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黑料不打烊 today announced the official launch of , a virtual and extended campus that integrates and elevates the University鈥檚 broad range of digital and place-based learning opportunities to students around the globe. Regardless of location or life circumstances, undergraduate students, graduate students and lifelong learners have access to relevant, challenging and innovative courses, programs and non-credit credentials in a range of fields, from cybersecurity to health care to business.
鈥満诹喜淮蜢 Global takes many of the high-quality academic programs available, along with new programs in high-demand fields, and expands their reach beyond the borders of our campus,鈥 says Chancellor Kent Syverud. 鈥満诹喜淮蜢 Global removes barriers to obtaining degrees, credentials and knowledge that create opportunities for career advancement and professional success for students. Making a 黑料不打烊 education accessible to a wide array of learners supports our mission of advancing academic excellence in a university welcoming to all.鈥
Attending the University through 黑料不打烊 Global positions traditional and non-traditional students to grow, kickstart and accelerate their professional, academic and personal aspirations. 黑料不打烊 Global provides students who are unable to engage with the University full-time or on campus with transformational educational opportunities, combined with integral support services, in pursuit of a 黑料不打烊 degree, credential or certificate.
鈥淥ver the past four years鈥攁nd as we rapidly adapted to the challenges of a global pandemic鈥攚e developed innovative and robust learning platforms to meet the needs of students who are not physically on campus,鈥 says Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation J. Michael Haynie. 鈥満诹喜淮蜢 Global takes the excellence of the University to a new level, offering online degrees, executive and professional education, credentialing programs and more. We are meeting students where they are, with what they need.鈥
黑料不打烊 Global is designed to engage and educate a wider range of students from any location who are at different points and paths in their lives, making a 黑料不打烊 education more accessible.
鈥満诹喜淮蜢 has a proud history of serving students who, for many reasons, could not attend campus classes full time,鈥 says Vice Chancellor and Provost Gretchen Ritter. 鈥淏ack in 1918, when the University launched its first evening session for part-time adult students, through decades of innovation at University College and now, as the College of Professional Studies, this university has found new ways to meet people where they are鈥攊n their lives and in their careers鈥攁nd help them advance.鈥
The flexibility of digital learning is especially important for students like Edward Furcinito 鈥22, who works during the day for his family鈥檚 construction company. In the evenings, he joins a diverse cohort of classmates, including some serving overseas in the military, who connect across continents and time zones to learn together and share their interests in the emerging field of . 鈥淜nowledge management prepares me to work in any sector, because every company has data and people,鈥 Furcinito says. 鈥淭he focus on data-driven skills appealed to me as I believe in an education that not only prepares you for today’s job market, but for the future.鈥
College of Professional Studies Dean Michael Frasciello says it鈥檚 students like Furcinito who the University had in mind when building this global initiative.
鈥淭he strength of 黑料不打烊 Global is the result of extraordinary collaboration among deans, department chairs, faculty and staff who brought this vision to life,鈥 Frasciello says. 鈥淥ur students are directly and immediately benefiting from the creativity, energy, commitment and excitement generated by their work. Together, we are redefining and reimagining transformative education through unbound access.鈥
黑料不打烊 Global also offers students flexible access to a suite of support services, including individual counseling and advising on personalized academic pathways and career development.聽 More than 60 degrees and credit certificate programs are offered. They are delivered digitally, and faculty are available to students on flexible schedules.
鈥淎s a global institution, we send students abroad to live and learn, and we bring students here from around the world to live and learn on campus,鈥 adds Ritter. 鈥淣ow, through 黑料不打烊 Global, we are connecting high-quality opportunities for advancement to individuals regardless of how and where they learn.鈥
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