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From University to Home: Adapting to Change in Our Daily Lives

April 15, 2020 Wally Boston

Nationwide, all aspects of higher education were forced to quickly adapt to the deep and widespread changes necessitated by mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic. While the movement to work from home has impacted all of us differently, I'm proud of what we have collectively accomplished at American Public University System and in higher education as a whole. By making the decision to "social distance" and then "work remotely," I believe we minimized the potential spread of the virus to all of us.

Current Events

How APUS Is Preparing for the Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 Wally Boston

As news continues to emerge about the coronavirus (COVID-19), we want to take this opportunity to let you—our students—know that your health and well-being are of utmost concern to us at American Public University System. We want to reassure you that American Public University System is making every effort to ensure that your studies will continue with no disruption or downtime.

Current Events

Transitioning

September 23, 2019 Wally Boston

On August 22, 2019, I announced that I would retire from my position as CEO of American Public Education, Inc., (APEI) effective September 23. I also noted that I would continue as president of American Public University System (APUS) but would also retire from that role on June 30, 2020. Since today is my last as CEO, I wanted to reflect on my career and what might be next.

Forty-three years ago, I enrolled in the MBA program at Tulane University’s Graduate School of Business Administration (affectionately known then as TUGSBA, and now as the Freeman School). I conformed to the profile of many full-time MBA students at that time: liberal arts degree (A.B. in History from Duke) with no undergraduate business courses on my transcript. Most of my undergraduate curriculum consisted of reading, writing papers, and taking essay exams. The MBA curriculum reversed that experience with first year accounting, finance, economics, marketing, and statistics courses that were heavily oriented toward solving problems until the material was mastered.

Environment

APUS Hosts Meteorology Professional Development for Jefferson County, WV Teachers

December 20, 2017 Wally Boston

On December 15, over 40 teachers, administrators, and support staff from three recipient schools gathered at our campus to meet WeatherSTEM CEO Ed Mansouri.

Accountability

APUS Participates in the United States Army’s First Higher Education Symposium

December 16, 2015 Wally Boston

Photo provided by: www.army.mil

By: Dr. Christopher M Reynolds, CEM, MEMS, CFO and Lt. Col., USAF (Ret), Dean, Academic Outreach and Program Development at American Public University System

Military educational institutions, from the Army and Air Force War Colleges, and civilian institutions, from American Public University System (APUS) and Kansas State to the University of Alabama, recently spent two days together at the Army University’s first higher education symposium at Ft.

Graduation

Graduation 2015

June 17, 2015 Wally Boston

With all of our students studying online from around the world, it’s rare that we have the opportunity to bring 1,000 or more of them together with our faculty and staff. APUS annually celebrates our graduating students from American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU) with a ceremony that allows any who graduated over the previous year to don a cap and gown and participate in our Commencement.

Online Education

The Summit for Online Leadership and Strategy

January 28, 2015 Wally Boston

Last week, I attended the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) and American Council on Education (ACE) Summit for Online Leadership and Strategy in San Antonio. Less than two years ago, I was asked to serve on the UPCEA Center for Online Leadership and Strategy Advisory Council. Part of the Center’s role was to plan the first summit that took place in San Diego last year.

Online Education

Moving from Idea to Innovation: Live Librarian Instruction in a First-Year Online Course

November 6, 2014 Wally Boston

By: Dr. Angela M. Gibson, Professor, School of Arts and Humanities, American Public University System
Priscilla Coulter, Senior Online Librarian, American Public University System
Susan Sartory, Senior Online Librarian, American Public University System

At the recent 2014 Online Learning Consortium International Conference in Orlando, we had the honor of presenting, “Bringing the Library to Life: Live Librarian Instruction in a First-Year Online Course.”

Congratulations to the Class of 2013!

June 20, 2013 Wally Boston

This past weekend, American Public University System (APUS) celebrated the accomplishments of nearly 9,000 American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU) students who earned their degrees over the past 12 months. As we did last year, we held this year’s commencement ceremony at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Online Disruption, MOOC Mania, and Change in Higher Education – How Crazy (or Bad) Will it Get?

June 10, 2013 Wally Boston

(keynote delivered at the Distance Learning Administration Conference on June 5, 2013)

I began writing this speech nearly three months ago. A week and a half ago, I wrapped it up and thought I had better run through it one last time in case any new educational technology had been released that I needed to discuss today.

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