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New Scholarship to Help Small Business Employees Complete Business Degrees Online
PR Newswire (press release)
19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Governors University, www.wgu.edu, has launched a new scholarship program for employees and owners of small businesses ...

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The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Can college students learn as much from an online class?
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Robert Mendenhall is president of Western Governors University, an online college that a Nov. 17, 2008 Time magazine article called “The best relatively ...

Guv's climate panel is mostly cloudy
Salt Lake Tribune
Last summer, Herbert told the Western Governors Association he is not convinced climate science is conclusive and questioned the state's continued ...

MLive.com
With rising costs and reduced funding, will colleges innovate?
MLive.com
He said such industry changes are happening now, pointing to the session Friday with Western Governors University, and Burck Smith's StraighterLine programs ...

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Western Governors University Offers Tips for Selecting an Online University
Earthtimes (press release)
Competency-based programs, like those offered by Western Governors University, provide students with learning resources in degree subject matter, ...

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Virtual Classrooms Could Create a Marketplace for Knowledge
New York Times
He founded Curriki, an online tool for sharing lesson plans and other materials, and was an early investor in the Western Governors University, ...

guardian.co.uk
Any student, any subject, anywhere
guardian.co.uk
This has already happened in Utah, where Western Governors University does not require students to take a specific course or attend a certain number of ...

Sparkman remembered for work as youth leader, teacher
Kentucky.com
William Sparkman delivering the commencement address at Western Governors University in Salt Lake City in 2008. Sparkman, 51, died of asphyxiation. ...

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USU geologists receive $4.9 million in stimulus funding
Cache Valley Daily
“Idaho is ranked third among western states for geothermal power production by the Geothermal Task Force of the Western Governors Association,” he says. ...

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Colorado State University (press release)
Interdisciplinary Water Resources Seminar
Colorado State University (press release)
Tom Iseman serves as the Program Director for Water Policy and Implementation for the Western Governors Association. Tom addresses water supply, drought, ...