Cenquest Selected by NYU Stern to Web-Enable Core Courses for Its No. 1 Ranked Part-Time MBA Program

Business Wire, Jan 7, 2002

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PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002

E-learning company, Cenquest, today announced it has been chosen by NYU Stern to transform for online delivery components of the core courses offered in the Langone Program: A Part-Time MBA for Working Professionals.

Stern's Langone Program was recently ranked the top part-time MBA program in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

By making selected modules of each core course available online, Stern students will gain the added flexibility and convenience needed to manage more effectively the balance between work, family and classroom responsibilities.

Cenquest was selected because of the e-learning company's expertise in transforming traditional university curricula into a highly effective online learning experience. Cenquest will work closely with Stern professors to create comprehensive and engaging online components of the classes.

"Our key objective is to deliver a premier educational experience that also encompasses a high level of flexibility for our students who are managing full-time careers in addition to our rigorous MBA program," said Kim Corfman, academic director of NYU Stern's Langone Program. "Cenquest will enable us to provide students with an e-learning model that will be applied to components of certain courses, making it easier to complete assignments and interact with professors and classmates outside of the classroom."

Cenquest's past experience with NYU Stern includes collaborative work on the highly acclaimed global TRIUM Executive MBA program. TRIUM, an innovative alliance between NYU Stern, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and HEC School of Management, Paris (HEC Paris) - offers the world's first truly global MBA program. Cenquest's e-learning component is being used as a "home base" for students and complements the face-to-face in-class portion of the program.

"Cenquest has gained a reputation among leading universities for designing and delivering highly effective online versions of a school's traditional curriculum," said LaVonne Reimer, CEO of Cenquest. "Our goal with the Langone program is to create an engaging learning experience that provides working professionals with the added flexibility they often need to successfully manage work, school and personal responsibilities."

Online components of the core courses of Stern's part-time MBA Langone Program will be rolled out to Stern MBA students beginning in Spring 2002.

About The Langone Program

NYU Stern's Langone Program is a part-time MBA program for working professionals. Consistently ranked the #1 part-time MBA program by U.S. News and World Report, the Langone Program allows professionals to advance their careers while working full time. The program is highly flexible: courses are held in the evenings and on weekends, and intensive courses are held during intersessions in January and August. Students can earn an MBA in as little as two-and-a-half years or up to six years, if they choose.

About Cenquest

Cenquest works with university partners to develop and deliver online courses and degree programs for working professionals. Among their services, Cenquest is the only e-learning company to work with established universities to offer corporations degree programs and other university courses that have been customized to meet company-specific needs. Cenquest e-learning is highly interactive, instructor-mediated and event driven. They offer the interactive element of traditional classes through online discussions and collaboration between students and faculty. Cenquest also offers a full range of necessary support and delivery services required to enable e-learning events, including faculty support and training, student registrations and tracking, and event management and hosting.