This month, Online Programs welcomed 13 new online graduate students to the second part of term for the spring semester, bringing its total number of students to 27. The program has also received more than 150 applications. These numbers surpass initial enrollment projections for the program’s first semester.

Other highlights of the month include preparation for the online launch of the Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Administration programs. Online Programs has been working closely with the College of Business and Public Administration to ensure that everything is ready for its newest online students. There is a tremendous amount of work necessary to ensure that online students receive the support they need throughout the admissions process. This work involves collaborating with several offices on campus, including Graduate Admissions, the Office of the Registrar, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, University Communications, and Information Technology Services.

Saving the best news for last, our new website, online.drake.edu, is live. Although the website will be in a constant state of evolution, as most sites are, our foundational pages are live. Our next steps are to include student success and support information and faculty resources.

Don’t forget that you can visit with Online Programs at the Olmsted Coffee Shop on the third Thursday of every month between 1 and 2 p.m. If that time doesn’t work, please feel free to contact Christina Trombley at christina.trombley@drake.edu or at extension 2506.

— Christina Trombley, Online Programming