News features about Western Governors University
10/23/09 Diverse Issues in Higher Education, “Study Investigates If Online Education Is Key to Helping More Low-Income Students Obtain Degrees”.
9/1/09 FastCompany.com, "How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education". WGU President Bob Mendenhall talks about WGU's innovative approach to education. (PDF)
8/12/09 City Weekly, Salt Lake City, Utah - “Click or Brick? Online course offerings are transforming campus life”. WGU was featured as being a provider for online teaching degrees. (PDF)
8/4/09 New Website Offers Transparency to Adult Learners Returning to College
7/17/09 NBC Nightly News, New York, NY – “Downloading a College Degree”. WGU is featured on national NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams as a flexible, cost-effective, accredited university for working adults.
April 2009 Latino Perspectives Magazine features WGU in “No Degree of Difficulty: Higher Road to Higher Education Taking Less Time, Less Money”. WGU was featured as a sensible solution for earning an affordable and less time consuming degree.
4/6/09 California Nursing Board Approves Pilot Program for New B.S. In Nursing
March 2009 Military Advanced Education Magazine features WGU in “The Future of Distance Learning in Practice”. WGU was used as an example of an organization that proves distance education is the “future of education”. (PDF)
3/8/09 CBS 4 Denver News Features WGU in “Beat The Recession By Taking Classes Online”. Reporter Molly Hughes reports how WGU can help busy professionals further their education in this tough job market.
3/6/09 Greene County Dailies, Fairborn, Ohio — WGU Information Technology Graduate named as “Outstanding Graduate of 2009” by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).
3/4/09 Daily Light, Waxahachie, Texas, Western Governors University held a summit for Texas teachers at Global High School in Waxahachie with about 40 online students from across the state in attendance. (PDF)
2/18/09 ABC 6 Philadelphia News Features WGU in “Save Money with Online Universities.” Reporter Amy Buckman interviews a WGU student and mentor for this feature that highlights WGU’s value and relevance in today’s economy.
12/29/08 WGU Featured on CBS 2 in Chicago. In a segment called "Stretch Your Dollar", WGU was featured as a way to earn "A College Degree for Less".
11/14/08 WGU Featured in TIME Magazine Article, "Go Western, Young Man". Feature story about WGU in TIME Magazine.
STORY: "Let's not waste anyone's time or money. You won't find that phrase emblazoned on a T shirt, but it's essentially the motto of Western Governors University (WGU), a private online school that has worked hard to prove it is anything but a diploma mill... "
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8/6/08 Las Vegas Sun, Nevada - "WGU Graduate: First-year teacher moves from the Heartland to Henderson" (PDF)
7/19/08 The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah - "Online College to Graduate 642", From dairy farmer to teacher, graduate Dale Nelson shares his story of earning his degree at WGU. (PDF)
7/19/08 Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah - "Matheson to Speak at WGU ceremonies", Rep. Jim Matheson is featured as WGU's summer commencement speaker.
7/19/08 KSL, Salt Lake City, Utah - "WGU holds summer graduation at Abravanel Hall", Students and faculty met for the first time at WGU's summer graduation.
7/18/08 KSL, Salt Lake City, Utah - "Hundreds to graduate from Western Governors University tomorrow", Graduate Speaker Kimberly Lillywhite's story of achieving her dream of becoming a teacher while fighting cancer.
6/08 Certification Magazine - "Online Degrees: Are They Right for You?", WGU is featured regarding online degrees and whether online degrees are for everyone
4/23/08 USDLA 2008 International Awards Presented For Excellence in Distance Learning for Individuals, Organizations and Companies, Honoring their Outstanding Achievements, WGU Receives Two Awards (PDF)
4/4/08 The Sentinel-Echo, London, Kentucky - "Cancer Survivor Earns Degree", story of graduation speaker Bill Sparkman's persistence in earning his WGU degree in the face of a major personal challenge
4/4/08 www.dailyyonder.com - "A Teacher's Dream", a WGU student's personal story about her rural dream and her rural scholarship
3/15/08 The East Oregonian, Pendleton, Oregon - "Ukiah Resident Aims for the Stars", WGU graduate Laura Barber's story of her NASA dreams and a teaching career (PDF)
3/14/08 The Times-Tribune, Corbin, Kentucky - "Never Give Up, Never Give In", WGU graduate Bill Sparkman's story of urgent life challenges and personal triumphs as he earned his degree (PDF)
1/08 About.com: Business School, Q and A regarding WGU business degrees from the College of Business
11/27/07 Edutopia Online - "Virtual Training, Real Teaching: The Promise of Distance Learning for Educators-to-Be"
11/14/07 www.cinchouse.com - "Earn a Degree Based on Competencies", 3 sections about WGU teaching degrees
11/2/07 USA Today - Distance Learning Today Special Section, Nov. 2007, (Published by United States Distance Learning Association, www.usdla.org) WGU Vice-President of Institutional Research, Dr. Jim Schnitz writes about succeeding online (PDF)
10/25/07 Educause 2007 Panel Overview, Dr. Robert Mendenhall is interviewed by Matt Pasiewicz on the role of information technology in an age of access, affordability and accountability
10/25/07 Chronicle of Higher Education - "A Message at Educause 2007: Technology Is Underutilized in Higher Education", WGU President Dr. Robert Mendenhall was an Educause panel speaker and is quoted in an NPR interview
10/23/07 Educause 2007 Panel Excerpts: "The Role of Information Technology in an Age of Access, Affordability, and Accountability", Summary statements of Dr. Robert Mendenhall on outcomes, competencies, how computers, students and faculty interact and the role of IT in WGU's online learning model (3 min., 52 sec.).
8/26/07 KJZZ TV "Local
Matters" program, Dr. Robert Mendenhall and graduate Randy Potts are interviewed about WGU by Host Danny Kramer
8/23/07 KRBC TV
Abilene, Texas, "Elite Educator" Feature Story, WGU Graduate Ngozika Ughanze
8/15/07 Park City TV Comcast Digital Cable 102 "Mountain Views" program, Dr. Phil Schmidt, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, is interviewed about WGU in this segment by Host Ari Hoffer
8/07 The Enterprise - "Salt Lake City-Based Western Governors University Gives Working Professionals Educational Options", (PDF)
8/07 Military Advanced Education - "From Military Unit to the Classroom" WGU is profiled in the "Participating Institutions" section
8/3/07 USA Today - Distance Learning Today Special Section, August 2007, (Published by United States Distance Learning Association, www.usdla.org) WGU Director of Assessments Alec Testa writes about secure testing (PDF)
7/07 Educational Pathways July-August 2007 - "Western Governors University: How Competency-Based Distance Education Has Come of Age" (PDF), WGU is featured throughout this issue, in seven different articles
7/19/07 Senator Mike Enzi's Floor Remarks in the U.S. Senate Sen. Enzi was the July WGU Commencement speaker and
upon his return to Washington, spoke about WGU extensively on the U.S. Senate Floor
7/15/07 Deseret Morning News - "University Online Degrees Click with Grads"
7/07 Healthcare Traveler - "Going the Distance", (PDF), WGU nursing degrees are featured
6/22/07 insidehighered.com - "The Nursing Education Dilemma", New WGU degree programs are referenced
6/18/07 KCPW's "Midday Metro" with Lara Jones, WGU guests: Pat Partridge, Dr. Phil Schmidt and graduate Raylene Laird (audio approx. 24 minutes)
6/07 eLearners.com - Online Student Profile: WGU Student
4/27/07 USA Today - Distance Learning Today Special Section, April 2007 (Published by United States Distance Learning Association, www.usdla.org) WGU Provost and Academic Vice President Craig Swenson writes about the digital divide
4/07 AACTE Briefs - "AACTE and WGU Partner on Grant" (PDF)
3/07 CompTIA IT Instructor Newsletter - “Best Practices in Education: Western Governors University” (PDF)
3/07 eLearners.com - Online Student Profile: WGU Student
2/15/07 T.H.E. Journal - "Labor Dept. Allocates $3 Million to WGU for Teacher Distance Learning"
2/10/07 Deseret Morning News - "WGU Students to Graduate — and Meet"
1/07 Career Education Review - "WGU: Achieving Greater Competency and Improved Student Outcomes", extensive 10-page article (PDF)
1/5/07 USA Today - Distance Learning Today Special Section, Jan. 2007, (Published by United States Distance Learning Association, www.usdla.org) WGU President Bob Mendenhall writes about the myths of distance learning (PDF)
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