Walden in the News

Walden University and its students, alumni, and faculty are making news. The following articles appeared in various publications this year.

Online Learning: From the Campus to Cyberspace
Latino Perspectives Magazine, August 2008
Georgann Yara

More Latinos are now online and discovering online education to help achieve their educational goals. In this article, Walden University administrators described Walden as an online university that is “helping to level the playing field and helping Latinos advance in the professional world through online M.B.A.s, as well as other master’s and doctorate degrees.” Walden spokesperson Ana Sanchez is quoted as saying: “Latinos are a segment of the population that is underserved in higher education. Being online, we have the opportunity to be able to bring an entire degree program in reach of the working professional or someone who would otherwise not be able to earn their degree.”

©Latino Perspectives Magazine 2008

Keeping Athletes on Track: Get Your Clients Moving
Monitor on Psychology, July/August 2008
Amy Novotney

Therapists are in a great position to help clients find exercise that they can look forward to, says Dr. Patti L. Barrows, a faculty member in Walden University’s School of Psychology and an independent practitioner in Tampa, Fla. Dr. Barrows encourages her clients to come up with a list of exercise options—perhaps by picking up a class schedule from their local fitness center. As clients achieve their goals, she also recommends a reinforcement program to sustain momentum, such a getting a massage or buying new workout clothes. Nurturing the mind by taking care of the body is a marathon, not a sprint, Barrows says.

©American Psychological Association 2008

Paying It Forward
Advance for Nurses, July 21, 2008
Trudy Schreiner

Walden M.S. degree program in Nursing student Cynthia Hickman, a board-certified cardiac vascular nurse and case manager, has established a scholarship at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston to further the education of nurses. The people who receive the benefit are required to make a difference in some way—“to pay it forward.” The idea came from her work helping Katrina evacuees who came to Houston to escape the aftermath of the storms. She says she chose Walden “because the university embraces social change and has a commitment to student success. In my opinion, they have the leadership, vision and fortitude to change society and community one student at a time.”

Managers Need Training to Fulfill Performance Role
Talent Management, July 2008
Lindsay Edmonds Wickman

Dr. Susan H. Jespersen, a faculty member in Walden’s M.B.A. program, discusses the importance of managers in the retail sector who are able to measure employee performance, including how to set expectations, gauge success, navigate conversations, and address performance issues. “Supervisors need to be trained to observe and measure performance and look at where there might be gaps,” she says. “At the same time, there should be a coaching process, where the supervisor is offering assistance and [supporting] the employee. In this sense, the performance management system becomes more of a full circle, where we’re not just measuring, observing and putting it on paper, but also trying to bring about behavioral change.”

©Mediatec Publishing Inc. 2008

Hispanos con un futuro brillante pero no sin barreras que superar
Terra.com, June 18, 2008
Augusto Failde

In an Op-Ed piece for a leading news and information site for the U.S. Hispanic population and across Latin America, Augusto Failde, chairman of Walden University’s Hispanic Advisory Committee, describes the gap in higher education among Latinos.

For Working Moms, a Way to Connect With College
The Christian Science Monitor, May 9, 2008
Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

Nearly 40 mothers got good news in May from Project Working Mom, which distributed about $2 million in full scholarships to accredited online institutions including Walden University. Walden’s application reviewers said that the stories that stood out were those in which the scholarship candidates “talk about how they may choose to use their degrees for the betterment of their community or … their family life,” said Jerry Sweitzer, a Walden spokesperson.

A Natural Alliance: Walden University and the Community College
Hook ’Em Up (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Newsletter) May 2008
Dr. Terry O’Banion

The many contributions the community college has made include expanded access for underprepared students and new bridges for student transfer. In this bylined article, Dr. Terry O’Banion, director of Walden’s Community College Leadership program, describes how the community college has the potential to become one of the most significant forces in the nation, especially through a natural alliance with Walden’s Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership and its Ph.D. in Education specialization in Community College Leadership.

Nine Questions to Ask Your Boss
CNN.com and MSN Careers, April 21, 2008
Anthony Balderrama

Dr. Ivonne Chirino-Klevans, a Walden University faculty member, is among a group of experts with advice on questions to ask your boss in order to improve your career. She says some questions are crucial—for example: “How often are performance evaluations conducted and who is in charge of them?” and “What are the options for growth within the organization?” She also recommends that understanding the mechanics of your job should be a top priority at all times. Plus, make sure you know if you have quarterly or annual goals to aim for and how they impact your daily tasks.

New Choices: Executive Education Programs That Will Change Your Life
Black Enterprise, April 2008
James A. Anderson

Walden University’s online graduate business program was ranked No. 4 by enrollment, by U.S. News & World Report. This profile describes programs in Walden’s School of Management that offer working professionals who are also students the knowledge and education necessary to develop and advance their organizations and communities.

Online Courses Aid Working Mothers
Frederick Gazette, April 3, 2008
Keith L. Martin

Rani Kota, a Walden Master of Public Health student in Frederick, Md., is featured in an article about working mothers who are earning their educations online. Kota, a mother of two who works as a patient care coordinator at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., decided three years ago to go back to school for a master’s degree and pursue a career in public health. “I chose online classes because I can spend time with my family and work full time, and those were my main priorities,” she said. “… Walden is a great school with a lot of support.”

Distance Learning M.B.A. Programmes 2008
Financial Times, March 17, 2008

Walden University is included in Financial Times’ list of largest distance-learning M.B.A. programs. With more than 1,700 students enrolled in its M.B.A. program, Walden is No. 10 on the list, which includes 40 top distance-learning and online M.B.A. providers, ranked according to student enrollment.

Online Degrees Gaining Esteem in Increasingly Digital Age
Minnesota Daily, March 13, 2008
Ahnalese Rushmann

The article explains that, according to the Sloan Consortium, almost 20 percent of all U.S. higher education students were taking at least one online course in fall 2006. Dr. Gary Burkholder, vice president for the College of Health Sciences at Walden University, talks about the importance accreditation plays in employer attitudes toward acceptance of online degrees.

©Minnesota Daily 2008

Different Paths Led Them to Same Career
Hartford Courant, March 10, 2008
Mildred Culp

Walden M.S. program in Nursing student Leo Sullivan is featured in an article about career changers who decided to go back to school and become nurses. Sullivan, a psychiatric nurse at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northampton, Mass., worked in railroad engineering for 20 years before he decided he wanted a career with “more giving, less taking.”

©Hartford Courant 2008

Riley Redux
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 29, 2008
Goldie Blumenstyk

Walden University has named its college of education after a former U.S. secretary of education, which is now called the Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership. Secretary Riley, a former governor of South Carolina, was the education secretary under President Clinton and the longest-serving secretary of education. Secretary Riley also delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree at Walden’s winter graduation.

Education Notes News
St. Paul Pioneer Press, Feb. 4, 2008

Walden announces four new associate deans: Dr. Wanda Gravett as associate dean of the School of Management, Dr. Richard Simms as associate dean of undergraduate and educator licensure programs in The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, Dr. Sara Torres as associate dean of the School of Nursing and Dr. Savitri Dixon-Saxon as associate dean, School of Counseling and Social Service.

Putting It All Together
Minority Engineer, Winter 2007/2008
Lorraine A. DarConte

Walden M.S. in Engineering Management student Cherrell Davis is profiled in an article about software engineers. Davis, a software integration and test engineer with the Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., talks about her career path and how her education at Walden supports her future aspirations for career advancement.

Grad School’s a Click Away
U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 21, 2008

Walden’s programs are ranked among the largest in U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 ranking of online graduate programs by enrollment. The magazine surveyed 649 programs to compile a list of graduate-level programs in business, education, engineering, library science, nursing and public health, and Walden ranked as:

No. 1 for Education
No. 1 for Public Health
No. 2 for Nursing
No. 4 for Management (Business)
No. 10 for Engineering

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