Paula Glecker, Director, Human Resources, Business Perspective; Janet Green, Assistant Director, Mktg. & Enrollment Mgt., Division of Distance Learning, Marketing strategies for distance learning; Selina Griswold, Assistant Professor, Business Technology, Faculty perspective; Mary Humphrys, Chair, Business Technology, Faculty perspective; Diane Marker, Associate Professor, Business Technology, Faculty perspective; Gale Mentzer, Ph.D., Educational Consultant, Insight to components of quality online courses & student assessment; Nancy Pietras, Director, NW Ohio Tech Prep Consortium, Represent link between high school and post-secondary educational technology; Barbara Schneider, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Composition, College of Arts & Sciences, Represent College of Arts & Sciences

This community will provide a collaboration of business, educational, and student perspectives in order to: 1) develop Business Management Technology and Arts & Sciences courses that will result in the offering of an accelerated associate degree in Business Management Technology; 2) ensure that the courses offered address educational, community and industry needs; and 3) expand the enrollment and persistence rates of students in this program. Attainment of project goals will address University goals of providing affordable, accessible, and quality education that engages the student in higher order thinking. It also addresses industry’s priority to maintain a well-trained workforce and the UT Division of Distance Learning’s priority to reach place-bound students who might not able to attend a traditionally delivered course