we have to take a holistic perspective and really understand that when a student comes to us they’re seeking more than just an academic credential. Oftentimes they have a life goal, a professional goal, and their academic goal is just a part of helping them move forward in their lives to be of service in their communities and their professional lives — or in some cases just to help move their families forward in their own life. And so we as an institution have to recognize and wrap ourselves around the students’ life goal and then help them articulate an academic roadmap, a professional roadmap and potentially a life plan to help them move forward. So integrating career development, professional development opportunities from the beginning, assessing those needs of the learner when they start with us is really critical to our differentiation and our long-term success. What’s on your wish list of things to do for the coming year? I think we’re at a great place in our evolution, and coming out of the changes of the last two years the institution is really positioned for growth and for expansion and for thinking about ways to better serve the needs of those working adult professionals with new program
Professor Emeritus FRED WIDLAK , Ph.D., participated in the ninth International Congress of MBA programs at the Krakow University of Economics in Poland. He also serves as the English language editor of the journal Psychologia Eknomiczna (Economic Psychology), which is published by the Foundation of the Krakow University of Economics for the Academic Association for Economic Psychology. CATHERINE HONIG , Ph.D., presented “Unpacking the Impact of High-Touch Online Instruction: Following the Data Trail to Improved Student Outcomes” at the Sloan-C/MERLOT sixth annual International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Online Learning. The presentation won the conference’s Best-in-Track Award for Evidence-Based Learning.
offerings and redesign of some of our existing programs. What have you enjoyed the most about your work here at NLU so far?
I am a first-generation college student. I’m the first in my family to go to graduate school and all the way through the doctoral experience, so I understand what that takes for many of our students who come from similar backgrounds, so I’m really drawn to the mission and the goals of the institution to serve that population in particular.
CMB Alumni in the News KEITH PLUMMER , MBA ‘04, was hired as vice president and relationship manager for Wells Fargo in Chicago.
Chris Cassirer-Malaeb (right) enjoys the NLU 20-Year Reunion with alumnus Julius Halas ‘93, ‘01.
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