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The Higher Education Act: Going Big?

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 rewrite. 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 DEVELOpMENTS In 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 reauthorization 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 PLAYWRigHTS The 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 network 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 members needs for research and information, to increasing the visibility and impact
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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 reect 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 executive and professional programs on individual careers and on whole elds, 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 isnt always easy, its 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. Id 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.

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 lucky to do work that matters, and lucky to be close enough to our students to see its impact. While it isnt always easy, its always worth doing.

We are leading our divisions at a challenging time

for higher education. To reference Mary Wolshoks 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 signicant nancial 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 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 California. 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 committee. 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 longest-serving. Since taking over the chairmanship in 2009, Mr. Harkin has focused his higher education agenda on his dislike of the for-profit sector. Though Mr. Harkin has greater seniority than his ranking member, few can match Tennessees Lamar Alexander in proficiency on education policy. Mr. Alexander is a former governor, university president, and Secretary of Education. In fact, Mr. Alexander presided over the Department during the 1992 reauthorization of the HEA. At present, the GOP is expected to hold on to the House in next years mid-term elections, meaning 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 Presidents priorities for reforming higher education. WHY CONgRESS COULd GO Big In 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 Nunns report made it into the 1992 reauthorization. While many of the changes in 1992 were reactions to Senator Nunns work, that reauthorization contained many other groundbreaking changes that altered the higher education policy landscape for the next two decades. 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 legislative recommendations. As Senator Nunn did 20 years earlier, Mr. Harkins efforts on for-profit schools has set the stage for the next reauthorization, at least in the Senate.
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Chris Murray from Thompson Coburn LLP, one of UPCEAs industry sponsors, concludes a two part series exploring the Higher Education Act. In his first article, published in the Spring edition of InFocus, Chris provided a history of the law and its reauthorizations. In this second and final installment, he examines the politics and policy as Congress begins its work this year on HEA reauthorization.

The consistency of macro issues in postsecondary education at play now are notably similar to 1992. College costs and the costs to the government are spiraling out of control; new modalities 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 Senates first reauthorization hearing, Mr. Alexander focused his attention on whether the entire regulatory 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 WONT Though every generation seems to think that the current Congress is the most dysfunctional in history, 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 preponderance 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 doesnt matter as much as we in Washington tend to think it does. Despite all the complaints about over-regulation and the current systems 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 startups 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, its 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. Harkins interest in moving forward. Mr. Klines 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.

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Million More Mission: Using Insight and Action Analytics to Help Students Learn Well and Finish Strong
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Northwestern University

Surng the Tsunami: Technology and Pedagogical Innovation

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Civitas Learning UPCEA

MoDERaToR RoBERT HaNsEN

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Stanford University
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Benchmarking Online Student Services: Toward an Anatomy of Success

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Student Aairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)

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InsideTrack UPCEA

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Structures and Leadership in Flux: How Universities are Responding to the Implications and Opportunities of Online Distance Learning
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Open Education: The Business & Policy Case for OER

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Creative Commons
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The State University of New York University of Nebraska Online Worldwide

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Cal State Online

Washington State University

UPCEA, University of Illinois Springeld

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The Role of Online in Advancing Regional/ Global Competitiveness

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University of Wisconsin System

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New Collaboration for Higher Education: A Degree to Scale Computer Science to the World
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American Council on Education

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Recognizing the important changes at hand and the need for vision, leadership, support, and collaboration necessary to meet the challenges head-on, UPCEA has created a new Center for Online Leadership and Strategy (COLS). COLS is dedicated to helping member institutions leverage online education as a critical strategic asset, and to serving as a valued resource for professional administrators charged with building and sustaining successful programs. Fi N D O U T m O R e T O D AY AT U p C e A . e D U / C O L S .

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Clemson University

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Stanford University, Coursera San Jose State University

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American Council on Education

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an impressive collection of research that will help serve our membership. As the Centers offerings expand, UPCEA members will continue to see the great value the CRC provides.
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Serving Those Who Served: The New Deal for Veterans

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University of Maryland University College

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University of Oklahoma
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Faculty Issues, Development in Online

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation American Enterprise Institute Thompson Coburn, LLC
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San Jose State University

The Policy Case for Public-Private Partnership in the Lone Star State
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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 UPCEAs 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 nonmemberprices of $75.

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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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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 Universitys World Campus and Associate Vice President for Academic Outreach. His SMUTZ appointment is slated to take effect Oct. 15. With more than 30 years of experience in the elds 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 recently, he provided strategic direction and operational leadership for World Campus and continuing education credit programs, overseeing more than 90 degree and certicate programs; student support services, including advising and learning design; and administrative activities associated with adult learners. Smutz is a board member of the Sloan Consortium 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 PSUs World Campus), a UPCEA Regional Award for excellence in institutional partnerships (awarded to continuing education at PSUs 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 University of New York Board of Trustees. As Chief Executive Ofcer, Hancock is responsible for the overall operation HANCOCK of Empire State College at 35 locations throughout New York state, the worldwide
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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 CMUs remote campuses, military and community college locations and online programs. Hancock is recognized for her expertise and innovation 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 SUNYs 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 Advisory Group, Inside Track Advisory Board, Council of College and Military Educators, League for Innovation, National Association of Institutions for Military Education services (president) and the National Commission 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 University 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 GILMAN serve as the executive ofcer for the internal and external affairs of EIUs School of Continuing Education, which is a bridge to the community beyond the campus to provide credit and noncredit programs, degrees, certicates, 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 (20032006) and as Associate Dean for Academic

Affairs at Lenoir-Rhyne University (19992002). 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 University Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO). The new position is responsible URANIS 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, Educational 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 Programs at California State University, Long Beachs College of Continuing and Professional Education. Hill has over 18 years of experience working in adult and continuing highHILL er education, most recently serving as Dean of the School of Professional Studies at Biola University. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position she is afliated with the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE) and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), among other organizations. Hill holds a bachelors degree in Political Science and Sociology from Illinois State University, masters degrees in Psychology and Organizational Psychology from Pepperdine and the California School of Professional Psychology, and a doctorate in Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

BeA GONZLeZ, Dean of University College of Syracuse University, is among ve honorees receiving WCNY TVs Latino American of Central New York Award. She was recognized for overcoming challenges to become a community GONZLeZ leader, and for enriching Central New York with her talents and accomplishments. Gonzlez 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.

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UPCEA is sad to share notice of the death of BRUCe N. ChALOUX, CEO and Executive Director of the Sloan Consortium. Chaloux led Sloan-C, an international organization dedicated to the growth, expansion and integration CHALOUX 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 professional 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 posthumously. 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 SREBs 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 organizations second president. 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 Masters The Stevens Institute of Technology and Georgetown University have partnered to create a new Masters in Systems Engineering 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 interdisciplinary 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 Masters offering comes as a result of a collaboration between Georgetowns 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 Degrees When lifes complications get in the way of graduation, the University of Colorado Boulders Division of Continuing Education offers CU Complete, an academic service designed to assist former CU-Boulder students in completing their bachelors 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 academic 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.
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UW-Stout, Thomson Reuters Offer Minor in Web Technology A unique collaboration between the professional information and media company Thomson Reuters and the University of Wisconsin-Stout is helping to launch a new minor in Web technology. The minor is within the information and communication technologies undergraduate program in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The minor includes a course on search engine optimization (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 development and providing instructors for the SEO course. The donation, spread over five years, has led to the establishment 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 communication technologies, Web production and distribution, Web technologies and search engine optimization. The minor is available to all undergraduate majors at UW-Stout.

CSUSM Extended Learning to Offer Masters of Social Work (MSW) In response to a strong regional demand for well-trained social workers, California State University San Marcos is offering a Masters 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 Veterans 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 students Penn States online campus, the World Campus, is poised to more than triple students enrolled in online education 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 experiences 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 learners 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 States distinguished distance education history.

New Partnerships Give UVA Certificate Graduates Options to Attain Degrees The University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) has begun establishing partnerships with various universities to provide masters 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 Managementto transfer credits into Syracuse Universitys Master of Science in Information Management program.Syracuse Universitys 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 University. 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 Universitys M.S. in Management and M.A. in Human Resources Management programs, respectively.

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GW School of Business Partners with Pearson to Launch Online MBA Program The George Washington Universitys School of Business (GWSB) has announced a partnership with the education company Pearson 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 increasingly 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. GWSBs 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 Lab The 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-semester biochemistry course with complementary lab experiences and new lab equipment to provide training to students. Received during the SDSM&T Foundations 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 Universitys 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 Engineering (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 foundation in systems engineering, and to tailor their course of study in several focus areas such as cybersecurity or human systems engineering, as well as technical management. 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-governmental organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as an accreditor of college and university programs in the disciplines of applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. 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 Learning The University of British Columbia has the longest running adult education program in BC. After 75 years, UBC Continuing Studies 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) follows 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 desktop, a tablet or a smartphone. And while its 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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