Ray Rice: UMPI Could More Than Double in Five Years

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The move to Brightspace was delayed by over a year which delayed new programs in YourPace. They are also short staffed and are working on adding YourPace staff.

[RachelB]

Did they list out what they're going to be adding or planning to add? I thought I read something about that before...

As of a report completed by a regional accreditation evaluator circa May 12, 2021, bottom of page 11, UMPI planned to submit a Substantive Change Request in August 2022 to deliver Cybersecurity and Psychology programs via YourPace, "with Computer Science and Health Administration scheduled for proposals in 2023." Of these four programs, one is now available on YourPace, Psychology.

I wish they would expand on the concentration areas for majors they already have. English, for one. I'd love to do English, but I'm not at all interested in their journalism emphasis. It seems like it would be easier to add a few minors and emphases than all new majors.

[Jonathan Whatley]

It seems like it would be easier to add a few minors and emphases than all new majors.

On this theme, they're already running courses that could constitute a marketing minor. A marketing minor would be a great complement to programs offered both on-line (e.g., Professional Communication and Journalism) and on-campus (e.g., Recreation).