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WGU does not condone or support any type of violence and strives to provide equity in access and opportunity to all. These are values we work to model for our students. In keeping with WGU’s commitment to student privacy we are confidentially reviewing these allegations.
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ICYMI: Our President
@Pulsipher_WGU
co-hosted yesterday’s
@WhiteHouse
town hall featuring
#onlinelearning
pathways to help Americans
#upskill
and
#reskill
post
#COVID19
. WGU is honored to be part of the
@WhiteHouse
American Workforce Policy Advisory Board led by
@IvankaTrump
.
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Pleased to receive the final audit determination from
@EDPostsecondary
affirming
#WGU
is eligible to participate in federal student aid programs. We appreciate the extensive and careful review and we respect the important role of the OIG.
@Pulsipher_WGU
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750 grads today w/ 311 bachelor's & 432 master's. 39% are 1st time grads. The avg age is 39, w/ our youngest grad today at 19 yrs old & our oldest grad at 86 yrs. 92% are over 27yrs old & the average time to complete your master's degree was 1 yr 10 mo. Congratulations!
#WGUgrad
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"There are 1,254 grads in attendance today, 648 bachelor's and 606 master's representing 46 states. 39% of you are the first in your family to earn a degree. The average age today is 38, youngest is 18 & oldest is 74 and 71% of our grads today are women."-
@Pulsipher_WGU
#WGUgrad
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“First, students should be prioritized over institutions; second, we should focus on student outcomes, not institutional inputs; and lastly we should focus on learning …as the critical denominator of education, not time,”
@Pulsipher_WGU
testifying at today’s
@EdLaborCmte
hearing
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- 39% of you are the first in your families to earn a college degree.
- Your average age is 38 years old.
- 68% of you are women.
- On average, you completed your undergraduate program in 2 years and 4 months and your graduate program in 1 year and 7 months.
#WGUgrad
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With all of the discussions surrounding school in the fall, we just wanted to be clear 😉. Here’s one less thing you’ll have to worry about!
#onlinelearning
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We’re excited to announce that more than 15 WGU leaders have panel submissions up for inclusion at
@SXSWEDU
! We need your votes to help our amazing staff spread the word about
#highered
#innovation
and expanding access to opportunity.
#SXSWEDU
Vote:
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Want to see WGU President
@Pulsipher_WGU
on a panel at
@SXSWEDU
? His panel submission – that focuses on the
#digitaldivide
and how its impacted
#education
and opportunity – needs your votes to be included on the agenda! Vote now:
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BREAKING:
#WGU
announces the launch of WGU Academy, an independent
#nonprofit
designed to help solve the college-readiness gap. It will provide aspiring students affordable, low-risk on-ramp to prepare for success at WGU & other institutions. Read more ➡️
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@Pulsipher_WGU
WGU does not condone or support any type of violence and strives to provide equity in access and opportunity to all. These are values we work to model for our students. In keeping with WGU’s commitment to student privacy, we are confidentially reviewing these allegations.
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"As institutions, we have too often designed around our own priorities & convenience. We need to shift our thinking, & begin to ask, 'What do
#students
need?”
@Pulsipher_WGU
explains how
#highered
can become more student-centric in his latest in
@Forbes
:
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Jose, I DM'd you. Please do not worry about deadlines/tests/etc. Take care of yourself & family and reach out to your mentor when you can.
@wgu
I am a proud
#WGUStudent
from
#PuertoRico
, I have limited access to internet but still want to complete my term, I need help please DM
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Facts about today’s graduating class:
•41% are the first in your families to earn a college degree
•Your avg age is 39 yrs old
•73% of you are women
•The avg time to graduation for a bachelor’s degree was 3 yrs 1 mo. & the avg time for a master’s degree was 2 yrs
#WGUgrad
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Calling all Night Owls: We know you’ve got this
#onlinelearning
thing figured out but thousands of students across the US are now making the transition to
#onlineclasses
. What is your advice for them?
#WGU
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Let's give a warm welcome to our new January night owls and our first students of 2020! 💙 🦉
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WGU's new on-line, competency-based Academy can provide a college readiness curriculum at a national scale. Read More: ⬇️
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Asya, Jolee, and Christine represent three generations of
#graduates
from WGU! These ladies all recently earned a
#mastersdegree
and walked together in
#Philly
commencement. You've made WGU
#history
, during our 25th anniversary no less! We're so proud of you 🎉 🙌
#WGUGrad
#WGU25
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40% of today’s grads are the 1st in your families to go to college. The avg age is 38, youngest is 18 and the oldest is 76. 70% of you are women. The avg time to graduation for bachelor’s degree was 2 yrs/4 mo. And avg time master’s degree was 1 yr/7 months.
#WGUgrad
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Congrats to our students for being amazingly productive and trusting us with their
#education
during such an uncertain time! Between March 1 to Oct. 1, WGU had a 30% increase in total
#degrees
awarded over the same time last year. That’s nearly 7,000 more degrees!
#growthmindset
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We’re excited to announce we’ve appointed
@markmilliron
to lead WGU’s Teachers College as senior vice president and executive dean. Mark has a rich background in
#education
, and experience working with nonprofits, corporations and government agencies.
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Say Hello 👋 to our new night owls 🦉 in the comments and tell us what month you started at WGU.
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Happy Owl Awareness Day! Did you know there are over 300,000 WGU Night Owls all across the world? That’s a lot of ambition. Tell us where you hail from.🦉 📍
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We recognize
#Juneteenth
, to celebrate the end of slavery and the beginning of freedom. 6/19/1865 was chosen because it’s the date when slaves in remote Galveston, TX, learned they were free. We commit to rooting out prejudice and fostering respect for all.
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Join us in welcoming all of our new night owls back to school!
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.
@Forbes
article on the need for objectivity in grading says
#WGU
faculty model is paving the way in
#HigherEd
. "It’s time to give students schools where teachers are solely their advocates &supporters, not their judge &jury,"
@michaelbhorn
#InnovationWins
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As a part of
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we're giving a shout-out to WGU's
#Teachers
College, which ranks in the top 1% in the nation for preparing
#educators
of color!
#BHM
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Let's welcome our April night owls! What's the best advice you have for our new students? 💙 🦉
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Congratulations Brad!!!!
#WGUgrad
It is official. I passed my Capstone and am an official
@wgu
graduate. If I can do it at 43 anyone can do it.
#nevertoolate
#NightOwls
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Facts about today’s graduating class:
•39% are the first in your families to earn a college degree.
•Your avg age is 38 yrs old.
•70% of you are women.
•The avg time to graduation for bachelor’s degree was 2 yrs 3 mo. & the avg time for master’s degree was 1 yr 6 mo.
#WGUgrad
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WGU is on
@TheEllenShow
today! Watch as a first grade teacher from Charlotte, NC gets the surprise of her life!
#WGU
#TheEllenShow
#EllenDegeneres
#Teacher
#BeKind
#NC
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.
@WGUNevada
is using its leftover budget from cancelled travel and conferences to do a little good in its community. They started a program called Grateful Wednesdays, where they work with a local restaurant each week to make lunches for hospital workers in their area.
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Challenges don't create character, they reveal it. To all of our
#nurses
,
#healthcareworkers
and
#essentialworkers
out there, we see you. Thank you for all you do.
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𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: ➡️ WGU’s College of Business Programs Now Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs 𝗔𝗖𝗕𝗦𝗣!
#WGU
#InnovationWins
#ACBSP
Read about it here:
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Hey, we found this picture of you diving back into your studies to finish by the end of the year. Tag who you’ll be spending the holidays with and we’ll choose 5 winners tomorrow to win a $100 gift card!
#wgu
#owl
#holidaygiveaway
#happyholidays
#gifts
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We're thrilled to partner with the State of
#Idaho
to expand access to affordable
#highered
! This partnership will support Idahoans who need additional
#education
to thrive in the
#workforce
. WGU President
@Pulsipher_WGU
is with
@GovernorLittle
in Boise today to make it official.
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We just want to gift you one more thing before the year is over for your hard work!
Comment what GOT YOU through the year and we’ll pick 25 winners to each win a $100 gift card!
*Winners will be chosen on January 3rd, 2023, and will be notified during that week.*
Good luck!
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60K goals reached, dreams achieved, lives changed—and counting!
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What did I do to deserve teaching some of the most brilliant future nurses there are?
#NurseEducator
#NursingEd
#PatMacRN
#nursingschool
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With well over 4,000 new students beginning their first term with
#WGU
today, what advice do you have for our newest night owls?
#studentlife
#college
#newbeginnings
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“Being a husband, a father of three, and having to travel 80% of the time for work, made it difficult to succeed…After four years of madness, I earned my Bachelor of Science in IT Security from WGU.” -Pedro Ortega, M.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
#WGUgrad
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Night Owls! Today we're celebrating all 275,000 of you!
In the last 25 years, when did you earn your degree?
#wgu
#wgugrad
#congratsgrad
#wgualumni
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.
@Amazon
selected us as an
#education
partner for their
#Career
Choice program! We’ll work with Amazon to provide their hourly employees w/ full tuition to learn new skills to help them achieve career success & pursue their passions.
#CareerChoicePartner
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Shannon!!! This is SO fantastic, I love it! So sorry you can't make it, but CONGRSTULATIONS!!!! 🎉🦉🎓
#MBA
#WGUgrad
#PositiveAttitude
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Let's welcome our June night owls! What's your biggest study tip for our new students? 🦉 💙
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While raising three children, caring for her ailing husband and solely supporting her family,
#WGUGrad
Miranda Joseph enrolled at
#WGU
to get her bachelor’s
#degree
in elementary
#education
. Thank you to
@TODAYshow
for helping us share her inspiring story.
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Facts about today’s graduating class:
•35% are the 1st in your families to earn a college degree
•Your avg age is 38 yrs old
•76% of you are women
•The avg time to graduation for a bachelor’s degree was 2 yrs 11 mo & the avg time for a master’s degree was 1 yr 9 mo
#WGUGrad
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300,000 GRADUATES!!
We're so excited to celebrate this weekend with all of you in Orlando! Question: for the 300,000 grads out there, what is your
#1
tip for getting through school?
#wgu
#wgugrad
#graduation
#schooltips
#milestones
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WGU wants every learner to have access to an affordable
#education
, & we are committed to knocking down barriers that keep students from accessing pathways to opportunity through
#highered
. Follow our efforts on our
@LinkedIn
#PublicPolicy
page:
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WGU is proud to join 40+ organizations, including
@USCCFoundation
&
@Walmart
, in launching the
#OpenSkillsNetwork
! We're focused on accelerating a shift toward
#skills
-based
#highered
& hiring practices to connect
#jobseekers
to new opportunities.
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Ohio will soon join the
#WGU
family and we couldn't be more excited! In partnership with
@OhioHigherEd
, access to quality
#highered
options for Ohioans just got better!
#CBE
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We are excited to announce the appointment of
#WGU
President,
@Pulsipher_WGU
, on his appointment to the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. WGU’s participation supports our mission to improve quality and relevancy of education while expanding access
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