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Arun Rai Honored as 2024 AACSB Influential Leader

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Atlanta, Georgia, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business announces that Arun Rai is one of 22 business school faculty honored by AACSB International (AACSB)—the world’s largest business education alliance—as part of its Class of 2024 Influential Leaders .

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  • Atlanta, Georgia, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business announces that Arun Rai is one of 22 business school faculty honored by AACSB International (AACSB)—the world’s largest business education alliance—as part of its Class of 2024 Influential Leaders .
  • Rai is Regents’ Professor of the University System of Georgia and director of the Center for Digital Innovation at Robinson.
  • “This is a well-deserved honor for Arun to be recognized for the significant impact his research has had on business and society.
  • “Arun Rai’s work demonstrates the potential of business school research to address some of today’s most critical challenges,” said Lily Bi, AACSB president and CEO.

American Public University, a Trailblazer in Online Education, Now Transforming into a Global Digital University; Unveils a New Visual Identity as First Step of Its Next Chapter

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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We want to prepare our students with career-relevant skills in a truly 21st century manner."

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  • We want to prepare our students with career-relevant skills in a truly 21st century manner."
  • "We are looking to provide a more engaging learning experience that leverages emerging technologies to foster connections and a deeper sense of community and continues to be asynchronous in nature, but human by design," Mr. Fernandes added.
  • APUS is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI).
  • 1American Public University System ranked in the Top 11% for return on educational investment, compared to 4,500 colleges and universities in the United States, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report .

Batteries Plus Partners with Texas A&M University to Recharge Campus Power Solutions

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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HARTLAND, Wis., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Batteries Plus, the world's premiere partner for businesses, providing a local touch with a national presence, is pleased to announce its continued partnership with Texas A&M University to make available ongoing battery and lighting solutions to multiple universities and agencies within the Texas A&M University System.

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  • Additionally, the brand is available through the locally owned Batteries Plus store, a certified Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) vendor as part of the E&I program.
  • "To be able to work with a university partner like Texas A&M is very exciting for Batteries Plus," said Angie Tuerck, National Account Manager at Batteries Plus.
  • Along with the cost savings, Texas A&M University benefits from reliable and convenient on-hand products and services, plus flexible delivery, with each local Batteries Plus location that each campus works with to provide a local touch.
  • Texas A&M University represents one of 600 community colleges and institutions of higher education in the United States that has a relationship with Batteries Plus to power their campuses.

SIU Carbondale launches eight accelerated online graduate programs supported by Academic Partnerships

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Founded in 1869, SIU Carbondale is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University System.

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  • Founded in 1869, SIU Carbondale is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University System.
  • The university offers online programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, along with certificate and nondegree programs.
  • "Today marks an exciting day for SIU Carbondale as they launch these graduate degree programs," said Fernando Bleichmar, CEO of Academic Partnerships.
  • For more information or to apply for these programs or other online offerings, please visit www.onlinedegrees.siu.edu .

American Public University Doctoral Student Andreea Mosila Named a Fulbright Scholar

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public University doctoral student Andreea Mosila has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar, with plans to conduct research on climate change and its global security implications at Babeș-Bolyai University in Romania for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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  • CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public University doctoral student Andreea Mosila has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar, with plans to conduct research on climate change and its global security implications at Babeș-Bolyai University in Romania for the 2024-2025 academic year.
  • "On behalf of our School of Security and Global Studies and the entire academic leadership team, I congratulate Ms. Mosila for her incredible achievement," said Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, Provost, American Public University System.
  • "This is a remarkable accomplishment, and I am confident that Andreea will make a lasting impact with her future research."
  • She has a master's degree in political science from American Public University and has a second master's degree in aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Mosila also earned her bachelor's degree in space studies and aerospace science from American Public University.

Coalition of Education and Edtech Leaders Releases Framework for Trusted Digital Credentials

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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LAKE MARY, Fla., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 1EdTech® Consortium's TrustEd Microcredential Coalition released a new TrustEd Microcredential Framework at the organization's annual Digital Credentials Summit on Monday.

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  • LAKE MARY, Fla., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 1EdTech® Consortium's TrustEd Microcredential Coalition released a new TrustEd Microcredential Framework at the organization's annual Digital Credentials Summit on Monday.
  • The coalition of senior leaders from higher education, edtech suppliers, and K-12 districts was created to help realize the full potential of microcredentials to benefit learners, educators, and employers.
  • The framework also outlines how a learner demonstrated mastery of the skills represented by the credential, identified as a TrustEd Application Microcredential, TrustEd Knowledge Microcredential, or Recognition Badges.
  • "Credentials that follow the framework will be more meaningful to receivers, and therefore, more valuable for the learners who earn them."

NASA Johnson Director to Discuss Exploration Park Facility

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The director of NASA's Johnson Space Center will discuss the objectives behind the center's new Exploration Park initiative at the next meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership's (BAHEP) aerospace advisory committee at 12 p.m. CST Wednesday, March 6, at 1150 Gemini in Houston.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The director of NASA's Johnson Space Center will discuss the objectives behind the center's new Exploration Park initiative at the next meeting of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership's (BAHEP) aerospace advisory committee at 12 p.m. CST Wednesday, March 6, at 1150 Gemini in Houston.
  • Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche will be joined by representatives from the American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI), which recently signed the second agreement to lease acres of underutilized land in a 240-acre Exploration Park.
  • NASA signed a separate lease with the Texas A&M University System earlier this month.
  • To learn more about NASA Johnson and Exploration Park, visit:
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VGXI Welcomes Michael Stewart as New Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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CONROE, Texas, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VGXI, Inc., a leading contract developer and manufacturer (CDMO) specializing in nucleic acid biopharmaceuticals, including gene therapies, DNA vaccines, and RNA medicines, proudly announces the appointment of Michael Stewart as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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  • CONROE, Texas, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VGXI, Inc., a leading contract developer and manufacturer (CDMO) specializing in nucleic acid biopharmaceuticals, including gene therapies, DNA vaccines, and RNA medicines, proudly announces the appointment of Michael Stewart as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
  • Stewart brings over 20 years of extensive experience in the viral vector therapy and vaccine production industry, which will be instrumental to VGXI's continued growth and success.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Michael Stewart to VGXI as our new Chief Operating Officer," said VGXI's CEO, Young Park.
  • Please join VGXI in extending a warm welcome to Michael Stewart as he assumes his new role as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

NASA Selects ACMI as Second Approved Exploration Park Facility

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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NASA signed a similar lease with the Texas A&M University System earlier this month.

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  • NASA signed a similar lease with the Texas A&M University System earlier this month.
  • "For more than 60 years, NASA Johnson has been the hub of human space exploration," said NASA Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche.
  • As the home of Mission Control Center for the agency's human space missions, astronaut training, robotics, human health and space medicine, NASA Johnson leads the way for the human exploration.
  • Through the development of Exploration Park, the center will broaden the scope of the human spaceflight community that is tackling the many difficult challenges ahead.

University of Maryland Global Campus Launches Major Student Coaching Initiative to Scale High-Touch Support for Learners

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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ADELPHI, Md., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), one of the largest public, nonprofit online universities in the U.S., today announced the expansion of an institution-wide coaching initiative designed to bolster its proven current student success model. In collaboration with national student coaching nonprofit InsideTrack, the university will work to refine and scale up its in-house success coaching program to increase support for online students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, including working adults, part-time students and first-time college-goers.

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  • In collaboration with national student coaching nonprofit InsideTrack , the university will work to refine and scale up its in-house success coaching program to increase support for online students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, including working adults, part-time students and first-time college-goers.
  • No matter the circumstance, our commitment to every learner is to meet them where they are—and work to remove obstacles every step of the way."
  • A member of the University System of Maryland, UMGC's diverse student body is reflective of the emerging demographics of today's students: The average age of UMGC students stands at 31.
  • "This is about working with institutions to build their capacity to deliver impactful student support services in a highly cost-effective and scalable manner."