Capella News

MINNEAPOLIS, April 6, 2009 – Reggie Smith III, a PhD student at Capella University and the president-elect of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), has been awarded a 2009 Black Engineer of the Year Award. Smith, who is an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, is also pursuing a doctorate in Training and Performance Improvement from Capella, an accredited*, fully online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for working adults. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, January 28, 2009 – Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for adults, has added a Doctor of Education (EdD) program to its online doctoral degree offerings. The program was designed around the standards of a number of respected P–12 educational organizations and aligns with the Competencies for Community College Leaders developed by the American Association of Community Colleges. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 12, 2009 - Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA), a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced financial results for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2008.

“We achieved strong enrollment and revenue growth, as well as operating leverage in 2008, while completing a significant, multi-year infrastructure investment,” said Stephen Shank, chairman and chief executive officer of Capella Education Company. ldquo;In addition, we made great progress on our commitment to build a business that delivers sustainable, profitable growth for our shareholders. We continued to invest in expanding and strengthening our academic offerings and providing our learners with exceptional learning outcomes and an improved learner experience,” concluded Shank. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, January 30, 2009 – Capella University (www.capella.edu)), an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for adults, announced that it has added a Global Operations and Supply Chain Management specialization to its online MBA program. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, February 6, 2009 – Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for adults, has named Deborah Bushway, PhD, as dean of its Harold Abel School of Psychology.  Dr. Bushway joined Capella University in 2007 as the school’s associate dean and most recently served as the school’s acting dean.  As dean, she will act as chief academic officer of the Harold Abel School of Psychology, which offers three online degree programs in 10 specializations. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, February 17, 2009 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university that has built its reputation by providing quality education for working adults, announced today that it has been chosen as a finalist for a 2009 Learning Impact Award. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, October 6, 2008 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for working adults, has announced that it will host a free webinar discussion, Treating Returning Servicemembers: Are Mental Health Professionals Ready? on Oct. 13, from 12:30–1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The discussion will be led by military mental health experts from the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Psychological Society (APA), including David Fenell, PhD, chair of last year’s ACA Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, and Will Wilson, PhD, president of APA’s Society for Military Psychology. (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 11, 2008 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for working adults, has released its latest Inside Online Education podcast. It features a discussion of the mental health needs of returning servicemembers with Will Wilson, president-elect of the American Psychological Association’s Society of Military Psychology and faculty chair for Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Capella University. The podcast references the Joining Forces America (www.joiningforcesamerica.org) study sponsored by Capella, which explores the mental health needs of returning servicemembers. (more…)