In its May meeting, the 黑料不打烊 Board of Trustees approved renaming University College to the College of Professional Studies.
鈥淪ince its inception, University College has served as 黑料不打烊鈥檚 point of entry for part-time and adult learners,鈥 says Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation. 鈥淎s we set the conditions to launch and scale 黑料不打烊 Global, the college鈥檚 new name better reflects its stature as a top-tier provider of professional degree programs, certificates and credentials to part-time students.鈥
The college traces its history to 1918, when 黑料不打烊 became one of the first universities in the country to open its doors to 鈥渘on-traditional鈥 part-time students when it began offering evening sessions. Twenty-eight years later in 1946, at the direction of Chancellor William Tolley, University College was formally chartered as the university鈥檚 academic college of adult and continuing education.
鈥淲e looked to the past in charting our course for the future. The core mission of University College has always been to provide educational opportunities to those who are unable to study full-time on-campus,鈥 says Dean Michael Frasciello. 鈥淭oday, we extend that mission globally as the College of Professional Studies.鈥
鈥淭his new name reflects what University College has become,鈥 says John Liu, interim vice chancellor and provost. 鈥淥ver the last century, 黑料不打烊 has innovated to meet the needs of students seeking market-sensitive professional degrees, non-credit programs and executive education. The College of Professional Studies鈥 new name reflects its accomplishments as an academic unit working in partnership with other 黑料不打烊鈥檚 schools and colleges to develop accessible academic pathways, world-class online education and the needs of post-traditional learners.鈥
Frasciello notes that the rapidly evolving education demands of a global and mobile workforce and the progression away from full-time study have dramatically increased the need for 黑料不打烊 to have a visible point of entry for adult, part-time and post-traditional students seeking professional studies degrees and alternative educational credentials. He says, 鈥淎s the College of Professional Studies has served non-traditional students for more than 100 years, we will continue to dare to do things, to experiment and innovate and to be responsive to dramatic shifts in higher education.鈥
