{"id":146123,"date":"2023-03-17T09:57:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=146123"},"modified":"2023-03-17T09:57:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:57:59","slug":"uccs-to-expand-and-grow-online-degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=146123","title":{"rendered":"UCCS to expand and grow online degree programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_9377-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_9377-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_9377-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_9377-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_9377-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UCCS Online Operations office announced an internal Request for Proposal (RFP) for new or expanded online academic programs poised for enrollment growth this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent research has shown that while in-person enrollments have been dropping, online programs are showing growth nationwide. UCCS has identified online programs as an area of focus to become more competitive and attract more students, and a more diverse population of students. Expanding our online programs reflects the national shift in higher education and positions UCCS for long-term success in an evolving education landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Online Operations office encourages all interested departments to submit proposals aligned with our goals. They are particularly interested in proposals that address the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scalability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speed to enrollment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commitment to student success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scope of this RFP includes support from UCCS Online Operations for: marketing, recruitment, enrollment, student support, and instructional design to maximize fully online academic program success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deadline for submitting proposals is April 14, 2023. Merit review will occur in April\/May with a decision and development planned to begin in late May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.uccs.edu\/rfp\">You can view the RFP here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An information session will be offered on March 20. Please RSVP to Dr. Melinda Lien at mlien@uccs.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions, please contact Nathan Bullock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The UCCS Online Operations office announced an internal Request for Proposal for new or expanded online academic programs poised for enrollment growth this week. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=146123\" title=\"UCCS to expand and grow online degree programs\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":146151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,49],"tags":[331,332],"class_list":["post-146123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-campus-announcements","tag-campus-announcements","tag-more-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_9377-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-C0P","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146123"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146154,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146123\/revisions\/146154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/146151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}