Our Clients in the News – Education/Corporate Learning
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
“GMAT Test Prep: Changes on the Way”
August 19, 2010
As GMAC releases sample problems, Veritas Prep will come up with samples of its own to share, Troutwine says. ‘We don’t teach you flashcards. We teach you how to think, and we’ll continue to do that.’ ”
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Bloomberg BusinessWeek
“Applying to Business School? Resume Perils to Avoid”
August 9, 2010
“ ‘Most people who work on admissions committees at top business schools say they read the applicant’s résumé before anything else,’ said Scott Shrum, director of MBA admissions research at Veritas Prep, a test prep and admissions consultancy in Malibu, Calif., in an interview. ‘In addition, students and alumni, who conduct interviews with applicants on behalf of the admissions committee, often see the résumé and nothing else, said Shrum.’ ”
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Wall Street Journal Blog: Hire Education
“Why You Should Pursue an M.B.A.”
July 27, 2010
“While it is true that a prospective entrepreneur does not need an M.B.A. and that the cost of obtaining one has never been higher, the argument for earning one anyway is compelling. A formal business education is a low-risk, high-reward proposition offering entrepreneurs resources and advantages they simply cannot get anywhere elsewhere. What self-respecting capitalist would miss out on that opportunity?”
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Inside Higher Ed
“Buying Local, Online”
July 23, 2010
“ ‘You could be three blocks from the campus,’ says Carol Aslanian, a senior vice president of market research at EducationDynamics, a consulting firm, ‘but because of work and children, you could [feel] barred from the campus.’ ”
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Campus Technology
“Winthrop U Tackles Student Retention with Web-Based Alert System”
July 14, 2010
“ ‘The EarlyIQ tool and the FYRE program will be instant deliverables … helping students from their first day of enrollment engage with their new academic environment sooner rather than later,’ said Frank Ardaiolo, Winthrop’s vice president for student life.”
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Deseret News
“Stevens-Henager College hiring 300 new employees in Salt Lake Valley”
July 13, 2010
“ ‘It’s good news for those who are interested in working in education. It’s great news for the Salt Lake urban area,’ said Eric Juhlin, CEO of Stevens-Henager. ‘That’s where our corporate headquarters are, so a significant chunk of our growth will occur there.’ ”
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Phoenix Business Journal
“CollegeAmerica, Stevens-Henager to hire 80, take over old Circuit City”
July 2, 2010
“CollegeAmerica Services Inc. is more than doubling its staff and space in Phoenix. The Salt Lake City company is looking to hire 80 admissions representatives, instructors and executives for its Valley operations this year.”
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Salt Lake Tribune
“Utah career college to hire 300 to meet demand”
June 30, 2010
“ ‘We’ve just experienced tremendous growth. Education tends to be counter-cyclical. As you see unemployment rates increase, it corresponds to a rise in the demand for education, which in turn prompts us to hire more staff,’ said Eric Juhlin, CEO of CollegeAmerica Services.”
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KMGH CH 7 ABC Denver
“Arvada Grandmother Earns Third College Degree”
June 29, 2010
“Tommie McCloskey already has a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in business administration, but she said this degree is about helping others. Tommie is on track to graduate from College America in August with a GPA of 3.7.”
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USA Today
“Changes to MBA admissions test replace essay with analysis”
June 25, 2010
“The shift may favor test-takers who have taken a few years after their undergraduate educations to work in the business world over those who are taking the GMAT as undergrads, he said. He also said that he didn’t think anyone would miss the second essay. ‘It always seemed redundant,’ he said.”
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Today’s colleges stress convenience”
June 25, 2010
“From their schools, these adults want weekend and evening classes. They want online classes. They want campuses close to home or work. They want predictable schedules. And they don’t want to spend years working on their degrees.
‘This is the have-it-your-way generation,’ said Carol Aslanian, a vice president with research firm EducationDynamics. ‘And they need a ticket to the next level.’ ”
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Inside Higher Ed
“Multiple Task Questions”
June 25, 2010
“Chad Troutwine, CEO and co-founder of Veritas Prep, a high-end test-prep service for the GMAT, said he saw a choice facing the GMAT sponsors: Either they could try to compete with the GRE for use in graduate programs outside of business schools (by staying a general test) or they could become a more business-focused test (which is what they are now doing). ‘I think it’s smart,’ he said. ‘They are trying to distinguish themselves and be less of a generalist test, and I think they have been very wary of the GRE.’ He said that the additional questions ‘are about business skills,’ not general skills.’ ”
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KREX CH 5 ABC Grand Junction
“Online High School Classes”
June 24, 2010
“ ‘In many ways, it’s like any college online course. You have teachers provide instruction, students log in on a daily basis and complete the assignments. The best part about it is that students can set their own pace,’ said Audie Rubin, Executive Director of Provost Academy.”
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Bloomberg BusinessWeek
“The GMAT Gets a Makeover”
June 24, 2010
Chad Troutwine, CEO and co-founder of Veritas Prep, a GMAT test preparation company, says he expects to work closely with GMAT to learn more about the exam and the best way he can prepare applicants. ‘As the test evolves, we’ll just change along with them,’ says Troutwine. ‘I think there will be enough advance notice that it shouldn’t provide any fear for students. But I think we’ll see some students who feel they will perform better under the test’s current structure, so there will likely be a race to take the old version of the test before the deadline.’ ”
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Chronicle of Higher Education
“Student Services, in Outside Hands”
June 13, 2010
” ‘When we first developed our product, we were not higher-ed people. We were tech people,’ says Peter Tomassi, senior vice president for product development. He wanted EarlyIQ to be more attuned to “the way campuses work.” Some colleges were testing it, but a practitioner on the inside would lend more insight—and more credibility with prospective clients.
Katie Lynch-Holmes is hoping to provide both. In December she left her job as coordinator of early intervention at the University of South Carolina to join the EducationDynamics. She had been skeptical of private companies—”For every five vendors, there is an actual solution,” she says—but she had tested this tool, saw its potential, and wanted to help refine it.
EducationDynamics introduced EarlyIQ in March, and Ms. Lynch-Holmes has been tweaking and promoting it since. This month she went to corporate-management training sessions at the company’s headquarters, in Hoboken, N.J.
‘I still refer to myself as going to the dark side, but I’m OK with that,’ she says. ‘I really believe in the company.’ ”
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Global Study Magazine
“The Big Five: Tips for an authentic experience in the five most popular study abroad destinations for American Students”
June 1, 2010
“Like many college students considering the life-changing study abroad experience, you probably already have a dream destination in mind. In fact, recent intelligence from StudyAbroad.com, suggests that your desired country of study is likely Spain, England, France, Italy or Australia, with American students participating in programs in these five countries accounting for nearly half of overall study abroad participation.”
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Fast Company
“10 New Education Companies to Watch Plus 3 More for Extra Credit”
June 1, 2010
“Last year I covered Berkery Noyes’ first-ever Venture Capital Summit in Education held at Stanford, where VCs and private equity firms talked about the enormous potential in disrupting one of the world’s biggest industries, one that still remains tantalizingly locked up by bureaucracies within bureaucracies. This year’s edition will be held at the SoHo HQ of Scholastic, the ginormous kid’s publisher, and co-sponsored by Startl, the “venture philanthropy” and educational startup incubator.”
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KMSP-TV CH 9 (FOX) Minneapolis
“Test Drive College Online for a Better Life”
May 24, 2010
“Test Drive College Online allows anyone to sign up for an online 5 week course. They take the tests for free and see if online college is a smart choice.”
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MLive.com (Michigan Live)
“New program allows students to ‘test drive’ online college with free class”
May 14, 2010
“A new program, Test Drive College Online, provides a way for students to see if online education is for them before they’ve enrolled in a program, paid money, accumulated student loan debt or used any federal financial aid.”
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KTRV-TV CH 12 (FOX) Idaho
“Laid Off Workers Graduate to Brighter Future”
May 14, 2010
“One hundred people who were laid off from Micron graduated from Stevens-Henager College today with help from the Trade Act Agreement through the Department of Labor which provides re-training education for people in their situation.”
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KNSD-TV CH 7 & 39 (NBC) San Diego
“Mom and Daughter Graduate College Together”
May 6, 2010
“A San Diego mom and her daughter are getting ready to celebrate a big occasion…after hitting the books and making the dean’s list they are getting ready to graduate together.”
KRDO-TV CH 13 (ABC) Colorado Springs/Pueblo
“New Online School Focuses on Science”
May 5, 2010
Executive Director Audie Rubin discusses the benefits of online high school and Provost Academy’s particular focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
KKTV-TV CH 11 (CBS) Colorado Springs/Pueblo
“Online Education Becoming More Popular”
May 5, 2010
Executive Director Audie Rubin discusses the flexibility online high school offers to every student.
eSchool News
“Exam lets prospects ‘test drive’ online education”
May 5, 2010
“Test Drive College Online, launched May 5 at no charge, matches applicants with online institutions that best suit their academic goals after the student passes a 20-question College Competency Exam, which includes freshman-level math and English questions that help advisors identify students who aren’t yet ready for higher education.”
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KSWB-TV CH 5 (FOX) San Diego
“Back to School”
May 3, 2010
“Two local women prove it’s never too late to get a college degree.”
Training Industry Quarterly
“The Do’s and Don’ts of Pitching New Technology to Executive Management”
May 1, 2010
“Because training and development has become a critical business function, there is a new perspective on how to approach executives. Here are some do’s and don’ts to help ensure your learning technology initiatives are funded, supported, and ultimately embraced by organizational leadership.”
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Chief Learning Officer
“The Verdict on Learning Portals”
May 1, 2010
“United Way tackled major barriers to educating its global network and realized that if you can successfully reach communities around the world, you can nurture a community of learners…In November 2007, United Way’s Center for Community Leadership partnered with Expertus to strengthen and align its marketing tactics and attain a higher adoption of training from learners.”
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Chief Learning Officer
“The Verdict on Learning Portals”
April 1, 2010
“The buzz surrounding informal learning technologies is getting louder, specifically about learning portals — Web sites that offer learners consolidated access to resources from multiple sources. But it may be time to quiet the noise and think critically about how this technology is playing a role within the learning community.”
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The Wall Street Journal
“Kellogg Names New Dean”
March 30, 2010
” ‘At Kellogg, there will be more scrutiny, with people asking exactly what the students are learning, and if the school is turning out the right types of leaders,’ says Scott Shrum, a Kellogg alum and director of M.B.A. admissions research at VeritasPrep, a Malibu-based admissions-consulting firm.”
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
“Department Chairs Get Mixed Reviews on Performance”
March 15, 2010
“A recent online poll conducted by Academic Impressions, a company in Denver that provides professional-development training to colleges, found that 85 percent of the academic department chairs questioned gave themselves grades of B or higher for their overall performance.”
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KMGH CH 7 ABC Denver
“Live Interview: Online High School”
March 12, 2010
“Provost Academy Colorado Executive Director discusses the advantages of online high school.”
University Business
“Cultivating a Culture of Giving Back—Starting Freshman Year”
March 2010
“But student philanthropy programs don’t yet exist at more than 40 percent of institutions surveyed by Academic Impressions, which offers professional development for higher ed leaders.”
KWGN CH 2 CW Denver
“New Online High School for Colorado”
February 22, 2010
” ‘When they walk into a brick and mortar building they are told to power down. They have to turn off their cell phones, their iPods,’ Audie Rubin, Provost Academy Colorado Executive Director says. ‘Online learning encourages them to use those and other devices to learn.’ ”
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Chief Learning Officer
“Validation By Metrics”
February 1, 2010
” ‘Busy metrics’ are irrelevant and uninspired – at least to executives outside the training function. Though ‘hours spent in training,’ ‘videos watched’ and ‘butts in seats’ reports may still allow training leaders to get some indication of efficiency, executives today require a new framework focused on effectiveness.”
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Financial Times
“When, where, and how?”
January 25, 2010
” ‘Begin with the end in mind,’ advises Scott Shrum, director of MBA admissions research at Veritas Prep in California. ‘Where have other students landed jobs? Call the careers office to find out which companies recruit at the school. If you’re an international student, find out how many of the recruiters are generally willing to sponsor work visas.’ ”
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Inc. Magazine
“Should You Encourage Employee Side Projects?”
January 22, 2010
“Not only does Troutwine believe that running marathons and writing screenplays makes his employees happier, but he thinks it makes them more productive as well. ‘I’m a believer in intellectual cross-training,’ he says, ‘this idea that pursuing different ventures can improve and inform one’s primary job.’ ”
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Fiat Lux, the official blog of The Stanford Review
“Ahh, the new quarter – and freedom from overbearing parents (or not?)”
January 4, 2010
“Two-thirds of the admissions officers surveyed at top business schools reported seeing more parental involvement in applications now than five years ago, according to Veritas Prep, an admissions consulting company that posed the question.”
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Business Week
“GRE or GMAT: The Test-Taker’s Dilemma”
December 28, 2009
“The GRE includes more geometry and the verbal sections ask different types of questions, says Chad Troutwine, co-founder and CEO of Veritas Prep in Malibu, Calif In general, Troutwine says, the GRE is not taken as seriously as the GMAT in the B-school world.”
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Entrepreneur Magazine
“20 Trailblazers and Trendsetters of 2009”
December 2009
“With the advanced-degree market hitting 50-year record highs, co-founder Chad Troutwine’s outlook on Prep’s future is bright. ‘We’re just a rare business that will continue to do well in this economy.’ ”
The Wall Street Journal
“Getting Back to School”
November 10, 2009
“Scott Shrum, director of M.B.A. admissions research of Veritas Prep, an admissions firm in Malibu, Calif., suggests finding ways to make your candidacy even stronger while waiting for a final answer. If there’s a new workplace project that needs a leader, volunteer. It will give you more to talk about if you make it to the personal interview at your choice schools, says Mr. Shrum.”
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The New York Times
“Letting Your Grad Student Go”
October 26, 2009
“Two-thirds of the admissions officers surveyed at top business schools reported seeing more parental involvement in applications now than five years ago, according to Veritas Prep, an admissions consulting company that posed the question.”
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Inside Higher Ed
“More Testing, Less Logic?”
October 22, 2009
“Scott Shrum, director of admission consulting research at Veritas Prep, said that the high end GMAT test-prep company has received inquiries from three business schools (two of which were not mentioned in the Business Week article) about group rates for test prep for students. He said he couldn’t be sure, but thinks that this may relate to the trend of employers looking at scores.”
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Business Week
“Business School? There’s An App for That”
October 12, 2009
“And then there’s also the Veritas Prep app, GMAT Practice Quiz, which offers sample test questions and diagnostics to help boost GMAT scores.”
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Triangle Business Journal
“Next Step Could be via EMBA”
October 9, 2009
“While the degree has historically been underutilized among professionals looking to achieve accelerated career potential, pursuing an EMBA is an invaluable investment – both in terms of employees investing in their own careers and in terms of companies investing in and retaining their key talent despite a largely unfavorable economic situation.”
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BusinessWeek
“GMAT Test Prep: A User’s Guide”
August 10, 2009
“We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. We respect the fact that the students who come to our class are not all at the exact same level,” says Scott Shrum, director of MBA Admissions Research at Veritas Prep. “It is our job to know the GMAT and arm you with the tools.”
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Forbes
“Reapply to Business School and Get In”
July 24, 2009
“Applicants are gun-shy about reapplying. They think the school will be, like, ‘This guy can’t take a hint,’ ” says Scott Shrum, the head of M.B.A admissions research at Veritas Prep, which offers business school preparation courses and application consulting. “That is absolutely not true. They’re very interested in hearing from you again. Just don’t show up with the same application.”
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Campus Technology
“Making it Through the First Year”
July 1, 2009
“Created and maintained by software vendor EducationDynamics, the Inside-UA portal aims to provide an engaging online social environment for first-year students by enabling them to create and share profiles, upload photos, use discussion boards, and blog about events on campus.”
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Campus Technology
“Student Relationship Manager Adds Custom Group Risk Assessment”
May 14, 2009
“EducationDynamics has released a new version of Student Relationship Manager, an enrollment and retention tool for higher education.”
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Forbes
“How to Get Off the B-School Wait List”
May 14, 2009
“”They won’t wait list anybody unless they’re willing to admit them,” says Scott Shrum, director of M.B.A. admissions research at Veritas Prep, an M.B.A. application consulting firm in Los Angeles.”
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Greentree Gazette (Today’s Campus)
“Add Affordable and Effective Social Networking as a Student Retention Tool”
March 10, 2009
“EducationDynamics reports survey results that say social networking sites are among the top three ways to retain students – just behind in-person meetings and one-on-one phone calls.”
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Entrepreneur Magazine
“Master Minds”
February 10, 2009
“Veritas Prep, fellow preparation firms such as Manhattan GMAT and a wave of admissions consulting firms are tapping this demand. “Business school is more and more competitive,” Moberg says. “And a ton of people are out there trying to figure out how to get a leg up.”
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Echelon Magazine
“Recession Provides Opportune Time For GLBT Professionals Seeking Admission To Business School”
February 2, 2009
“Diverse leadership is a strategic priority in business, and accordingly, cultivating diversity in each entering class is a key priority for business schools. In fact, a recent Veritas Prep survey found that nearly 90 percent of admissions officers at top 30 business schools wish they had a more diverse entering class.”
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Sales and Marketing Management
“Top Four Ways to Get CLoser to Your Training Customers”
July 21, 2009
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“The round table participants agreed on major points that laid the foundation for the conversation. First, change is a constant factor in their business. And one of the most significant shifts occurring in the training industry is the change in focus from training to performance. In order to be successful, learning leaders must take on a business-partner mentality and assume the role of performance consultant instead of learning leader.”
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Product Design & Development (AP)
“National Non-Profit Partners With Expertus to Improve How They Market Training”
June 24, 2009
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“Training is vital to our group’s mission of building capacity,” said Heidi Kotzian, director of marketing and national events at United Way of America. “The United Way’s movement will succeed only if our staff has the tools and knowledge they need to effect change. We can promote greater capacity-building throughout the system by marketing training and convincing staff that the training we provide is valuable.”
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Training Magazine
“Top 5 Ways to Communicate Training Programs’ Value”
2009
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“According to the white paper, “In business, the bottom-line is still king—and learning organizations must demonstrate how much they contribute to the revenue stream and help decrease costs.”
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CLO Magazine
“Outsource Learning Operations With Confidence”
April 21, 2009
“This white paper discusses the concept of SmartSourcing: how to strike a good balance in the management of your training operations,” said Ramesh Ramani, founder and CEO of Expertus. “We view intelligent outsourcing as picking vendor partners who enhance your training organization by saving money and adding value.”
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Human Resource Executive
“Leading Vendors that Provide Outsourced Learning Offerings”
March 16, 2009
“From global LMS consolidation to Web 2.0 customer training portals — and from learning performance dashboards to rapid e-learning development for worldwide product rollouts — Expertus helps manage learning. It promises to deliver measurable business impact — with management strategies, outsourcing services and technology-rich solutions that optimize learning efficiency and effectiveness.”
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About.com
“Are you a Working Mom or Dad Who Needs Money for School?”
February 8, 2009
“Last year, Project Working Moms sent 100 women to school on $4 million worth of online, full-ride scholarships. This year, dads are in on the deal too. Yay!”
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Boston Business Journal
“Revenue Chase Sends Colleges to Web”
February 6, 2009
“The most popular online programs are in areas like MBAs, psychology, nursing and early childhood education, says industry tracker eLearners.com.”
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The Tyra Banks Show
January 27, 2009
National TV segment discussing “Project Working Mom…and Dads, Too!”
T.H.E. Journal
“PreK-12 Education Makes Top-10 in Most Popular Online Programs”
January 19, 2009
“Business administration and psychology top the list of most in-demand degree programs for online education, but preK-12 education holds two spots on the top-10 list, according to a survey by eLearners.com.”
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Training Magazine
“Training Tech Check”
January 12, 2009
“While technology makes global training possible, some challenges still exist. The key: Identify your training needs, then choose the technology that fits.”
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CLO Magazine
“Survey Indicates Drop in Training Budgets and Limitations in Measuring ROI”
January 10, 2009
“A November 2008 study by Expertus and Training Industry Inc., “Measuring Learning as Budgets Tighten,” reveals that far more training budgets are decreasing than increasing in 2009.”
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Campus Technology
“Survey Reports Many Online Learners Never Seek Help Before Dropping Out”
January 9, 2009
“Among online students who dropped out of their degree or certificate programs, 40 percent failed to seek any help or resources before abandoning their programs, according to a recent EducationDynamics survey.”
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Wichita Eagle
January 4, 2009
Article mentions the eLearners.com Debt-Free College Guide
Campus Technology
“Web 2.0 for R&R”
January 1, 2009
“Sterling Insider and the FRYE program help undergraduates troubleshoot a wide range of personal and academic issues, directing students to campus and web resources that address everything from homesickness and test anxiety, to resolving roommate woes.”
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Global Study Magazine
“Selecting a Study Abroad Setting Should Start with an Eye on Safety “
January 2009
“Every travel experience is unique and no one can guarantee what a study abroad experience will be like. A little bit of prep time however, can help ensure a positive international experience.”
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The Daily Buzz
December 25, 2008 & December 11, 2008
National TV segment discussing “Project Working Mom…and Dads, Too!”
Campus Technology
“Retention Rx”
December 1, 2008
“While many institutions consider technology-based interventions important to student retention, few seem to be using such solutions, and only 2 percent have any kind of early warning system in place to identify at-risk students, according to data released to CT by higher education strategy firm EducationDynamics.”
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CFO.com
“With the Economy Down, MBA Applications Are Up”
October 29, 2008
“In both their résumé and personal essay, applicants should play up their work experience, especially any management experience or exposure to research, according to Scott Shrum, director of admission consulting research for Veritas Prep, a GMAT-preparation and MBA-admissions consulting firm.
In the essay, applicants should articulate the value they put on an MBA, but they should also admit what skills they lack and how those gaps are limiting their career development. “They want someone with limitless potential but who is also raw in some areas,” Shrum says. “They want you say that you’re open to being transformed, and you want a program that will help you open your eyes to what you don’t know.”
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Inside Higher Ed
“GRE vs. GMAT”
October 28, 2008
“Chad Troutwine, CEO and co-founder of Veritas Prep, a high-end test-prep service for the GMAT, said that the the news from ETS could be significant. Troutwine said that ETS has faced “two big liabilities” in trying to promote the GRE. One has been a fear that minority test takers do not perform as well as white students — something that is expected to change with next year’s addition of the non-cognitive tests. The second problem was the lack of “hard data that the GRE was as predictive as the GMAT,” Troutwine said.
If the ETS data stand up, he said, many business schools are likely to be “agnostic” on the two tests, seeing the flexibility as a “costless way” to attract more applicants. “The tests are very similar,” he said. “This could be very big news.””
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Forbes.com
“Tips for Getting into a Top Business School”
October 23, 2008
“Don’t be afraid to address mistakes in your essay. A common blemish: an applicant who cheated in college and got caught. The trick is to frame it in the right way.
“I don’t know anyone who is flawless,” says Scott Shrum, author of Your MBA Game Plan and a consultant with the M.B.A. admissions firm Veritas Prep. “If someone says they are, we’re not getting an accurate version of them. It’s OK to talk about failure, but you need to discuss what you learned from it. How did you become stronger for it?””
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The Wall Street Journal
“Escape Route: Seeking Refuge in an M.B.A. Program”
October 14, 2008
“People are also registering for the Graduate Management Admission Test in greater numbers this year. According to the Graduate Management Admission Council, a McLean, Va.-based membership organization of 165 graduate business schools, U.S. GMAT registration volume for the first nine months of this year totaled 129,902, up 5.1% from the same period last year. Veritas Prep, a test preparation and graduate-admissions consulting company, says its GMAT test-preparation registration has gone up 50% since June.”
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U.S. News and World Report
“Business Schools Expect Boom As Economy Sags”
September 26, 2008
“What officials know for sure is that there is plenty of anxiety floating around. Test prep companies, often witness to the first wave of interest, have been fielding more phone calls from people who have lost their jobs or are worried about their industries. Scott Shrum, the top admissions consultant at Veritas Prep, says he’s seen an influx of E-mail and phone calls from bankers this year, while 2007 was mostly the year of the former real estate agent. Most inquirers are looking for options; some are looking for an exit strategy.”
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Bloomberg
“Pepsi Ex-Chief Targets Jobs, Duke as Wake Forest Dean”
September 17, 2008
“The school will have to displace others that are also seeking to improve, said Scott Shrum, the director of MBA- admissions research for Veritas LLC, a test-preparation company in Malibu, California. U.S. News’s rankings are hard to move because 40 percent of each rating is based on how well a program is viewed by other deans and by corporate recruiters, he said.
“It is extremely tough and, unfortunately for a school like Babcock, so much of it based on the reputation of a school,” Shrum said in a phone interview on Sept. 9. “That can take decades to change.””
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Workforce Management
“Training Is Taking a Beating in Recession, Studies Find”
January 26, 2009
“The recession is leading organizations to slash spending on training, two recent studies show.”
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The Kathryn Zox Radio Show
July 17, 2008
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
“College Officials Urged to Monitor the Graduation Rate Gap”
July 10, 2008
Dr. Chrissy Coley, the vice president of retention services at EducationDynamics… says there’s a great concern that the low retention of Black males on college campuses accounts for a significant part of the graduation rate disparity between Blacks and Whites at many places.
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About.com: Continuing Education
“Are You a Working Mom Who Could Use a Full Scholarship?”
July 9, 2008
“When eLearners.com, an EducationDynamics company, announced million in scholarships around Mother’s Day as part of their Project Working Mom, they received over 50,000 applications. That’s a whole lot of working moms thinking about going back to school. They were so impressed by this response that they and several universities are offering another million in scholarships.”
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Chief Learning Officer
“White Paper Tells How to Heighten Operational Efficiency in Sluggish Times”
June 2008
“According to recent research from Expertus and Training Industry Inc., 92 percent of 113 learning leaders surveyed felt pressure to cut costs, making efficiency an even more important objective as uncertain economic times lay ahead.”
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9 News
Online School Helps Cancer Patient Reach Graduation Dream
June 12, 2008
“”I was looking at dropping out and getting a GED for some time just because I was so sick,” said Connors.
He enrolled in the Hope Online Charter School. Hope is a public program which teaches classes via the Internet to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
“It allowed me to sign online at home and do my work, catch up,” said Connors.
Mentor and teacher, Amanda Vigil, would work with Connors at his own pace through the computers. Vigil says that’s the advantage of online programs.”
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Inside Higher Ed
“Is Retention Improvement Within Colleges’ Reach?”
June 4, 2008
“Low graduation rates. High transfer rates. Students who never graduate… Are retention problems just too difficult to solve?
Actually not, according to speaker after speaker Tuesday at the “National Dialog on Student Retention,” a conference in Atlanta organized by Education Dynamics, which advises colleges on enrollment and retention issues. The theme of speakers was that enough research has been done that colleges know what they need to do to get more students through their degree programs. The problem appears to be in execution, especially on a large scale.”
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BNET
“Elastic Training Dollars”
May 2008
“Faced with increasing demand from the top, training departments feel a financial squeeze.
As executives continue to demand more from learning professionals without increasing their budgets, training is quickly becoming an exercise in financial gymnastics.
A recent study by Expertus and Traininglndustry.com titled “Training Efficiency: Optimizing Costs” broached all of the tough, headache-inducing issues about training, such as budgeting and how training effectiveness is measured.”
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Christian Science Monitor
“For Working Moms, A Way to Connect with College”
May 9, 2008
“Sheena Payne was just a year shy of her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University when she found out she was pregnant. As a single mom, she moved to Orlando so she and her daughter, Laila, could be near her family.
Now her essay about how online courses would help her finally clinch that diploma has won her an unforgettable Mother’s Day gift: a full scholarship from American InterContinental University (AIU)….”
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Daily News
“Working Moms Get Help Going Back to School”
February 11, 2008
“…One place is a program developed by eLearners.com and several online universities called Project Working Mom: Putting Education to Work. The program, with help from three accredited online universities — American Intercontinental, DeVry and Walden — will provide $2 million in scholarships…”
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USA Today
“Study: Colleges shouldn’t fret over hands-on parents”
January 24, 2008
“…Last week, EducationDynamics, a company that works with colleges to retain students, noted a “dramatic increase” in helicopter parenting at the start of the second semester. “Parents are feeling hopeless, distraught, worried and frustrated, stemming from an apparent loss of control,” says Chrissy Coley, who recently left her position as assistant vice provost at the University of South Carolina to join EducationDynamics….”
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The Greentree Gazette
“Online Marketing for 2008: Spending to Spike”
January, 2008
“A solid 50 percent of colleges and universities plan to boost their online marketing spending in 2008 — a response to the robust growth these institutions have seen in applicant leads coming over the web, according to an EducationDynamics study…”
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U.S. News and World Report
“The New Rules of Finding Aid”
September 7, 2007
“…Check out state assistance options. About half the states already offer tuition assistance for certain professions, especially public-service roles such as teaching and nursing. Kentucky has a program for teachers, and Connecticut offers one for engineers, for example. “A lot of people don’t know about them,” says Terrence Thomas, chief marketing officer for elearners.com, which lists state programs….”