The Ithaca Journal (New York), June 21, 2006, Wednesday

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The Ithaca Journal (New York)

June 21, 2006 Wednesday 1 Edition

SECTION: BUSINESS; Pg. 18A


HEADLINE: About ECornell

BYLINE: Staff

BODY:
eCornell provides many of the world's leading organizations with online, asynchronous, professional and executive development in the areas of strategy, leadership and management development, human resources, financial management, and hospitality management. . Details: www.ecornell.com.
About NTIS
The National Technical Information Service is an agency of the Department of Commerce that serves our nation as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information available today.
eCornell plan offers online course discount to government employees
From Ithaca Business Journal reports
ITHACA - eCornell has signed a distribution agreement with the National Technical Information Service to provide discounted tuition for online management training and executive development to almost 10 million government employees at alll levels.
eCornell's content and its Structured Flexibility model of course delivery are designed to focus on skill development with a direct emphasis on improving workplace performance and building organizational capability. Developed by faculty authors from Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and School of Hotel Administration, eCornell courses are led by instructors in the subject matter who personalize the learning experience for each participant. Through NTIS, government employees and agencies can take advantage of these programs at almost 25 percent below eCornell's prices.
"eCornell is excited about its agreement with NTIS. We appreciate the opportunity to honor the dedication of our public-service employees by offering them reduced tuition so they can more readily afford the same executive education and professional development that has proven so effective in the private sector," says Chris Proulx, eCornell's President and CEO. "Discounted tuition will be available to individual employees as well as to government agencies that want to purchase these courses for their employees. This initiative provides a great opportunity for government employees at all levels to engage in a collaborative and personally engaging learning experience that will be timely and relevant to the challenges they face in the government sector."
eCornell's course completion rate of more than 90 percent and consistently high student ratings make it one of the most effective training options available to the government. Available to all federal, state, and local government employees and the military, eCornell's programs target mid- and senior-level leadership, emerging managers and other high-potential employees, and human-resources professionals in five key content areas:
(right triangle) Leadership and strategic management
(right triangle) Financial management
(right triangle) Management essentials
(right triangle) Human resources
(right triangle) Hospitality and foodservice management.
Details: http://www.ntis.gov/ecornell/ecornell.asp.