Penn State World Campus, Continuing Education, Student Affairs and Undergraduate Admissions are hosting an employee information session on the employee tuition discount and other college-related subjects from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, in Rooms 129A, B and C in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus.
During this free session, University Park campus employees who are eligible for the University's tuition benefit, as well as their family members, are invited to stop by to talk with staff members from the sponsoring units about how they can use their education benefit. (more)
Students enrolled in the iMBA program at Penn State's World Campus scored in the top 3 percent on the most recent Educational Testing Service (ETS) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Major Field Test, a comprehensive national assessment for program evaluation. (more)
The first of the 76 million baby boomers turned 65 this year. As this generation ages, it will place significant demands on an already strained health care system. To meet this challenge, medical and health services managers -- an occupation projected to grow 16 percent in the coming years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- will need the latest knowledge and skills. Penn State's new master of health administration degree, delivered online, can help working adults prepare for health care management careers. (more)
With the defending National Football League champion Green Bay Packers having another great season and securing home-field advantage in the NFL's upcoming playoffs, millions of people will by looking at Allen Johnson's work when they watch the games. No doubt the fields manager of famous Lambeau Field will have the playing surface in top shape when the Packers host their first playoff game, and he will employ expertise he gained from Penn State in the process. (more)
Penn State's online campus, the World Campus, earned an "Honor Roll" recognition for graduate-level education programs in the inaugural U.S. News 2012 Top Online Education Program Rankings. In lieu of number rankings, U.S. News created honor rolls highlighting programs that consistently rank in the top third among their peers. In addition, several World Campus programs ranked in the top 15 percent for various categories, including teaching practices and student engagement, student services and technology, faculty credentials and training, and admissions selectivity. (more)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--Students enrolled in the iMBA program at Penn State's World Campus scored in the top 5 percent on the most recent Educational Testing Service (ETS) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Major Field Test, a comprehensive national assessment for program evaluation.
The fall 2009 cohort of 50 students in this online program collectively scored in the 95th percentile in 2011, placing the Penn State iMBA program in the highest possible category, of 225 institutions administering this test to more than 4,700 students nationwide. (more)
Penn State adult learner Nicole Bianchi studied online in public libraries between her husband's Minor League baseball games. Lt. Michael Choe, a U.S. Navy pilot, and his wife Amanda Choe juggled the challenges of military life to complete their degrees online. They and other adult students who earned their degrees at University Park campus and online through the World Campus will be honored at a Penn State Outreach graduation celebration. (more)
Wayne Smutz, executive director of Penn State World Campus and associate vice president for Academic Outreach, has been elected to the Sloan Consortium board of directors for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2012. (more)
Librarian Debora Cheney has been appointed head of Library Services to the World Campus/Penn State Online. Cheney will be responsible for developing and sustaining the University Libraries' strategic and administrative relationship with the World Campus and the online and e-learning programs of the University's colleges and campuses. (more)
The University Libraries have decreased the maintenance window needed for Internet resources, including The CAT, the online catalog, from two hours to less than five minutes daily. The new process, developed jointly by the Libraries' Department of Information Technology and Information Technology Services' Digital Library Technologies, takes only three to four minutes daily and occurs around 4 a.m. EST. Chris Holobar, manager of Lending and Course Reserves, said, ""This is a tremendous improvement in service to our World Campus students, particularly those in the military and stationed overseas, trying to access electronic reserve materials, and, of course, to our students and staff working overnight."
For more information, contact Dace Frievalds at 814-865-2378. (more)
