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Penn State online GIS program earns top national honor | Penn State Live (October 15, 2009)

The Sloan Consortium recently recognized the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Master of Geographic Information Systems program delivered through the World Campus as the 2009 Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program.

The Sloan Consortium, or Sloan-C, an association of accredited educational institutions offering online degree programs, honored the Department of Geography and Dutton e-Education Institute "for creating and sustaining the foremost online graduate program for current and aspiring geospatial professionals." The award will be presented Oct. 29 during the 15th Sloan-C International Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Program makes online classes more affordable for military spouses | Penn State Live (July 22, 2009)

Penn State World Campus is now partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense on the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program to provide spouses with improved access to flexible online education. MyCAA offers $6,000 to military spouses who are interested in pursuing degree programs, licenses, or credentials.

Survey ranks Smeal's supply chain program No. 1 | Penn State Live (June 18, 2009)

A survey of 126 companies and 19 academic institutions conducted by AMR Research, a research firm focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies, has identified Penn State's Smeal College of Business as having the best supply chain program in the United States in terms of industry value, program depth, and program scope.

In 2007, Smeal launched an online, 30-credit professional master's program in supply chain management in conjunction with Penn State World Campus.