University of Phoenix Opens Immersive Nurse Teaching Center

Across the street from its flagship campus, University of Phoenix is opening an “immersive learning center for nursing students. The facility is meant to provide quasi-clinical training through the use of wireless high-fidelity 3G “patient” mannequins that cry, talk, sweat, cough and breathe; and a high-fidelity baby that reacts to stimuli in the [...]

University of Phoenix Picks Portland Teacher for Mentor of the Year

Teaching in a classroom can be a challenge on its own, but mentoring is another thing altogether — the amount of energy and one-on-one intensity is something to be commended. This month, one man was recognized for exactly that. Russ Kinyon, a fourth grade teacher at Glenfair Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, was honored by [...]

University of Phoenix and HandsOn Network Team to Launch Volunteer Program

By his hundredth day, President Obama reached out with a call to service, asking citizens to stand up and give back to their communities. Many have answered that call, from individuals to larger organizations. University of Phoenix online college is among them — along with partnering company HandsOn Network, the online college is working to [...]

University of Phoenix Utah Campus Honors Largest Graduating Class

Distance learning has become increasingly appealing over the past few years for a variety of reasons, and it was especially apparent at University of Phoenix’s Utah Campus graduation ceremony last week. 1,075 University of Phoenix online and classroom students earned their diplomas this year, making it the largest graduating class in the university’s history.
Utah’s [...]

I Am a Phoenix — University of Phoenix Contest

Are you a go-getter? Are you fearless, and known for your ability to rise to the occasion? Have you struggled and overcome obstacles for a chance to change your life for the better — and did you do it with a solid-gold quality online education?
That is to say, are you a Phoenix?
If you are, then [...]

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