TWO CAPELLA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENTS TO PRESENT AT 2007 SIOP CONFERENCE

MINNEAPOLIS, February 28, 2007 – Two students from Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online university, have been invited to present at the 2007 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s (SIOP) annual conference being held in New York City April 27–29.

Capella University Offers New PhD in IT

MINNEAPOLIS, February 26, 2007 – In the next decade, three of the 10 fastest growing occupations will be in the field of information technology (IT), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. To educate these IT leaders of the future, there is a corresponding need for PhD faculty in IT disciplines. To respond to the growing need for both IT professionals and faculty, Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university based in Minneapolis, Minn., has announced that it will offer a new PhD in information technology through its School of Business and Technology. Learners can choose a general program or a specialization in information technology education.

Capella University Launches Three New Graduate Degree Programs in

MINNEAPOLIS, February 22, 2007 – Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited,* fully online university based in Minneapolis, Minn., today introduced new graduate and post-graduate educational offerings in public safety, IT, business, and education. Enrollment is now open for the programs, with classes beginning spring quarter 2007.

CAPELLA UNIVERSITY AWARDS $50,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 9, 2007 – In honor of the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online university, has awarded five $10,000 scholarships to service members wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Titled “Spirit of Capella Scholarships For Injured Service Members,” the scholarships may be applied to any of Capella’s online degree programs. Approximately 15 percent of Capella students are members of the military.

EARNING AN ONLINE DEGREE LATER IN LIFE FOCUS OF CAPELLA UNIVERSITY’S LATEST ‘INSIDE ONLINE EDUCATION’ PODCAST

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 7, 2006 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited online university and a leader in online education, has released its latest podcast, which features an interview with Carol Young, a recent PhD graduate and neonatal nurse in Houston. Part of the “Inside Online Education” podcast series, this installment highlights Young’s experience earning an advanced degree later in life, and the similarities to her passion for running marathons. She has completed more than a dozen marathons since age 54, which is also when she started pursuing her PhD.  

Capella University Faculty Member Named Forensic Psychology Series Editor for Praeger Publishing

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2006 – Praeger Publishing has named Dr. Duane Dobbert to the position of Forensic Psychology Series Editor. Dobbert, who also serves as an adjunct faculty member in Capella University’s human services online degree program, will be responsible for establishing a new series of books, the approval of manuscripts, as well as the identification and solicitation of authors and editors. The position is a career-long appointment. According to Dobbert, he has set the goal of producing 50 new titles in the next five years.

PhD Graduate from Capella University to Present at APA Conference August 10

MINNEAPOLIS, August 9, 2006 – Jeffrey Baker, a 2005 PhD graduate from Capella University, an online university and a leader in online education, will present his dissertation research at the 2006 American Psychological Association (APA) Convention in New Orleans on August 10. His paper, “Extended Testing Time and GPA for College Students with LD,” will be part of a session titled “Issues Related to Adults with Developmental Disabilities.”

Baker holds a PhD in psychology with a specialization in educational psychology from Capella, a master’s degree in counseling from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Regents College. He is a trustee of the Learning Disabilities Association of New York State, and former consultant, board member, vice president and president of the Learning Disabilities Association of the Genesee Valley. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association.

“It is an honor to be able to present to my peers at the APA convention,” Baker said. “I’m looking forward to sharing my research with them, and learning from the research they have done.”

The 2006 APA convention is being held August 10–13 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited* online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor’s degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 76 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate specializations. The online university currently serves 16,000 students from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:

• online education (http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx),
• online college (http://www.capella.edu/online_college_degree_programs.aspx),
• distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx),
• online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx),
• online learning (http://www.capella.edu/online-learning-degree-programs.aspx).

Read Capella University’s most recent news releases:

• August 7, 2006: Capella University Awards 2006 Corporate Alliance Scholarships
• August 7, 2006: Capella University PhD Student Named Outstanding Professor of the Year at the City College of New York Center for Worker Education
• August 1, 2006: Capella University PhD Grad Picked to Direct 2006 National Black Data Processing Associates Technology Conference
• July 14, 2006: Capella University Named a 2006 WebCT Exemplary Course Project Winner
• July 14, 2006: President of Capella University to Serve on Panel On Educational Outcomes at DOD WorldWide ‘06
• July 14, 2006: Capella University Sponsoring Lecture by Historian, Author Doris Kearns Goodwin
• July 10, 2006: Capella University’s Dr. Nancy A. Piotrowski Named President-Elect of APA Division 50 on Addictions
• June 29, 2006: Capella University’s Dr. Robert Rodriguez Speaks at Society for Human Resource Management Conference
• June 26, 2006: Capella University Launches ‘Inside Online Education’ Podcasts

Capella University PhD Student Named Outstanding Professor of the Year at the City College of New York Center for Worker Education

MINNEAPOLIS, August 7, 2006 – Rosemari Mealy, a PhD student in Capella University’s School of Education, has been named an Outstanding Professor of the Year at the City College of New York Center for Worker Education. The students selected Mealy for her overall professionalism and dedication to higher education.

“It really is an honor. Some of the new approaches that I’ve used, I attribute to my own learning experience at Capella,” Mealy said. “For more than 25 years, I have enjoyed teaching at all levels. My studies at Capella have nurtured and transformed my perception of what it really means to be a good teacher.”

Mealy is an adjunct professor at the City University of New York Center for Worker Education, where she teaches courses on sociology, labor studies, and legal studies. She is also employed as an assistant director of education for District Council 37 of AFSCME in New York.

Mealy is pursing a PhD in leadership in higher education at Capella and expects to graduate in 2007. Capella is an accredited online university and a leader in online education.

About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited* online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor’s degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 83 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 17 certificate specializations. The online university currently serves 16,000 students from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:

• online education (http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx),
• online college (http://www.capella.edu/online_college_degree_programs.aspx),
• distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx),
• online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx),
• online learning (http://www.capella.edu/online-learning-degree-programs.aspx).

Capella University PhD Graduate Receives Nursing and Mentoring Awards

MINNEAPOLIS, June 12, 2006 — Robin Stewart, a PhD graduate of Capella University's School of Human Services, has received central Florida's 2006 Polk County Nurse Manager of the Year award, as well as the “She Knows Where She is Going” award from Girls, Inc.

Stewart, who says she grew up in poverty and is the youngest of four children, explains that the award from Girls, Inc. is given “to women who have faced a lot of adversity. Women who overcome life's most difficult challenges to achieve academic and professional excellence.” Stewart put herself through school as a single mom while working full time.

Capella is an accredited online university and a leader in online education. Stewart, who is the director of clinical research for Lakeland Regional Cancer Center in central Florida, graduated with a PhD from Capella in 2005.

“I really wanted to graduate from an accredited university, but I wasn't sure what to expect when I started at Capella. I had a feeling it might be more difficult not being in a classroom with other people, but I soon figured out you are in a classroom with other people, just in a different way. I was concerned that it might not be to the same caliber as a brick-and-mortar school, but I found it was superior to any of the programs I had seen,” Stewart says. “When you become a PhD, you suddenly have a great deal more respect, and within the medical community that is exceptionally important. The additional education I have received from Capella has helped me look at things more globally, and that is a great benefit in the work world.”

About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited* online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 77 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate specializations. The online university currently serves more than 15,700 learners from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:

• online education ( http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx),
• online college (http://www.capella.edu/online_college_degree_programs.aspx),
• distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx),
• online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx),
• online learning (http://www.capella.edu/online-learning-degree-programs.aspx).

Read Capella University's most recent news releases:

• June 6, 2006: Capella University PhD Students to Gather in Jacksonville June 10–June 15
• June 5, 2006: Capella University Learner Receives Women in Technology Scholarship
• June 1, 2006: Business Continuity and Disaster Planning Focus of Presentation by Online University PhD Student
• May 16, 2006: Capella University PhD to Gather in Chicago May 20–May 25
• May 15, 2006: Capella University Sponsoring Cleveland Marathon
• May 10, 2006: Expert in Latino Workforce to Speak at Diversity Conference
• May 8, 2006: Capella University Graduate Named Teacher of the Year in San Francisco Area
• May 8, 2006: Get Them Engaged: Relationships are Essential to Effective E-learning
• May 8, 2006: Capella University Announces Two New K–12 Education Specializations
• May 8, 2006: Capella University Offers New Bachelor's Specialization in Information Assurance and Security

Capella University PhD Students to Gather in Jacksonville June 10–June 15

MINNEAPOLIS, June 6, 2006 — More than 500 PhD students from Capella University, an accredited online university, will gather in Jacksonville from June 10 through June 15 for an intensive residency. Each year, Capella hosts eight doctoral residencies (also called colloquia), which allow the online university’s PhD students to meet with their peers and faculty in a variety of workshops and presentations related to their degree specializations. The colloquium in Jacksonville will he held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront hotel.

While in Jacksonville, Capella students and faculty are invited to participate in The Deans Walk for Health, which takes place Monday, June 12. Capella students, faculty and staff are encouraged to join the university's deans in a mile long walk along the St. John's River to promote healthy lifestyles.

Chris Cassirer, dean of the School of Human Services at Capella, hopes the walk will help advance the School's mission of social service to the health community by growing and focusing on the strength of Capella's faculty, courses, and professional development experiences.

“Our learners and faculty have the opportunity to come together and celebrate our commitment to health by joining us for a walk,” he said. “Ultimately, I would like to grow and link our walk to local community organizations so that we can help fundraise and contribute to the health and development of the communities we serve.”

Every Capella PhD candidate is required to attend three colloquia, which are held at locations throughout the United States. Of the more than 15,700 students pursuing an online degree at Capella, nearly 45 percent are PhD candidates. Capella's students are among the estimated 1.2 million Americans enrolled in online higher education.

About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited* online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 77 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate specializations. The online university currently serves more than 15,700 learners from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:

• online education ( http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx),
• online college (http://www.capella.edu/online_college_degree_programs.aspx),
• distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx),
• online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx),
• online learning (http://www.capella.edu/online-learning-degree-programs.aspx).

Read Capella University's most recent news releases:

• June 1, 2006: Business Continuity and Disaster Planning Focus of Presentation by Online University PhD Student
• May 16, 2006: Capella University PhD to Gather in Chicago May 20–May 25
• May 15, 2006: Capella University Sponsoring Cleveland Marathon
• May 10, 2006: Expert in Latino Workforce to Speak at Diversity Conference
• May 8, 2006: Capella University Graduate Named Teacher of the Year in San Francisco Area
• May 8, 2006: Get Them Engaged: Relationships are Essential to Effective E-learning
• May 8, 2006: Capella University Announces Two New K–12 Education Specializations
• May 8, 2006: Capella University Offers New Bachelor's Specialization in Information Assurance and Security
• May 5, 2006: Capella University Launches Three New MBA Specializations