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WIU Selected as Member of Aspen-AASCU Transfer Student Success Intensive 24-25 Cohort

August 29, 2024

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MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University was selected by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to join the latest cohort of the Aspen-AASCU Transfer Student Success Intensive.

WIU joins partner Spoon River College and 18 other two- and four-year colleges engaged in the third Intensive cohort. Selected from an applicant pool of 97 institutions and three systems from 24 states, the three cohorts collectively represent a total enrollment of over 1.3 million undergraduate students from across the United States.

The Intensive, funded by Ascendium Education Philanthropy, is a one-year initiative of monthly sessions designed to support partnerships between community colleges and AASCU members in advancing the practices and policies associated with improved, more equitable transfer student success. WIU will join a community of practice focused on transfer and equity, receive one-on-one consulting with experts and work to identify, collect, understand and utilize critical transfer outcomes and equity data to develop a forward-looking strategic transfer plan.

The Aspen-AASCU Transfer Student Success Initiative is presented by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and generously funded by Ascendium. Learn more at highered.aspeninstitute.org/transfer-intensive/.

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization whose purpose is to ignite human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership and action to help solve society's greatest challenges. The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program supports colleges and universities in their quest to achieve a higher standard of excellence, delivering credentials that unlock life-changing careers and strengthen our economy, society and democracy. We know it takes visionary college leaders to lead scaled, sustainable reforms and we make it our mission to equip them with the knowledge, skills and research-backed tools to inspire change, shift practice and advance the capacity of colleges to deliver excellent and equitable student outcomes.

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is a Washington, D.C. based higher education association of 350 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions' economic progress and cultural development. These are institutions Delivering America's Promise.

For more information on AASCU, visit aascu.org.

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