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| WGU In the News |
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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.) ***Or, you can hear the full panel discussion with WGU President Dr. Robert Mendenhall; Charlene Nunley, president emerita of
Montgomery College; and David Ward, president of the American Council on Education; moderated by NPR's Mara Liasson.
8/26/07 KJZZ TV "Local
Matters" program (300K version), Dr. Robert Mendenhall and graduate Randy Potts are interviewed about WGU by
Host Danny Kramer (100K version also available)
8/23/07 KRBC TV
Abilene, Texas, "Elite Educator" Feature Story (300K version), WGU Graduate Ngozika Ughanze
(100K version also available)
8/15/07 Park City TV
Comcast Digital Cable 102 "Mountain Views" program (300K version), Dr. Phil Schmidt, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, is interviewed
about WGU in this segment by Host Ari Hoffer (100K version also available)
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 (PDF)
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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"Competency-based…"
"I like the idea of a competency-based program. In some areas I already had expertise and skills so I could take an independent study class and build the portfolio and take the exams. In other areas I needed more instruction."
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| —Gretchen Burr, WGU graduate, high school teacher |
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"I am an expert…"
"Western Governors has raised the bar for online courses. Instead of graduating from their courses and saying, "I have passed all of the requirements," they want their students to say, "I graduated from WGU and I am an expert in the field of..."
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"Competency-based…"
"Google has pioneered the idea of access to information. The reason Google thinks WGU is such a good idea is because WGU has pioneered the concept of competency-based education whenever you want it."
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| —Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google Inc. |
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