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Action Taken Grantham University LPF 01192017

Collection
University Records
Sub-shelf
uvi.edu
Kind
Government Report
Date
2017-01-19
Pages
1
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January 19, 2017 ACTION TAKEN: The Board of Trustees approved a service agreement with Level Playing Field to provide instructional course design, technology infrastructure and academic support for online course design. Background President Hall provided a brief overview and the rationale of the proposed agreement for the University engaging in an online degree program with Grantham University and Level Playing Field (LPF). President Hall provided to the Board several reasons for using this partnership. He stated that Grantham University and LPF was a reputable organization with a strong service mission and low cost provider. They had 60 years of experience with online education. He added that they were ahead of UVI in Educational Assessment and Degree Quest and that they have a strong technology infrastructure. He concluded that they were a flexible and compatible partner and has numerous degree offerings that were not available at UVI.

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January 19, 2017 ACTION TAKEN: The Board of Trustees approved a service agreement with Level Playing Field to provide instructional course design, technology infrastructure and academic support for online course design. Background President Hall provided a brief overview and the rationale of the proposed agreement for the University engaging in an online degree program with Grantham University and Level Playing Field (LPF). President Hall provided to the Board several reasons for using this partnership. He stated that Grantham University and LPF was a reputable organization with a strong service mission and low cost provider. They had 60 years of experience with online education. He added that they were ahead of UVI in Educational Assessment and Degree Quest and that they have a strong technology infrastructure. He concluded that they were a flexible and compatible partner and has numerous degree offerings that were not available at UVI.