Grantham University News - 2005
12/29/05 - Grantham Education Corporation Announces New President
Grantham Education Corporation announced today that J. Patrick Campbell will serve as the corporation’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Campbell will manage the continuing growth of Grantham Education Corporation and its subsidiary, Grantham University.
12/23/05 - The Kansas City Star
For Katrina evacuees, holiday season brings a new perspective. "You realize that family is the most important thing." For many, the holidays are a time for family, loved ones, thanksgivings and resolutions. But for Sharon Morang and as many as 2,000 other hurricane evacuees in the metropolitan area, the season provides a stinging reminder of loss.
12/01/05 - Career Education Review
We lost almost everything. Disaster recovery plan, paperless system allows Grantham University to continue operations without interruption.
11/07/05 - Grantham University Announces New Law Enforcement Scholarship Program
Grantham University now offers a scholarship program for all active and retired federal, state and local law enforcement professionals. The Law Enforcement Scholarship program provides a tuition discount and includes the cost of all required textbooks and software.
10/04/05 - Pensacola News Journal
Colleges Take Learning Outside the Classroom. Carol Horigan used to teach out of a Pensacola Junior College classroom, but she doesn’t anymore. The visual arts professor’s job hasn’t changed. The way she teaches has. Horigan is among a growing number of online teachers who have traded their lecterns for mouse pads.
09/21/05 - KMBC-TV 9
Online College Moves to KC After Hurricane. Online college, Grantham University, based in Slidell, La., is relocating to Kansas City after last week’s hurricane. "Our campus is underwater. It’s crucial that we have to be up and running at all times," said Kristie Tran, information technology director for Grantham.
09/13/05 - The Wall Street Journal
Storm Preparation Puts Firm a Step Ahead. Months before Hurricane Katrina made it nearly impossible to conduct business in southern Louisiana, Tom Macon had decided to move much of his company, the online Grantham University, to Kansas City, Mo. He had witnessed Hurricane Ivan last year and concluded it was too risky to have all his operations on the Louisiana coastline.
09/09/05 - Katrina Gives New Meaning to Portability of Online University
Grantham University, an online university with 8,000 students, maintained all operations throughout Hurricane Katrina and in her aftermath. While 80% of our buildings were destroyed by the hurricane, our business continued without interruption.
09/08/05 - KMBC-TV 9
Louisiana College Moves to KC to Rebuild. Nearly 50 families from hurricane ravaged Slidell, La., will move to the metro area this week. They are employees of the online college, Grantham University.
07/15/05 - Grantham University is Awarded Contract for Government-wide E-Learning Initiative
Grantham is one of five universities that have been awarded contracts under the USALearn/GoLearn e-Learning initiative.
06/29/05 - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges Challenge Web-Advertising Practices of For-Profit Institutions. Type "Grantham University" into Yahoo's search engine, and what appears at the top of the page above the actual search results is not a link to Grantham's home page, but an ad for the University of Phoenix - a "sponsored result," in search-company parlance.
04/25/05 - Grantham University Announces The Mark Skousen School of Business.
54-year-old Grantham University today announced that it is renaming its School of Business "The Mark Skousen School of Business." "Dr. Mark Skousen is a distinguished scholar and is considered by many leading academics and business leaders to be one of the top free-market economists in the world," said Thomas M. Macon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grantham University.
03/18/05 - The Signal
Sgt. Matthew Bartley, 67th Signal Battalion, recently returned from a six-month deployment in Iraq and Kuwait. While Bartley is happy with his military career, he gradually realized that if he was going to achieve his professional and personal goals, he needed a college degree. "Grantham allows us to put the book down for a week, and only focus on what is important at the time. Afterwards, you can pick up your book and continue at your own pace again."
01/28/05 - Capital Flyer
Master Sgt. John Nichols is one of twelve Airmen that handle security aboard Air Force One, and he's earning a degree in Business Administration from Grantham University. He previously earned an Associate's degree in Criminal Justice through the Community College of the Air Force, but was concerned that further education would be impossible with his travel schedule. Then he found distance education.
01/07/05 - Warren Sentinel
Airman gets Computer Science Degree - Staff Sgt. Scott Steeves urges others to take advantage of the Internet and other benefits offered by Grantham University.
