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JENNIFER GOTTDIENER
University at Buffalo, Transfer and Articulation Services
MFAC 316, Buffalo, NY, 14261-0026
Phone: 716-645-6729 Fax: 716-645-2288 Email: jgott@buffalo.edu
EDUCATION:
Master of Fine Arts, New Forms, Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, NY, 1978
Bachelor of Arts, Textile Arts, Empire State College, Old Westbury, NY, 1973
Undergraduate General Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1966-8
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Director, Transfer and Articulation Services
Undergraduate Education, University at Buffalo
Provide the campus with information and expertise in transfer and articulation issues and policy; advocate for the interests of transferring students. Represent the University and provide leadership in system and statewide transfer and articulation groups and organizations. Design, implement and manage the campus-wide articulation system, including: course, requirement and exam articulation; utilization of articulation data in UBDARS degree audit; distribution of course articulation from a full-service web application for articulation, TAURUS, www.taurus.buffalo.edu. Organize biannual faculty articulation conferences on campus and ad hoc faculty meetings on and off-campus. Serve on the University Curriculum Committee as well as ad hoc committees. Develop and manage joint admission agreements with community colleges including: producing statistical reports, maintenance of agreements and guide sheets; coordination of advisor training workshops and faculty articulation meetings, recruiting; advising, processing and reporting on student participants; writing and distributing forms and materials. Support transfer workshops at Admissions open house and preview day events.Merit increases in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006. 1996-present.
Transfer and Articulation Coordinator
Undergraduate Education, University at Buffalo
Coordinate joint admission agreements with community colleges including negotiating and writing contract and advisement documents, training staff and faculty advisors, recruiting and advising students in transfer college site visits. Establish course-to-course articulation database for UB degree audit system, UBDARS, including presentations and training for faculties and departments. Design and develop with lead programmer, a web application, ARIES, for distribution of UB DARS articulation data. Develop and coordinate UB’s biannual faculty articulation conferences. Provide support to Office of Admissions by making out of area recruitment trips. Propose and develop an active Western NY regional chapter of the New York State Transfer and Articulation Association, NYSTAA. 1994-1996
Assistant Director/ Articulation Officer/ Admissions Counselor
Undergraduate Admissions, University of California, Riverside
Advise prospective students; evaluate applications for admission; provide training for high school and college counselors in transfer curriculum and policy. Facilitate links between staffs and faculties at the University and at transfer campuses for review of curriculum and requirements. Chair the transfer student admissions day committee; serve on coordinating committee for open house admissions day and for minority student visitation days. Manage joint admissions programs with community colleges, represent the campus at statewide and regional meetings; manage campus articulation system and its links with SIS+ student information system and state-wide articulation databases. 1993-1994
Articulation Officer/ Re-entry Officer
Undergraduate Admissions, University of California, Riverside
Monitor and implement guaranteed transfer admissions program policy with community colleges including training staff and advising prospective students. Plan and coordinate outreach efforts aimed toward re-entry (adult) students. Serve as pre-admissions counselor; coordinate articulation including coordinating faculty-to-faculty conferences and publishing articulation agreements. Manage participation in statewide articulation systems, ASSIST and CAN. Participate in development of the statewide organization, CIAC, California Intersegmental Articulation Council as a member of the steering committee and as vice-chair and chair of the southern California charter, SCIAC. Merit increase in 1990. 1990-1993
Assistant Articulation Officer
Undergraduate Admissions, University of California, Riverside
Coordinate course articulation process, publish and distribute results; participate in state-wide development team to implement ASSIST, a state-wide articulation and transfer planning system and CAN, a state-wide common course number system; advise prospective students visiting campus and in the field. 1988-1990
Program Director
Hillel Jewish Student Organization, Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA
Organize and publicize 30 student, alumni, and community activities per month including classes, meetings, lectures, conferences, social events, donor banquets, performances and discussion groups. Publish monthly newsletter, co-produce annual arts festival with $20,000 budget. Coordinate annual fund-raising drive. 1982-1984
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Lecturer – Moore College of Art, Textile Arts Dept., Philadelphia, PA
Instructor of textile arts, surface design, weaving technology. 1977-1978
Teaching Intern – Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Survey of surface design, 1977
Tutor – Empire State College, SUNY, Manhattan Center
Weaving technology. 1974-1975
HONORS AND GRANTS:
Service Excellence Award, for AP Credit Automatic Posting Project Team, June, 2004
Service Excellence Award, for CAS/TAURUS Phase 2 Project Team, June, 2004
Service Excellence Award for Large Scale Projects, for DARwin Client/Server and CAS Implementation, June, 2003
Microsoft Innovator in Higher Education Winner, Second Place, for ARIES site,
August, 1997
Microsoft Higher Education Website of the Month, for ARIES site, April 1997
PRESENTATIONS:
“Setting the Stage for Communicating Curriculum Updates”, Facilitator and Presenter, NYSTAA
Annual Conference, 2006
“Who dunnit? It was the Transfer Advisory Councils: Then and Now”, Facilitator and Presenter,
NYSTAA Annual Conference, 2006
“Technology for Transferring Students”, Moderator and presenter, NYSTAA Annual
Conference, 1999
“Creating an Adaptable Transfer Articulation Model”, Presenter, NYSTAA Annual
Conference, 1998
“Making Articulation Agreements Useful”, Presenter, NYSTAA Conference, 1995
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND CREDENTIALS:
Liberal Arts Advisory Council, Corning Community College, 2002-present
Founding Chair, Transfer Advisory Council, University at Buffalo, 2001-present
Ad Hoc Committee on Transfer and Articulation Issues, SUNY Provost’s Office, 2001
Liberal Arts Advisory Council, Erie Community College, 1999-present
Executive Board, NY State Transfer and Articulation Association (NYSTAA),
4-yr. Public Campus Representative, 1998-2002
United University Professionals, Departmental Representative, 1995 - present
Founding Co-Chair, Western NY Region, NYSTAA, 1995-2000
Organized regional group and served as co-chair
Vice Chair, Southern CA Intersegmental Articulation Council (SCIAC), 1992-1994
Founding member. Served on steering committee and by-laws sub committee.
Vice-Chair, Inland Consortium for Articulation and Transfer (ICAT), 1994
Instructor Credentials, California Community Colleges, Fine and Applied Art and
Related Technologies (1980); Textile Services and Related Technologies (1982)
