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a newsletter of the university professional & continuing education associationFALL 2013

vol. 17 no. 3

The Higher Education Act: Going Big?Christopher T. Murray

Part II: GoInG BIG?Earlier this year, I chronicled the prior reauthorizations of the Higher Education Act – or “HEA” – for InFocus. The core message? Despite the passage of fifty years and eight reauthorizations, Congress cannot avoid returning to the same issues decade after decade. Though what Congress writes into the next iteration of the HEA remains to be seen, the stars could be aligning for a monumental re-write. A comprehensive reauthorization would be a departure from the prior two reauthorizations, in 1998 and 2008, which predominantly made technical changes. The most recognizable corollary to where we are now is 1992, the last time Congress executed a major redraft.

recent DeveloPmentsIn the last few months, Congress has taken concrete steps toward reauthorization. In April, the House Education and the Workforce Committee requested feedback on reauthorization. That House Committee then held two hearings on postsecondary education in September. On the other side of the Capitol, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held its first reauthoriza-tion hearing on September 19. Shortly before the Senate hearing, the Committee issued a press release announcing that it will hold a series of twelve hearings on reauthorization. Off Capitol Hill, President Obama went on a road trip in August to launch his college affordability initiative. In the main speech on August 22, the President revealed his plans to launch a federal college rating system. The Department of Education can largely take this first step on its own. He also announced his intention to urge Congress to tie federal financial aid to this new rating system. Such a step would require Congressional approval, and Congress would normally address a monumental change of this sort during reauthorization.

the Players anD PlaywrIGhtsThe key players in any reauthorization are the chairs and ranking members of the education committees in the House and Senate. On both sides of the Capitol, the Republican and Democratic education committee leaders have long tenures in public service and hail from the conservative and liberal ends of their parties.

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UPCEA has been important to me throughout my

career, as I know it has been for so many of you. The

vitality and growth of our association is impressive. Its

so important to have this national resource and a net-

work of highly informed colleagues to whom to turn

in these transformative times.

As an organization, we have

many exciting tasks ahead of us, from

building a professional development

agenda, to meeting member’s needs

for research and information, to

increasing the visibility and impact

of UPCEA and our professional

function in higher education. During

my term at UPCEA, I hope to build

on another strong tradition: that of

envisioning the future of education.

As my colleagues say, we are all busy

minding the store but sometimes we

need to look far out on the horizon to

discover new directions.

We are leading our divisions at a challenging time

for higher education. To reference Mary Wolshok’s

compelling article in the Fall 2012 Continuing Higher

Education Review, higher education is under increasing

pressure as reasonable demands for greater access and

higher value collide with real and significant financial

constraints, all at the same time that the debate on the

purpose of education is heating up. Should education

be practical, focused only on jobs, or are broader

educational experiences essential to our citizens?

In CE at Brown, we think a lot about the transfor-

mative impact of education, and the essential role of

continuing education in an increasingly fast-paced and

complex world. We reflect on the transformation of

our students, some as young as 12 and others already

established as high-powered executives.

We think about the impact of our ex-

ecutive and professional programs on

individual careers and on whole fields,

and most of all, we appreciate that the

work we do transforms us. We are lucky

to do work that matters, and lucky to

be close enough to our students to see

its impact. While it isn’t always easy, it’s

always worth doing.

I believe that it is part of our

responsibility to take the next step

and to help transform education:

to think about globalization and new

technology, to think about social

change in a post-industrial era, to think

about how knowledge and practice connect, and to

think about how to design and deliver education

that matters.

UPCEA is an association of education leaders,

and we can and should help set the agenda for the

future of education. I’d like to meet this challenge by

catalyzing our collective knowledge, experience and

wisdom to look ahead, to do the experiments, and to

create the path. This will be an exciting adventure,

and I look forward to doing it with you.

Transforming Education In the House, John Kline of Minnesota is the GOP chairman. His stewardship of the committee has largely been praised given its ability to pass legislation and also given his relationship with the Ranking Member, Democrat George Miller of Cal-ifornia. For example, Mr. Kline largely got what he wanted in the final student loan interest rate bill this summer by pitting Democrats against one another (the White House and Congressional Democrats had differing positions). In the Senate, two old hands run the commit-tee. Chairman Tom Harkin of Iowa is one of the most liberal members of the Senate, and as the seventh most senior Senator in the chamber, one of the lon-gest-serving. Since taking over the chairmanship in 2009, Mr. Harkin has focused his higher educa-tion agenda on his dislike of the for-profit sector. Though Mr. Harkin has greater seniority than his ranking member, few can match Tennessee’s Lamar Alexander in proficiency on education policy. Mr. Al-exander is a former governor, university president, and Secretary of Education. In fact, Mr. Alexander presided over the Department during the 1992 re-authorization of the HEA. At present, the GOP is expected to hold on to the House in next year’s mid-term elections, mean-ing that Mr. Kline and Mr. Miller should remain in their positions. As with the prior two elections, the Senate is again up for grabs, though there will be a new chairman regardless of the outcome of the election since Mr. Harkin is retiring at the end of next year. If reauthorization stretches beyond 2014, the likely chairs in the Senate would be either Dem-

ocrat Patty Murray of Washington or Mr. Alexander, depending on which party controls the body. We tend to focus on the players, but they are not the playwrights. Committee staff does the heavy lifting on reauthorization, most of whom have long tenures in education policy and on the Hill, and their work in many ways will determine the success or failure of this reauthorization. Finally, the Obama Administration will also play a role in the process by promoting the President’s priorities for reforming higher education.

why conGress coulD Go BIGIn the early 1990s, Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia conducted a series of dramatic hearings on abuses in the federal student aid programs. One focus of these hearings was the for-profit sector, and many of the recommendations from Senator Nunn’s report made it into the 1992 reauthorization. While many of the changes in 1992 were reactions to Senator Nunn’s work, that reauthorization contained many other groundbreaking changes that altered the higher education policy landscape for the next two de-cades. Why do the events leading up to the 1992 reauthorization matter? They look startlingly similar to what has happened in the last few years. In 2012, Mr. Harkin concluded his examination of for-profit schools with a 178 page report that included leg-islative recommendations. As Senator Nunn did 20 years earlier, Mr. Harkin’s efforts on for-profit schools has set the stage for the next reauthorization, at

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Dean Continuing Education Brown University

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The consistency of macro issues in postsec-ondary education at play now are notably similar to 1992. College costs and the costs to the gov-ernment are spiraling out of control; new modali-ties for learning do not squarely fit with the existing financial aid programs; a sputtering economy is having drastic impacts on the job prospects for college grads; and the loan program requires revised oversight. Every single one of these issues requires just as much attention now, if not more, as they did in 1992. In fact, this reauthorization could be even bigger than 1992. The consensus seems to be that the triad – the federal, state, and accrediting bodies that oversee institutions – needs an overhaul. In the Senate’s first reauthorization hearing, Mr. Alexander focused his attention on whether the entire regulato-ry framework of the triad needs to be thrown out and rewritten. His concern seems to be that adding and adding to the law over the years has resulted in the bleeding together of oversight responsibilities, so it may be time to reconceptualize the system from scratch. Outside Congress in the policy world, energy behind this concept has been building for some time.

why they won’tThough every generation seems to think that the current Congress is the most dysfunctional in his-tory, this Congress is on track to be perhaps the least productive in history. Why should we expect this Congress, of all Congresses, to undertake a thoughtful, historic review and revision of any law? Add to that the strained relationship between Congress and this Department of Education, even among Democrats, and we should not have much hope for productivity. Similarly, the education committees in both the House and Senate have many important laws that are years past their expiration date. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the last iteration of which was known as No Child Left Behind) was last authorized in 2001, and the Workforce Investment Act dates back to 1998. Though Mr. Kline and his House colleagues have made progress in passing bills through their committee and chamber, the pre-ponderance of those bills go to the Senate to die without further action. A prominent Democrat on the House education committee remarked, “The

Republicans are the opposition, but the Senate is the enemy.” Perhaps changing the rules doesn’t matter as much as we in Washington tend to think it does. Despite all the complaints about over-regulation and the current system’s poor measurement of quality, higher education is in the midst of an innovation earthquake. Will competency-based education and adaptive learning be the future for all classrooms? Will MOOCs render traditional universities obsolete by allowing dynamic students to cobble together skills that meet employer needs without ever graduating from a program? Or will some of the plethora of education technology start-ups of today revolutionize the sector tomorrow? Finally, Libby Nelson, a talented education reporter for Politico, wrote a story on September 23 about the idea of using graduates’ earnings, among other metrics, to measure the quality of a degree. In her article, she summarized why these queries are so hard: “At its heart, it’s a debate over a deep question: what is college for?” Ms. Nelson hit the nail on the head. The rapidity of change and the ever-growing volumes of data seem to be making this question harder to answer, not easier.

what to watch At the end of a long and distinguished political career, we should expect Mr. Harkin to seek a piece of legacy legislation before his retirement at the end of 2014. He has any number of viable options, and if I were to guess, it would not be the Higher Education Act given his personal connection and longstanding interest on helping individuals with disabilities. But if the present momentum continues into next year, watch Mr. Harkin. Mr. Kline can pass a bill though his committee and chamber, so whether his work dies in the Senate depends in large part on Mr. Harkin’s interest in moving forward. Mr. Kline’s staff expects a bill by Spring 2013. Though it can be frustrating to watch anything in Washington unfold, I recommend reading the press and following this process. Both committees are more engaged in genuine higher education policymaking than they have been in years. There is momentum on both sides of the aisle and on both sides of the Hill, and momentum often means success in politics.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014

1-1:15 P.M.

Welcome

MOLLy COrbett brOadamerican Council on education

ModulE I: How BIG data Is drIvInG EffIcIEncy and EffEctIvEnEss

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Million More Mission: Using Insight and Action Analytics to Help Students Learn Well and Finish Strong PreSenterMArk MILLIrOnCivitas Learning MOderAtOrrObert HAnSenUPCea

2:30-3 P.M.

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data and Analytics: 101 PAneLIStS SeAn GALLAGHer Northeastern University brIAn MUrPHy CLIntOn Northeastern UniversityMOderAtOr JOeL SHAPIrO Northwestern University

Surfing the tsunami: technology and Pedagogical Innovation PreSenter CAndACe tHILLeStanford University MOderAtOr MArIe CInI University of Maryland University College

benchmarking Online Student Services: toward an Anatomy of Success PAneLIStS kevIn krUeGer Student affairs administrators in Higher education (NaSPa) kAI drekMeIer Insidetrack JIM FOnG UPCea MOderAtOr rObert HAnSen UPCea

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014

8:30-9 A.M.

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ModulE II: alIGnInG onlInE EducatIon wItH InstItutIonal MIssIon and stratEGy

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Aligning Online education with Institutional Mission and Strategy PAneLIStS rUtH bLACkCal State Online Fred HUrStNorthern arizona University kevIn reILLyUniversity of Wisconsin SystemMOderAtOr LAWrenCe GOrdOn Los Angeles Times

10:30-11 A.M.

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11 A.M.ñ12 P.M.

Concurrent Sessions

Structures and Leadership in Flux: How Universities are responding to the Implications and Opportunities of Online distance Learning PAneLIStS JAy HALFOnd boston University nAnCy COLeMAn boston UniversityMOderAtOr dAvId CILLAy Washington State University

The role of Online in Advancing regional/Global Competitiveness PreSenterMAry WALSHOkUniversity of California, San diegoMOderAtOr GeOrGe IrvIne University of delaware

The Convergence of Online Learning and Continuing education: A Conversation about Change and Opportunity PAneLIStS WAyne SMUtz UCLa extension MArIe CInI University of Maryland University CollegeJOHn LAbrIe Northeastern University MOderAtOr rObert HAnSenUPCea

ModulE III: InnovatIon, accEss, and affordaBIlIty: a stratEGIc IMPEratIvE

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Open education: The business & Policy Case for OerPreSenter CAbLe GreenCreative CommonsMOderAtOr rAy SCHrOeder UPCea, University of Illinois Springfield

2:15-3:15 P.M.

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new Collaboration for Higher education: A degree to Scale Computer Science to the World PreSenterneLSOn bAker Georgia Institute of technology MOderAtOr kIM ObbInk Montana State University

Competency-based degree Completion: new and emerging ModelsPAneLIStS dAvId SCHeJbAL University of Wisconsin extension deb bUSHWAy Capella University kAte kAzIn Southern New Hampshire UniversityMOderAtOr JeFFery rOSen Higher Learning Commission of the North Central association

Mapping the MOOC Landscape: emerging business Models and Other developments PAneLIStS dAPHne kOLLerStanford University, Coursera eLLen JUnn San Jose State University dAvId CILLAy Washington State UniversityMOderAtOr CAtHy SAndeen american Council on education

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statEwIdE stratEGIEs for tHE dElIvEry of onlInE lEarnInG: tHrEE casE studIEsPAneLIStS ALexAndrA PICkett The State University of New york MAry nIeMIeC University of Nebraska Online Worldwide brIAn MArCHMAn University of FloridaMOderAtOr JOAn WOdISkAamerican Council on education

statE rEGulatIons and sara uPdatE PAneLIStS GreG FerenbACH dow Lohnes JeAnnIe yOCkey-FIne dow LohnesMOderAtOr SUSAn ALdrIdGe drexel University Online

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CRC: Doing What MatteRs In the field of professional, continuing, and online higher education, UPCEA celebrates

our role in supporting society in meeting the needs of 21st century learners. Our members

are central to the mission of higher education. This was evident as UPCEA’s Center for

Research and Consulting (CRC) unveiled its newest publication, Research that Matters.

Research that Matters is compilation of studies conducted by the CRC. After its

launch more than a year and a half ago, the Center has produced valuable, actionable

research on behalf of its members. Research that Matters showcases these national studies

and serves as a resource document for those in the field and provides a useful tool for

strategic planning.

In addition to the robust services CRC provides to UPCEA members at no charge,

institutions can choose to pay for customized studies. So far the CRC has produced more

than 50 customized studies and added several staff members.

All institutional representatives will receive printed copies of the book. An electronic

version is available to members in CORe, in the Open Forum library under CRC Reports.

Additional printed copies can be purchased at the member price of $40 or the non-

member prices of $75.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014

8:30-9 A.M.

Networking Breakfast

ModulE Iv: undErstandInG tHE PolIcy EnvIronMEnt for onlInE EducatIon

9-10:30 A.M.

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Understanding the Policy environment for Online education: A Panel discussionPAneLIStS SyLvIA MAnnInG Higher Learning Commission of the North Central association dAnIeL GreenSteIn bill & Melinda Gates FoundationAndreW keLLy american enterprise InstituteMOderAtOr CHrIS MUrrAy Thompson Coburn, LLC

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Serving Those Who Served: The new deal for veterans PAneLIStS JAMeS SeLbe University of Maryland University College JAMeS PAPPAS University of OklahomaMOderAtOrAMy HeItzMAn UPCea

Faculty Issues, development in Online PreSenterCAtHeryn CHeALSan Jose State University

The Policy Case for Public-Private Partnership in the Lone Star State PAneLIStS tOdd HItCHCOCk Pearson vAn dAvIStexas Higher education Coordinating boardMOderAtOr MArSHALL SCHOtt Lone Star College System

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UCLA Extension has named waynE sMutz its new Dean of Continuing Education and UCLA Extension. Smutz most recently served as Executive Director of Pennsylvania State University’s World Campus and Associate Vice President for Academic Outreach. His

appointment is slated to take effect Oct. 15. With more than 30 years of experience in the fields of continuing education, distance education, outreach and engagement, Smutz brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective to this critical position. At Penn State, Smutz served in a variety of leadership roles related to program development, marketing, strategic development and online learning. Most re-cently, he provided strategic direction and operational leadership for World Campus and continuing educa-tion credit programs, overseeing more than 90 degree and certificate programs; student support services, in-cluding advising and learning design; and administra-tive activities associated with adult learners.   Smutz is a board member of the Sloan Consor-tium for Online Learning and the American Distance Education Consortium and has served as a Board Member of UPCEA. He has received a number of individual and organizational awards, including the Sloan Consortium John R. Bourne Award for Outstanding Achievement in Online Learning, the Sloan Consortium Award for Institution-Wide Excellence in Online Education (awarded to PSU’s World Campus), a UPCEA Regional Award for excellence in institutional partnerships (awarded to continuing education at PSU’s University Park) and a UPCEA National Award for programming. He holds a B.A. in history from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in political science and a Ph.D. in higher education from Penn State. 

MErodIE a. Hancock has been appointed the fourth President of Empire State College by the State Univer-sity of New York Board of Trustees. As Chief Executive Officer, Hancock is responsi-ble for the overall operation of Empire State College at 35

locations throughout New York state, the worldwide

Center for Distance Learning and eight international sites. Prior, Hancock had been Vice President at Central Michigan University Global Campus since 2007, where she was responsible for delivering academic programs at CMU’s remote campuses, military and community college locations and online programs. Hancock is recognized for her expertise and in-novation in the delivery of online education across campuses and international borders, and will leading Empire State College in an expansion of its distance learning program, a key element in Open SUNY, an initiative to enable students at SUNY’s 64 campuses to cross-register in online courses across the system. Prior to Central Michigan, she held both teaching and administrative positions at the University of Maryland University College, joining that institution in 2000. She has been involved in professional organizations including the Distance Education Commission Advi-sory Group, Inside Track Advisory Board, Council of College and Military Educators, League for Innova-tion, National Association of Institutions for Military Education services (president) and the National Com-mission on Online Learning Benchmarking Study. Hancock holds a Ph.D. in urban services and education administration from Old Dominion University, an MBA from Claremont Graduate Uni-versity and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Scripps College.

rEGIs M. GIlMan has been named Dean, School of Continuing Education, at Eastern Illinois University. She most recently served as Interim Dean of Educational Outreach at Western Carolina University. As Dean, Gilman will serve as the executive officer

for the internal and external affairs of EIU’s School of Continuing Education, which is a “bridge to the community beyond the campus to provide credit and noncredit programs, degrees, certificates, workshops, seminars and conferences.” On an annual basis, the School of Continuing Education provides programs for 10,000 students. Gilman, who had been at WCU since January 2007, previously served as an assistant professor of educational media at Appalachian State University (2003–2006) and as Associate Dean for Academic

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Affairs at Lenoir-Rhyne University (1999–2002).  Gilman succeeds Will Hine, who announced his retirement after having served as dean of the School of Continuing Education since 1986.

JulIE uranIs has been named Director of Distance Learning and Continuing & Professional Development of the Western Kentucky Uni-versity Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO). The new position is responsible for developing the strategic

direction and innovative collaborations for these units, which fall under the governance of DELO. Uranis has worked in higher education for 10 years, focusing on non-traditional learners. She began her career in non-credit operations as an instructor and later began working in distance learning. She plans to complete her Doctor of Education, Educa-tional Leadership this fall. A graduate of University of Michigan-Dearborn, she received her Master of Science, Technology Studies from Eastern Michigan University.

IrMa HIll has been named Director of Academic Pro-grams at California State Uni-versity, Long Beach’s College of Continuing and Profession-al Education. Hill has over 18 years of experience working in adult and continuing high-er education, most recently

serving as Dean of the School of Professional Stud-ies at Biola University. She brings a wealth of knowl-edge and experience to the position – she is affiliated with the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE) and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), among other organizations.  Hill holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Sociology from Illinois State University, master’s degrees in Psychology and Organizational Psychology from Pepperdine and the California School of Profes-sional Psychology, and a doctorate in Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

HonoReDBEa GonzálEz, Dean of University College of Syracuse University, is among five hon-orees receiving WCNY TV’s Latino American of Central New York Award. She was rec-ognized for overcoming chal-lenges to become a community leader, and for enriching Cen-

tral New York with her talents and accomplishments. González has more than 30 years of experience in continuing education, as well as a distinguished record of public service. She joined University College in 1984 as an academic advisor and quickly rose through the ranks. After serving as Associate Dean at UC, she was appointed Interim Dean in 2004 and as Dean in 2007.

In MeMoRIaMUPCEA is sad to share notice of the death of BrucE n. cHaloux, CEO and Execu-tive Director of the Sloan Con-sortium. Chaloux led Sloan-C, an international organization dedicated to the growth, expansion and integration of online learning into the

mainstream of higher education.  In 2010, he was named to the Inaugural Sloan-C Fellows.  He has also been engaged and recognized by other profes-sional associations for his advocacy work. He was to have been inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame as they meet jointly with Sloan-C at the November conference in Orlando. The award will now be conferred post-humously. Previous to serving as CEO of the Sloan Consortium, Bruce served for fourteen years as the Director of Student Access Programs at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) where he founded and oversaw SREB’s sixteen state Electronic Campus, which now includes 2000 degree programs from 300 colleges. During this period he was on the board of Sloan-C and became the organization’s second pres-ident. His efforts to coordinate the Sloan Semester, an initiative to serve learners impacted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, demonstrated the potential of online learning and were a highlight of his career.  Bruce also led Extended Campus programs at Virginia Tech.

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Georgetown, stevens Institute Partner on Engineering Master’sThe Stevens Institute of Technology and Georgetown University have partnered to create a new Master’s in Systems Engineer-

ing Management program that will launch in fall 2014. THE NEW

PROGRAM FEATURES AN APPLIED, PRACTICE-ORIENTED

CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND

MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEx SySTEMS, AN INTERDISCI-

PLINARy FIELD THAT HAS ExPERIENCED TREMENDOUS

GROWTH in the last decade. In 2011 alone, the industry added more than 6,000 new jobs to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area at firms like General Dynamics and Northrup Grumman, according to jobs data experts. The Master’s offering comes as a result of a collaboration between Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) and Stevens’ School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE) over the last two years. Stevens, a top-ranked private research university located in Hoboken, N.J., offers undergraduate and graduate programs in STEM disciplines, with an emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship. Students in the program will be taught by top faculty drawn from Stevens and Georgetown as well as practitioners from leading organizations in the D.C. area. Graduates of the program will receive a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree awarded by Georgetown.

cu-Boulder service Help former students complete degreesWhen life’s complications get in the way of graduation, the University of Colorado Boulder’s Division of Continuing Edu-cation offers CU Complete, an academic service designed to assist former CU-Boulder students in completing their bachelor’s degrees. Launched in 2009, CU Complete provides academic, financial aid and career advising to support students in degree completion. Continuing Education works closely with academic departments to offer flexible online and evening courses. “We were surprised to learn that a number of students had not completed their degrees despite being in good academ-ic standing and well along in their degree requirements,” said Anne K. Heinz, Dean of Continuing Education at CU-Boulder.

“WE WANTED TO REACH OUT TO THESE STUDENTS,

REASSURE THEM THAT IT WAS NOT TOO LATE TO FINISH

THEIR DEGREE and that there are resources available to help them.” To date, more than 100 former CU-Boulder students have graduated with assistance from CU Complete.

uw-stout, thomson reuters offer Minor in web technologyA unique collaboration between the professional information and media company Thomson Reuters and the University of Wisconsin-Stout is help-ing to launch a new minor in Web technology. The minor is within the information and communication tech-nologies undergraduate program in the College of Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics. THE

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(SEO), BELIEvED TO BE THE FIRST

OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION IN

POSTSECONDARy EDUCATION. Thomson Reuters is supporting the effort with a financial donation, as well as helping with curriculum devel-opment and providing instructors for the SEO course. The donation, spread over five years, has led to the estab-lishment of the Thomson Reuters Web Development Program Fund at the Stout University Foundation. The Web technology minor is being offered for the first time this fall. The 21-credit minor includes courses in information and communi-cation technologies, Web production and distribution, Web technologies and search engine optimization. The minor is available to all undergradu-ate majors at UW-Stout.

csusM Extended learning to offer Master’s of social work (Msw) In response to a strong regional demand for well-trained so-cial workers, California State University San Marcos is offering a Master’s degree in Social Work beginning this Fall. The MSW program at CSUSM will encompass 60-units of coursework that may be completed in 2 years on a full-time basis or 3 years on a part-time basis. Students will choose one of two concentrations: Children, youth and Families (CyF), or Behavioral Health (BH). Students in either concentration may also select an additional optional specialization from one of two areas: Health Care and Older Adults or Military and veteran’s Services.

“WE ARE ExCITED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THE MSW

DEGREE TO MEET A NEED FOR ETHICAL AND EFFECTIvE

SOCIAL WORKERS who are culturally sensitive and attuned to the needs of the many diverse populations in our region,” said CSUSM President Karen Haynes.

Penn state to Invest $20 Million to Grow world campus to 45,000 studentsPenn State’s online campus, the World Campus, IS POISED TO

MORE THAN TRIPLE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ONLINE ED-

UCATION PROGRAMS – FROM 12,000 TO 45,000 – WITHIN

THE NExT DECADE. The University is committing $20 million over five years from World Campus revenues toward this new expansion goal. The initiative is designed to help more people earn degrees by providing exceptional academic and co-curricular experienc-es for students who need the flexibility of online education while working and managing multiple responsibilities. By reinvesting revenue in the World Campus, Penn State intends to fund new technologies, provide additional faculty capacity, enhance student services, support research and development initiatives, and improve infrastructure and marketing efforts. The World Campus target audience is adult part-time learn-ers at a distance, and the it now offers more than 90 graduate, undergraduate and professional education programs. This year, the World Campus is celebrating 15 years of providing online education, marking one more milestone in Penn State’s distin-guished distance education history.

new Partnerships Give UVA Certificate Graduates options to attain degreesThe University of virginia School of Continuing and Professional Stud-ies (SCPS) has begun establishing

PARTNERSHIPS WITH vARIOUS

UNIvERSITIES TO PROvIDE MAS-

TER’S DEGREE OPPORTUNITIES

FOR ITS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

STUDENTS. In September, SCPS signed an articulation agreement with Syracuse University that allows graduates of SCPS’ Certificate in Cybersecurity Management to transfer credits into Syracuse University’s Master of Sci-ence in Information Management program. Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) is a recognized Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. SCPS also has a graduate transfer partnership with Marymount Universi-ty. SCPS students earning a graduate certificate in either Procurement & Contracts Management or Leadership in Human Resources Management are eligible to apply and transfer their credits to Marymount University’s M.S. in Management and M.A. in Human Resources Management programs, respectively.

inVieW here’s A brieF Look At WhAt’s hAPPening At institutions ALL oVer.

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Gw school of Business Partners with Pearson to launch online MBa ProgramThe George Washington University’s School of Business (GWSB) has announced a partnership with the education company Pear-son to develop and deliver courses for the new GWSB Digital

Community MBA. The new program is among THE FIRST OF

MANy INNOvATIvE ONLINE BUSINESS SCHOOL DEGREE

PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED IN THE INCREAS-

INGLy COMPETITIvE GLOBAL ONLINE MBA MARKET. “Our digital community is going to take the values this school is built on and translate them into a learning experience for students from around the world who care about studying business in its social context,” said Doug Guthrie, Dean of the George Washington University School of Business. “This suite of new programs will help GWSB draw globally for ideas and bring a deeper learning experience to our students.” GWSB’s Digital Community, in partnership with Pearson, includes 44 six-week graduate level online courses and six pre-MBA prep courses. The Global Professional MBA program began in spring 2013 with four courses, and all courses for the program will be available by September 2014.

school of Mines unveils new Biochemistry labThe South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Department of Chemistry & Applied Biological Sciences has unveiled a new 3M Biochemistry Laboratory. The new lab comes as a result of a $200,000 gift from 3M. The lab has allowed for a new two-semes-ter biochemistry course with complementary lab experiences and new lab equipment to provide training to students. Received during the SDSM&T Foundation’s successful $50 million Building the Dream fundraising campaign, the gift is the result of continuous, active involvement of Mines alumni within the company, as well as the direct result of collaboration between the university, the SDSM&T Foundation and leadership

within 3M. SDSM&T IS ONE OF THE TOP PROvIDERS OF

ENGINEERING TALENT TO 3M, A GLOBAL INNOvATION

COMPANy BASED IN ST. PAUL, MINN., THAT HAS IMPROvED

DAILy LIFE FOR HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL

OvER THE WORLD. The public company employs 88,000 people in more than 70 countries.

Johns Hopkins receives aBEt accreditation for MsE degree The Johns Hopkins University’s Engineering for Professionals (EP), a division of the Whiting School of Engineering that administers part-time graduate programs, has announced that its Master of Science in Engineer-ing (MSE) in Systems Engineering has been granted accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The curriculum is designed to

give students a STRONG FOUNDA-

TION IN SySTEMS ENGINEERING,

AND TO TAILOR THEIR COURSE

OF STUDy IN SEvERAL FOCUS AR-

EAS SUCH AS CyBERSECURITy OR

HUMAN SySTEMS ENGINEERING,

AS WELL AS TECHNICAL MAN-

AGEMENT. And the educational objectives prepare students to guide the engineering development of modern complex systems and attain programmatic or technical leadership roles in an organization by identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems. ABET is a nonprofit, non-govern-mental organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Ac-creditation as an accreditor of college and university programs in the disci-plines of applied science, computing, engineering and engineering tech-nology. ABET provides accreditation for engineering programs through the EAC, one of its four accreditation commissions.

uBc continuing studies Partners with domain7 to tell real stories of adult learningThe University of British Columbia has the longest running adult education program in BC. After 75 years, UBC Continuing Stud-ies has seen hundreds of thousands of lives shaped by learning – 13,000 every year, in fact. But until recently there was no channel to show the depth of that story. UBC Continuing Studies partnered with Vancouver digital agency, Domain7, to tell their story in a completely new way.

Launched February 1, 2013, a new UBC CONTINUING

STUDIES MICROSITE (STORIES.CSTUDIES.UBC.CA) FOL-

LOWS THE JOURNEyS OF FOUR LEARNERS – THEIR PATHS

TO UBC AND HOW THE ExPERIENCE HAS SHAPED THEIR

LIFE STORIES – AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO CONTINUE

THEIR OWN EDUCATIONAL STORIES. The site is media-rich, but also is fully responsive – optimized for viewing on a desk-top, a tablet or a smartphone. And while it’s a complex site, the Continuing Studies team has complete control over the content because it was built on a user-friendly open-source content management system (CMS), Drupal.

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