Archive for March, 2008

Three Capella University HR specializations acknowledged by SHRM

MINNEAPOLIS, March 21, 2008 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited,* fully online university, announced today that the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that three Capella HR programs fully align with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. They are Capella’s Human Resource Management specializations in its MS in Organization and Management, MBA, and BS in Business online degree programs. Read the rest of this entry »

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Prominent Minneapolis office building to be renamed Capella Tower with renewed and expanded lease by Capella Education Company

MINNEAPOLIS, March 20, 2008 – The tower of the largest office building in Minneapolis, currently known as 225 South Sixth, will be renamed the Capella Tower under an expanded and extended lease by its largest tenant, Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA). Capella, which is the parent company of the fully online Capella University (www.capella.edu), will bring together its more than 1,150 Twin Cities-based employees in the building complex in early 2009.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Capella University’s accreditation is reaffirmed by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

MINNEAPOLIS, March 10, 2008 — The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reaffirmed Capella University’s accreditation without any stipulations on its affiliation status. Capella (www.capella.edu) is an accredited* online university based in Minneapolis. Read the rest of this entry »

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The International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) names Capella University faculty member as president-elect of its international board of directors

MINNEAPOLIS, March 5, 2008 — The International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) has named Capella University (www.capella.edu) faculty member Darlene Van Tiem as the new president-elect of ISPI’s international board of directors. Van Tiem teaches training and performance improvement in the School of Education at Capella, which is an accredited* online university with more than 22,000 students. Read the rest of this entry »

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The National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges (NACTC) selects Capella University doctoral student as its new executive board president

MINNEAPOLIS, March 3, 2008 – The National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges (NACTC) has named Generosa López-Molina, a doctoral student in Capella University’s (www.capella.edu) School of Education, as the next president of its executive board. The NACTC is a consortium of 31 community and technical colleges from across the nation, first assembled in 1979 by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) at Ohio State University. Read the rest of this entry »

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