This meeting will be held online via Zoom.
Date Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Time 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Location ONLINE Meeting Chat: Feb2020-steering-meeting_saved_chat.txt |
The agenda for our meeting is now being used to identify key action items or take-aways from the meeting. All other notes are detailed in the sections below. |
TIME | AGENDA ITEM | NEXT ACTION / TAKE-AWAY | |
1:00 pm | Roll Call & Introductions | ||
News & Updates | |||
Upcoming Events | CCCApply Pre-Release Webinar - Wednesday, March 11 - 12:00 Noon - Click here for Zoom information CCCApply Spam Issue Discussion - March 16, 2020 at 3:00PM - Click here to join the Zoom Meeting on March 16 The CCC Technology Center Webinar Series webinar for February has been cancelled. Next webinar is March 18. | ||
Spam Issue Update | Two white papers were completed and will be distributed to all colleges as an attachment to a Memo from the CO on the ongoing fraud issue. February spam filter discussion cancelled; awaiting distribution of the CO communication. CO communication expected to be distributed before the end of February. | ||
MyPath Update | See notes below | ||
CCCApply Roadmap & Development | |||
Goals & Milestones | See notes below | ||
Spring 2020 (6.7.0) Release Recap | See notes below | ||
Ongoing Development Projects | See notes below | ||
2:00pm | Summary of CCCApply Sub-Committee Meetings - December 2019 | Summaries & Conclusions from December 2019 Meetings | |
CCCApply Report Center Upgrade |
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Language Enhancements - Part 1 Language Enhancements - Part 2 |
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In-Progress Application Data Project |
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Dual Enrollment / Adult School Special Admit Changes |
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Noncredit Application |
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Social Security Number Revision |
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3:10 pm | Change Requests Pending: Need Requirements | | |
Legislative Updates |
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3:25 pm |
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3:30 pm | Close Meeting - Next meeting reminder |
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Despite the recent uptick in fraud, the most recent numbers from the machine learning data science team is that the CCCApply spam filter service is accurately identifying and filtering 96% of all fraud across all colleges.
From colleges that are diligently managing (tagging) the applications suspended by the model, we find the filter is performing at 99% accuracy.
(Taken from the CCCApply White Paper (see below))
In order to combat fraudulent applications, it is important to understand the motivation of the bad actors who submit them. Investigation has shown that most of these applicants are seeking to obtain an academic email address, otherwise known as a “.edu” email account, which may be used for financial gain or myriad other benefits, including:
It is widely discussed on hacking forums that most California community colleges generate a .edu email address for a student minutes to hours within receipt of a completed application. Fraudulent applicants receive a fully functioning .edu email account without ever having to register for classes or even attend orientation.
In an effort to reduce the number of incoming fraudulent applications through CCCApply, the CCC Information Security Center has published a two-part white paper exploring the leading causes behind the ongoing fraud craze, and a step-by-step tutorial describing three methods of restricting use of .edu accounts is available to California community colleges.
What's in the White Paper Tutorial? Accompanying the White Paper is a step-by-step tutorial describing three methods of restricting use of .edu accounts is available to California community colleges. To request a copy of the document, please contact Omer Usmani, ousmani@ccctechcenter.org, at the CCC Information Security Center. |
What else are we doing about the spam issue?
Support: Send Us Your False Positives
If your college identifies a quantity (20 or more) of fraud applications that were NOT caught and suspended by the spam filter, please send them to us using the instructions below.
SPAM Drop File Information Please provide bulk fraudulent applications in the format specified below:
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Update - Currently 46 colleges are actively implementing MyPath (Seeing great numbers of students interacting with MyPath after submitting CCCApply application - upwards of 85% are engaged.
Working on tracking statistics and getting reports to deploy in the Report Center
Distributing usage and access instructions for MyPath users
Working on first version of MyPath SIS integration using SuperGlue. Highly requested feature enhancement.
Orientation Platform: MyPath to work directly with your SIS data using rules engine - using what you know about the student and the rules (Mike can fix this)
MyPath CISOA - Tuesday, March 3
Interesting in a demo of MyPath? Contact Mike Caruso, Product Manager, mcaruso@ccctechcenter.org
GOAL | MILESTONE & OUTCOME | TIMELINE | |
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AB3101: Redesign CCCApply / Shorten & Streamline Standard Application | Styles alignment to new Chancellor's Office website & style guide |
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AB3101: Eliminate Residency Requirement for Noncredit Students | Launched new CCCApply Noncredit Application | Summer 2019 - Release 6.5.0 | |
Deliver CCCApply on mobile-friendly devices | Implemented mobile-friendly CCCApply Applications | Fall 2019 - Release 6.6.0 | |
Deliver OpenCCC on mobile-friendly devices | Students can create an account online with easy mobile interface | Spring 2020 - Release 6.7.0 | |
Support ESL/Spanish-speaking Students Using CCCApply. Promise Grant | Implemented Spanish-language translations in all CCCApply Applications | Spring 2020 - Release 6.7.0 | |
Support ESL/Spanish-speaking Students Using OpenCCC | Implemented Spanish-language translations in all CCCApply Applications | Spring 2020 - Release 6.7.0 | |
Deliver CCCApply data to colleges sooner to minimize abandonment | PENDING FINAL REQUIREMENTS | ||
All New OpenCCC Account system | Styles alignment to new Chancellor's Office website & style guide | Summer 2020 - Release 6.8.0 | |
Continuous improvement - more frequent updates | ONGOING |
Commitment to Student-Centric Design
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2020 Development Roadmap (Tentative Projects for FY19/20)
SuperGlue for Apply / MMPS - Find out more here |
Concurrently to the upcoming CCCApply 6.7.0 release, the development team is working on the following ongoing projects.
On Deck:
Preparing for Impacts to CCCApply from OpenCCC 2.0 Launch
CCCApply Report Center Upgrade
Professional Development & Training
Quarter | Date | Version | Scope / Items |
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Q1 - Release Summary Notes | October 16, 2019 | 6.6.0 |
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Q2 - Release | Jan 1, 2020 | CCPG 2020 |
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Q3 - Release Summary Notes | March 27, 2020 | 6.7.0 |
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Q4 | TBD | TBD | CO Styles Upgrade - Alignment across all student-facing applications
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During the month of December 2019, a series of topical discussions were held with college using CCCApply. An open invitation was sent through the CCC-ADMISSIONS and CCCAPPLYSTEERING listservs with dates, times and Zoom links. These hour-long discussions were extremely fruitful and we walked away with a wealth of feedback, action items and next steps.
Each meeting was recorded and discussion notes were captured for historical reference. The ability to meet with college staff on a variety of issues was so successful that we hope to continue with this format in the upcoming months.
Due to the number of meetings held, I put together a page of summary descriptions and action items (at-a-glance): Summaries & Conclusions
Priority Topics - Need Follow-Up Meetings
Spring 2020 Topics for Sub-Committee Meetings:
If you are interested in attending any of the follow-up sub-committee meetings, or any future meetings, feel free to reach out to Patty Donohue to be added to sub-committee email lists. pdonohue@ccctechcenter.org |
SB554 - What needs to be changed in CCCApply to identify Special Adult Admits (dual enrollment)?
Users of the Noncredit Application proposed two change requests to be reviewed by Noncredit App sub-committee:
Date | Time | Description | Location |
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February 11, 2020 | 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm | CCCApply User Group Meeting - 2020 Q3 | Online |
April 22, 2020 | TBD - Usually 12:00pm | CACCRAO Conference 2020 - Sacramento Hyatt Regency | In-Person - TBD |
CISOA 2020 | |||
May 12, 2020 | 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm | CCCApply User Group Meeting - FY19/20 - Q4 | Online |
August 11, 2020 | 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm | CCCApply User Group Meeting - FY20/21 - Q1 | Online |
November 10, 2020 | 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm | CCCApply User Group Meeting - FY20/21 - Q1 | Online |