The current COVID-19 pandemic has changed societies, forcing millions to rethink the way they work and live their lives. Governments and businesses have all been affected by the pandemic as well as educational institutions who shifted platforms from face-to-face instruction to online learning.
For many colleges and universities across the country, courses and programs were switched to distance learning formats this spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This change put a slight wrinkle in Millikin University's Daytime MBA Program, but it did not hold students back from virtually completing their goals this summer.
Theatres around the United States have canceled their summer seasons due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It still may be a while until the theatre industry is fully up and running, which is why Millikin University student Katie Bodlak chose to expand her options of summer internships when the pandemic hit.
Millikin University's MBA Program was featured in a recent edition of The Education Magazine that recognized the "10 Best MBA Institutes of 2020." The magazine enlightens students around the world about the latest academic programs that are being designed by the brightest educational leaders.
Millikin University's Global Business Strategy course, through the Tabor School of Business, perfectly fits the Millikin Performance Learning approach.
Each year, the results of the Point-in-Time (PIT) survey and Housing Inventory Count (HIC) are collected to provide data on people in communities who are experiencing homelessness, including both sheltered and unsheltered populations. The data helps social service agencies and the federal government track local needs.
Millikin University's Tabor School of Business has announced it will begin offering a major in Cybersecurity starting fall 2020.
One of the questions that Nick Harper, a senior entrepreneurship major from Decatur, Ill., gets asked is "What are you going to do after graduation?" The usual assumption is that he is going to start his own business, but that is not exactly what Harper has in mind.
With graduation coming up in a few months, Harper is looking toward the future; a future with endless opportunities.