🗓️ Mark your calendars to join us daily, October 20-24!

Note: Sessions below are shown in the Eastern time zone.

Time Name Description
Monday, October 20, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMTES: Helping You Manage Transfer Credit Articulation from A to Z

Join us for a bonus product demo! TES, the Transfer Evaluation System, is an essential transfer solution for researching course information to make evaluation decisions. With more than 170 million courses and 175,000 catalogs, come learn why thousands of institutions are already using TES and how it can benefit your institution. Bring your questions and ask us anything.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PMKeynote Kickoff | Transfer Isn’t Broken: A Conversation with Leaders in the Field

Transfer isn’t something to be fixed—it’s a strength to be celebrated and expanded. This keynote conversation will feature leaders in the field reflecting on where transfer stands today, where it’s headed, and why the future is brighter than ever. With space for audience Q&A, this session sets the tone for a week of inspiration and ideas.

3:15 PM - 4:00 PMTWWS: Monday Post-webinar Discussion

Turn on your camera and connect with fellow transfer advocates in this Zoom Meeting breakout format! This is a follow-up chat for everyone to discuss the previous session, share insights with peers, and ask any questions.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMuAchieve: Helping You Guide Transfer Students Along the Most Efficient Path to Graduation

Join us for a bonus product demo! Did you know that uAchieve includes sophisticated transfer capability? By storing your rules for course- and program-specific equivalencies in uAchieve, you can automate much of your transfer processing, including managing oftentimes complicated state-mandated transfer programs, alleviating time-consuming manual processes, and ensuring consistent articulation results. uAchieve Transfer Articulation also has significant ties to Transferology, and with the 5.0 and later releases, it further extends the transfer component with direct access to TES, the Transfer Evaluation System from CollegeSource. Join us to learn how CollegeSource can help you shepherd your transfer students on the most efficient path to graduation with all the credit they deserve.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PMPanel Session | Unlocking Credit for Prior Learning: Policies, Practices, and Partnerships

As students increasingly pursue nontraditional pathways to higher education, colleges and universities face the challenge—and opportunity—of recognizing learning that happens outside the classroom. This panel brings together higher education leaders and representatives from alternative credit providers to discuss evolving policies and practical approaches to awarding credit for prior learning (CPL). From Sophia Learning to AP, CLEP, Cambridge International, StraighterLine, and beyond, we’ll explore how institutions are integrating these credits to support access, affordability, and completion. Attendees will gain insight into both institutional decision-making and cross-sector collaboration, followed by a breakout discussion to share experiences and ideas.

3:15 PM - 4:00 PMTWWS: Tuesday Post-webinar Discussion

Turn on your camera and connect with fellow transfer advocates in this Zoom Meeting breakout format! This is a follow-up chat for everyone to discuss the previous session, share insights with peers, and ask any questions.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMTransferology: Helping You Boost Your Institution’s Transfer-Friendliness to Students Nationwide

Join us for a bonus product demo! Transferology is the only nationwide network that allows students, advisors, and parents to see how courses, exams, and military credits transfer to participating schools. Membership in the Transferology network gives institutions of higher education a nationwide presence for recruiting students and a venue for publicizing transfer articulation information. Tune in to see how Transferology can boost your institution’s transfer-friendliness.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PMPanel Session | From Hype to Hope: Finding What Works in Transfer Technology

AI, automation, and other emerging tools dominate the conversation in higher ed—but how do you separate hype from reality? This panel brings together diverse perspectives on what’s working (and what isn’t) in transfer-focused technology. Panelists will share practical use cases, lessons learned, and solutions that have made a measurable difference on their campuses. Expect candid talk about costs and tradeoffs, alongside inspiring examples of tech that truly works.

3:15 PM - 4:00 PMTWWS: Wednesday Post-webinar Discussion

Turn on your camera and connect with fellow transfer advocates in this Zoom Meeting breakout format! This is a follow-up chat for everyone to discuss the previous session, share insights with peers, and ask any questions.

Thursday, October 23, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMPolicy Central: Helping You Explore, Collect, and Compare Policies from Thousands of Institutions

Join us for a bonus product demo! Policy Central is an easy-to-use policy database created as a means to support policy development and institutional benchmarking. Users can explore, compare, and analyze thousands of policies from thousands of institutions of higher education. Join us for a live demonstration of this one-of-a-kind policy portal.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PMResearch Spotlight | Dissertation Findings: Establishing a Transfer Center at a Four-Year Public Institution

Transfer research isn’t just theory—it can drive real campus change. In this session, we’ll explore recent dissertation findings on the development of a transfer center at a four-year public institution. Learn how dedicated transfer structures can support students and discover evidence-based practices you can adapt for your own campus.

3:15 PM - 4:00 PMTWWS: Thursday Post-webinar Discussion

Turn on your camera and connect with fellow transfer advocates in this Zoom Meeting breakout format! This is a follow-up chat for everyone to discuss the previous session, share insights with peers, and ask any questions.

Friday, October 24, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMHonoring NISTS: A Farewell Session

There is no session scheduled on Friday for the Transfer Week Webinar Series, but we encourage you to join the NISTS virtual gathering.

As the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) closes its doors, we invite our audience to join the farewell session hosted by NISTS to celebrate its enduring contributions to the field. NISTS has shaped how transfer is studied, supported, and valued for decades, and this collective moment of reflection and gratitude will close our week on a note of respect and community.