Dear Colleagues and Friends, 

In this last 2014 edition of e-newsletter for the College of Professional Studies, CPS Leads, you will be able to catch up with the adventures and accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff across the globe, as well as some exciting events that marked the end of year activities for us. From our award-winning Professor Ethel Badawi whose excellence in teaching was recognized at a national teaching competition at the annual meeting of the American Association for Paralegal Education to the global adventures of our GSPM Alum, Kip Patrick and his wife Liz Zipse, you will learn of the breadth and depth of the activities of your GW family members at CPS.  Indeed, we are proud to be in the forefront of learning that leads to applied knowledge and carrying the time-honored GW tradition of education that leads to service.  

CPS Leads was just one of our new initiatives in the College of Professional Studies this past year. We have also launched a new Master's degree in Advocacy in the Global Environment, cross-disciplinary agreements on certificates and dual degrees both within GW and with external partners, a graduate certificate in Organization Performance Improvement through our Center for Excellence in Public leadership, and the GW Cyber Academy at our Virginia Science and Technology Campus. Our distinguished faculty, accomplished students, and dedicated staff, working together, have organized highly acclaimed events and seminars bringing the very best in their professional fields to GW, often on cutting edge topics requiring cross-disciplinary approaches for understanding the issues and developing thoughtful solutions. One such event on the necessity of a multi-pronged approach to Cybersecurity solicited wide spread interest with audiences at our Virginia Science and Technology Campus that houses the laboratories for the Cyber Academy and at our Hampton Roads Center. The event was simultaneously streamed for the viewing of an audience at the Hampton Roads Center.

As we approach the holiday break and the coming New Year, I would like to wish you and your loved ones a great holiday season and a very happy new year.

With Best Wishes,
Ali Eskandarian

Liz and Kip in the Serengeti

GSPM alum Kip Patrick and his wife Liz Zipse counted whale sharks in the Philippines, picked up trash in Borneo, practiced English with monks in Laos, painted schools in Uganda, and distributed shoes in El Salvador as they spent 16 months traveling 30,000 miles in 24 countries and three continents volunteering at least one day each week.

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"Online Instruction, E-Learning, and Student Satisfaction: A Three Year Study" is the title of a research study by three professors from Robert Morris University published in the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning.  The article presents the results of a three-year study of graduate and undergraduate students' level of satisfaction with online instruction at RMU.

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