Penn State Intercom......February 1, 2001

World Campus leadership
program class graduates

The basic idea is nothing new. Penn State has provided management training to businesses and organizations since 1915. What's different about the new World Campus Supervisory Leadership Certificate Program is that, instead of requiring business people to travel across the country, or overseas, to acquire the training they need, they now can do it in their own offices or homes through the Internet.

The program takes students through six individual, six-week courses covering the basic competencies needed to supervise and lead employees to greater individual, team and organizational performance. Like all of the courses offered by The World Campus, the Supervisory Leadership Certificate is delivered with today's busy professionals in mind; via a combination of technologies including the Internet, e-mail and print.

Program graduates Kellie McGinley, a technical writer for Computer Sciences Corp. in Columbus, Ohio, and Greg Rutbell, an Industrial Engineer with The Boeing Co. in Long Beach, Calif., followed the prescribed timetable for the course, graduating in mid-December after a year's worth of work.

"This program is a prime example of where business education is headed. By cutting out travel and housing expenses, Web-based classes offer a cost-effective alternative for companies and individuals who want to boost their competitive edge in today's ever-changing, and increasingly Web-reliant economy," said Wesley Donahue, director of Penn State Management Programs and Services.

For more on World Campus, check the Web at http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/pub/index.shtml.

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