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University College
The University of New Haven's Commitment to Adult Learners and the Community
(Continued from UNH Today home page.)
Between 1970 and 2000 the number of older students in American colleges and universities grew from 2.4 million to 6.5 million, a 170 percent increase. Today, students 21 years of age and older make up 57 percent of the total number of students enrolled in higher education degree programs. Where traditional undergraduate enrollments will eventually flatten out by 2009, adult student enrollments will continue to increase steadily.
Adults are going to college because their lives are in transition. Adult students have career goals that propel them to campus where they seek additional competencies to advance their careers, to change careers, or to keep up with their current jobs. For adult students, education is a vehicle to success in moving from one status in life to another.
The University of New Haven was founded in 1920 as New Haven College to train students to meet the local needs of the community and region, often integrating education with experiences in business and industry. For more than 80 years UNH has continued to provide upward mobility to adult students who otherwise would not have been able to receive a college education.
The establishment of University College reflects UNH’s continued dedication to meeting the educational needs of adult students and the region’s corporate communities. Programs and courses have and will be designed specifically with adult learners in mind focusing on academic excellence, convenience, and flexibility.
University College will support undergraduate and graduate degree programs, customized corporate training, and credit and non-credit certificates for adult learners, as well as English as a Second Language programs. All the degree, customized training, and certificate programs will be the domain of the appropriate academic College within the University of New Haven, thereby ensuring the academic quality and integrity of the programs.
Subsequently, all existing and new programs administered through and supported by University College will adhere to the policies and procedure contained in the Faculty Handbook and Constitution of the Faculty including review by the appropriate Constitutional Committees.
Additionally the University College mission will be expanded to the coordination of summer and inter-session courses offerings as well as the development of initiatives and programs related to K-12 collaborations and community outreach.
Programs will be delivered in a variety of formats including:
Seven-week Fall and Spring courses
Five-week Summer courses
Two-week Winter session intensive courses
Saturday and weekend courses/seminars
Trimester terms
On-line and hybrid courses
Center for Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS):
Undergraduate degree and certificate programs for adult learners will be administered through the Center for Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS) office. Beginning in the Fall 2007 semester, UNH will offer the following accelerated Bachelor degree programs:
Accounting
Business Administration
Public Administration
Liberal Studies
Undergraduate evening students can also enroll in other degree programs. Some can be completed exclusively in evening study while others may require some day classes. Students can complete the University’s Core Competency Requirements in the evening accelerated format.
CAPS, in conjunction with the dean of University College and the other College deans, will also be responsible for the University’s summer and inter-session courses. In addition to increasing the number of courses offerings during these sessions, University College will also work to develop study abroad and experiential experience courses in collaboration with various academic departments and the Office of Experiential Learning.
Additionally, CAPS will be responsible for developing K-12 partnerships and programs, community outreach programs, summer programs and camps. Initiatives being explored include:
College courses for exceptional and qualified high schools students;
Adopt-a-School collaborations;
College awareness and preparation workshops for first generation college students;
Summer career awareness weeks focusing on specific majors;
Recreation and youth summer camps;
Sports camps (in partnership with the Athletic Department and area sports teams)
Education partnerships with community organizations.
Center for Corporate Education:
The Center for Corporate Education will provide various customized corporate training to area and regional business and industry. Additionally the Center for Corporate Education will provide administrative support for existing and potential degree and certificate programs that are taught in cohorts including:
Executive MBA
MBA for Emerging Leaders
Master of Science in Engineering Management
Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management (new and in development)
Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma (new and in development)
Graduate Certificate in Forensic Psychology (new and in development)
Leadership Certificate (new and in development)
Project Management Certificate (new and in development)
Southeastern Center:
The Southeastern Center has been serving the educational needs of business people and residents in Southeastern Connecticut and Rhode Island for nearly three decades.
Located on the campus of Mitchell College in New London, The Southeastern Center will continue to offer academic degree programs for the working adult who is interested in career advancement. Innovative programs will allow students to complete their degree quickly without sacrificing quality, and without getting in the way of work and personal pursuits. Existing and potential programs that are taught in cohorts at the Southeastern Center include:
MBA for Emerging Leaders
Master of Science in Engineering Management
Master of Arts in Industrial Organizational Management
Masters in Public Administration
Master of Science in Education
Master of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management (new and in development)
Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma (new and in development)
Leadership Certificate (new and in development)
Project Management Certificate (new and in development)
Center for Graduate Student Services
The Center for Graduate Student Services houses the Graduate Admissions Office. The Graduate Admissions Office is responsible for the centralized recruitment and admissions processing for the more than 25 master’s degree programs and more than 30 graduate certificates programs offered by the University.
The Center for Graduate Student Services will provide support for graduate students related to orientation, registration, financial aid and student billing in cooperation with those specific offices and the Student Affairs Office. The Center for Graduate Student Services will also will work with graduate program coordinators, the Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid offices and supervisors in the placement of students into graduate assistantship positions, and will assist graduate students seeking housing.
International Credential Assessment and Services:
University College will be responsible for coordinating the review of international course syllabi for the purpose of awarding university credit and the transcription of completed course work in conjunction with Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) and the Center for International Studies (CIS). A faculty committee has been established to review and assess course syllabi of international courses.
CEA currently have or are developing global campuses in:
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Paris
Seville
Aix-en Province
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Barcelona
Florence
Madrid
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Rome
Shanghai
Guadalajara
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CIS currently have study abroad programs in:
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Australia
New Zealand
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England
Italy
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Ireland
Scotland
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Spain
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ELS Language Center:
Intensive English programs will be offered through the ELS Language Center on the main campus. The goal of the ELS Center is to prepare students to use all four language skills for professional endeavors and academic study in English-speaking environments. Completion of the appropriate programs will prepare students for undergraduate and graduate level study.
[NOTE: Negotiations are currently in progress with ELS Language Center]
Locations, Office Hours and Services
The dean of University College, Center for Corporate Education, Graduate Cohort Programs Operations, Center for Adult and Professional Studies, Center for Graduate Student Services (excluding Graduate Admissions), Adult Student Services, and the ELS Language Center (pending current negotiations) offices are located on the second floor of Echlin Hall. Graduate Admissions operates out of the Gate House. The Southeastern Campus is located in Mitchell Hall at Mitchell College in New London. Regular office hours are:
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8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Monday through Friday
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In addition to the state-of-the art classroom for the Executive MBA program, four SMART classrooms in Echlin have been designated specifically for evening and weekend accelerated degree classes. Evening and accelerated degree students will have almost all of their classes in Echlin Hall with convenient parking adjacent to the building. These same four classrooms will be dedicated during the day for English as a Second Language classes (pending current negotiations).
In addition to the student and study area in Echlin Hall for students in the executive cohort programs, an additional student area has been created in the building for all evening students. The student lounge includes computers, copier, study and meeting tables and is available to students:
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8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
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Monday through Friday
Saturday
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Adult Student Services will provide assistance to evening undergraduate and graduate students related to admissions, course registration, financial aid and student billing in cooperation with those specific offices and the Student Affairs Office This will provide students with a convenient one-stop office designed to meet evening student needs and address questions and concerns. A University College professional staff administrator will be on duty during the times the Adult Student Services is open. Adult Student Services office hours are:
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4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
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Monday through Friday
Saturday
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University College Staff
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Main Office
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Location
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Ext.
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E-Mail
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Main Office
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Echlin
Reception Area
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7180
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CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES
Main Office
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Gate House
Reception Area
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7440
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CENTER FOR ADULT AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Main Office
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Echlin
Reception Area
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7180
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SOUTHEASTERN CENTER
Main Office
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Mitchell
Reception Area
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7387
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ELS LANGUAGE CENTER
Main Office
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Echlin
Reception Area
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TBD
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TBA
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Staff
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Location
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Ext.
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E-Mail
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ART GOON
Dean of University College
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Echlin
201
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7005
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JANE SANGELOTY
Assistant Dean/ Director of Con. and Professional Studies
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Echlin
202
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7494
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MICHELLE MASON
Assistant Dean/Director Southeastern Center/Corp. Educ.
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Echlin
200-A
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7067
7387
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LINDA CARLONE
Director of Graduate Cohort Programs Operations
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Echlin
200-B
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7433
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ELOISE GORMLEY
Director of Graduate Admissions
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Gate House
102
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7449
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MATTHEW HASTINGS
Director of University College Recruitment and Outreach
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Echlin
216
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2908
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KATHLEEN FARREN
Associate Dir. for Adult Student Services/Special Projects
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Echlin
203
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2907
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JESSICA LINICUS
Assistant Director of Recruitment – Southeastern Campus
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Southeaster
Mitchell
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7387
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MONICA SUTCLIFFE
Marketing Assistant – Southeastern Campus
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Southeaster
Mitchell
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7387
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MARCUS HANSCOM
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
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Gate House
103
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7448
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ROSEMARY DeWARGA
Admin. Secretary to the Dean and University College
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Echlin
200
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7386
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ELLEN BULEY
Administrative Secretary for University College
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Echlin
200
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7180
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MARY ANN LOVIN
Administrative Secretary for Southeastern Campus
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Southeastern
Mitchell
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7387
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KATHLEEN DITTMANN
Data Communications Specialist – Graduate Admissions
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Gate House
100
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4549
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TARITHA MIDDLETON
Administrative Secretary – Graduate Admissions
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Gate House
100
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7440
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PENNY FAULKNER
Administrative Secretary – Graduate Admissions
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Gate House
100
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7441
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TBD
Administrative Secretary – Graduate Admissions
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Gate House
100
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7135
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TBA
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CHAD GARHARTT
Graduate Assistant for University College
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Echlin
204
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7180
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