DCE News – Archives
December 2006
K-State Distance Education Enrollment Currently Under Way for Spring 2007 Semester
Kansas State University is offering adults even more opportunities to pursue their educational goals through a growing number of distance education courses.
Enrollment is currently under way for K-State's spring 2007 semester. The university offers 24 distance degree programs, hundreds of courses and many certificate programs. – Full story
K-State Signs 2 + 2 Agreement with Johnson County Community College
Kansas State University and Johnson County Community College have signed a 2 + 2 agreement for a bachelor's degree in food science and industry.
Johnson County Community College is the ninth community college in Kansas to sign an agreement with K-State specifically for nontraditional, place-bound learners. The agreement was signed Nov. 29 on the Johnson County Community College campus. – Full story
K-State Division of Continuing Education to Celebrate Commencement and 40th Anniversary
Kansas State University's Division of Continuing Education will have a reception at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, to celebrate the commencement of the fall 2006 graduating class of distance education students. The reception, in the Flint Hills Room at the K-State Student Union, also will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the university's Division of Continuing Education.
“We are always so pleased when our distance education graduates can travel to Manhattan to attend commencement,
” said Elizabeth Unger, vice provost for academic services and technology and dean of continuing education “This reception is a wonderful opportunity for distance students and faculty members who taught them to meet face-to-face.
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Longtime Director of K-State's Educational Communications Center, Mel Chastain, to Retire
Mel Chastain, director of the Kansas Regents Educational Communications Center at Kansas State University, will retire Jan. 3, 2007.
Chastain's tenure has been marked by numerous professional awards for the center, as well as technological advancements that helped to enhance educational access opportunities for people in Kansas and throughout the country. – Full story
