Capella News

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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.  (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

Online university’s podcasts focus on experience of earning an online degree

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 20, 2008 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online university with more than 20,000 students, has released its latest Inside Online Education podcast. It features a conversation with Feranda Williamson, the new dean of Capella’s School of Undergraduate Studies. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 5, 2008 – Research shows that only about 15 percent of higher education students still fit the traditional definition of a college student: age 18 to 22, living on campus, and going to school full time. That is the inspiration for The Other 85 Percent (www.theother85percent.com), a new blog by Capella University Vice Chairman Michael Offerman that challenges the traditional view of how to best serve today’s college students. Capella University (www.capella.edu) is an accredited, fully online university with more than 20,000 students. (more…)