time, across types of institutions, or across types of agreements. However, macro-level analyses may not identify issues related to transfer agreements within specific academic disciplines – issues which may affect the flexibility of those agreements. For example, issues surrounding accreditation, stale-dating, and block transfer issues may create barriers to transfer credit. We present an analysis of business-related transfer agreements in the BC Transfer System to demonstrate how a discipline-specific review can highlight transfer-related issues that might otherwise go unrecognized.

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2:15 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS B

• From Provincial Policy to Provincial Collaboration in Dual Credit JUNIOR BALLROOM C/DJohn FitzGibbon, Director, Transfer & Articulation, BC Council on Admissions and Transfer Ann Marie Lyseng, Senior Manager, Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer

Dual credit is widely used across the country to enable high-achieving, career-oriented, and at-risk students gain credit towards post-secondary credits. Each province has adopted different ways of maximizing this successful transitional activity. This session will showcase policies, current practice, and challenges in Alberta and BC. The panel will discuss how the provinces have worked together to highlight each other’s work in Dual Credit to build a collaborative approach to this important transitional activity.

• Cross-Jurisdictional Transfer Agreements: Private to Public PARKSVILLE

Alisa Webb, Associate Dean of Students in the College of Arts and Associate Professor of History, University of the Fraser Valley

While BC has a well-established system for transfer and articulation between public and recognized institutions, transfer across jurisdictions presents challenges. Using a transfer agreement between the University of the Fraser Valley and Columbia Bible College as an example, I explore how a blended approach to transfer, which includes outcomes-based assessment, can overcome some of these challenges and ensure that student learning is recognized.

• From Application and Beyond: Tracking Aspirations and Motivations for Transfer of Ontario’s University and College Applicants JUNIOR BALLROOM A/B

Rod Skinkle, President & CEO, Centre for Research in Student Mobility - Seneca College Ursula McCloy, Research Project Manager, Centre for Research in Student Mobility - Seneca College

Building the best possible articulation and transfer environment requires an understanding of incoming student cohorts’ educational goals and plans. For example, what proportion of incoming college students aspire to go on to a university degree? Might this group differ in any meaningful ways from students who plan to enter the workforce directly after completing college? The project involves two phases. The first phase includes creating a comprehensive profile of the following two groups: 1) Ontario college applicants who plan to transfer to university, 2) Ontario university applicants who are transferring from college. The data and analysis will be based on Academica’s proprietary University and College Applicant Survey (UCASTM). This data source includes over 150, 000 survey respondents that completed the UCASTM between 2010 and 2015. Our presentation will examine and report comprehensive applicant profiles including extensive demographic data (e.g. age, gender, household income, and ethnicity) as well as applicant PSE aspirations, institutional selection criteria and key decision factors. Preliminary results show that 41% of college applicants had plans to attain a credential higher than a diploma, and 7.4% of university applicants indicated they had previously attended college. The second phase involves a new survey to be developed by the project team, to track outcomes and the experiences of those who aspired to transfer as well as those who transferred from college to a degree.

3:15 pm BREAK JUNIOR FOYER

3:45 pm PCCAT NATIONAL CAT PANEL UPDATE: JUNIOR BALLROOM C&D Pan-Canadian Collaboration on Student Transfer and Mobility

• Philip Belanger, Executive Director, Council on Articulations and Transfer of New Brunswick (CATNB)• Glenn Craney, Executive Director of the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT)• Robin Fisher, Chair, Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT)• Robert Fleming, Executive Director & Co-Chair, BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT)• Alison Pickrell, Chair, Saskatchewan Credit Transfer & Learner Mobility Project Working Group

(and Director of Enrolment & Student Affairs, University of Saskatchewan)• Dave Neale, Executive Director, Campus Manitoba

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7:30 am REGISTRATION RE-OPENS JUNIOR FOYER

7:30 am BREAKFAST PAVILION AB

9:00 am PCCAT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & ELECTIONS JUNIOR BALLROM C&DAgenda and related materials provided on pp. 16-19 of this program.

10:30 am BREAK JUNIOR FOYER

11:00 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS C

• From Many Paths: Findings from the York University Excess Credits Study JUNIOR BALLROOM A/B

Julie Parna, Director, Strategic Academic Initiatives, York University.

The issue of “excess credits”, particularly those accumulated by transfer students compared to non-transfer students, has become a topic of concern for students, policy makers and transfer advisors/student services personnel. To support student’s timely completion of degrees and full participation in the workforce, the accumulation of excess credits and/or duplication of prior learning should be minimized. This presentation shares findings from an ONCAT funded research study (2015) conducted by York University on excess credits among transfer and non-transfer student populations. Given York University’s significant provincial share of transfer students, various transfer options available to students and collaborations with community colleges, this research provides an important lens into student access and mobility patterns within or across institutions. The presentation will summarize research on excess credits across jurisdictions and explore factors related to transfer student success. The presentation will also share key findings from a case study conducted at York University which included in depth review of York’s institutional and registrarial data examining student mobility patterns and student success outcomes involving a broad range of undergraduate degree programs over a five year period.

• Interact with Alberta’s New Transfer System JUNIOR BALLROOM C/D

Ann Marie Lyseng Senior Manager for the Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT) Secretariat and Learner Pathways within Alberta Innovation and Advanced Education.

This session will share new technology, tools, and supports for Alberta’s Transfer System. These supports were developed as a part of the Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer’s (ACAT’s) Learner Pathways Modernization Initiative (LPMI), with the guidance of Alberta stakeholder working groups, and in collaboration with other provinces, including Manitoba, BC, and Ontario. Participants are asked to bring a device (e.g., mobile phone, tablet, laptop) to the session for an interactive tour of the new supports. This will include interaction with the updated Transfer Alberta website, transfer agreement search tool and mobile app, and highlights for institutions regarding the new data warehouse, including uploading/downloading transfer agreements and decisions, admissions requirements, high school equivalency admissions information, and other pathways information in future phases (e.g., dual credit, PLAR, linkages to other organizations). Institutions from outside of Alberta can also share transfer agreements they have with Alberta transfer system members as receivers in Alberta’s system, and/or request membership in Alberta’s system if they meet membership criteria. Come engage in Alberta’s new transfer system tools, information, and supports and discuss next steps for Phases 3 and 4 of the LPMI, including interprovincial linkages.

5:00 pm RECEPTION PAVILION FOYER

6:30 pm DINNER (NOTE: Restaurant recommendations are provided on p. 20 of this program.)

Thursday, June 23, 2016

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• Supporting Student Mobility through Transfer MB PARKSVILLEKim Grenier Mintenko, Associate Director, Campus MB

An increasing number of students engage in post-secondary learning in a non-sequential manner and this has led to a demand for greater flexibility in course delivery and greater mobility between programs and institutions. In collaboration with the Manitoba public post-secondary institutions, Transfer MB was launched in the Spring to create a more transparent system for credit transfer. In this session, we will introduce Transfer MB and discuss how students and post-secondary institutions can navigate the education system.

12:00 pm LUNCH PAVILION AB

1:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS D

• International Student Mobility in Ontario Colleges JUNIOR BALLROOM A/BHenry Decock, Associate Vice-President, Academic Partnerships, Seneca College Mitchell Steffler, Research Analyst, Centre for Research in Student Mobility - Seneca College

Enrolment of international students in Ontario Colleges have almost tripled in the last five years, from 9861 students in 2009-10 to 27,513 in 2014-15. However, little is known about them, particularly their education pathways before college entry and after college graduation. This presentation is an examination of international students at Ontario Colleges compared to domestic students as it pertains to student mobility. The comparison will examine the demographic characteristics, previous credentials and program choice of students as well as the educational destination of graduates utilizing two provincial surveys. International students represent 10.4% (51,213) of the total 492,486 respondents in the Student Satisfaction survey in the four year period from 2011-12 to 2014-15; and they represent 9.3% (55,730) of the total 596,740 graduates in the Graduate Satisfaction survey from 2007 to 2014. Among the early results, we find that 39.8% of international students report having a university degree compared to 10.2% of domestic students. And, while the number of international students continues to rise in the college system, the percentage of those who transfer to a university has been declining. In 2006-07, 8.8% of international graduates transferred to university within 6 months, at a similar rate as non-international graduates. However, by 2014, the transfer rate for international graduates dropped to only 2%, far lower than the rate for non-international students.

• Indigenous Educational Pathways: Engaging with Stakeholders to Explore Access, Mobility and Persistence in the BC Public Post-Secondary System JUNIOR BALLROOM C/DStephanie McKeown, Director, Planning and Institutional Research, University of British Columbia – Okanagan (UBC-O) Kendra Mack, Research Analyst, Okanagan Planning and Institutional Research, UBC-O Adrienne Vedan, Director, Aboriginal Programs and Services, UBC-O Sarah Jacknife, Student Research Assistant, UBC-O Cody Tolmie, Student Research Assistant, UBC-O

In British Columbia, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Training’s (AVED) “2020 Vision for the Future” states that improved access to post-secondary education for indigenous peoples is critical to our success. Although there are more indigenous students participating in post-secondary education in BC than ever before, the number of indigenous students earning a credential is lower when compared with non-indigenous students. If our provincial goal is to provide an integrated, relevant, and effective postsecondary education system for indigenous learners, it is important to understand how our institutions in BC are working to improve levels of postsecondary participation and success for indigenous students, and what information sources are used to examine our achievement of this goal. With this in mind, we conducted a comprehensive literature review and held over 23 telephone interviews with representatives from 20+ BC public post-secondary institutions. In addition, we used the information collected from these interviews to inform conversations with other stakeholders in the province, such as indigenous researchers and educators, to further enrich our understanding. The results of our study have the potential to greatly enhance our knowledge of existing structures and practices, and their interconnectedness, concerning postsecondary indigenous student access, mobility and persistence in BC.

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• Residency, Student Success and Academic Integrity PARKSVILLE

This session will be presented on behalf of the co-chairs of the Working Group, Mike Sekulic, University Registrar and Dr. Bob Graves, School of Business, at MacEwan University and the consultant hired to provide research support for the project, Joanne Duklas of Duklas Cornerstone Consulting.

MacEwan University recently examined the state of academic residency requirements across Canada as part of a process of reconsidering its own policies and practices. Guided by a commitment to student success as part of eight core institutional pillars, three were in particular focus for this work: excellence in education, putting learners first, and student engaged research. Led by MacEwan’s Academic Planning and Priorities Committee, a pan-institutional residency working group with membership from faculty, students, and administration, was struck to examine the intricacies of the issue. Join this session to learn about the findings from a national study and hear how one institution engaged in student focused, evidence based research to achieve the appropriate marrying of supporting student success and mobility and maintaining institutional academic integrity.

2:15 pm INTER-PROVINCIAL STUDENT MOBILITY - Research and Opportunies for Collaboration JUNIOR BALLROOM C&DRobin Fisher, Chair, and Ann Marie Lyseng, Senior Manager, Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT) Robert Adamoski, Director, Admissions and Research, and Anna Tikina, Research Officer, BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) Glenn Craney, founding Executive Director, Ontario Council on Admissions and Transfer (ONCAT)

Many provinces have been involved with collecting data on student mobility within their jurisdiction. These data have established key mobility pathways within provinces, and in some cases, the success of mobile students in their subsequent institution. The panel will begin with a summary of key research initiatives in each of the three participating provinces, focusing on findings and methodology employed, and allowing the participants and the audience to share research strategies. The panel will close with a discussion of opportunities to develop collaborative research involving more than one jurisdiction, and the benefits likely to flow from such a collaboration.

3:15 pm CLOSING REMARKS JUNIOR BALLROOM C&DPhilip Belanger, PCCAT Chair, and Executive Director, Council on Articulations and Transfer of New Brunswick (CATNB)

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

2016 PCCAT CONFERENCE - KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Willa Black, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs - Cisco, Canada

As Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and CSR for Cisco Canada, Willa Black is responsible for strategies to drive Cisco’s brand relevance and transformational impact. She leads CSR programming with a focus on Education and Healthcare, building strategic partnerships and reinforcing the company’s commitment to social innovation working with governments, non-governmental organizations, and communities across Canada.

Named one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence for 2011, the Federated Press Canadian Woman Leader of the Year for 2015, and the recipient of the 2015 Canadian Aboriginal Business Council’s Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations, Black has held Marketing and CSR leadership roles at Cisco Canada since joining in 1999. She has developed and led award-winning programming including the “25 Transformational Canadians” campaign to mark Cisco’s 25th anniversary, in partnership with CTV and The Globe and Mail; and the One Million Acts of Green campaign in partnership with the CBC. Thousands of Canadians participated in this national challenge to drive personal commitment towards environmental sustainability, logging in excess of 1.8 million “green acts” and saving 105, 695, 538 kgs of Green House Gas emissions.

In 2014, Black led the development and launch of Connected North, a ground-breaking virtual program showcasing innovations in the field of learning with the aim to reduce Aboriginal drop-out rates. The program connects students and classrooms in under-served, remote Aboriginal communities with students in Canada’s south via Cisco Telepresence Technology driving cultural exchange and mentoring. Connected North also provides real time Experts-on-Demand in the classroom, virtual fieldtrips and teacher training and support via high definition video. After the success of the pilot in Aqsarniit Middle School in Iqaluit, Connected North is now scaling across Nunavut, the NWT, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Black also led the virtual program delivery of Youth Tele-Psychiatry services now operating in ten communities across Nunavut, in partnership with the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children and the RBC Foundation

A 30-year veteran of the public relations and marketing industry, Black began her career at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising in Toronto. This was followed by 14 years at Royal Trust/Royal Bank where she was Director, Public Affairs for the Wealth Management division, RBC.

Black sits on the boards of the Canadian Club, the Toronto Civic Action Steering Committee, the Board of Trustees for the Gordon Foundation, the Advisory Board for CityWorks/Evergreen Brickworks and was a Founding Member of the Children’s Book Bank in Regent Park. She has also participated in many IT industry initiatives including the Canadian e-Business Initiative, the Information Technology Association of Canada InGenious Awards Steering Committee and is a frequent speaker at various industry and association events.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Williams College in Massachusetts, USA. A resident of Toronto, Willa is married and a mother of three.

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SPEAKER BIOS

Robert Adamoski, Director, Research and Admission, BCCAT. Robert supports BCCAT’s Research and Admissions committees. He chairs BC’s Student Transitions Project, an information sharing project that studies student transitions between BC’s K-12 and post-secondary sectors, and student mobility within BC public post-secondary institutions.

Andrew Arida is Associate Registrar & Director, Student Recruitment and Undergraduate Admissions, The University of British Columbia & President, ARUCC.

Susan Blake is the Assistant Dean (Studies) in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University. She formulates strategy for the maintenance and development of undergraduate programs in the Faculty, aligned with the academic mission of the University. She develops and implements short and long-term plans and policies for the Faculty and has overall responsibility for the effective delivery of academic services to Arts and Science students. Ms Blake manages the work of the Faculty Curriculum Committee and has over 15 years’ experience working with the Departments and Schools in the Faculty of Arts and Science to develop curriculum at the course, program, and degree level. She has expertise in the application of policies and regulations that govern degree completion, including transfer credit and dual/second degree programs. She has been directly involved in setting up collaborative degree requirements with other post-secondary institutions and has liaised with the Office of the University Registrar to ensure accurate academic record-keeping and degree audits for these programs.

Henry Decock is the Associate VP, Academic Partnerships at Seneca, and is responsible for the Centre for Research in Student Mobility and the Degree and Credit Transfer Office. He holds a BA in Sociology and Politics from the University of Western Ontario, an MA in Sociology from York University and a PhD in Higher Education from OISE/University of Toronto. Patrick Donahoe, is Dean, Faculty of Academic & Career Advancement, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), and Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA).

Joanne Duklas holds a Master in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, is a former assistant vice president and registrar, and has held executive positions in provincial and national boards and associations across Canada including as president and past president of the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of

Canada (ARUCC). She was also the primary investigator and lead author of the national ARUCC PCCAT Transcript and Transfer Guide (guide.pccat.arucc.ca). Joanne is a regularly invited speaker at professional development conferences across Canada, a researcher of next generation standards focused on enhancing competencies and practices in the areas of student success and mobility, and a published author. She is also formally certified to provide psychometric assessments and mentoring for individuals and organizations, helping them to understand and enhance their capacities.

John FitzGibbon, Director, Transfer and Articulation, BC Council on Admissions and Transfer. Before coming to BCCAT John managed a number of secondary and post-secondary education projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Egypt, and Jordan. He also worked in a variety of administrative positions related to secondary and post-secondary education in BC in the areas of career pathways, provincial articulation, PLA, student outcomes, curriculum/program development, and information reporting. John holds an MA in Curriculum Studies from UVic.

Kim Grenier Mintenko is the Associate Director of Campus Manitoba. She led the collaborative development of Manitoba’s eCourses online learning portal and served as project lead on the development of SetYourCourse.ca, Manitoba’s careers and post-secondary education pathways site. She manages the operations of Campus Manitoba’s various websites and provides leadership for the Virtual Help Desk student support team. She holds an MA from the University of Manitoba and has worked in higher education for over 15 years.

Ian Humphreys is the newly appointed Provost and Vice-President of Langara College. Formerly, he was the Vice President, Strategic Planning & Business Development of Langara College. He oversees and provides institutional leadership for the International Education, Continuing Studies, Institutional Research, Information Technology, and Communications & Marketing departments of the College, areas crucial to the strategic advancement of the college. Dr. Humphreys joined Langara in 2006 as the Manager of Business and Technology Programs in the Continuing Studies Department. In 2009, he became Langara’s Director of Communications & Marketing. He later took on the role of Associate Vice-President of Student Development and Marketing, prior to holding his current position.

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Previous to working with Langara, Dr. Humphreys was an instructor in, and the Executive Director of, the Geraldine and Tong Louie Human Performance Centre in the School of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University. He subsequently left the academe to build a successful educational technology company, an opportunity that combined his passion for learning and technology.

Dr. Humphreys earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Science from Liverpool Polytechnic University in England before travelling to Canada where he earned master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Alberta. While at University of Alberta, he was awarded the Isaac Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship for doctoral studies, the Andrew Stewart Graduate Prize and a University of Alberta Dissertation Fellowship.

Sarah Jacknife worked as a research assistant for the project she is involved with presenting at this conference. She is currently in her fourth year at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus where she is doing a double major in Gender and Women Studies and Indigenous Studies. Upon graduation, she hopes to work with aboriginal women within a Canadian government organization, or continue her studies in graduate school within Canada or abroad.

Charles Joyner is Registrar for Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) and Board Chair, BC’s Prior Learning Action Network (BCPLAN).

Alex Z. Kondra is Associate Professor of Organizational Theory in the Faculty of Business at Athabasca University. He has served as the Dean of Business at Athabasca and as the acting Vice-President Academic at Athabasca. He holds a Ph.D in industrial relations from the University of Alberta.

Ann Marie Lyseng is Senior Manager for the Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT) Secretariat and Learner Pathways within Alberta Innovation and Advanced Education.

Kendra Mack recently moved to Kelowna from Ladner BC. She is currently a research analyst in the Okanagan Planning and Institutional Research department at UBC’s Okanagan campus. In 2015, she earned her Master’s in Public Health from the School of Population and Public Health at UBC Vancouver. Kendra’s research interests include anything to do with health promotion and chronic disease prevention. She is actively involved in sports like soccer and volleyball.

Kathleen Massey is the University Registrar and Executive Director of Enrolment Services at McGill University. Kathleen has worked at McGill University in Montreal as the University Registrar and Executive Director of Enrolment Services since 2007. Previously, Kathleen held leadership positions at one college and two other universities across Canada, in Toronto and Calgary. Her involvement in supporting student mobility through credit recognition has included roles on the PCCAT executive and as a university representative on the Alberta Council on Admission and Transfer. Massey is a member of several national and international professional organizations, including ARUCC, PCCAT and the Quebec Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (sous comité des registraires). She is currently the Chair of the national ARUCC Groningen Task Force in Canada. Massey is the proud leader of the award-winning Enrolment Services team at McGill.

Ursula McCloy, PhD Research Project Manager manages the range of research being produced at the Centre for Research in Student Mobility at Seneca College. Ursula is the lead researcher on several projects, and ensures the funded opportunities are completed on time. She has been a researcher in Ontario’s higher education sector for the past 10 years, most recently leading two projects with Ontario Colleges funded by MTCU’s Productivity and Innovation Fund. Previously she was Research Director at the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (2007-2013), leading both internal and externally funded research projects. From 2004-2007, as Research Officer at Colleges Ontario, she undertook research and analysis for evidence-based advocacy and policy development. She has a PhD in Nutritional Science from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine, and master’s and undergraduate degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland. She also completed post doctorate work at the University of Manitoba.

Stephanie McKeown has lived in Kelowna for over 15 years and is currently Director, Okanagan Planning and Institutional Research at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Her research interests include understanding how patterns of student behaviour, student perceptions of their educational experiences and institutional structures are related to persistence, social and personal development and academic achievement. She is currently serving her second term as a member of the Research Committee for the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT; 2013-2019).

SPEAKER BIOS

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SPEAKER BIOS

Fiona A. E. McQuarrie is an Associate Professor of organizational studies in the School of Business at the University of the Fraser Valley. She was formerly the Special Projects Coordinator at BCCAT, and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Professional Studies at UFV. She holds a Ph.D. in organizational analysis from the University of Alberta.

Julie Parna is Director, Strategic Academic Initiatives at York University Julie Parna’s senior leadership roles in the Ontario university sector span more than 30 years, focusing in the areas of advising, admissions and registrarial services. She has served as Director of Admissions for York University. Currently she is focussed on academic program quality, academic policy and student mobility and is directing key initiatives designed to enhance to support academic quality procedures and institutional capacity to enhance transfer credit.

Rod Skinkle, M.A. President & CEO, Building upon his background in higher education student affairs research, Rod has led Academica Group to become a leading provider of higher education policy, consumer research and enrolment consulting with most of Canada’s leading universities and colleges coast-to-coast. Rod pioneered the development of research tools and studies for Canadian institutions and is the founder of the University/College Applicant Study (UCAS™), the largest ongoing syndicated study of higher education consumers in North America. In addition to his overall leadership and executive responsibilities, Rod leads and is committed to maintaining a thriving market and social policy research division focused on higher education accessibility, student success, education and career goal development. Rod holds a Diploma in Behavioural Science, Loyalist College, an Honours Degree in Psychology, University of Waterloo, and a Master’s Degree in Applied Social Research, the University of Saskatchewan. Rod presents research and position papers to a wide range of policy/government groups (e.g. Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, Council of Ontario Universities, Association of Community Colleges of Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) and has published numerous studies in scholarly journals.

Mitchell Steffler is the Research Analyst in the Centre for Research in Student Mobility. He was formerly a Data Analyst at the Public Economics Data Analysis Lab (PEDAL) in McMaster University. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Economic Policy from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Anna Tikina is BCCAT’s Research Officer. She has strong skills in research and policy analysis, project management experience in academic and industrial settings, and familiarity with institutional research in the B.C. postsecondary system. Anna conducts research, as well as supports and manages research projects undertaken by external researchers for Council.

Cody Tolmie worked as a research assistant for this project and is an undergraduate student majoring in English literature at the University of British Columbia’s Okangan campus. He is from Chilliwack, BC and Scowlitz First Nation by Lake Errock. Upon graduation, he plans to learn his indigenous language of Halq’maylem and pursue either a Bachelor of Education degree or a Masters degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Alisa Webb is the Associate Dean of Students in the College of Arts and an Associate Professor of History at the University of the Fraser Valley. She holds a BA, an MA, and a PhD in History, as well as a post-secondary teaching certificate. She began her career as a sessional instructor at UFV and was hired as a full member of the faculty in 2007. During her time as a faculty member, she served on numerous committees and chaired both the History Department and the Social, Cultural, and Media Studies Department. She also became engaged with BCCAT, first as an institutional History representative and then as secretary to the History Articulation Committee. Moving to a full-time administrative position in 2014, she is responsible for student issues, academic policy, curriculum and programs, block transfer and articulation, and peer mentoring within the College of Arts. She continues her association with BCCAT as System Liaison to the History Articulation Committee.

Adrienne Vedan is director, Aboriginal Programs and services at UBC’s Okanagan campus. She is of Okanagan and Shuswap ancestry and a member of the Okanagan Indian Band. Her interests and work include widening participation and access to higher education for aboriginal learners.

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ALBERTA: Robin Fisher is the Chair of the Alberta Council on Admission and Transfer (ACAT). Robin’s last academic position was as Provost and Vice President Academic at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Prior to Mount

Royal he was a Faculty Dean at the University of Regina and the University of Northern British Columbia. He is an historian by discipline and, as a faculty member at Simon Fraser University, he published on the history of British Columbia, the Pacific and New Zealand. He has served on the transfer councils of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Returning to the west coast he is doing some consulting work and has come back to history by working on a biography of the anthropologist, Wilson Duff.

BC: Robert Fleming is the Executive Director & Co-chair of the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT). Prior to being appointed BCCAT Executive Director and Co-chair in 2010, Dr. Fleming taught at various institutions in BC and served in administrative roles, including English department Co-chair, Dean of Humanities, and Associate Vice-President Academic. Over his career, he has contributed as a member of several provincial, national, and international post-secondary committees and organizations. His scholarship includes presentations and publications on literature and composition, program development and review, post-secondary policy and systems, and organizational cultures. Dr. Fleming holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English from the University of British Columbia, and a Doctorate in Education from Simon Fraser University. He is also a graduate of SFU’s Professional Development Program in Teacher Education.

MANITOBA: Dave Neale is the Executive Director of Campus Manitoba. Dr. Neale is a retired VP Academic and professor emeritus of Ambrose University, Calgary. He joined Campus Manitoba in 2012 and has been actively transforming the organization since that time. Campus Manitoba now operates a virtual online learning portal (eCampusManitoba.com) and is building a transfer credit portal scheduled to go live in 2016, as well as other collaborative initiatives within the Manitoba PSE system.

NOVA SCOTIA: Philip Belanger is the Executive Director, Council on Articulations and Transfer of New Brunswick (CATNB). Originally from Ottawa, ON, Philip Bélanger has served the government of New Brunswick since 1979, with a strong background in education and training, project development, management and consulting. In 2004 Philip took on the responsibility of Immigration Settlement and Multiculturalism within the department of Post Secondary Education, Training

and Labour (PETL), with much implication in credentialing. In December, 2006 Philip joined the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET) on a secondment agreement, for the development of an Atlantic Centre for International Credentials and Competency Assessment and Recognition. With his deep involvement in credentialing Philip was approached by PETL to develop a provincial long-term operational structure to facilitate credit transfer and prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) in NB, which lead to the establishment of a New Brunswick Council on Articulations and Transfer (NBCAT). Officially founded in 2010, Philip was appointed Executive Director of NBCAT.

ONTARIO: Glenn Craney is the founding Executive Director of the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT), a member-driven organization in the province that brings together all institutions in the post-secondary education sector. In this leadership role, Glenn and his team work with Ontario’s 45 publicly funded colleges and universities to develop transfer credit policies and practices that will enhance student mobility and change the culture of credit transfer.

Prior to joining ONCAT, Glenn served as Senior Policy Advisor to the President, and Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis at York University, as well as Chair of the Council on University Planning and Analysis (CUPA). Previously, he was Director of the Office of Institutional Analysis and Planning and lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph.

Glenn began his career within the Postsecondary Education Division of the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities where he held progressively senior roles in both the colleges and universities branches. In 2005, he was seconded to government from Guelph University for the Rae Review on Postsecondary Education.

SASKATCHEWAN: Alison Pickrell is Chair of the Saskatchewan Credit Transfer & Learner Mobility Project Working Group and Director of Enrolment & Student Affairs at the University of Saskatchewan. An accomplished leader in the postsecondary sector, Alison has previously held the positions of Director International Recruitment & Admissions at the University of Saskatchewan; Provincial Registrar, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology (SIAST); and Associate Vice President Student Affairs, SIAST. Alison has been actively involved for many years in provincial and national mobility projects such as the former SaskCAT, the CICIC International Credentials Quality Assurance Framework Steering Committee, and the PCCAT Board of Directors.

NATIONAL CAT PANEL SPEAKERS

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PCCAT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

PCCAT Annual General Meeting

Agenda

June 23rd, 2016 8:45 am

1. Call to Order Philip Belanger

2. Minutes of the 2015 AGM Philip Belanger

3. Overview of the Year Philip Belanger

4. Secretary/Treasurer’s Report Glenn Craney

5. Research Committee Rob Fleming

6. Strategic Planning/Governance Dave Neale/Glenn Craney

7. Election of Officers Robin Fisher

8. Adjourn

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Minutes of the PCCAT 2015 Annual General Meeting June 23, 2015

Call to Order, Welcome and Opening Comments (Philip Belanger, Chair) The PCCAT Chair called the meeting to order and thanked all members for attending. On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the following resolution was passed: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: "The Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer approves the of the agenda as presented” Review of Minutes from June 19, 2014 AGM (Philip Belanger, Chair) On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the following resolution was passed: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: “The Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer approves the of the minutes of the June 19, 2014 Annual General Meeting as presented” Financial Report (Glenn Craney, Secretary Treasurer) The Secretary Treasurer presented the financial report that showed that while the organization posted a deficit financial position for the year, we were well within budget targets. The Secretary Treasurer, noted that the organizations budget model created a significant surplus by running the stand alone conference every other year which provided revenues for the following two years. PCCAT had a significant surplus going into the 2015-16 fiscal year which will allow us to meet over financial obligations. Statutory Motion - Description of Offices and Terms (Philip Belanger, Chair)

The Chair introduced the motion noting that the Vice Chair position was the only Board executive position that had a term of one year. After careful consideration the PCCAT Nominations Committee had recommended that the term of the Vice Chair position be extended to two years to match the terms of the other executive position and be timed to overlap with the Chairs position to provide continuity of leadership for the Board.

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On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the following resolution was passed: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: “The Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer approve the following change to Bylaw 41 Section b Description of Offices and Terms, Vice-Chair

41. Description of Offices and Terms

b. Vice-Chair – The vice-chair shall be a director. If the chair is absent or is unable or refuses to act, the vice-chair shall, when present, preside at all meetings of council and of the members. The vice-chair shall have such other duties and powers as council may specify. The term for the vice-chair will be 2 years with the option to be reappointed for one additional term.“

Report from the Nominations and Elections Committee (Glenn Craney, committee Chair) The Chair of the PCCAT Nominations committee explained the 2015 process for Board nominations and thanked everyone who stood for nomination or nominated a colleague. There was a strong pool of candidates for this year’s Board process. On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the following resolution was passed: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: “On the advice of the PCCAT Board, the Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer approve the following positions to the 2015-16 PCCAT Board

Chair Phil Belanger June 2017 Vice Chair Tim Brunet June 2016 Directors Robin Fisher June 2017 Rob Fleming June 2017 Dave Neale June 2017 Karen Maki June 2017 John Partington June 2017 Alison Pickrell June 2017 Wendy Pruden June 2017”

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Working Committee Updates The Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer received an update eon a very successful year in terms of research and strategic planning. The National Transcript Guide process has progressed well and is moving into the development stage. It expected that the website will be launched in the Fall. An engaging and informative Strategic Planning process was held at this year’s conference. And the PCCAT Board will report back on progress at the next conference in June 2016. The newly elected Board is looking forward to another productive year. New Business There was no new business. Motion to Adjourn (Philip Belanger, Chair) The meeting was adjourned.

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DINING RECOMMENDATIONS

RESTAURANTS NEAR THE SHERATON WALL CENTRE:

• Shizen Ya (Japanese, Vegetarian, Sushi) 985 Hornby Street 604.568.0013 www.shizenya.ca

• Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 888 Nelson Street 604.558.3885 www.gyu-kaku.com

• The Mexican Antojitos Y Cantina 1049 Granville Street 604.569.0955 www.themexican.ca

• La Brasserie (French, German) 1091 Davie Street 778.379.5400 www.labrasserievancouver.com

• Joey Burrard (Canadian, fusion cuisine) 820 Burrard Street 604.683.5639 www.joeyrestaurants.com

• Le Crocodile (French) 909 Burrard Street (at Smithe) 604.669.4298 http://lecrocodilerestaurant.com/

• CinCin Ristorante + Bar (Italian, steakhouse) 1154 Robson Street 604.688.7338 http://cincin.net/

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN WALKING A LITTLE FURTHER (TO THE YALETOWN AREA):

• Minami (Japanese) 1118 Mainland Street 604.685.8080 http://minamirestaurant.com/

• Yaletown Brewing Company (pub) 1111 Mainland Street 604.681.2739 http://www.mjg.ca/yaletown/

• Brix and Mortar (wine bar, Canadian cuisine, tapas) 1138 Homer Street 604.915.9463 www.brixandmortar.ca

• Provence Marinaside (great for seafood with a view!) 1177 Marinaside Crescent 604.681.4144 www.provencemarinaside.ca

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DINING RECOMMENDATIONS

Thank you all for participating at the 2016 PCCAT Conference! These events provide valuable opportunities for connection, sharing, and potential collaboration across our jurisdictions. Special thanks also go to our speakers, volunteers/student helpers —and of course our sponsors— for their support and contributions:

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2017 PCCAT CONFERENCE IN TORONTO

We are pleased to announce that the 2017 PCCAT Conference will be held in Toronto, Ontario, hosted by Seneca College in collaboration with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). The date is yet to be confirmed. Check www.pccatweb.org for updates. We hope to see you there!

THANK YOU

On behalf of the Board and membership of the Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer, the Conference 2016 Planning Committee would like to acknowledge and thank Val Yorkston of BCCAT for her numerous contributions toward the planning and organization of the conference, including the production of the conference program. Sincere thanks also go to Karen Maki, Academic Services Leader at Fleming College and PCCAT Board Member, for so expertly managing the conference budget and overseeing facility arrangements. Thank you, Val and Karen!

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For more information about PCCAT, see pccatweb.org

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