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Graduate School Newsletter - February 2012

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Graduate School Newsletter - February 2012

February 2012

Dean's Message
Gail M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Creighton’s Graduate School enrollment has hit a record high this spring with 992 students. The highest enrollment ever for the Graduate School, the Spring 2012 figure is a 24 percent increase in enrollment from one year ago.

What’s behind the jump? Much of the increase can be attributed to the 425 students enrolled in Creighton’s six online masters programs and one online certificate program. In fact, online students represent 42.8 percent of the total graduate enrollment for spring. Read about some of them in this issue.

Creighton’s President Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., sees continued growth in graduate education as one of several priorities for his new presidency. A critical issue is the need to identify programs that draw upon Creighton’s strength as a comprehensive university and that represent a fit with the University’s mission. Read here about several new programs in the offing and watch for updates in future issues of this newsletter.

Also, remember you can easily stay in touch through our website. And you are always welcome to stop by and meet all of us at the Eppley College of Business Building, Room B11.

-- Gail M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Dean
Online Courses
e-students flourish
Amy Novak is provost and executive vice president of a small, private college in the upper Midwest. E-classmate Matthew Tucker teaches Special Ed in a New York school. Robert Baker is an adjunct professor of philosophy at Lindenwood University–Belleville in Illinois.

Though these three people live worlds apart, they’re drawn together as virtual colleagues in the world of Creighton’s Interdisciplinary Doctor of Education degree and Master of Science in Health Care Ethics.
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coming this spring
Conference Host conference host
“Educating Women: The Formative Decade: 14-24” is set for Friday, June 1, at Creighton – and is the practicum creation of two students (pictured) in the Interdisciplinary Ed.D. Program in Leadership.
Read More | Conference Website
St. Albert's Day Save the dates
St. Albert's Day/University Research Day, the Graduate School hooding ceremony and commencement are all on the spring calendar. (Left, St. Albert Magnus, scientist, philosopher and theologian.)
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Student news & notes
Richard Palmer program finalist
Richard Palmer, a graduate student in Creighton’s Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, has been named a Presidential Management Fellow finalist for 2012.
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alumni news
Alumni Weekend engage your classmates
Volunteers are needed from the Classes of 1962, '72, '82, '87, '92 and 2002 to help create a buzz leading up to Alumni Weekend. Opportunities for all time commitments.
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Facebook Site like us and follow us
Alumni are invited to keep up with the latest Creighton news via social media. Creighton has established new all-University Facebook and Twitter pages for general University news.
School news
Faculty Fellows faculty fellows
The names of the 2012 Summer Faculty Fellowship scholars were announced in January by Dean Gail Jensen, Ph.D., and Associate Dean Isabelle Cherney, Ph.D.
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Programs Ranked programs ranked
Two of Creighton’s graduate programs in business were included in the Eduniversal Ranking of the best master’s programs worldwide in 2011.
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Expanded Role expanded role
Creighton’s Graduate School now has an expanded role with the inclusion of University College. Gail Jensen, Ph.D., serves as dean of the Graduate School and University College/Summer Sessions.
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Program updates
New Offerings new offerings
Three new graduate programs are in the works, with degree programs in medical anthropology and public health and a certificate program in women in leadership.
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