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ANNUAL REPORT


HIGHLIGHTS 2009-2010


News and Events


The College opened an office in Washington, DC, to increase awareness and access to constituencies including the military, community colleges, higher education policymakers, future students, and alumni in the Washington, Maryland, and Virginia areas. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held in June at which Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings spoke, and retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy and EC grad Joe Campa encouraged area alumni to create a DC chapter of the Excelsior College Alumni Association.


Photo Caption: Community College and Business Partnerships
L to r: Trustee Board Chair Richard Yep, NY Congressman Paul Tonko, Trustee Lt. Gen. Joseph Laposata (U.S. Army Ret.), and Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management & Admissions Annette Jeffes perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Washington Center.


The Center for Technology Leadership was launched with the mission to develop higher education technology leaders. Two weeklong courses were developed: Technology Leadership: A Foundation for Aspiring Higher Education CIOs and Leadership and the Higher Education Chief Information Officer. The CTL effort was led by Excelsior College's Vice President and Chief Information Officer Dr. Wayne Brown.


The College hosted an innovative summer workshop: "Going Online: Increasing Access While Keeping Traditions Alive." Representatives from 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) participated. Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine served as the primary underwriter for this initiative. The two-day event focused on laying the groundwork for growing online programs in higher education institutions serving minority students.


The College's 39th Commencement celebrated the largest graduating class in the College's history as well as the largest cadre of grads to attend the event at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. Speakers at the ceremony included Under Secretary of Education Martha J. Kanter and John Lewis, U.S. Congressman and noted Civil Rights leader.


Excelsior College became the first distance learning institution to host an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) student branch. A global organization, the IEEE is a leading professional association for the advancement of technology.


Photo Caption: William Clark, chair of Excelsior's Electronic Industrial Advisory Committee, presents the IEEE charter to Norman Thompson, student chapter president, who is joined by James Antonakos, program director and faculty co-advisor, Dean Jane LeClair, and Sohail Anwar, faculty co-advisor.


Academic Programs


The School of Business & Technology introduced its Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management and Bachelor of Professional Studies in Technology Management degree programs, which were specifically developed to serve the needs of students building upon existing knowledge, particularly those wishing to apply credit for military or other training toward a bachelor's degree.


State Education Department approval was obtained for a restructured MBA program in the School of Business & Technology, allowing waiver of up to 15 credits of foundation courses depending on students' prior education in business, and for the creation of a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management in the School of Health Sciences.


Community College and Business Partnerships


Enrollments from Excelsior College's community college partnerships increased by more than 22%, and new agreements were forged with Community College of the District of Columbia, Montgomery College in Maryland, Northern Virginia Community College, Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University, and Salem Community College in New Jersey.


New education partners: Professional Law Enforcement Association of Troy, Michigan; Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear (PSEG) of Lower Alloways Creek, New Jersey; Executive Women in Government of Washington, DC; Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York; and the American Counseling Association of Alexandria, Virginia.


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