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HIGHER ED NEWS
Creativity Expert Sir Ken Robinson to Moderate Opening Keynote Panel at ISTE 2012
TV actress and physics/chemistry teacher Mayim Bialik, PhD, is among the keynote panelists at the world’s most comprehensive education technology event.
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FORMER MARINE RALLIES VETERANS TO URGE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT TO CREATE ANNUAL RANKING OF BEST SCHOOLS FOR STUDENT VETS
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Former Marine Sergeant Paul Szoldra launches campaign on Change.org urging U.S. News & World Report to create comprehensive ranking of best schools for student vets
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As vets are increasingly targeted for their Post 9/11 G.I. Bill education dollars, Szoldra says ranking would help servicemembers see which colleges are good for veterans and which just want to pocket tax-funded military benefits
WASHINGTON, DC – More than 1,000 people have joined a new petition campaign on Change.org urging U.S. News & World Report to create a comprehensive annual ranking of the best schools for student veterans in an effort to curb the barrage of misinformation around which schools are best equipped to support veterans.
Paul Szoldra, a former U.S. Marine Infantry Squad Leader & Instructor, said that he started his Change.org campaign because after eight years and a tour of Afghanistan, he decided it was time to go to school, but the mountain of misinformation and the aggressive recruiting practices of for-profit institutions made the selection process very difficult to navigate.
“I made my college choice based upon a limited understanding of what made a good school and was lucky to pick a school that was able to support me, despite the deceptive marketing gimmicks of for-profit schools that were more interested in my military benefits than my education,” Szoldra said. “In order to help veterans make an informed decision, I am asking for a ranking of all universities that accept G.I. Bill funds, unbiased and objective, from US News & World Report.”
US News & World Report is known as the go-to source for college rankings, but they don’t have any list that ranks which schools are best for veterans, despite recently reporting on the challenges faced by vets seeking a quality education after serving in the military.
“Student vets have very different needs from other college students and making the adjustment from serving our country overseas to going to college can be difficult, Szoldra said. “Many veterans haven’t been in a classroom for years, are older than their classmates, and have families to take care of. Support services are critical to ensuring the the success of student vets like me.”
Paul is the founder of CollegeVeteran.com, a resource he created to support the projected one million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who will be entering the U.S. education over the next few years.
For-profit colleges enroll only about nine percent of all U.S. undergraduates. But in the first few years since the new G.I. Bill passed in 2008, for-profit schools enrolled 25 percent of veterans — collecting 37 percent of the benefit payments to colleges. For-profit school marketing to veterans has gotten so aggressive that President Obama recently signed an executive order to curb practices that intentionally misinform vets.
“If you go to Paul’s petition on Change.org, you can read countless comments left by veterans who enthusiastically support his campaign,” said Mark Anthony Dingbaum, campaign manager at Change.org. “Change.org allows anyone, anywhere to start and win campaigns on issues they care about. For Paul, this campaign is personal, and it’s clear that his story is resonating with other vets who’ve been in a similar situation.”
Journalists interested in setting up an interview should use the contact details at the top of the page.
Live signature totals from Paul Szoldra’s campaign:
http://www.change.org/collegeveteran
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“Gold Standard” of Authorizers Pays Tribute to Michigan Pioneer”CER President Jeanne Allen keynotes dedication ceremony for newly named Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools |
| Mount Pleasant, MI – Recognizing the contributions of 3-term Governor John Engler to improved academic achievement in Michigan and its ripple effect beyond, Jeanne Allen, President of the Center for Education Reform (CER), today joined leaders of the state in honoring former Governor John Engler on the campus of Central Michigan University (CMU). CMU – the largest authorizer of charter schools in Michigan and a national exemplar – is renaming its Center for Charter Schools after former Governor Engler, whose leadership in the state created superior charter schools, and widespread public support for reform.Engler signed Michigan’s charter school law in 1994, one of the nation’s earliest, and led the transformation of public schooling from a focus on systems to a focus on students. In her keynote address, Allen specifically praised Engler for his leadership in the effort to bring accountability and transparency to American education:“Today’s dedication event is about much more than charter schools. It’s about meeting the urgency for performance-based accountability through all of our educational entities, the very kind that the Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University has demonstrated in its excellent oversight of its 56 charter schools in the great lakes state. Governor John Engler pioneered a movement for student-centered funding and transparency for results. His commitment to that idea paved the way for one of the most successful and respected university authorizers in the nation to blossom and has resulted not only in an environment rich in choice and accountability here, but replication of strong charter laws modeled on Michigan’s around the country. It is fitting that his name will be on this center, the gold standard in university authorizers of charter schools.”The state of Michigan is home to 160 university – authorized charter schools, half of all university sanctioned charters in the nation. CMU leads the pack but shares a distinction for quality authorizing with several others in the state. CMU authorized-charters educate more than 28,000 Michigan students, who are exceeding the performance of their traditional public school counterparts. “We need more authorizers willing to challenge paradigms, charter new learning opportunities for communities and their children, and drive dramatic improvements in quality as a whole in American education,” added Allen.Michigan earned an A grade in CER’s national ranking of charter school laws, the 5th strongest law in the nation. Allen also praised state leaders for efforts to raise teacher quality and rethink how education is delivered in Detroit.While Allen’s remarks lauded the progress yielded by the efforts of people and institutions like Governor Engler and CMU, she also gave a candid assessment of the problems we still face in education. “The strides made should be an example to states like Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee to name a few, where there is a critical need for the educational success that authorizers like the Governor John M. Engler Center for Charter Schools have demonstrated can occur if laws are done right.”For more information about the John Engler Center for Charter Schools visit their website andhttp://media.cmich.edu/pr/cmu/cmu-to-dedicate-center-for-charter.aspx. |
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| CER, since 1993, is the leading voice and advocate for lasting, substantive and structural education reform in the U.S. Additional information about the Center and its activities can be found at www.edreform.com. |
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Parchment Offers Colleges Full Integration Support For Industry-Leading Student Information Systems
IData Partnership Combines Largest e-Transcript Solution Docufide with Middleware Client to Provide Unparalleled Integration and Automated Data Transfer,
Reducing Administrative Burden
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 21, 2012) – Transmitting transcript and other education credentials data between disparate student information systems often creates headaches and delays for college administrators. Through a new partnership with IData, Parchment Inc. is simplifying transcript and credential data exchange for higher education institutions. The education credentials pioneer has teamed up with IData to integrate transcript exchange processes into college student information systems (SIS), including market leaders Jenzabar, Datatel, and Oracle PeopleSoft, among many others.
The partnership enables colleges and universities to send and receive transcript data from Docufide® by Parchment™ in their preferred data format and easily manage the process from within their SIS, reducing the need for active staff management. By integrating Docufide into its SIS, an institution can process requests based on existing SIS business rules, including automated approval or hold. In cases where an exception such as a transcript hold or error prevents automated action, the solution sends a notification to review the request. Staff can then evaluate and process the requests on a case-by-case basis. The new solution produces efficient transcript fulfillment services for students while freeing up staff to address critical admissions and enrollment needs.
“Many student information systems have different data standards and rules, which creates a challenge for importing and exporting data to and from external sources,” said Matthew Pittinsky, CEO of Parchment. “Not only is our integrated solution a time-saver, it also ensures timely access to credentials data to support data-driven decision-making among college administrators.”
Docufide is a leading e-transcript service for colleges and universities, including Capella University, California Polytechnic State University, and City Colleges of Chicago. The solution enables the secure, rapid exchange of millions of electronic transcripts and other student records for colleges, with trading partners such as schools, state education agencies, scholarship organizations and individuals. IDataHub is a middleware client that resides within an institution’s network, providing a secure and audited layer between Docufide and a school’s student information system. The IDataHub is built to be a lean, robust tool that provides a simple, true end-to-end integration.
“Parchment is a natural partner for IData because of its like-minded mission for helping higher education institutions maximize the effectiveness of their data operations,” said Brian Parish, president of IData Inc. “Paring Docufide with the IDataHub is a proven way for colleges and universities to generate the most value from their investments.”
About Parchment
Parchment’s mission is to unleash education credentials by unlocking the critical data they embody. A credentials data company, Parchment works with institutions and corporations around the world helping people collect, promote, and share their education credentials in simple and secure ways. At Parchment.com, students can research colleges and discover their chances of admission, see how they compare with peers, get college recommendations, and send official transcripts when they are ready to apply. The company’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering, Docufide® by Parchment™, is the leading transcript exchange and intelligence platform. The solution enables the secure, rapid exchange of millions of electronic transcripts and other student records among nearly 9,000 schools and universities, six state education agencies, and hundreds of thousands of individuals. Founded in 2003, Parchment Inc. is a venture-backed company headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. Visit www.parchment.com/company for more information.
About IData Incorporated
IData Incorporated was started in 2004 with the mission of increasing the productivity of colleges, universities and institutional research professionals through better use of administrative and data systems. With the IData team’s many years of experience working with higher education data systems, they have the knowledge and skills to provide seamless transfer of student information. Since its inception, IData has supported schools of all types by providing them with data management, institutional research and reporting, system integration, custom application development, and implementation services. IData also offers innovative products designed to improve the efficiency of everyday operations: the IDataHub, Data Cookbook and NextReg.
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More than 440 receive degrees at 62nd Fairfield University Graduate Commencement, including first doctorates in University history
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (May 20, 2012) – Amid sunny skies and high spirits, Fairfield University awarded 419 master’s degrees, 21 advanced study certificates and five doctor of nursing practice degrees – the first doctoral-level degrees in University history – at its 62nd Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 20.
The crowd on Bellarmine Lawn included three honorary degree recipients Bob and Suzanne Wright, co-founders of Autism Speaks, who were the commencement speakers; and Sister Clare Fitzgerald, S.S.N.D., Ph.D., founding director of Fairfield University’s American Studies Program and a “doyen of Catholic education.”
The University conferred graduate degrees from its College of Arts and Sciences, the Dolan School of Business, the School of Engineering, the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions and the School of Nursing, which recognized the first five graduates of its Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
Commencement for the University’s 883 undergraduates took place Sunday morning.
In their commencement address to the graduate degree candidates, Bob Wright, the former vice chairman of General Electric and chief executive officer of NBC and NBC Universal, and his wife, Suzanne Wright, each called on the graduates to follow their passions and to take action. Both mentioned their first grandson, Christian, and how his diagnosis with autism led them to found Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization.
“When you welcome your first grandchild into the world, the last thing you expect to learn is that you may never have a conversation with him,” said Bob Wright. “In the months after Christian’s diagnosis I reflected a lot on my Jesuit education, and the morals it instilled in me. Much like Fairfield, my college, Holy Cross, also taught me the importance of service. It was an easy decision to create Autism Speaks, so that we could help our grandson – and the millions of children and families around the world like him. Solving the mysteries of this disorder has become one of the most important endeavors of my life.”
The Wrights, Fairfield residents for more than 30 years, founded Autism Speaks in 2005. It is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. In the seven years since its formation, Autism Speaks has brought the condition to national and global attention, which has led to increased funding, more research, and assistance for those affected by autism.
“What we think is what we become,” said Suzanne Wright. “My passion and dedication started with a little boy named Christian. I hope each of you finds your own mission. And remember: it’s never too late to discover your life’s work.”
The Wrights are part of the Fairfield University community. Their son Chris graduated from Fairfield Prep in 1991, and the Dolan School of Business dedicated a chair in Business Law, Ethics, and Dispute Resolution in Bob Wright’s name.
Jenna Allegretto, of Ansonia, Conn., delivered the graduate class address, remembering how, as a child, she donned her first Fairfield sweatshirt, a tribute to her father, who received his Fairfield diploma more than 30 years ago with his classmates. “I grew up aspiring to one day be just like them – just like my father – holding that Jesuit degree in my hands, knowing that this institution transformed me into a confident, intellectual leader.”
She called on her classmates to see the day as a celebration of academic achievement coupled with personal and spiritual growth. “As we call to mind our time devoted to Fairfield, we come to appreciate the gifts our education has presented – the gift of knowledge, the gift of faith, the gift of personal and professional values – gifts that cannot be priced, but rather will transcend the years we have committed to Fairfield University.”
Allegretto earned her bachelor’s degree in three years and her master’s degree in accounting in one year from Fairfield’s Charles F. Dolan School of Business.
School Psychology graduate Alyssa Beit, of Preston, Conn., received the St. Ignatius Loyola Medal for outstanding University service. Graduate student service awards went to: Deborah Kellogg-Van Orden, of Norwalk, Conn., Dolan School of Business; Jillian Eve Liptak, of Bridgeport, Conn., College of Arts and Sciences; Alexander Santiago, of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, School of Engineering; John DiGiacomo, of Shelton, Conn., School of Nursing; and Elaine Mattern, of East Lyme, Conn., Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions.
A dedicated educator for more than 60 years, Sr. Clare Fitzgerald, S.S.N.D., Ph.D., who, like the Wrights, received an honorary degree, has served as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and was the first woman to give a retreat to the seminarians at Huntington Seminary on Long Island, New York. She was appointed to the Vatican Commission on the Study of Religious Life and won the National Catholic Education Association award.
Among the many outstanding graduates was Kristin Golia, of Stamford, Conn., a third-grade teacher at Osborn Hill School in Fairfield, Conn., who received her master’s in Teaching and Foundations. She is one of the top five finalists in the third annual Top Teacher Search on television’s “Live with Kelly!” She was nominated by a Fairfield family that was touched by her caring ways when their son, one of Golia’s students, was battling cancer. She will find out Tuesday if she’s won the title, a Ford Fusion and $25,000 for her school.
As the ceremony came to a close, University President Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., asked the parents, grandparents and spouses of graduates who were also Fairfield graduates to stand. “I just want to thank you for encouraging your son, daughter, grandchild or spouse to pursue their education at Fairfield,” he said. “Fairfield University is a community, and we are proud that so many Fairfield graduates pass on their affection and regard for Fairfield to their family. So thank you very much.”
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Towson University Partners With Learning House to Offer Professional Certification Classes Online
press release - 05/16/2012
Learning House fulfills university’s goals of creating its own faculty-developed online courses and addressing Maryland’s workforce needs
Louisville, Ky. – The Learning House, Inc., an online education solutions partner that helps colleges and universities develop and grow high-quality online degree programs and courses, announced today that Towson University’s Center for Professional Studies (CPS) has selected Learning House to help expand its online continuing education course offerings. CPS offers programs that focus on meeting identified workforce shortages for the region and address skill gaps and career advancement needs.
Towson University has a robust set of existing continuing education programs, but CPS identified a need to develop self-paced, industry-driven, professional certification programs that leverage the expertise of the University’s faculty.
“We wanted to develop our own courses and truly control the content, deployment and quality of the curriculum,” said Jeff Beeson, Director of the Center for Professional Studies at Towson University. “We selected Learning House because they represented what we needed—a partner that could help us turn classroom curriculum into dynamic online courses that engage non-campus-based learners. Their dedicated team approach is a plus because we feel very supported. Additionally, the assurance that Learning House can help with all our online education needs from course design and development to marketing, as well as provide IT and tech support is a true value add.”
Together, Learning House and CPS will create workforce and professional certification courses online that align with Towson’s core academic mission of business, IT and the health professions. The first courses will include a project management professional (PMP) certification course, an A+/Net+ certification course and a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) course with a health information supplement. All of these courses will directly address workforce needs in Maryland.
“Developing online courses takes a deep understanding of both the subject matter and the technology. A big mistake institutions often make is simply taking existing curricula and posting it online using a simple learning management system. Towson University’s CPS team understands that reaching online learners takes something more, and we are excited to work with them to expand their professional certification courses,” said Dr. David Clinefelter, Chief Academic Officer at Learning House. “Having the involvement of faculty is critical to the way we develop online courses. We plan to work closely with the faculty at Towson University to ensure they have the support they want to build engaging courses and the professional development they need to help their students achieve success.”
Learning House collaborates with schools that have various levels of online education experience to achieve each institution’s unique goals and create a positive student experience. For more information about how Learning House works with institutions to achieve their online education goals, visit www.learninghouse.com.
About The Learning House, Inc.
The Learning House, Inc. is an online education solutions partner that helps colleges and universities develop and grow high-quality online degree programs and courses. Partnering with more than 100 colleges and universities, Learning House offers a business model that enables institutions to efficiently and affordably achieve their online education goals. Learning House provides a comprehensive solution to success, including curriculum development and management, faculty training and professional development, marketing and lead generation, admissions and enrollment management, student retention, 24/7 technical support, learning management systems, and management and consultation.
About Towson University (www.towson.edu)
Founded in 1866, Towson University is recognized among the nation’s best regional public universities, offering more than 100 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences, and applied professional fields. With more than 21,000 students, Towson University is the second-largest public university in Maryland. As a metropolitan university, Towson combines research-based learning with practical application. Our many interdisciplinary partnerships with public and private organizations throughout Maryland provide opportunities for research, internships and jobs. Towson University is a founding member of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU).
