News Releases
Capella University, an accredited online university, to participate in panel discussion on learning outcomes during the Council for Higher Education Accreditation conference in Washington, D.C.
Kimberly Pearce, director of academic quality analytics for Capella, to represent the online university alongside fellow past CHEA award winners
MINNEAPOLIS, January 21, 2011 – Capella University, an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing high-quality online degree programs for working adults, has been invited to discuss effective practices and progress on student learning outcomes at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation's (CHEA) 2011 annual conference in Washington, D.C. Kimberly Pearce, director of academic quality analytics and a key leader of the university's learning assessment innovations at Capella, will represent the online university during a roundtable discussion alongside others from universities who were also recipients of last year's CHEA Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes.
At the 2010 annual conference, CHEA, a national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, recognized Capella University as the first online university to receive the CHEA Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes.
"The CHEA award is a great recognition from our peers who acknowledge the importance and commitment we place on learning assessment and using evidence to improve learner success," said Pearce. The award affirmed for us that our innovations in these areas can be considered best practices."
For the last decade, Capella University's faculty have developed and improved an outcomes-based curriculum that begins with adult learners' educational needs to ensure career success, and builds programs and courses to meet those needs. The university's assessment system capitalizes on this curricular model to measure learning, gather evidence of the learning process and report on learners' outcomes attainment, enabling leadership to target quality improvement efforts. Details on this approach and program learning outcome results are published on Capella's Learning & Career Outcomes Website (www.capellaresults.com).
About Capella University
Capella University is an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing quality online degree programs for working adults. Nearly 80 percent of Capella students are currently enrolled in master's or doctoral online degree programs in the fields of business, counseling, education, health administration, human services, information technology, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, public administration, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 136 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 17 certificate programs. More than 38,000 learners were enrolled as of September 30, 2010, from all 50 states and 52 other countries. Capella is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).
Become a fan of the Capella Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CapellaUniversity.
Follow Capella on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CapellaU.
*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), http://www.ncahlc.org. Capella University, Capella Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), www.capella.edu.
Learn more about earning an online degree:
