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Welcoming a New Academic Year!
PPM Fall Newsletter
October 28, 2024
Introduction
Welcome to our latest newsletter installment! As the Program Pathways Mapper (PPM) enters its fifth year, we are proud to continue serving higher education institutions in California and beyond in achieving Guided Pathways benchmarks. Over the years, PPM has helped countless students navigate their academic journeys, and we are excited to share some upcoming events and key updates with you below to further that mission. Thank you for being part of this journey as we keep striving for student success and institutional excellence!
Message from Craig
Sustainability, integration, user support, enhancements, hiring, growth…so much has been happening with Program Pathways Mapper– it is hard to know where to begin! As 2024-25 kicks into high gear, we see the PPM becoming the standard for developing and sharing clear, valid, and vetted program maps and transfer pathways in California. Additionally, PPM is a founding partner for the inaugural Strategic Transfer Summit, which is bringing together transfer statewide leadership from the CCC, CSU, and UC to review the current state of transfer and make informed action plans to strengthen it.
The PPM is staying true to its core principles, integrating widely with a variety of partners, including CCGI, ASSIST, the CSU Transfer Planner, ELumen, CurriQunet, and more. Its maps are also being integrated into the most modern data infrastructure the CCC system has ever seen, the Common Cloud Student Data Platform, where they can be used to provide progress tracking and early support. The growth in adoption of PPM continues to astound, as well, with 58 community colleges live and 14 more in the onboarding process. That’s 62% of the system! And we are seeing similar growth in CSU and UC adoption, which are showing signs of catching up–with 39% of CSUs and 20% of UCs engaged. This is really just the beginning. Truly, the sky's the limit for ways PPM will support students in achieving their dreams.
PPM Updates and Tips
Website Updates
Programmapper.org will undergo content, design, and sitemap restructuring to refine its visuals, navigation and overall user experience.
Elumen + CurriQunet Integration API with PPM
With this latest integration API, you will now be able to auto-pull your local curriculum data with a click of a button! This will not only expedite PPM adoption and data updates, but it removes the need to reformat, download, and templatize your local data.
PPM's Soon Integration with AB 928 + AB 1111
A statewide initiative to create a single transfer pattern of courses (AB 928) and uniform course numbering (AB 1111) for equivalent courses across school systems to ease student confusion when transferring units across campuses.
Fall 2024 User Group Convening
It was a joy joining our team, PPM users, and key stakeholders at this virtual, collaborative meeting. We got to review PPM’s growth, analytics, research, grant opportunities, and more! Thank you to all who attended!
Upcoming Events
Strategic Transfer Summit
November 8, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
UC Merced | 5200 Lake Road, Merced, California 95343
Other Related News
Articles under Resources > News
Check out PPM-related articles, highlighting PPM’s role and impact throughout the state under the News tab on the PPM website.
Training Materials
To support users’ onboarding experience and clarify all PPM implementation processes and questions, our team will be developing a series of training videos and articles via Zendesk. More details will be shared closer to the release date.
Totango Implementation: Verifying Contact Information
We are excited to announce that our team has officially begun the integration of Totango, our newly adopted Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. We ask that our users assist us in verifying their contact information to ensure a seamless experience and uninterrupted communication moving forward. Please verify your information using the following survey by Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
Have Questions?
Always feel free to reach us via our Interest Form or by emailing PPM-support@foundationccc.org.
Have Feedback?
We welcome your feedback as we aim to continuously improve the user experience!
