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K-State Global Campus Goes Remote: What a Difference a Year Makes
By Karen Pedersen and Jennifer Thornburg In June of 2021, the lease for the 20,000+ sq foot building housing the Kansas State University Global Campus was up for renewal. Ten months before that, while in the middle of a global pandemic, the Global Campus leadership team began discussions about the possibility of going permanently remote.…
Read MoreUPCEA Announces 2022 Regional Award Recipients
20 Individuals and 14 Programs Honored Across 5 Regions WASHINGTON, September 22, 2022 – UPCEA, the leader in professional, continuing, and online education, has announced the recipients of the 2022 Regional Awards. Each of UPCEA’s five Regions recognizes both individual and institutional achievement of the UPCEA members within the Region. Award recipients will be honored…
Read MoreOpinion: White House’s loan forgiveness does not go far enough (The University Star)
“There has been enough of a fear sparked by student loans to where there is counseling to prepare you for them. In addition, the cancellation of student debt will help enrollment. According to The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), the top reason a college student drops out is financial reasons. A plan that eases…
Read MoreUPCEA Announces 2022 Diversity in Leadership Scholars
UPCEA is pleased to announce the 2022 cohort of Bethaida “Bea” González Diversity in Leadership Scholars. Representative and diverse leadership is a cornerstone of UPCEA’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusive Excellence. The goal of the Diversity Scholars program is to equip diverse professionals at any stage of their career with the skills and knowledge needed…
Read MoreNew Portal Login Security Verification Step
In order to improving the security and functionality of our member login, we would like to inform you about an email verification step you will see soon. Starting on Friday September 9th, when you log in to your user profile on the UPCEA member portal, you will receive an email from: Sender: MemberSuite Support <[email protected]>…
Read MoreOnline Learning Impacting the Carbon Footprint
Climate change is heating up — perhaps online learning is part of the solution. Around the world, new record high temperatures are soaring. These changes are stressing the health, budgets, productivity and tempers of many of those living in non-polar regions. Scientists tell us the cumulative effects of eons of anthropogenic pollution production coupled with natural…
Read More“One-Stop Shop”: First-Gen, Low-Income Students Advocate for Basic Needs Center On Campus (The Cornell Daily Sun)
“While a Basic Needs Center is a novel idea for Cornell, it is based on a model seen at numerous universities across the country, including University of California Berkeley, University of California Davis, Stanford University, Oregon State University and City University of New York Lehman College. At these universities and many others across the country, students can access an array of resources…
Read MoreOnline Learning, From the Margins to the Center
Online learning has evolved over the past 25 years from a niche position on the margins of higher ed to the leading driver of growth in enrollment and innovation. Research collaboration, information sharing and informal instruction has roots deep in the development of the internet and analogous networking such as the PLATO system prior to even the…
Read MoreUPCEA/MindEdge study finds mature adult learners have complex views about education
One size doesn’t fit all — Differences among Boomer learners, retirees, and the mature adult learner BOSTON, MA and WASHINGTON, DC (July 29, 2022) – Driven by Baby Boomer retirements and the Great Resignation, a new wave of mature learners is looking at options in continuing education – but not necessarily to learn new job skills,…
Read MoreThe Metaverse and Web 3.0: Embedding Ourselves into the Internet (The European Business Review)
Read Ray Schroeder’s perspective on the metaverse and augmented reality. We are embarking on an online environment transformation that is every bit as revolutionary as the inception of the Web browser in 1992. The Metaverse will supplant the browser for many of our activities. We will immerse ourselves through avatars to engage in commerce, education, and social…
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