The Independent Collegian - 11/6/2013
By: Lindsay Mahaney
The University of Toledo is partnering with a Michigan community college to offer bachelor degrees to students attending the college next fall.
Schoolcraft College, located in Livonia, Mich., reached out to UT last spring, said Larry Burns, UT’s vice president of external affairs. He said the institutions discussed forming a partnership that would allow Schoolcraft students to obtain four-year degrees after earning a two-year degree.
Burns said while classes will not begin until August 2014, UT plans to have advisors in place by May to begin aiding students.
UT President Lloyd Jacobs said that he thinks the relationship with Schoolcraft will help the university continue to reach out to the students in the surrounding areas, particularly students from community colleges.
“We are, and I am, very interested in the contribution of a two-year school to our community and our economic base,” he said. “I think Schoolcraft is particularly well positioned. We’ve been interested in reaching out to Michigan now for a couple years. This does that; this moves that well forward.”
Schoolcraft’s director of marketing and communications Frank Ruggirello said the college president, Conway Jeffress, selected UT because UT’s programs build off the programs the community college offers.
“I’ve heard him [Jeffers] specifically use terms about the University of Toledo and Wayne State too, that we are like minded, we do business the same way,” Ruggirello said. “He felt like the connection was a very comfortable one and there has been a lot of collaboration.”
Burns said Schoolcraft recently purchased a building across from their main campus that they are in the process of renovating. UT has been given the third floor of the building to use as a designated UT area.
“Schoolcraft is giving us 10,000 square feet of space, which is a pretty substantial amount of space, and we can use that in any way we want,” Burns said. “We’re in the process of designing space that we hope will be the prototype of the one world school house.”
The community college asked UT to offer degrees in nursing, criminal justice and health information administration. Additionally, the college is partnering with Wayne State University in the engineering and business departments.
Ruggirello said that this partnership is an easier way for the college’s student to continue their education and complete a bachelor’s degree.
“Two-year colleges have a tendency to help students and a lot of students say that their goal is to transfer,” he said. “But if you look at the statistics, they may transfer, but not many of them complete a bachelor’s degree. And so our president is really focused on trying to help our students complete that bachelor’s degree and beyond.”
Burns said in the beginning a lot of the course work will be online. As time goes on, the programs will morph into a “flipped classroom” environment, where students will watch lectures on their own time and do hands-on activities during class, he said.
“The plan is to have it very much a hybrid program, meaning students will spend time face-to-face with UT faculty and doing online work and maybe doing some UT campus stuff, too,” Burns said.
Ruggirello said the institutions are working together so staffers are “cross-trained” in UT, Schoolcraft and Wayne State programs.
UT Faculty Senate President Linda Rouillard said in an email interview that she hopes the needs of both schools’ students will be balanced. She said that while she thinks the partnership will be beneficial for UT, the university must ensure Schoolcraft students are also receiving benefits.
“For face-to-face or blended courses, the commute is about 65 miles, and I assume that that will be taken into consideration for a faculty member’s workload,” she said.
Burns said UT was looking to hire faculty members in the Livonia area. Current faculty members could choose to teach there if they chose, but would not be required, he said.
Rouillard said that students may be able to adapt to the learning aspect of UT, but “I imagine it’s difficult feeling like part of an institution or a community until you’ve have significant experience of its culture on-site.”
Burns said the students will receive the same benefits that current UT students receive, including access to Rockets Solution Central and on-campus sporting events. In May, UT gear will also be sold in Schoolcraft’s book store.
“We’re trying to make them feel a part of us,” Burns said. “What we’ve heard from the research we’ve done with a lot of community college students who go to a university, they feel like trespassers. They feel like they aren’t part of the university. We want them to feel like a Rocket, even though they aren’t actually here.”
Burns also said UT hopes to bring this model to other community colleges in the area such as Owens Community College or Northwest State University, and eventually partner with them as well.
Cory Stine, interim director of adult, transfer and military admission, said in an email interview that UT already has relationships with Owens, Monroe County Community College, Northwest State Community College, and Terra State Community College through the Pathways to UT Program, which aids students in the transfer process to UT.
Also, the College of Engineering offers options for Lorain County Community College students to receive Engineering Technology and Construction Engineering Technology degrees, Stine said.
Burns said the partnership with Schoolcraft is currently the only one of its kind at UT, but the university is looking to partner with more community colleges to make the UT brand more recognizable.
The program’s website www.schoolcraft.edu/sctou will be live Nov. 7 with details about the course offerings and other information for students.
The University of Toledo is partnering with a Michigan community college to offer bachelor degrees to students attending the college next fall.
Schoolcraft College, located in Livonia, Mich., reached out to UT last spring, said Larry Burns, UT’s vice president of external affairs. He said the institutions discussed forming a partnership that would allow Schoolcraft students to obtain four-year degrees after earning a two-year degree.
Burns said while classes will not begin until August 2014, UT plans to have advisors in place by May to begin aiding students.
UT President Lloyd Jacobs said that he thinks the relationship with Schoolcraft will help the university continue to reach out to the students in the surrounding areas, particularly students from community colleges.
“We are, and I am, very interested in the contribution of a two-year school to our community and our economic base,” he said. “I think Schoolcraft is particularly well positioned. We’ve been interested in reaching out to Michigan now for a couple years. This does that; this moves that well forward.”
Schoolcraft’s director of marketing and communications Frank Ruggirello said the college president, Conway Jeffress, selected UT because UT’s programs build off the programs the community college offers.
“I’ve heard him [Jeffers] specifically use terms about the University of Toledo and Wayne State too, that we are like minded, we do business the same way,” Ruggirello said. “He felt like the connection was a very comfortable one and there has been a lot of collaboration.”
Burns said Schoolcraft recently purchased a building across from their main campus that they are in the process of renovating. UT has been given the third floor of the building to use as a designated UT area.
“Schoolcraft is giving us 10,000 square feet of space, which is a pretty substantial amount of space, and we can use that in any way we want,” Burns said. “We’re in the process of designing space that we hope will be the prototype of the one world school house.”
The community college asked UT to offer degrees in nursing, criminal justice and health information administration. Additionally, the college is partnering with Wayne State University in the engineering and business departments.
Ruggirello said that this partnership is an easier way for the college’s student to continue their education and complete a bachelor’s degree.
“Two-year colleges have a tendency to help students and a lot of students say that their goal is to transfer,” he said. “But if you look at the statistics, they may transfer, but not many of them complete a bachelor’s degree. And so our president is really focused on trying to help our students complete that bachelor’s degree and beyond.”
Burns said in the beginning a lot of the course work will be online. As time goes on, the programs will morph into a “flipped classroom” environment, where students will watch lectures on their own time and do hands-on activities during class, he said.
“The plan is to have it very much a hybrid program, meaning students will spend time face-to-face with UT faculty and doing online work and maybe doing some UT campus stuff, too,” Burns said.
Ruggirello said the institutions are working together so staffers are “cross-trained” in UT, Schoolcraft and Wayne State programs.
UT Faculty Senate President Linda Rouillard said in an email interview that she hopes the needs of both schools’ students will be balanced. She said that while she thinks the partnership will be beneficial for UT, the university must ensure Schoolcraft students are also receiving benefits.
“For face-to-face or blended courses, the commute is about 65 miles, and I assume that that will be taken into consideration for a faculty member’s workload,” she said.
Burns said UT was looking to hire faculty members in the Livonia area. Current faculty members could choose to teach there if they chose, but would not be required, he said.
Rouillard said that students may be able to adapt to the learning aspect of UT, but “I imagine it’s difficult feeling like part of an institution or a community until you’ve have significant experience of its culture on-site.”
Burns said the students will receive the same benefits that current UT students receive, including access to Rockets Solution Central and on-campus sporting events. In May, UT gear will also be sold in Schoolcraft’s book store.
“We’re trying to make them feel a part of us,” Burns said. “What we’ve heard from the research we’ve done with a lot of community college students who go to a university, they feel like trespassers. They feel like they aren’t part of the university. We want them to feel like a Rocket, even though they aren’t actually here.”
Burns also said UT hopes to bring this model to other community colleges in the area such as Owens Community College or Northwest State University, and eventually partner with them as well.
Cory Stine, interim director of adult, transfer and military admission, said in an email interview that UT already has relationships with Owens, Monroe County Community College, Northwest State Community College, and Terra State Community College through the Pathways to UT Program, which aids students in the transfer process to UT.
Also, the College of Engineering offers options for Lorain County Community College students to receive Engineering Technology and Construction Engineering Technology degrees, Stine said.
Burns said the partnership with Schoolcraft is currently the only one of its kind at UT, but the university is looking to partner with more community colleges to make the UT brand more recognizable.
The program’s website www.schoolcraft.edu/sctou will be live Nov. 7 with details about the course offerings and other information for students.
Detroit Free Press - 11/7/2013
The University of Toledo will make a major push into metro Detroit and Michigan when it starts offering four-year degrees in Livonia in the fall of 2014, part of a new partnership to be announced today with Schoolcraft College.
The move is the next step in a campaign being waged by the Ohio university to “blur the line” between Ohio and Michigan and to convince Michigan students to head an hour south for their education. Until now, that campaign has largely been a marketing move.
U-T’s move stiffens the already intense competition for students in metro Detroit when the number of college-age students in Michigan is dwindling. Grand Valley State, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan and Michigan State universities all have recently expanded operations in metro Detroit.
Many Michigan universities are also making moves into other states to attract students in an effort to keep enrollment up.
Today’s announcement will place the Toledo school in competition with the University of Michigan-Dearborn and EMU for students who normally transfer to them out of Schoolcraft, a two-year school.
The partnership also involves Wayne State University. Both WSU and U-T will offer four-year programs at Schoolcraft, which will make money from renting them the facilities.
U-T will offer its in-state tuition rate for the Livonia classes. In-state tuition this year is $9,054. Out-of-state tuition at U-T is $18,174. That in-state tuition makes U-T cheaper than every Michigan university except Saginaw Valley State University.
The partnership will be announced at 2 p.m. today. Officials from Schoolcraft, Wayne State and U-T talked exclusively with the Free Press about the partnership in advance of the announcement.
U-T President Lloyd Jacobs isn’t worried by the decline in Michigan students, or in upping the competition for those students.
Instead, he said, the move is about getting rid of political borders.
“We’ve been very interested in students from Michigan for a number of years. We have a common economic basis. We have a common culture.
“We have more in common with you than you do with Manistee or Houghton.
“We want to blur the line between Michigan and Ohio. We intend to serve the whole region — the west end of Lake Erie. We want to transcend a state border.”
The partnership Last year at this time, Schoolcraft officials were hoping they would be able to offer four-year degrees of their own, especially in nursing, a high-interest field where they already offer a two-year degree.
But legislation allowing them to do so stalled in the state Legislature. Heavy pressure from Michigan’s four-year universities and colleges was put on legislators not to let community colleges offer four-year degrees.
Shortly after that defeat, Schoolcraft began looking at how it could still get its students four-year degrees.
“This is an opportunity for students to get everything from an associate degree to a possible master’s degree right here in Livonia,” said Schoolcraft President Conway A. Jeffress. “(Students) will no longer have to apply to Schoolcraft, come here, graduate, apply somewhere else and wait to see if they will get in somewhere else.”
Under the partnership, WSU and U-T will hold classes in a recently purchased building on the edge of Schoolcraft’s campus in northwest Livonia. Degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice will be offered at the start.
Students taking WSU and U-T classes at Schoolcraft will be charged in-state tuition at the schools and be counted as regular students, meaning they will have all the rights as a student living on either WSU’s or U-T’s campuses.
“Many of our students are transfer students,” said WSU President M. Roy Wilson. “We try to make it pretty convenient for them to come to Wayne State. This partnership will really help with this.
“As we go forward, this will really help students who want to dual enroll.”
Officials at the three schools said the offerings will be particularly helpful for students who are working and want to get a four-year degree without driving to Detroit or Toledo. It will be possible for a student to earn the whole four-year degree in Livonia.
The partnership will coordinate more closely a student’s track through Schoolcraft and on to WSU or U-T, lining up classes and making transferring seamless.
Jeffress said the move isn’t a slap at the universities that blocked him from offering his own four-year degrees.
“I’m not into revenge,” he said. “I’m into good business and what’s good for our students.
“This partnership has the potential to be a lot richer for students than other agreements between universities and community colleges. (Students) really will have the full resources of all three institutions right here in Livonia.”
Blurring the line Prior to 2007, U-T didn’t really market itself in Michigan, at least not past Monroe County, which is the border between Michigan and Ohio.
But then, officials looked at having 4.5 million people within an hour-and-15-minute drive of their campus, said Larry Burns, U-T’s vice president for external affairs. The school developed a special scholarship for students from Michigan to help defray the costs of out-state tuition. It started marketing campaigns, working with businesses such as the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings.
The goal was to blur the state line.
“I think the state line is a mental barrier with people,” Burns said. “They think we’re further away than we are. We’re 5 miles from the state line.”
WSU’s Wilson said he doesn’t have any problem being in a partnership with an Ohio university.
“Our focus is on our relationship with Schoolcraft,” he said. “Other relationships they have aren’t our business.”
U-T is Ohio’s third-largest public university, with about 21,000 students — 18,000 of whom are undergrads.
“We’re in a much different environment than Central Michigan or Bowling Green,” Burn said.
In 2007, U-T had about 1,300 students from Michigan. This year it has 2,300.
Jacobs said U-T is interested in serving the whole region around it.
“We want to increase accessibility to education,” Jacobs said. “This partnership will do this.”
Contact David Jesse: 313-222-8851 or [email protected]
The move is the next step in a campaign being waged by the Ohio university to “blur the line” between Ohio and Michigan and to convince Michigan students to head an hour south for their education. Until now, that campaign has largely been a marketing move.
U-T’s move stiffens the already intense competition for students in metro Detroit when the number of college-age students in Michigan is dwindling. Grand Valley State, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan and Michigan State universities all have recently expanded operations in metro Detroit.
Many Michigan universities are also making moves into other states to attract students in an effort to keep enrollment up.
Today’s announcement will place the Toledo school in competition with the University of Michigan-Dearborn and EMU for students who normally transfer to them out of Schoolcraft, a two-year school.
The partnership also involves Wayne State University. Both WSU and U-T will offer four-year programs at Schoolcraft, which will make money from renting them the facilities.
U-T will offer its in-state tuition rate for the Livonia classes. In-state tuition this year is $9,054. Out-of-state tuition at U-T is $18,174. That in-state tuition makes U-T cheaper than every Michigan university except Saginaw Valley State University.
The partnership will be announced at 2 p.m. today. Officials from Schoolcraft, Wayne State and U-T talked exclusively with the Free Press about the partnership in advance of the announcement.
U-T President Lloyd Jacobs isn’t worried by the decline in Michigan students, or in upping the competition for those students.
Instead, he said, the move is about getting rid of political borders.
“We’ve been very interested in students from Michigan for a number of years. We have a common economic basis. We have a common culture.
“We have more in common with you than you do with Manistee or Houghton.
“We want to blur the line between Michigan and Ohio. We intend to serve the whole region — the west end of Lake Erie. We want to transcend a state border.”
The partnership Last year at this time, Schoolcraft officials were hoping they would be able to offer four-year degrees of their own, especially in nursing, a high-interest field where they already offer a two-year degree.
But legislation allowing them to do so stalled in the state Legislature. Heavy pressure from Michigan’s four-year universities and colleges was put on legislators not to let community colleges offer four-year degrees.
Shortly after that defeat, Schoolcraft began looking at how it could still get its students four-year degrees.
“This is an opportunity for students to get everything from an associate degree to a possible master’s degree right here in Livonia,” said Schoolcraft President Conway A. Jeffress. “(Students) will no longer have to apply to Schoolcraft, come here, graduate, apply somewhere else and wait to see if they will get in somewhere else.”
Under the partnership, WSU and U-T will hold classes in a recently purchased building on the edge of Schoolcraft’s campus in northwest Livonia. Degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice will be offered at the start.
Students taking WSU and U-T classes at Schoolcraft will be charged in-state tuition at the schools and be counted as regular students, meaning they will have all the rights as a student living on either WSU’s or U-T’s campuses.
“Many of our students are transfer students,” said WSU President M. Roy Wilson. “We try to make it pretty convenient for them to come to Wayne State. This partnership will really help with this.
“As we go forward, this will really help students who want to dual enroll.”
Officials at the three schools said the offerings will be particularly helpful for students who are working and want to get a four-year degree without driving to Detroit or Toledo. It will be possible for a student to earn the whole four-year degree in Livonia.
The partnership will coordinate more closely a student’s track through Schoolcraft and on to WSU or U-T, lining up classes and making transferring seamless.
Jeffress said the move isn’t a slap at the universities that blocked him from offering his own four-year degrees.
“I’m not into revenge,” he said. “I’m into good business and what’s good for our students.
“This partnership has the potential to be a lot richer for students than other agreements between universities and community colleges. (Students) really will have the full resources of all three institutions right here in Livonia.”
Blurring the line Prior to 2007, U-T didn’t really market itself in Michigan, at least not past Monroe County, which is the border between Michigan and Ohio.
But then, officials looked at having 4.5 million people within an hour-and-15-minute drive of their campus, said Larry Burns, U-T’s vice president for external affairs. The school developed a special scholarship for students from Michigan to help defray the costs of out-state tuition. It started marketing campaigns, working with businesses such as the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings.
The goal was to blur the state line.
“I think the state line is a mental barrier with people,” Burns said. “They think we’re further away than we are. We’re 5 miles from the state line.”
WSU’s Wilson said he doesn’t have any problem being in a partnership with an Ohio university.
“Our focus is on our relationship with Schoolcraft,” he said. “Other relationships they have aren’t our business.”
U-T is Ohio’s third-largest public university, with about 21,000 students — 18,000 of whom are undergrads.
“We’re in a much different environment than Central Michigan or Bowling Green,” Burn said.
In 2007, U-T had about 1,300 students from Michigan. This year it has 2,300.
Jacobs said U-T is interested in serving the whole region around it.
“We want to increase accessibility to education,” Jacobs said. “This partnership will do this.”
Contact David Jesse: 313-222-8851 or [email protected]
the Toledo BLade - 11/7/2013
The University of Toledo will partner with Schoolcraft College and Wayne State University, offering university degree programs at the Livonia, Mich., community college
Called “Schoolcraft to U,” the initiative allows students at the college to enroll in bachelor’s and master’s degree programs offered by either UT or Detroit’s Wayne State, taking their coursework at the college. The University of Toledo will offer nursing and criminal justice programs, while Wayne State will handle business and engineering degrees.
The program begins in fall 2014.
It’s common for community colleges and four-year schools to partner in degree completion programs, where students do early coursework at the college and finish a bachelor’s or other degree at the larger school. But those arrangements usually involve a physical transfer to the four-year institution. The new relationship would allow students to complete their degrees entirely at Schoolcraft, essentially placing UT and Wayne State at the school.
In many ways, the arrangement is the first step in creating a satellite UT campus, said Larry Burns, UT vice president for external affairs.
Most of the “Schoolcraft to U” programs will be housed in a 110,000-square-foot building the college purchased last year. Mr. Burns said the building will have signs for UT and Wayne State, and faculty, advisers, and other university staff will be based there.
General education courses would be taught by Schoolcraft staff, and tuition for those courses would go to the college. Much of the coursework offered by UT initially will be done online, though the Michigan campus will have faculty.
For now, the relationship resembles other degree-completion partnerships UT has with several area community colleges. But UT President Lloyd Jacobs said he hoped it would evolve into something closer to a branch campus for the university. Higher education institutions, he said, are moving away from a location-based, centralized identity, and instead will be regional, national, and global brands, with coursework offered at numerous locations and in different formats.
“Education is now global,” Dr. Jacobs said. “It can no longer be place bound.”
Mr. Burns said the initiative was part of a UT effort to market heavily in southeast Michigan, a plan that has increased enrollment from students in the region by about 70 percent in the last six years. UT officials hope that between 100 and 200 students enroll in the program for the first semester, with an eventual goal of 400 students.
Those accepted into the UT program would qualify for scholarships that cover out-of-state tuition surcharges.
Contact Nolan Rosenkrans at: [email protected] or 419-724-6086, or on Twitter @NolanRosenkrans.
Called “Schoolcraft to U,” the initiative allows students at the college to enroll in bachelor’s and master’s degree programs offered by either UT or Detroit’s Wayne State, taking their coursework at the college. The University of Toledo will offer nursing and criminal justice programs, while Wayne State will handle business and engineering degrees.
The program begins in fall 2014.
It’s common for community colleges and four-year schools to partner in degree completion programs, where students do early coursework at the college and finish a bachelor’s or other degree at the larger school. But those arrangements usually involve a physical transfer to the four-year institution. The new relationship would allow students to complete their degrees entirely at Schoolcraft, essentially placing UT and Wayne State at the school.
In many ways, the arrangement is the first step in creating a satellite UT campus, said Larry Burns, UT vice president for external affairs.
Most of the “Schoolcraft to U” programs will be housed in a 110,000-square-foot building the college purchased last year. Mr. Burns said the building will have signs for UT and Wayne State, and faculty, advisers, and other university staff will be based there.
General education courses would be taught by Schoolcraft staff, and tuition for those courses would go to the college. Much of the coursework offered by UT initially will be done online, though the Michigan campus will have faculty.
For now, the relationship resembles other degree-completion partnerships UT has with several area community colleges. But UT President Lloyd Jacobs said he hoped it would evolve into something closer to a branch campus for the university. Higher education institutions, he said, are moving away from a location-based, centralized identity, and instead will be regional, national, and global brands, with coursework offered at numerous locations and in different formats.
“Education is now global,” Dr. Jacobs said. “It can no longer be place bound.”
Mr. Burns said the initiative was part of a UT effort to market heavily in southeast Michigan, a plan that has increased enrollment from students in the region by about 70 percent in the last six years. UT officials hope that between 100 and 200 students enroll in the program for the first semester, with an eventual goal of 400 students.
Those accepted into the UT program would qualify for scholarships that cover out-of-state tuition surcharges.
Contact Nolan Rosenkrans at: [email protected] or 419-724-6086, or on Twitter @NolanRosenkrans.
Livonia Observer and Eccentric - 11/7/2013
Schoolcraft College has created a new bachelor’s and master’s degree partnership program with Wayne State University and the University of Toledo that will begin in the fall of 2014.
Degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice and more will soon be available at Schoolcraft’s main campus in Livonia.
While many community colleges offer university completion programs, the new “Schoolcraft to U” partnership is more than what others have offered, officials said. Both universities will offer classes on Schoolcraft’s main campus in Livonia and online. The University of Toledo also will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students interested in its program offerings. The agreement also provides for seamless transitions from Schoolcraft College to one of the partner universities and collaborative student support programs.
“Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a bachelor’s degree and beyond,” said Schoolcraft College President Dr. Conway A. Jeffress. “We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives. We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.”
“For several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,” said Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, president of The University of Toledo. “Coupled with our marketing efforts and creative scholarship models, this partnership with Schoolcraft College is symbolic of that commitment by seamlessly allowing Schoolcraft students to continue their academic careers and achieve the dream of a four-year degree.”
Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson said, “At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it’s convenient for students. The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering. With more and more students attending community colleges, it’s important that Wayne State create partnerships like this to offer pathways to a bachelor’s degree.”
While UT and WSU will offer classes throughout Schoolcraft College’s main campus in Livonia, the majority of its class offerings and its business offices will be located in a new building that Schoolcraft College purchased about a year ago at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty roads. The building is being remodeled to suit the needs of each of the partners.
Degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice and more will soon be available at Schoolcraft’s main campus in Livonia.
While many community colleges offer university completion programs, the new “Schoolcraft to U” partnership is more than what others have offered, officials said. Both universities will offer classes on Schoolcraft’s main campus in Livonia and online. The University of Toledo also will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students interested in its program offerings. The agreement also provides for seamless transitions from Schoolcraft College to one of the partner universities and collaborative student support programs.
“Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a bachelor’s degree and beyond,” said Schoolcraft College President Dr. Conway A. Jeffress. “We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives. We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.”
“For several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,” said Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, president of The University of Toledo. “Coupled with our marketing efforts and creative scholarship models, this partnership with Schoolcraft College is symbolic of that commitment by seamlessly allowing Schoolcraft students to continue their academic careers and achieve the dream of a four-year degree.”
Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson said, “At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it’s convenient for students. The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering. With more and more students attending community colleges, it’s important that Wayne State create partnerships like this to offer pathways to a bachelor’s degree.”
While UT and WSU will offer classes throughout Schoolcraft College’s main campus in Livonia, the majority of its class offerings and its business offices will be located in a new building that Schoolcraft College purchased about a year ago at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty roads. The building is being remodeled to suit the needs of each of the partners.
Associated Press - 11/7/2013
University of Toledo to offer 4-year degrees at Schoolcraft College in Metro Detroit
By The Associated Press
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) - The University of Toledo plans to offer four-year degrees starting next year at Schoolcraft College in suburban Detroit, officials said.
The move is the next step in a campaign by the Ohio school to get Michigan students to consider it for education, the Detroit Free Press reported Thursday. University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs said the aim is to "blur the line between Michigan and Ohio."
"We've been very interested in students from Michigan for a number of years," Jacobs said. "We have a common economic basis. We have a common culture."
An agreement places University of Toledo school in competition with the University of Michigan's Dearborn campus and Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti for students who normally transfer to them from Schoolcraft College, a two-year school.
Under the partnership, Detroit-based Wayne State University also will offer four-year programs at Schoolcraft College's campus in Livonia. The University of Toledo plans to offer in-state tuition rate for the classes, roughly 50 percent less than the price for its out-of-state tuition.
Last year at this time, Schoolcraft officials were hoping they would be able to offer four-year degrees of their own, especially in nursing, a high-interest field where they already offer a two-year degree. But legislation allowing them to do so stalled in the Michigan Legislature.
"This is an opportunity for students to get everything from an associate degree to a possible master's degree right here in Livonia," said Schoolcraft College President Conway A. Jeffress.
The University of Toledo and Wayne State University plan to hold classes in a building on the edge of Schoolcraft's Livonia campus. Under plans from the schools, degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice will be offered at the start.
"Many of our students are transfer students," said Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson. "We try to make it pretty convenient for them to come to Wayne State. This partnership will really help with this. As we go forward, this will really help students who want to dual enroll."
By The Associated Press
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) - The University of Toledo plans to offer four-year degrees starting next year at Schoolcraft College in suburban Detroit, officials said.
The move is the next step in a campaign by the Ohio school to get Michigan students to consider it for education, the Detroit Free Press reported Thursday. University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs said the aim is to "blur the line between Michigan and Ohio."
"We've been very interested in students from Michigan for a number of years," Jacobs said. "We have a common economic basis. We have a common culture."
An agreement places University of Toledo school in competition with the University of Michigan's Dearborn campus and Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti for students who normally transfer to them from Schoolcraft College, a two-year school.
Under the partnership, Detroit-based Wayne State University also will offer four-year programs at Schoolcraft College's campus in Livonia. The University of Toledo plans to offer in-state tuition rate for the classes, roughly 50 percent less than the price for its out-of-state tuition.
Last year at this time, Schoolcraft officials were hoping they would be able to offer four-year degrees of their own, especially in nursing, a high-interest field where they already offer a two-year degree. But legislation allowing them to do so stalled in the Michigan Legislature.
"This is an opportunity for students to get everything from an associate degree to a possible master's degree right here in Livonia," said Schoolcraft College President Conway A. Jeffress.
The University of Toledo and Wayne State University plan to hold classes in a building on the edge of Schoolcraft's Livonia campus. Under plans from the schools, degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice will be offered at the start.
"Many of our students are transfer students," said Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson. "We try to make it pretty convenient for them to come to Wayne State. This partnership will really help with this. As we go forward, this will really help students who want to dual enroll."
University Herald - 11/7/2013
by Jaleesa Baulkman
Schoolcraft College will be partnering with Wayne State University in Michigan and the University of Toledo in Ohio to create a new bachelor's and master's degree program, the Detroit Free Press reported.
On Schoolcraft College will be partnering with Wayne State University in Michigan and the University of Toledo in Ohio to create a new bachelor’s and master’s degree program. On Schoolcraft's main campus in Livonia, Mich., degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice and more will be offered in Fall 2014.
"Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a bachelor's degree and beyond," Schoolcraft College President Dr. Conway A. Jeffress said in a statement. "We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best."
Both universities will offer classes on Schoolcraft's main campus and online.
The "Schoolcraft to U" partnership is the next step in a campaign by the University of Toledo to "blur the line" between Ohio and Michigan. It is also an effort and to convince students in Michigan to head an hour south for their education.
"We've been very interested in students from Michigan for a number of years," University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs said in a statement. "We intend to serve the whole region - the west end of Lake Erie. We want to transcend a state border."
The campaign has been a marketing move until now, the Detroit Free Press reported.
The University of Toledo will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students interested in its program offerings. The agreement also provides for seamless transitions from Schoolcraft College to one of the partner universities and collaborative student support programs, according to a press release.
Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson told the Schoolcraft's campus will give its students presence in another apart of metro Detroit and create opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering.
"With more and more students attending community colleges, it's important that Wayne State create partnerships like this to offer pathways to a bachelor's degree," he said in a statement.
"At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it's convenient for students," Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson said. "The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees."
While both colleges will offer classes throughout Schoolcraft College's Livonia campus, the majority of its class offerings and its business offices will be located in a new building that Schoolcraft College purchased about a year ago at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty Roads.
Schoolcraft College will be partnering with Wayne State University in Michigan and the University of Toledo in Ohio to create a new bachelor's and master's degree program, the Detroit Free Press reported.
On Schoolcraft College will be partnering with Wayne State University in Michigan and the University of Toledo in Ohio to create a new bachelor’s and master’s degree program. On Schoolcraft's main campus in Livonia, Mich., degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice and more will be offered in Fall 2014.
"Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a bachelor's degree and beyond," Schoolcraft College President Dr. Conway A. Jeffress said in a statement. "We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best."
Both universities will offer classes on Schoolcraft's main campus and online.
The "Schoolcraft to U" partnership is the next step in a campaign by the University of Toledo to "blur the line" between Ohio and Michigan. It is also an effort and to convince students in Michigan to head an hour south for their education.
"We've been very interested in students from Michigan for a number of years," University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs said in a statement. "We intend to serve the whole region - the west end of Lake Erie. We want to transcend a state border."
The campaign has been a marketing move until now, the Detroit Free Press reported.
The University of Toledo will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students interested in its program offerings. The agreement also provides for seamless transitions from Schoolcraft College to one of the partner universities and collaborative student support programs, according to a press release.
Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson told the Schoolcraft's campus will give its students presence in another apart of metro Detroit and create opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering.
"With more and more students attending community colleges, it's important that Wayne State create partnerships like this to offer pathways to a bachelor's degree," he said in a statement.
"At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it's convenient for students," Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson said. "The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees."
While both colleges will offer classes throughout Schoolcraft College's Livonia campus, the majority of its class offerings and its business offices will be located in a new building that Schoolcraft College purchased about a year ago at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty Roads.
Wayne State University - 11/7/2013
LIVONIA, MI - - Schoolcraft College announced today that it has created a new Bachelor’s and Master’s degree partnership program with Wayne State University and the University of Toledo that will begin in the fall of 2014. Degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice and more will soon be available at Schoolcraft’s main campus in Livonia.
While many community colleges offer university completion programs, the new “Schoolcraft to U” partnership is much more than what others have offered. Both universities will offer classes on Schoolcraft’s main campus in Livonia and online. The University of Toledo also will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students interested in its program offerings. Seamless transitions from Schoolcraft College to one of the partner universities and collaborative student support programs highlight this innovative agreement.
“At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it’s convenient for students,” said Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson. “The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering. With more and more students attending community colleges, it’s important that Wayne State create partnerships like this to offer pathways to a bachelor’s degree.”
“Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a Bachelor’s degree and beyond,” said Schoolcraft College President Dr. Conway A. Jeffress. “We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives. We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.”
“For several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,” said Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, President of The University of Toledo. “Coupled with our marketing efforts and creative scholarship models, this partnership with Schoolcraft College is symbolic of that commitment by seamlessly allowing Schoolcraft students to continue their academic careers and achieve the dream of a four-year degree.”
While UT and WSU will offer classes throughout Schoolcraft College’s main campus in Livonia, the majority of its class offerings and its business offices will be located in a new building that Schoolcraft College purchased about a year ago at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty Roads. The building is being remodeled to suit the needs of each of the partners. It will be state-of-the-art.
More information about the Schoolcraft to U partnership, including links to the programs being offered by UT and WSU, an Information Request form and a FAQ area, is available at www.schoolcraft.edu/SCtoU.
Schoolcraft College is a public, predominantly two-year college, offering classes at the college's main campus in Livonia, Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile Roads; the Radcliff Center in Garden City; the Public Safety Training Complex in Livonia; andwww.schoolcraft.edu.
Editors’ note: Images of the construction on the new building that will house most of the operations of the Schoolcraft to U partnership, including some aerial video footage of the entire Schoolcraft Campus are also available on the SCtoU website atwww.schoolcraft.edu/SCtoU
While many community colleges offer university completion programs, the new “Schoolcraft to U” partnership is much more than what others have offered. Both universities will offer classes on Schoolcraft’s main campus in Livonia and online. The University of Toledo also will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students interested in its program offerings. Seamless transitions from Schoolcraft College to one of the partner universities and collaborative student support programs highlight this innovative agreement.
“At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it’s convenient for students,” said Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson. “The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering. With more and more students attending community colleges, it’s important that Wayne State create partnerships like this to offer pathways to a bachelor’s degree.”
“Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a Bachelor’s degree and beyond,” said Schoolcraft College President Dr. Conway A. Jeffress. “We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives. We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.”
“For several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,” said Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, President of The University of Toledo. “Coupled with our marketing efforts and creative scholarship models, this partnership with Schoolcraft College is symbolic of that commitment by seamlessly allowing Schoolcraft students to continue their academic careers and achieve the dream of a four-year degree.”
While UT and WSU will offer classes throughout Schoolcraft College’s main campus in Livonia, the majority of its class offerings and its business offices will be located in a new building that Schoolcraft College purchased about a year ago at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty Roads. The building is being remodeled to suit the needs of each of the partners. It will be state-of-the-art.
More information about the Schoolcraft to U partnership, including links to the programs being offered by UT and WSU, an Information Request form and a FAQ area, is available at www.schoolcraft.edu/SCtoU.
Schoolcraft College is a public, predominantly two-year college, offering classes at the college's main campus in Livonia, Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile Roads; the Radcliff Center in Garden City; the Public Safety Training Complex in Livonia; andwww.schoolcraft.edu.
Editors’ note: Images of the construction on the new building that will house most of the operations of the Schoolcraft to U partnership, including some aerial video footage of the entire Schoolcraft Campus are also available on the SCtoU website atwww.schoolcraft.edu/SCtoU
DBusiness Magazine - 11/8/2013
Wayne State University and the University of Toledo will offer a selection of four-year degrees — along with a master’s in business administration — through Schoolcraft College. Both universities will provide classes online and through the new “Schoolcraft to U” partnership at the university’s main campus in Livonia.
Set to start in fall 2014, the program will offer degrees in business (accounting and management), engineering, nursing, criminal justice, and health information management. The program will be offered in a new building nearing completion at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty.
“At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it’s convenient for students,” says M. Roy Wilson, who became the university’s 12th president in August. “The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering.”
Students who take part in Wayne State partnership programs will pay in-state tuition rates unless they are international students. The University of Toledo program will allow students to pay the in-state tuition rate for Ohio residents, regardless of their residency.
“For several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,” says UT president Lloyd A. Jacobs.
For more information about the partnership and degrees visit schoolcraft.edu/SCtoU
Set to start in fall 2014, the program will offer degrees in business (accounting and management), engineering, nursing, criminal justice, and health information management. The program will be offered in a new building nearing completion at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty.
“At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it’s convenient for students,” says M. Roy Wilson, who became the university’s 12th president in August. “The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering.”
Students who take part in Wayne State partnership programs will pay in-state tuition rates unless they are international students. The University of Toledo program will allow students to pay the in-state tuition rate for Ohio residents, regardless of their residency.
“For several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,” says UT president Lloyd A. Jacobs.
For more information about the partnership and degrees visit schoolcraft.edu/SCtoU
The Schoolcraft Connection - 11/8/2013
by Jackie Charniga
At 2 p.m. in the Diponio room in the VisTaTech center, a large crowd eagerly anticipated the official announcement of the commencement of the “Schoolcraft to U” university partnership between Schoolcraft College, The University of Toledo, and Wayne State University. All three colleges intend to converse upon the Schoolcraft campus to provide myriad course opportunities as well as partnership programs for fall 2014.
Likening the new partnerships to cloud computing, University of Toledo President, Dr. Lloyd Jacobs hopes that allowing students to take University of Toledo classes in Livonia will blur the barriers between Michigan and Toledo. Photo by Lindsey Wells.
President of Schoolcraft College Dr. Conway A. Jeffress spoke highly of the collaboration, citing it as a way for all three universities to achieve the most out of their proximity and “congruence of values” towards their similar academic goals.
Citing Larry Burns, U-T’s Vice President for External Affairs, as being instrumental in the partnership, President Jeffress also warmly introduced the President of UT Dr. Lloyd Jacobs and the provost on behalf of President Roy Wilson, Dr. Margaret E. Winters of Wayne State.
President Jacobs noted his journey to Schoolcraft as being relatively short, and elaborated upon the benefits of close proximity being instrumental in the decision to collaborate.
Mentioning again the congruence of values between the universities, Jacobs stated that the three-way partnership will have three-way congruence towards their combined goals of lives of prosperity for their collective students.
He said that he was delighted to partner with Schoolcraft and Wayne State, and spoke not only of the immediate changes but the long-time benefits their union will secure.
“I predict in the next five years, this relationship and those like it will be increasingly strong and increasingly frequent,” he stated.
Such a partnership he believes will lend itself to a web of relationships throughout the academic community, and will tear down the psychological barriers that state lines have had on education.
When Dr. Winters took the podium, she spoke not only of the benefit the program will have upon Wayne State, but also of prospective transfer students. Speaking more on the transition between the universities, she believes the program will allow a more natural segue way from Schoolcraft to Wayne with the implementation of the program.
The shared values, again mentioned, include a desire for students to succeed, Winters stated.
Jack Kirksey, the mayor of Livonia, was also in attendance, having just given a leadership workshop for Schoolcraft students on how to run for office.
A more detailed account of this new program will be outlined in the newest version of The Connection, coming out on Nov. 18. More information regarding the partnership may also be found at their website,
At 2 p.m. in the Diponio room in the VisTaTech center, a large crowd eagerly anticipated the official announcement of the commencement of the “Schoolcraft to U” university partnership between Schoolcraft College, The University of Toledo, and Wayne State University. All three colleges intend to converse upon the Schoolcraft campus to provide myriad course opportunities as well as partnership programs for fall 2014.
Likening the new partnerships to cloud computing, University of Toledo President, Dr. Lloyd Jacobs hopes that allowing students to take University of Toledo classes in Livonia will blur the barriers between Michigan and Toledo. Photo by Lindsey Wells.
President of Schoolcraft College Dr. Conway A. Jeffress spoke highly of the collaboration, citing it as a way for all three universities to achieve the most out of their proximity and “congruence of values” towards their similar academic goals.
Citing Larry Burns, U-T’s Vice President for External Affairs, as being instrumental in the partnership, President Jeffress also warmly introduced the President of UT Dr. Lloyd Jacobs and the provost on behalf of President Roy Wilson, Dr. Margaret E. Winters of Wayne State.
President Jacobs noted his journey to Schoolcraft as being relatively short, and elaborated upon the benefits of close proximity being instrumental in the decision to collaborate.
Mentioning again the congruence of values between the universities, Jacobs stated that the three-way partnership will have three-way congruence towards their combined goals of lives of prosperity for their collective students.
He said that he was delighted to partner with Schoolcraft and Wayne State, and spoke not only of the immediate changes but the long-time benefits their union will secure.
“I predict in the next five years, this relationship and those like it will be increasingly strong and increasingly frequent,” he stated.
Such a partnership he believes will lend itself to a web of relationships throughout the academic community, and will tear down the psychological barriers that state lines have had on education.
When Dr. Winters took the podium, she spoke not only of the benefit the program will have upon Wayne State, but also of prospective transfer students. Speaking more on the transition between the universities, she believes the program will allow a more natural segue way from Schoolcraft to Wayne with the implementation of the program.
The shared values, again mentioned, include a desire for students to succeed, Winters stated.
Jack Kirksey, the mayor of Livonia, was also in attendance, having just given a leadership workshop for Schoolcraft students on how to run for office.
A more detailed account of this new program will be outlined in the newest version of The Connection, coming out on Nov. 18. More information regarding the partnership may also be found at their website,
The University of Toledo - 11/13/2013
By Meghan Cunningham
The University of Toledo is extending its reach into Michigan through a unique partnership that will help students in the Detroit area obtain a four-year degree from UT in their neighborhood.
UT President Lloyd Jacobs talked about how the new Schoolcraft to U partnership between the University and Schoolcraft College will benefit students in southeast Michigan.
The new Schoolcraft to U partnership between UT and Schoolcraft College was announced Thursday at the college’s main campus in Livonia, Mich., where beginning in fall 2014, students will be able to obtain UT degrees in nursing, criminal justice and health information management. “For several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,” UT President Lloyd Jacob said. “Coupled with our marketing efforts and creative scholarship models, this partnership with Schoolcraft College is symbolic of that commitment by seamlessly allowing Schoolcraft students to continue their academic careers and achieve the dream of a four-year degree.”
The Schoolcraft to U programs will be housed in a 110,000-square-foot building on the Livonia campus, located on Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile roads, that will be designed to look and feel like UT’s campus classrooms. Students will be able to take UT programs in that building or online to complete their degree without leaving Livonia.
The University will provide scholarships to cover the out-of-state surcharge for Schoolcraft to U participants who, as UT students, can enjoy all of the student life opportunities such as attending Rocket athletic games for free. The program will coordinate student courses at Schoolcraft and on to UT to ensure a seamless transfer.
The Schoolcraft to U program also includes Wayne State University in midtown Detroit, which will offer engineering and business courses.
“Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a bachelor’s degree and beyond,” Schoolcraft College President Conway A. Jeffress said. “We selected Wayne State and The University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives. We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.”
The Schoolcraft to U partnership is part of UT’s efforts to attract students in southeast Michigan. The University has put its name out in the region through partnerships with the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, WJR AM 760 and more. Those efforts have increased enrollment from students in the region by about 70 percent in the past six years.
“Toledo is only an hour away, but the perception is that it is much farther because we are in Ohio. Our marketing partnerships and this innovative Schoolcraft to U partnership are erasing that state-line barrier,” said Lawrence J. Burns, UT vice president for external affairs. “UT is committed to becoming a regional and global university to increase access to high-quality higher education, and this partnership with Schoolcraft will help do that.”
For additional information about the Schoolcraft to U partnership, visit schoolcraft.edu/sctou
The University of Toledo is extending its reach into Michigan through a unique partnership that will help students in the Detroit area obtain a four-year degree from UT in their neighborhood.
UT President Lloyd Jacobs talked about how the new Schoolcraft to U partnership between the University and Schoolcraft College will benefit students in southeast Michigan.
The new Schoolcraft to U partnership between UT and Schoolcraft College was announced Thursday at the college’s main campus in Livonia, Mich., where beginning in fall 2014, students will be able to obtain UT degrees in nursing, criminal justice and health information management. “For several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,” UT President Lloyd Jacob said. “Coupled with our marketing efforts and creative scholarship models, this partnership with Schoolcraft College is symbolic of that commitment by seamlessly allowing Schoolcraft students to continue their academic careers and achieve the dream of a four-year degree.”
The Schoolcraft to U programs will be housed in a 110,000-square-foot building on the Livonia campus, located on Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile roads, that will be designed to look and feel like UT’s campus classrooms. Students will be able to take UT programs in that building or online to complete their degree without leaving Livonia.
The University will provide scholarships to cover the out-of-state surcharge for Schoolcraft to U participants who, as UT students, can enjoy all of the student life opportunities such as attending Rocket athletic games for free. The program will coordinate student courses at Schoolcraft and on to UT to ensure a seamless transfer.
The Schoolcraft to U program also includes Wayne State University in midtown Detroit, which will offer engineering and business courses.
“Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a bachelor’s degree and beyond,” Schoolcraft College President Conway A. Jeffress said. “We selected Wayne State and The University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives. We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.”
The Schoolcraft to U partnership is part of UT’s efforts to attract students in southeast Michigan. The University has put its name out in the region through partnerships with the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, WJR AM 760 and more. Those efforts have increased enrollment from students in the region by about 70 percent in the past six years.
“Toledo is only an hour away, but the perception is that it is much farther because we are in Ohio. Our marketing partnerships and this innovative Schoolcraft to U partnership are erasing that state-line barrier,” said Lawrence J. Burns, UT vice president for external affairs. “UT is committed to becoming a regional and global university to increase access to high-quality higher education, and this partnership with Schoolcraft will help do that.”
For additional information about the Schoolcraft to U partnership, visit schoolcraft.edu/sctou
Livonia Observer and Eccentric - 11/15/2013
by David Veselenak The addition of two more universities offering courses in Livonia soon will push the number of places area residents can earn a degree in Livonia to eight.The move by Schoolcraft College to partner with Wayne State University and the University of Toledo to offer four-year degrees just enhances the opportunities for students looking to stay close to home.
And, a little competition isn’t bad either, said Madonna University President Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa.
“At Madonna we offer a wealth of learning opportunities and career preparation to students in this area. We also embrace competition,” she said. “I think the recent announcement by Schoolcraft to partner with other universities will provide additional academic choices for students.”
Schoolcraft College announced the partnership with the two universities Nov. 7. With the partnership, students will be able to enroll in courses through the two universities and take upper-level classes at a building on Schoolcraft’s campus.
Programs offered through the newly announced “Schoolcraft to U” initiative include business, nursing, engineering and criminal justice. Classes will be offered in a recently acquired building on Schoolcraft’s campus at Seven Mile and Haggerty in Livonia.
The announcements means seven four-year higher education institutions and one two-year institution will offer courses on the west side of Livonia, mostly along Haggerty.
“We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives,” said Conway Jeffress, president of Schoolcraft College. “We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.”
Carol Bale, director of marketing for Central Michigan University's Global Campus that includes its Livonia location, said the university is always looking at its programs and evaluating what can be done to better service the students’ needs. The Metro Detroit area is largest area the university sees as its target for new students as well, she said.
“The competition is growing and growing in Detroit, and it’s a good market for any school,” she said. “You’ve got the traditional student, you’ve got the adult student, you’ve got the international student, and we’ve got working adults and younger adults looking to retool.
"Central Michigan University realizes it's additional competition, but we're going to stay focused on the student and make sure they get the best customer service and academic experience possible."\
Even with the addition of the two new universities partnering with Schoolcraft, several other area four-year schools have maintained and created partnerships with the college, which services northwest Wayne County.
The newest came this past week, when Madonna University signed a dual degree program with Schoolcraft for sign language studies. Starting next fall, students will be able to major in the program and take classes at both institutions.
Programs such as the one in sign language are ways the schools are working together to help service students and cut down the daunting pricetag of a four-year education, Kujawa said.
“We have a great working relationship with our friends at Schoolcraft, and have developed strong articulation agreements that make transferring and completing a bachelor’s degree at Madonna a smooth transition,” she said.
Eastern Michigan University, which has an off-campus center in Livonia, also has more than a dozen articulation agreements with the college and allows for a reverse-transfer of credits to Schoolcraft.
The Ypsilanti-based university offered 54 classes in Livonia this fall.
"Eastern Michigan University has an established reputation and a strong commitment in the Metro-Detroit area for providing convenient access to high-quality education,” said Geoff Larcom, executive director of media relations for EMU.
Other universities that offer courses in Livonia include Davenport University and Northwood University.
And, a little competition isn’t bad either, said Madonna University President Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa.
“At Madonna we offer a wealth of learning opportunities and career preparation to students in this area. We also embrace competition,” she said. “I think the recent announcement by Schoolcraft to partner with other universities will provide additional academic choices for students.”
Schoolcraft College announced the partnership with the two universities Nov. 7. With the partnership, students will be able to enroll in courses through the two universities and take upper-level classes at a building on Schoolcraft’s campus.
Programs offered through the newly announced “Schoolcraft to U” initiative include business, nursing, engineering and criminal justice. Classes will be offered in a recently acquired building on Schoolcraft’s campus at Seven Mile and Haggerty in Livonia.
The announcements means seven four-year higher education institutions and one two-year institution will offer courses on the west side of Livonia, mostly along Haggerty.
“We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives,” said Conway Jeffress, president of Schoolcraft College. “We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.”
Carol Bale, director of marketing for Central Michigan University's Global Campus that includes its Livonia location, said the university is always looking at its programs and evaluating what can be done to better service the students’ needs. The Metro Detroit area is largest area the university sees as its target for new students as well, she said.
“The competition is growing and growing in Detroit, and it’s a good market for any school,” she said. “You’ve got the traditional student, you’ve got the adult student, you’ve got the international student, and we’ve got working adults and younger adults looking to retool.
"Central Michigan University realizes it's additional competition, but we're going to stay focused on the student and make sure they get the best customer service and academic experience possible."\
Even with the addition of the two new universities partnering with Schoolcraft, several other area four-year schools have maintained and created partnerships with the college, which services northwest Wayne County.
The newest came this past week, when Madonna University signed a dual degree program with Schoolcraft for sign language studies. Starting next fall, students will be able to major in the program and take classes at both institutions.
Programs such as the one in sign language are ways the schools are working together to help service students and cut down the daunting pricetag of a four-year education, Kujawa said.
“We have a great working relationship with our friends at Schoolcraft, and have developed strong articulation agreements that make transferring and completing a bachelor’s degree at Madonna a smooth transition,” she said.
Eastern Michigan University, which has an off-campus center in Livonia, also has more than a dozen articulation agreements with the college and allows for a reverse-transfer of credits to Schoolcraft.
The Ypsilanti-based university offered 54 classes in Livonia this fall.
"Eastern Michigan University has an established reputation and a strong commitment in the Metro-Detroit area for providing convenient access to high-quality education,” said Geoff Larcom, executive director of media relations for EMU.
Other universities that offer courses in Livonia include Davenport University and Northwood University.
The Schoolcraft Connection - 11/19/2013
by Matthew Murphy
The Presidents of Schoolcraft College, Wayne State University and the University of Toledo announced on Nov. 7 the creation of “Schoolcraft to U.” Schoolcraft to U is a partnership that, beginning fall 2014, will bring WSU and UT class offerings directly to Schoolcraft students, both online and on-site. Students will have the full resources of all three schools available to them as they work to earn their Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees. The benefits don’t end there; there is a financial benefit, as well. First, the University of Toledo will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students in the program. That reduction means a difference of more than $8,000 per year for the out-of-state UT student. Second, students can avoid the commute to either Detroit or Toledo. Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, President of the University of Toledo spoke of the proximity of the two schools, and also of the desire to blur the line between Michigan and Ohio during his opening remarks. He also spoke of a “congruence of values” and mentioned a “web of relationships” shared by the partners in Schoolcraft to U. Dr. Jacobs said the partnership is about “the possibilities for students’ success, without regard to borders.”
Dr. Margaret Winters, Wayne State University provost, speaking on behalf of Mr. M. Roy Wilson, President of Wayne State University, commented, “There was a need to create more opportunities in engineering, nursing and business.” She also said she believes the program will allow the student a smoother transition from Schoolcraft to WSU or UT.
The programs to be offered by Wayne State will include Bachelor’s in Business Administration-Accounting, BBA-Management, Bachelor’s of Science-Computer Science, BS-Electric Transportation Technology, BS-Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology, BS-Electromechanical Engineering Technology, BS-Mechanical Engineering Technology and Master’s in Business Administration. The programs to be offered by the University of Toledo will include Bachelor’s of Professional Studies, BS-Criminal Justice, BS-Health Information Administration and BS-Nursing.
Mrs. Joan Gebhardt, Treasurer of the Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees, spoke of her regrets that the partnership launched -only- recently. She said, “I have a son and a daughter who would have loved to have had an opportunity such as this as they pursued their educations.” Terry Gilligan, who has a son in the Culinary Arts program at Schoolcraft and is also a Trustee of the Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees, described it as “…very exciting times! This is a great opportunity for students in other programs to pursue their Bachelor’s degrees.”
A “boots-on-the-ground” perspective was offered by Mrs. Michelle Randall, CPA and Professor of Accounting at Schoolcraft College. She said, “I’m very excited! This gives students another opportunity to obtain the necessary degrees in accounting and business and continue that success into their careers.”
Schoolcraft to U is a bold leap into the future. As Dr. Jacobs said, “I predict in the next five years, this relationship and those like it will be increasingly strong and increasingly frequent.” A Greek proverb says, “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
Further information may be found on http://www.schoolcraft.edu/SCtoU, the new website established for this program. Information is available about the university partners, available programs and a form that website visitors may use to request further information.
The Presidents of Schoolcraft College, Wayne State University and the University of Toledo announced on Nov. 7 the creation of “Schoolcraft to U.” Schoolcraft to U is a partnership that, beginning fall 2014, will bring WSU and UT class offerings directly to Schoolcraft students, both online and on-site. Students will have the full resources of all three schools available to them as they work to earn their Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees. The benefits don’t end there; there is a financial benefit, as well. First, the University of Toledo will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students in the program. That reduction means a difference of more than $8,000 per year for the out-of-state UT student. Second, students can avoid the commute to either Detroit or Toledo. Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, President of the University of Toledo spoke of the proximity of the two schools, and also of the desire to blur the line between Michigan and Ohio during his opening remarks. He also spoke of a “congruence of values” and mentioned a “web of relationships” shared by the partners in Schoolcraft to U. Dr. Jacobs said the partnership is about “the possibilities for students’ success, without regard to borders.”
Dr. Margaret Winters, Wayne State University provost, speaking on behalf of Mr. M. Roy Wilson, President of Wayne State University, commented, “There was a need to create more opportunities in engineering, nursing and business.” She also said she believes the program will allow the student a smoother transition from Schoolcraft to WSU or UT.
The programs to be offered by Wayne State will include Bachelor’s in Business Administration-Accounting, BBA-Management, Bachelor’s of Science-Computer Science, BS-Electric Transportation Technology, BS-Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology, BS-Electromechanical Engineering Technology, BS-Mechanical Engineering Technology and Master’s in Business Administration. The programs to be offered by the University of Toledo will include Bachelor’s of Professional Studies, BS-Criminal Justice, BS-Health Information Administration and BS-Nursing.
Mrs. Joan Gebhardt, Treasurer of the Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees, spoke of her regrets that the partnership launched -only- recently. She said, “I have a son and a daughter who would have loved to have had an opportunity such as this as they pursued their educations.” Terry Gilligan, who has a son in the Culinary Arts program at Schoolcraft and is also a Trustee of the Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees, described it as “…very exciting times! This is a great opportunity for students in other programs to pursue their Bachelor’s degrees.”
A “boots-on-the-ground” perspective was offered by Mrs. Michelle Randall, CPA and Professor of Accounting at Schoolcraft College. She said, “I’m very excited! This gives students another opportunity to obtain the necessary degrees in accounting and business and continue that success into their careers.”
Schoolcraft to U is a bold leap into the future. As Dr. Jacobs said, “I predict in the next five years, this relationship and those like it will be increasingly strong and increasingly frequent.” A Greek proverb says, “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
Further information may be found on http://www.schoolcraft.edu/SCtoU, the new website established for this program. Information is available about the university partners, available programs and a form that website visitors may use to request further information.