Stevens delivers telecommunications graduate program via distance learning to Bell Atlantic sites in four states

HOBOKEN, N.J. — Stevens Institute of Technology has launched a graduate program in telecommunications management that is being delivered via interactive video to Bell Atlantic sites in four states. This latest partnership in distance learning will provide employees in Bell Atlantic’s engineering division the opportunity to earn advanced degrees and increase their knowledge of developments in telecommunications and systems management without leaving their workplaces.

The relationship with Bell Atlantic adds to an increasing slate of corporate partnerships developed by Stevens in the last 20 years.

Such partnerships help ensure that Stevens’ programs meet the real-world needs of industry professionals, according to Dr. Joseph Moeller, vice president for The Graduate School and Research Services. Stevens’ increasing corporate-based education programs account for approximately 50 percent of the university’s total graduate enrollment today.

"We are very pleased that Bell Atlantic, with which Stevens has had a strong relationship over many years, has chosen us to assist with this part of its ongoing employee development initiatives," said Moeller. "Stevens has a proven track record of offering quality education that is on the forefront of telecommunications industry research."

Stevens’ partnership with Bell Atlantic represents a significant expansion of the graduate school’s distance-learning efforts, he added. The new Bell Atlantic group is one of Stevens’ largest groups of distance-learning students from any one company, and the university expects graduate program offerings to grow significantly to include more Bell Atlantic employees in the future.

The master’s degree program in telecommunications management will be available after-hours for eligible Bell Atlantic management employees in the Chief Engineers’ organization at their workplaces in Baltimore, Md.; Newark, N.J.; New York City; and Marlboro, Mass. Eligible employees also may opt to take courses toward a graduate certificate in telecommunications management through Stevens. Faculty rotate their teaching sessions among the four video classrooms at the Bell Atlantic sites during the program.

Stevens and Bell Atlantic officials will celebrate their latest partnership with a special ceremony in early February. To make the celebration distinctive, students at the four distance learning sites will share in it via interactive video. Classes will commence following the event.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research.  The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.

Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts.  Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world.  Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.