News 01-17-2003
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Stanford Business School Joins Exec Ed Program
Stanford University's Graduate School of Business said it would collaborate
with high-tech industry association AeA to expand its offering of high-tech
executive education programs. AeA and Stanford's School of Engineering have
partnered on a two-week education program for technology executives through
the AeA/Stanford Executive Institute for the past 28 years. The addition of
the business school to the partnership is expected to result in a new catalog
of educational events and services. The curriculum of the Executive Institute
is designed to give senior-level management industry-specific management and
leadership skills.
For more information visit: www.aeanet.org/stanford
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DeVry Expands Online Degree Program Offerings
Chicago-based DeVry University received approval to expand the number of degree
programs offered online. The university, which offers degree programs in business,
technology, and management, currently offers three undergraduate and all seven
graduate programs online. The approval allows the school to offer five additional
undergraduate programs via distance learning. DeVry University has been offering
online programs since 1998, starting with its Keller Graduate School of Management
master's degree programs. "DeVry has always offered degree programs which meet
the needs of working adult learners," said Ronald L. Taylor, president and co-chief
executive officer of DeVry Inc., the parent company of DeVry University. "Online
delivery of these additional degree programs offers students the accessibility
and flexibility they demand."
For more information visit: www.devry.edu
Calif. Art Institute Offers BA in Video Game Design
The Art Institute of California-San Diego is offering a new bachelor's degree
program in Game Art & Design, designed to train new computer artists "who combine
artistic and digital skills with a fervent passion for creating—and playing—the
next generation of video games." The city turns out to be a hub of video gaming
entrepreneurship, with the presence of Midway Home Entertainment, Presto Studios,
Dragon's Lair LLC, Rockstar San Diego, Rapid Eye Entertainment, and DFC Intelligence.
Students in the program will start out by studying color theory, drawing, sculpture,
and other art fundamentals. The program then adds courses in 3-D modeling, animation,
texturing, scripting, storytelling, storyboarding, and other aspects of character
design and game level design.
For more information visit: www.artinstitutes.edu
Purdue Holds Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
Purdue University’s Theta Tau Fraternity will host the 21st annual Rube Goldberg
Machine Contest on Saturday, Feb. 15, which will underscore an environmental
"can-do" spirit. This year student teams must build a machine that can select,
crush, and pitch a 12-ounce aluminum can into a recycling bin in at least 20
steps. The competition pays homage to the late cartoonist Rube Goldberg, who
specialized in drawing whimsical machines with complex mechanisms to perform
simple tasks. The winning team will represent Purdue on Saturday, April 12,
in a national contest, held in West Lafayette.
Deals, Awards, Contracts in Higher Education
TRAINING—DePaul University signed a three-year contract with Element
K, a provider of online training in business and technology skills for IT, desktop,
and management for faculty, staff, IT managers, and employees. The school, the
largest Catholic university in the nation, bought 1,250 subscriptions, a system
that allows trainees to take as many or as few modules or courses as they desire
within a calendar year. Element K libraries are geared toward professional technical
issues and includes self-directed study, instructor-led Web courses, and online
books. Other libraries focus on desktop applications, Web design and development,
and management skills.
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE – Enterprise Resource Planning software giant PeopleSoft
donated $3.5 million in ERP software to the University of Akron’s College of
Business dministration. Under the agreement, CBA will receive full suites of
PeopleSoft 8 Human Resources Management, Financials Management and Supply Chain
Management software. The software will be available to the university for a
nominal fee. The deal will give "UA business students exposure to the technologies
they will encounter when they graduate since these technologies are becoming
basic tools in all industries," said Thomas Gaylord, UA's chief information
officer.