Edward Waters College News April 24, 2019 Edward Waters College Approved to Launch First Ever Online Degree Program Earlier this week Edward Waters College (EWC) learned of its approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to offer its first online degree program. Accordingly, this program will be the first of its kind at EWC and will provide a new delivery platform for prospective students. The new online degree program will provide students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree with a concentration in Organizational Management via an exclusively online virtual environment. "We are ecstatic to learn of this exciting news that is demonstrable evidence of the rapidly advancing competitive profile of the academic enterprise at Edward Waters College," said EWC President & CEO, Dr. A. Zachary Faison, Jr. "This is the first step in the comprehensive re-imagining of our academic curriculum as we look to expand our academic footprint on a national scale to undergird opportunities for future enrollment growth and to provide increased access to our programs to students from throughout the nation and world," President Faison said. Additionally, the decision by SACSCOC now authorizes EWC to deliver any portion of any of its SACSCOC approved degree programs via distance learning or online delivery. While SACSCOC has approved EWC to begin delivering its new degree program beginning Fall 2019, the College intends for the online degree program to prospectively launch in the 2020 calendar year. "As President, I am grateful to acknowledge the tremendous leadership and dedicated efforts of our senior academic administrative leadership including Dr. Donna H. Oliver, Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Rigoberto Rincones-Gomez, Associate Provost for Institutional Planning, Research, and Effectiveness as well as all of the members of our esteemed faculty that worked diligently to bring this great vision to fruition". The new online degree program will operate to stimulate a new academic experience at EWC as it looks to meet the growing needs of adult learners as well as millennial and post millennial students. Further, the new program positions Edward Waters to become a leading model institution amongst its peers for providing innovative and cutting edge solutions to students seeking access and convenience to high quality academic programs. For more information about the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree program and other programs at Edward Waters College please visit www.ewc.edu/academics<https://www.ewc.edu/academics> SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, the children, and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/