UofA and Pima CC Transfer Research Project

Welcome to the Pima-Arizona Transfer Research Project. My name is Dra. Susana M. Muñoz and I am a researcher from Colorado State University in the Higher Education Leadership department. I am conducting a research study titled, “Do We Really Matter? Unpacking Servingness and College Transfer Receptive Cultures through a Racial Lens for Undocumented and DACA Latinx Students at Hispanic Serving Institutions”. Are you an undocumented or DACA student who has transfer aspirations? Are you a community college transfer student from Pima who is currently at the UofA? You may have been identified as a student who qualifies for this research project. Please read the below section on "Research Project Eligibility" to learn more about how you can get involved in this study.

RESEARCH PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

STUDENTS

Self identify as Latinx, and without legal status or be a DACA recipient, and have completed at least 1 year at Pima Community College, and who have an interest in transferring to the University of Arizona OR

Self identify as Latinx, and without legal status or be a DACA recipient, and have completed at least 1 year at the University of Arizona, and previously transferred from Pima Community College.

Interested students need to enter their University of Arizona or Pima Community College email address below. Our research team will contact you upon receiving your email submission.

STAFF & ADMINISTRATORS

Administrator from both Pima Community College and the University of Arizona who have oversight over transfer pathway activities or who are working directly with HSI and equity initiatives.

Interested staff and administrators need to enter their UA or PCC email address below. We will contact you upon receiving your email submission.

COMMUNITY LEADERS/ADVOCATES

Community leaders or advocates who work directly with undocumented and DACA college students.

Interested community leaders/advocates need to enter their email address below. We will contact you upon receiving your email submission.

About The Transfer Research Project

This transfer research project not only seeks to understand how undocumented and DACA students navigate and perceive their transfer process and culture from an HSI community college to an HSI four-year institution but it is also who and what entities are playing a “servingness” role in facilitating the transfer pathways.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In-person Interviews

Summer 2024

Participants who are eligible for the study will be invited to an in-person or zoom interview (depending on participant preference), that will last 60-90 minutes.

Interviews will be scheduled to take place during the summer.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality will be maintained for all participants. All participants will be assigned a pseudonym. No other personal identifiable information will be gathered.

Compensation

Upon completion of an interview, participants will be emailed a gift card.

Students will receive a gift card in the amount of $75 to compensate them for their time.

Staff, administrators, and community leaders/advocates will receive a gift card in the amount of $40 to compensate them for their time.