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Student Profile: Barry Wicksman, TESOL Graduate Certificate

With three degrees, and now a CityU graduate certificate, Barry Wicksman is known for his extensive range of knowledge and interests. His students at Northern Marianas College have started calling him Superman 101 because of his passion for learning anything and everything, from poetry to weightlifting to Asian history. Barry’s love of learning propelled him into teaching.…
Leadership in Today’s Environment

Written by Gregory Price – Associate Program Director for the Master’s in Leadership at City University of Seattle’s School of Applied Leadership. The challenges facing business leaders today are complex, from market segmentation, technological advancements, political struggles, social and environmental responsibility, global competition, and an expanding and diverse workforce, to name a few. This environment presents business owners and…
Leadership Faculty Attend Conference

– Written by Dr. Pressley Rankin- International Leadership Association School of Applied Leadership faculty members, Dr. Arron Grow and Dr. Pressley Rankin represented CityU at the 16th annual conference of the International Leadership Association in San Diego, California, USA over the last weekend in October. Over 1300 people attended the conference: from business leaders to…
Reserving Study Rooms

There is a new and improved way to reserve the Library’s recording rooms, as well as the adjacent study rooms. The calendars for these rooms are now integrated into CityU’s webmail and show real-time room availability. It is easy for students, faculty, and staff to reserve one of our six available rooms! Check out the…
Student Profile: Reid Stell, Master’s in Counseling

Reid Stell always knew he wanted to be a counselor, but it took him a while to actually make a career of it. In college he choose a career-path based on salary, and ignored his true “calling.” But fortunately he knew the value of self-reflection before he began his Masters of Arts in Counseling at CityU and at age 50 was able to…
Faculty Profile: Christine Malone

Throughout her 28 years in the healthcare field, CityU Professor and Academic Program Director Christine Malone has held a huge range of positions – from medical receptionist to clinic director – even serving as a political advocate for policies surrounding patient safety. Christine’s own personal connection to medical malpractice was part of her motivation for…
MBA Case Competition at CityU

It was crunch time. The fate of United Cereal rested with CityU’s MBA teams that had a mere 72 hours to determine the best course of action for the breakfast food giant. In CityU’s first-ever MBA Case Competition, students had four days to analyze a case study, devise strategic options and present business recommendations to…
CityU’s Third Publication has Been Published – Call for Proposals

by Dr. Steven Olswang, Provost I am pleased to announce the publication of the third volume in the Proven Practices in Higher Education Series, Strategies for Teaching Leadership. Deans Kirstein, Schieber and Flores have done a magnificent job of editing the manuscripts from the conference we held in April, 2014, and compiled them into a…
Programs at CityU Named Best Value in Online Education

City University of Seattle degrees in accounting, education, healthcare, human services and psychology recently ranked within the top 25 in the nation for best value in online education. OnlineU compared online degree programs from schools throughout the U.S. and ranked them based on tuition cost, nonprofit status, student loan repayment rates, accreditation, student services, student reviews…