Emporia State University receives $250,000 for improvement of postsecondary education

Congressman Jerry Moran recently announced that Emporia State University would receive $250,000 to improve distance learning.

The money will be utilized to enhance and expand ESU's teacher preparation at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The funding will encourage students and faculty to interact via an enhanced distance learning and teleconferencing classroom through increased and expanded web course supports, as well as through improved distance learning communications. Laptop computers will provide university supervisors, instructors, and professional development directors with the ability to maintain open communication lines from distance sites and will provide quicker and more efficient management of information.

“This funding will allow the university to continue their work in reaching out to students and providing them with a quality education,” Moran said. “In a state the size of Kansas , with such a large rural population, the need to better utilize technology to improve access for Kansans is critical and Emporia is answering this need.”

During the past five years, ESU has emerged as a state and national leader in the delivery of distance learning opportunities through online programs and courses (over 300 coursed, 7 master's degrees and 2 bachelor's degree completion programs).

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