CSU–Global Campus

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CSU-Global Campus
Logo for csu global.jpg
Motto "If you have the courage, we have the college" (TM)
Type Distance learning
 Online campus
Established 2007
President Becky Takeda-Tinker
Students 19,000
Location Greenwood Village , CO , USA
Campus Online
Affiliations Colorado State University, Colorado State University-Pueblo, accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, Colorado State University–Pueblo.
Mascot Golden Eagle
Website http://www.csuglobal.edu

The Colorado State University - Global Campus (commonly referred to as CSU-Global or CSU–Global Campus) is the online campus of the state-related public Colorado State University System. The Global Campus offers online undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs. Founded in 2007, CSU–Global Campus is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. The university specializes in non-traditional, adult professional students and students who can't take part in a traditional campus setting. [1]

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History

CSU–Global Campus was established using a $12 million loan from the CSU Board of Governors, (which it has already paid back), [2] on August 24, 2007, with a central goal of meeting the educational needs of adult learners in the State of Colorado and beyond by providing high quality online programs. It was originally named CSU-Colorado, but that name was replaced early on with its current title.

On May 7, 2008, the CSUS Board of Governors delegated authority to CSU–Global Campus to oversee academic, personnel, and financial matters consistent with powers granted to CSU and CSU-Pueblo. CSU-Global first opened in September 2008. CSU–Global Campus was legally sanctioned as a third, independent University on March 18, 2009, when Colorado’s Governor Ritter signed into law the State of Colorado Senate Bill 09-086 declaring the establishment of the CSU–Global Campus as an online university that is part of the Colorado State University System.

CSU-Global defines itself as "the first statutorily-defined, non-profit, online state university" in the United States. [3]

Degree completion programs

All CSU-Global bachelor degrees are degree completion programs that are designed to provide learners the ability to combine college credit acquired from previously attended universities, life and work experience, CLEP and military credits to earn the rest of the credits needed to complete a college degree. These programs include 14 bachelor's degree programs and 25 bachelor's degree specializations.

Students are placed on one of two degree tracks, called the burgundy track and the gold track, dictating when classes start and are available. All courses, with a few exceptions, are eight weeks long and require the completion of a Portfolio Project. In 2015, CSU-Global transitioned from utilization of Blackboard Inc. to Schoology as the primary learning management system.

Blackboard Inc. business enterprise

Blackboard Inc. is an educational technology company with corporate headquarters in Washington, D.C.. It is known for Blackboard Learn, a learning management system.

Schoology is a learning management system (LMS) for K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and corporations that allows users to create, manage, and share content and resources. Also known as a course management system (CMS) or virtual learning environment (VLE), the cloud-based platform provides tools to manage any classroom or blended learning environment.

A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and development programs. The learning management system concept emerged directly from e-Learning. Although the first LMS appeared in the higher education sector, the majority of the LMSs today focus on the corporate market. Learning Management Systems make up the largest segment of the learning system market. The first introduction of the LMS was in the late 1990s.

Graduate programs

CSU–Global Campus offers 12 master's degree programs and 21 specializations for its master's programs.

Accreditation

On June 30, 2011, Colorado State University-Global Campus was officially granted independent regional accreditation status by the Higher Learning Commission, the regional accrediting body for the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. [4] CSU-Global is the first public university in Colorado to receive initial HLC accreditation since 1971,. [5]

Higher Learning Commission

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an organization tasked with the regional accreditation responsibilities for post-secondary education institutions in the central United States. The Higher Learning Commission oversees the accreditation of degree-granting colleges and universities in nineteen mostly Midwestern and South-Central states, namely Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The headquarters of the organization is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Administration

The Board of Governors presides over the Colorado State University System, which comprises Colorado State University, Colorado State University–Pueblo, and Colorado State University-Global Campus. The Board of Governors consists of nine voting members appointed by the Governor of Colorado and confirmed by the Colorado State Senate, and four elected non-voting members. [6] Voting members come from many fields, including agriculture, business, and public service. [7] A student and faculty representative from each university act as non-voting Board members. The board also appoints a Chancellor to oversee all university Presidents. Michael V. Martin, is the current Chancellor for the CSU System. The Current Chairman of the Board is Dorothy Horrell. On July 1, 2010, the CSU System formally appointed Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker as CSU-Global’s first official president.

Colorado State University–Pueblo university

Colorado State University–Pueblo (CSU–Pueblo) is a regional comprehensive public university located in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. CSU-Pueblo is a member of the Colorado State University System, along with the system's flagship and the state's land-grant university, Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins and Colorado State University-Global Campus, the nation’s first, independent, 100% online public university. CSU-Pueblo is a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Affiliate Program

CSU–Global Campus has affiliate relationships with a number of government agencies and private organizations. These relationships offer incentives to employees wishing to continue their education. For example, employees receive the affiliate tuition rate, which is a 10% discount. Relationships include: [8]

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