On-Demand Webinar

McAllister & Quinn: increasing transfer student enrollment and supporting student success

Watch the [10-minute] highlights of this free on-demand webinar with DegreeSight and McAllister & Quinn. See how collaboration, technology, and data-driven strategy are reshaping transfer pathways, and how enrollment leaders can turn transfer interest into enrolled, successful students. You can also access the full webinar and additional resources.

What you’ll learn

Transfer students represent one of the highest-impact opportunities for enrollment growth, but capturing them requires a fundamentally different playbook. In this session, three higher ed leaders share what’s working now:

Why “credits are currency” and how it’s reshaping the transfer student journey
How to move from “transfer friendly” to “transfer first” across admissions, registrar, and academics
Where AI-driven credit evaluation fits in your enrollment funnel, with real results from Houston Christian University
Grant funding pathways that support student retention, mental health, and rural student success

Meet the speakers

Jay Fedje

Jay Fedje

VP of Partnerships, DegreeSight

Former chief enrollment officer with deep experience managing transfer pipelines at multiple institutions. Jay shares why transfer enrollment is one of higher ed’s most overlooked levers, and how the right technology unlocks it.

Dr. James Steen

Dr. James Steen

VP of Enrollment, Houston Christian University

Three decades in enrollment, including 20+ years at Houston Christian. Dr. Steen shares how HCU rebuilt its transfer playbook, pulling articulation into admissions, hiring a dedicated transfer specialist, and rolling out instant credit evaluations.

Maeve Connolly

Maeve Connolly

Senior VP, McAllister & Quinn

Moderator and grants strategist with McAllister & Quinn. Maeve walks through federal funding opportunities that support student retention, mental health services, rural student success, and childcare for student parents.