HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - (Business Wire) Three professionals from Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) will present at the Career College Association (CCA) Convention and Exposition on June 25-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Ruth Reynard, Director of Faculty Services at Career Education, Steve Whitten, Vice President for Planning and Effectiveness at American InterContinental University (AIU), and W. Pearce Miller, President of Pennsylvania Culinary Academy, will speak on topics in their respective fields.
On Wednesday, June 25, Pearce Miller will speak on “Curriculum Mapping: The Road to Student Success.” Miller regularly speaks on the topic, and last presented a master class on curriculum mapping at the 10th Annual Foodservice Educators Network International (FENI) Conference in February, 2008. He has held senior positions at Pennsylvania Culinary Academy for 11 years, and was promoted to President of the institution in 2007. Miller holds a Masters of Education and is completing his dissertation for his Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction.
Dr. Reynard will present “Faculty Development Online Pilot: a Comparative Evaluation of Two Approaches,” on Thursday, June 26. Focused on teaching and faculty development for the last 18 years, Reynard designed and delivered the first Internet-based distance language learning course for adults in Canada and established and grew the Center for Instructional Technology at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. She worked with a project team from Vanderbilt University on the development and implementation of an Internet-based resource and training center for faculty, and has been published in various journals in the area of applied technology and faculty development. Reynard holds a Doctorate in Education, and continues to teach in M.Ed. and Ed.D. programs of study.
Steve Whitten will co-present “Navigating Through the Challenges of an Outcomes Assessment Regional Accreditation Visit” on Friday, June 27. Whitten has served at AIU since 2004 and is responsible for the University's institutional research, assessment, and strategic planning processes. Prior to coming to AIU, Whitten was Assistant Provost and Dean of Effectiveness and Planning at a private, not-for-profit university. Whitten holds Masters degrees in Divinity and Urban Planning.
The CCA Convention attracts over 1700 attendees, including presidents, owners, directors and administrators of privately owned and publicly traded, certificate and degree-granting career colleges from across the United States and Puerto Rico. The majority of the institutions are members of the Career College Association (CCA currently has nearly 1,200 member institutions). The CCA Convention & Exposition is the only one of its kind for the career college community.
About Career Education Corporation
The colleges, schools, and universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (CEC) family offer high quality education to a diverse population of approximately 90,000 students across the world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The more than 75 campuses that serve these students are located throughout the U.S. and in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, and offer doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs. Approximately one-third of students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University Online and Colorado Technical University Online.
CEC is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include, among others, the Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America; Harrington College of Design; Brooks Institute; International Academy of Design; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through its schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers.
For more information, see the company's website at www.careered.com. The company's website includes a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links to its more than 75 colleges, schools, and universities.
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