Pioneering Higher Education: Offering 全年校园
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星期四,11月. 13, 2014
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University of Mary Offers Solution to National Concern
Over Time and Cost of College Education
俾斯麦，新罕布什尔州，11月. 13, 2014 — Starting in Fall 2015, University of Mary students will have the option of completing a bachelor’s degree in 2.6 years and a master’s degree in four. Hailed as 全年校园, this first-of-its-kind option provides a new and radical pathway for completing traditional undergraduate and graduate degrees in less time and at a lower cost, with normal course loads and a full college experience.
Based on the University’s analysis, the incremental savings, 增加收益, and reduced student loan balances would result in lifetime financial benefits of at least $322,000.
According to University of Mary President Monsignor James P. 非洲酪脂树, the 全年校园 reflects an innovative and student-centered response to the changing dynamics of today’s higher education market.
“The growing sentiment nationwide is that a college education is too costly, takes too long to complete and no longer provides a healthy return on investment,谢伊说. “Mary’s 全年校园 addresses those concerns by empowering students to complete a bachelor’s degree in 2.6 years and a master’s in four. It also dramatically increases the student’s long-term earnings and savings potential while meeting the growing demand for an educated, and work-ready employees.”
Unlike accelerated degrees, 全年校园 offers the same course load as traditional full-time degree programs while utilizing two summer semesters to speed up time to completion.
“This is not a ‘fast-track’ program,” cautioned Dr. Diane Fladeland, vice president for Academic Affairs. “Students enrolled in our 全年校园 receive the same meaningful human formation as students in our traditional undergraduate and graduate programs but finish early because their program now includes two vibrant summer semesters.”
Pioneering Higher Education: Offering 全年校园
The 全年校园 includes Work Campus and 服务 Campus components reflecting the University’s mission for character education, while allowing students to earn money and reduce debt load.
“At Mary we educate the whole person, and that includes positioning students to succeed in giving back to their campus community through meaningful 实习 and in finding innovative ways to pay for their education,” remarked Greg Vetter, the university’s executive vice president. “Work Campus and 服务 Campus are just one more way we are offering our students a higher return on their education investment. As a former bank president, I am struck by how this whole enterprise makes an enormous amount of financial sense for our students and their families.”
While University officials believe 全年校园 provides creative solutions to the challenges higher education is facing, they realize many students still prefer the traditional undergraduate and graduate programs, especially in terms of summer employment, 实习, 一些实习课程, 和休假制度.
“Those traditional options at the University of Mary remain intact and as excellent as before,谢伊说。. “But all the evidence tells us that yesterday’s model will not be the norm of the future. In fact, what we are doing with 全年校园 is establishing the new norm.”
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关于 the University of Mary
作为一个基督徒, 天主教, Benedictine institution, the University of Mary offers education for the whole of life through cutting-edge professional programs grounded in a solid liberal arts tradition.
Founded in 1959 by the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery, Mary offers nearly 60 undergraduate programs, 14个硕士项目, and two doctoral programs in Physical Therapy and Nursing Practice. 大于3,000名学生, Mary has locations in North Dakota; Minnesota; Montana; Missouri; Kansas; Arizona; Rome, Italy; and Arequipa, Peru as well as engaging online offerings taught by vibrant faculty and experts in their field. For more information, visit unproportioned.botanicsbybritty.com.
Television stations interested in professional HD B-Roll video clips of Mary students in the classroom can access and download at this DropBox link:
http://www.dropbox.com/sh/5hbjpgf6bi33pev/AADFugIMOFvJkxozAHnh1tzua?dl=0
媒体 interested in post press conference interviews with Monsignor 非洲酪脂树 should contact Tom Ackerman by cell at (701) 471-5698 或电邮至 tackman@botanicsbybritty.com.