Sasha just got the message that some of her community college courses are not UC transferrable. And she is not amused.
Posted on 12/07/2004 7:27:18 AM PST by DouglasKC
Online School That Gave Cat an MBA Is Sued
By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press Writer
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania attorney general's office Monday sued an online university for allegedly selling bogus academic degrees — including an MBA awarded to a cat.
Trinity Southern University in Texas, a cellular company and the two brothers who ran them are accused of misappropriating Internet addresses of the state Senate and more than 60 Pennsylvania businesses to sell fake degrees and prescription drugs by spam e-mail, according to the lawsuit.
Investigators paid $299 for a bachelor's degree for Colby Nolan — a deputy attorney general's 6-year-old black cat — claiming he had experience including baby-sitting and retail management.
The school, which offers no classes, allegedly determined Colby Nolan's resume entitled him to a master of business administration degree; a transcript listed the cat's course work and 3.5 grade-point average.
The state is seeking a permanent injunction, civil penalties, costs and restitution for violating consumer law and restrictions on unsolicited e-mail ads.
Prosecutors said more than 18,000 illegal e-mails were sent out this year with links to Trinity Southern's Web address, including 300 that appeared to originate from the Internet servers of Pennsylvania companies and institutions.
Among the alleged victims are Penn State University and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as numerous Internet service providers, businesses and technology companies.
The defendants are the school; Innovative Cellular and Wireless Inc. of Corpus Christi, Texas; Alton Scott Poe of St. Cloud, Fla., vice chancellor and dean of admission for Trinity; and Craig Barton Poe of Frisco, Texas, president of Innovative Cellular.
A phone message left at Trinity Southern was not returned Monday. None of the other three defendants appears to have a listed or published phone number.
State Board of Dispensing Opticians
Diane Drake, 54, Jonesboro, GA - Drake has been a licensing optician in Georgia since 1978. She is currently an optical industry consultant, lecturer, course developer, and author. Drake's prior positions include owning and operating a Pearle Vision Center franchise and an All About Eyes Vision Center. She was previously named Optician of the Year by the Opticians Association of Georgia. Drake has a bachelors of science degree from Trinity Southern University as well as extensive professional training.
Here's a psychologist... http://www.schizophrenia-help.com/Schizophrenia__Jack_Rosberg/schizophrenia__jack_rosberg.htm
When the investigators tabbyulate the persiantage of bogus employees by a maine coont, they'll have somebody by the shorthairs.
Groan...:-)
You know, the saddest thing about this story is that, given all the left-wing kook professors out there, the cat is probably smarter for having gotten the degree there rather than attending classes.
Dang. You yanked down the site.
Official Apologizes For 'PhD'
State Lab Chief Admits Getting Doctorate From Internet
POSTED: 10:23 a.m. EST November 13, 2003
BOSTON -- The long-time chief of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's laboratories apologized Wednesday for a controversy over his credentials.
WCVB - TV reported that Ralph Timperi recently began referring to his doctoral degree, even though the degree took little more than a mouse-click to get. Timperi bought the PhD for $499.99, plus shipping and handling.
"It is certainly my error and I accept responsibility. I made the error. No one else made mistake. It's my fault," said Timperi.
A contrite and emotional Timperi tried to explain why he accepted an e-mail offer from Trinity Southern University, a university that claims to offer accredited degrees for previous experience with no classes or tests.
http://www.channel3000.com/education/2634555/detail.html
A teacher
K-5C teacher
Sandra Dieguez, BS
Trinity International University
Educational experience: 4 years
Years at FCS: since 2000
http://www.floridachristian.org/faculty/faculty.html
Her degree might actually be legitimate.
http://www.goeinswilliams.com/staff.html
Kenneth R. Anderson
Senior Associate
Mr. Kenny Anderson has over twenty years of experience overseeing and managing large, revenue generating projects with profit and loss responsibility. Mr. Anderson has extensive experience in the fields of project and executive management, systems integration and facilities management, the management of commercial and government contracts, and the management and installation of information systems infrastructure.
In 1986, Mr. Anderson founded Ken Anderson Enterprises as a part time business. In 2001, he established the full-time consulting and training firm The Ken Anderson Company, LLC (TKAC). TKAC specializes in the areas of Project Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership Training, Financial Management, Personal and Behavioral Skills Development, Interpersonal Soft Skills Assessments and Training and Business Coaching. Mr. Anderson is currently the Principal Consultant and Senior Associate to Goeins-Williams Associates, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware and Principal Consultant to Renee Productions and The Thousand Hills Group, LLC of Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Anderson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, an Executive MBA from Trinity Southern University and attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, CA.
As a young Naval Officer, Mr. Anderson served successfully as a Main Propulsion Assistant, Navigator and Flag Lieutenant (Admiral’s Aide). Concurrent with his acceptance to the United States Navy’s prestigious Surface Warfare Officer’s Department Head School, Mr. Anderson in 1983, accepted a Management position with Integrated Systems Analysts, Inc. (ISA) headquartered in Arlington, VA. Ultimately, Mr. Anderson would serve as the firms Western Operations Vice President for Contracts and Deputy Area Operations Manager. During this same period, Mr. Anderson attended law school part time, volunteered as the Finance Committee Chairman for the Jackie Robinson YMCA in San Diego, CA., and the Western Operations Coordinator for the United Way.
In 1997, Mr. Anderson accepted a Project Management position with network systems integrator Adesta Communications, Inc., formerly MFS Network Technologies, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Anderson was promoted from Project Manager to Director of East Coast Operations and finally Western Division Vice President overseeing some of the largest and most successful Information Technology projects in the country.
A much sought after Business Coach, Trainer and Professional Speaker on a number of Management, Personal Development and Leadership topics, Mr. Anderson is an active member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. He serves as a Teacher at the Heritage Institute of Ministry and Heritage Bible College in Aurora, Colorado. He is a Certified Professional Speaker for Monster.Com on the topics of “Making High School Count, Making College Financing Count, Making College Count and Making Your College Search Count”. He is an appointed board member of the Visitor’s Promotion and Senior Citizens Advisory Boards for the City of Aurora, CO. Mr. Anderson has been selected for Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who International, and is a multi-year recipient of the Senatorial Medal of Freedom.
Impressive!!!
Even better. A certified sex therapist
Benjamin A. Leibowitz, Ph.D.
Grad. of: Trinity Southern University
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Phone: (201)394-6868
e-mail: BENJPSY@aol.com
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Well, I would hope that the AG's office at least investigated this and can prove that the cat didn't earn the MBA! I know that if I put in all that time and effort, only to see the state step in and take it away from me, I'd be pretty upset! Owl, do you have any insight on this one, seeing as how you're from Penn.?
"Founded in 1994, the National Association for Prior Learning Assessment Colleges is a professional accrediting association established to uphold and maintain high standards for all levels of online post-secondary education.
"Prior learning assessments are thought by some to be significantly changing higher education, it is not a new phenomenon. Its predecessors are the correspondence courses that have spanned this century, providing education for those learners who could not pursue a traditional education. Yesterday's correspondence courses depended on written materials transmitted between teacher and learner by mail; today's education courses depend on the multitude of constantly changing communication technologies that can transmit instruction and relay materials between learner and teacher.
"These technologies have taken shape at a very rapid pace, erasing traditional barriers of time, space and place and represent the capacity to fundamentally change the standard for transmitting knowledge and skills from master to learner. For reasons of access, economy, effectiveness and convenience, online learning is sweeping higher education and, in the view of some, changing the role of traditional learning to a marketplace that some institutions would prefer not to enter. Whether one is for or against prior learning assessments, one cannot escape its impact."
bump ....
That guy is ignorant to think anyone would hire a truck driver who claimed to have a phd...
lol
Sasha just got the message that some of her community college courses are not UC transferrable. And she is not amused.
How CATastrophic!!!!
Anyone who doubts my MBA will be summarily dismissed!
The website shows that it is a "dot.org" and not an "edu".
She's way adorable even when not amused ... )
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