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CW in the News

CW in the News

Posted on July 20, 2015 - Posted in: Blog - Tags: , ,

Warren Rosenberg, provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the College of Westchester, spoke on a panel about “Surviving in a Regulatory Environment,” as part of the recent APC Innovation Summit 2015.  He spoke on the topic of distance learning, such as online courses. You can read more here. Visit the College of Westchester

BBA Awareness Day

BBA Awareness Day

Posted on July 20, 2015 - Posted in: Blog - Tags: ,

The Office of Bachelor Studies and Returning Students hosted a BBA Awareness Day, where students had the opportunity to explore the bachelor’s degree programs at CW. Two alumni students attended the event and shared their personal experiences regarding the benefits of obtaining a bachelor’s degree from CW, “I came to CW because I was looking

Who Takes Online Courses?

Who Takes Online Courses?

Posted on July 12, 2015 - Posted in: Blog - Tags: , , , ,

When Massive Open Online Courses appeared on the scene a few years ago, many educators speculated about the types of students most likely to enroll and complete these online learning programs. A recent report, “HarvardX and MITx: Two Years of Open Online Courses,” looked at data from July 2012 through September 2014 to give some

Helping Online Students Succeed

Helping Online Students Succeed

Posted on June 26, 2015 - Posted in: Blog - Tags: , , ,

Pursuing an online education comes with a unique set of challenges. A recent survey by Eduventures, Inc. of 28,000 students highlighted several important factors that impact academic performance. As this article from ecampus explains, Eduventures came up with three specific guidelines to help online students succeed: 1. Align online courses with objective design standards to

From Soft Drinks to Pet Food

From Soft Drinks to Pet Food

Posted on June 26, 2015 - Posted in: Blog - Tags:

The pet industry is in constant growth and CW students heard the story of an entrepreneur who learned how to grow with his company and how he became passionate about the product he sells. “This is a fun and engaging industry,” said Vito Mileo from Petflow.com, a company that distributes 150 brands of pet food

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