**For Immediate Release**
OPSU Partnership with U.S. Army Continues to Grow
-released by OPSU Campus Communications 07-26-06
by Scott Puryear
Goodwell, OK — Oklahoma Panhandle State University
continues to grow and a good deal of that growth has to
do with the partnerships the school has entered into with
both public and private sector organizations.
Of the many strong partnerships, one of them is with
the United States Army. OPSU is involved in several
projects with the Army and one of those is the Concurrent
Admissions Program (ConAP). In the ConAp process, many colleges and universities
around the country including OPSU are working with Army Recruiting Offices
to provide college-based planning and learning for
active and reserve soldiers, as well as high school
students planning on both entering the service and
continuing their educations.
The benefits of ConAp are many, including the stimulating
educational opportunities for active and reserve Army personnel,
as well as providing financial funding for current personnel
along with high school students planning to enter military
service.
OPSU is working with Sergeant Grover Taylor of the Liberal
Recruiting Office, and yet another Army program the school
is beginning a partnership with is called “eArmyU,” which
has a mission of increasing retention within the Armed
Forces by allowing students to earn college credits and
even certificates and degrees on-line while serving on
active duty. These programs are offered at low or even
no cost to eligible Army personnel.
The enrollment in on-line classes at OPSU is continuing
to grow at a rapid pace, and students from around the world
(in the Army and otherwise) are experiencing Oklahoma Panhandle
State through their own computers.
Watch for more information on ConAp, eArmyU, and other
OPSU partnerships.
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