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MINNEAPOLIS, May 30, 2008 – The 2009 annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) will be co-chaired by Dr. Alan Brue, a faculty member with Capella University’s Harold Abel School of Psychology. Capella (www.capella.edu) is an accredited,* online university with more than 23,000 students, the majority of whom are earning master’s or PhD degrees online. The 2009 NASP convention will be held in Boston from Feb. 24 through Feb. 28. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, May 29, 2008 – A comprehensive online academic writing center developed by Capella University (www.capella.edu) primarily for graduate level students is now available to the public at www.capellawritingcenter.org. Capella, which is an accredited,* online university that focuses on master’s and PhD degrees, created the Online Writing Center to provide its 23,000-plus students with instruction, resources, and strategies to help them navigate the writing process and develop clear and effective academic writing. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2008 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online university with more than 23,000 students, has released its latest Inside Online Education podcast. It features a conversation with Dr. Charles Tiffin, chair of Capella’s public safety program, and Dr. Joseph Pascarella, core faculty member in Capella’s public safety program, about current issues and trends in the field of public safety. Tiffin and Pascarella are also the authors of the public safety blog Public Safety Signals (www.publicsafetysignals.com). Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, May 14, 2008 — Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA), a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University (www.capella.edu), has named Chris Cassirer, ScD, MPH, as acting president of Capella University. Cassirer will replace current interim Capella University President Valerie Perkins, EdD, who is retiring as planned. Perkins was the founding dean of Capella’s School of Undergraduate Studies. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, May 14, 2008 - Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA), a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University (www.capella.edu), today announced that Mark Greene, chief executive officer of Fair Isaac Corporation, was elected to serve as a member of Capella Education Company’s board of directors at the company’s annual meeting on May 13, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, May 13, 2008 – The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program has named Lauren Janning, an MBA student at Capella University (www.capella.edu), as a finalist. The PMF program was created to attract outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths into careers with the federal government. It is specifically for those who have an interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. Capella University is an accredited* online university based in Minneapolis. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, April 28, 2008 – Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, online university based in Minneapolis, announced the launch of a Business Analysis specialization within its Master of Science in Information Technology online degree program. The new specialization is designed to meet the growing need for business analysts, IT professionals who help define business requirements and translate them into IT solutions. Read the rest of this entry »
MINNEAPOLIS, April 24, 2008 – Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university, announced that it has completed a significant redesign of its Master of Science in Information Technology online degree program to strengthen its alignment with evolving industry standards. Among other changes, the revised program reflects a growing focus on IT architecture, which Capella has recognized as one of the critical emerging competencies for IT professionals. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
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 »