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February 2010: Inaugural "Women Who Rule the World" presented by Project Working Mom and eLearners.com
Last year, Project Working Mom presented its first-ever "Women Who Rule the World" Networking Dinner Series in six major cities across the U.S.
Starting in Los Angeles, CA and ending in Washington, D.C., this event empowered women to obtain better education and careers through a partnership with two national charitable organizations, Project Single Moms and Dress for Success Worldwide.
In this week-long event, women networked with other moms and professionals in their city, applied on-site for a full-tuition scholarship and received free career coaching. Other community partners for the campaign included the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., National Association of Stay-at-Home Moms, National Association of Entrepreneur Moms and more.
March 2010: eLearners' Kuba Poraj-Kuczewski on Dr. Phil show "Wrongful Convictions"
Imagine being wrongfully convicted of five murders, and spending 21 years in prison (half in death row solitary confinement of 22 hours a day). Then imagine being exonerated, to be released into a world that has changed dramatically in two decades. In the fall of 2009, that was Ronald's true story.
In this episode of Dr. Phil, Kuba Poraj-Kuczewski, the Senior Vice President of Media Operations for EducationDynamics, gave Ronald several key tools to getting back on his feet. "At eLearners, we believe in giving people a second chance, so I'm here today to present you with a $7,000 scholarship package," Kuba said.
The package is designed to help Ronald get his GED and associate degree, and also included a laptop. As for Ronald's post-prison career aspirations, he said there is no job he won't do. "If I worked in the penitentiary baking cakes for two pennies a day, I think I can go out there and work at a job that's paying me $8 or $9 an hour."
June 2009: Andy Gansler on Lou Dobbs
Remember when radio host Lou Dobbs announced his departure from Lou Dobbs Tonight, in November 2009? eLearners' President Andy Gansler had a brief appearance on "ONLINE UNIVERSITY: New options for higher education." He discussed the role of online education as a flexible option for higher education as a whole.
With the average annual tuition costing $50,000 for each student, Dobbs noted that "one of the greatest challenges facing America is keeping all of its almost 19 million students in college." Retention continues to be problematic with four out of 10 students not graduating within six years.
Gansler presents e-learning as a flexible, widely available tool that enables students of all walks of live to control their own schedules while earning their degree. With 2 million students enrolled online as of summer 2009, the number continues to rise.
June 2009: eLearners Launches 40-city Career Stimulus Package Tour
Didn't think "summer road trip" and "career empowerment" belonged in the same sentence? Last summer, eLearners.com made it happen.
As a Web resource of EducationDynamics, eLearners has successfully connected learners to online education since 1999. That connection happens many ways: Search engines, word of mouth, client pages, scholarships … and even RVs. Last year, eLearners.com announced the launch of Career Stimulus Package, a new national program aimed at helping adults kick start their careers through education.
This 4-month, 40-city program offered hundreds of undereducated, unemployed adults access online education opportunities. That meant a total of $4 million in full-tuition scholarships, free career coaching, job shadowing programs at notable U.S. companies. The tour began in Denver, Colorado in June, and ended in Los Angeles in September.
April 2009: Project Working Mom Surprises 5 Moms on The Tyra Banks Show
Project Working Mom… and Dads, Too and The Tyra Banks Show made dreams come true on the show's April 20, 2009 episode when they surprised five very deserving moms with full-ride online college scholarships.
The participating accredited online schools were Ashford University, Capella University, Everest University, Virginia College and Ashworth College. Each of the winners had submitted an essay to "Project Working Mom… and Dads, Too!" describing their goals, the importance of education and triumphs over adversity.
This is the third campaign, generating more than 300,000 applications (more than double the first two rounds) and also the including working fathers for the first time. "It was such a rewarding experience to see their faces light up when they heard they were scholarship recipients," said Helen MacDermott, Content Director for "Project Working Moms… and Dads, Too!"
September 2008: "Moms Getting Online Degrees" interview on ABC 7 in New York
As children go back to a new school year, more and more of their mothers are also going back to school — without ever leaving their homes.
Steve Bartelstein and Lori Stein of Eyewitness News cover this growing phenomenon on ABC 7. Among the featured working moms was Helen MacDermott, an online student, Content Director for eLearners.com, and mother to a 4-year-old daughter.
The clip also features Jennifer Rowland, a mom who earned her master's degree in business administration without setting foot into a classroom. "I could be anywhere in the country, I could be anywhere in the world and I could still participate in class," online student, Jennifer Rowland said.
February 2008: "Working moms get help going back to school" article in NY Daily News
Single moms suffer from a universal time and money famine, leaving little room for an education.
In this article, "Your Money" columnist Carolyn Kepcher describes a reliable resource where time and/or money-starved working moms can get a break: Project Working Mom: Putting Education to Work, a program developed by eLearners.com and several accredited online universities.
With contributions from American Intercontinental, DeVry and Walden, this program offered a total of $2 million in scholarships. According to the Institute for Higher Education Policy, only 54 percent of part-time students classified as working poor received financial aid in 2003-04. Surprisingly, financial aid can be a hit-or-miss option since it's often catered to full-time, campus-based students — hence the growing popularity of "Project Working Mom."
April 2006: Win a home campus from eLearners.com
With the rising trend of earning online degrees, comes the trend of making your home campus appealing. From ergonomics to aesthetics, it takes an expert touch to meet all online learning needs.
That why eLearners.com partnered with Lowes® and HP®, to offer an opportunity to win a home campus custom designed by Hannah Keeley, an award-winning expert at managing clutter and layout around the home. In addition to an in-home design consultation with Hannah Keeley, the grand prize winner received all materials for the new home campus provided by Lowes® and a new desktop PC from Hewlett-Packard.
Keeley, the author of Art of Home: How to Manage Your Home Around Your Personality, also founded the newsletter Home by Choice, and also appears on TLC® — House of Twins — designing for the challenges with rooms for twins with space issues.
September 2005: eLearners.com Reaches Out to Displaced Students in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
When tragedy struck New Orleans, eLearners.com® went on a mission to help send college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina back to school.
"As many as 100,000 college students have been displaced while pursuing their education, and the majority of them are wondering what, if any, options they have to continue their studies," said C.J. DeSantis, founder of eLearners.com®.
The Katrina Relief College Database was created as a clearinghouse with a 2-way purpose. One, it was a centralized location for schools to identify Katrina-impacted students, and post offers of assistance. Two, with more than 300 colleges and universities listed, the database also was a source for students to post their current status and educational needs, as well as find links to schools catering to those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
