INNOVATION REWARDED
IU Online has been recognized with the 2024 Eduventures Innovation Reward for its success in implementing its Programs of Scale (ProS) initiative.
ProS is a broad-based initiative designed to expand student access to in-demand online programs. Participating degree programs feature cutting-edge design, incorporate top-tier student services, and are marketed nationally.
IU Associate Vice President Chris Foley noted that faculty and staff from the campuses were key to planning and implementing the ProS initiative. “This award recognizes the work of many groups at IU,” he said, “This success couldn’t have been achieved without the academic leadership and faculty of the programs themselves and major contributions from units like University Information Technology and Services (UITS), University Enrollment Services (UES), and University Communications and Marketing (UCM). It’s really their partnership and contributions that made it possible to take this concept from the drawing board to reality.”
ProS by the dozen
IU designed and launched 12 programs under the ProS initiative.
New programs
BS in Actuarial Science
BS in Applied Statistics
BS in Computer Science (IUI and the regional campuses)
Revamped programs
Chancellors’ BS in Business Administration (regional campuses)
BS in Criminal Justice (IUE)
BS in Data Science (IUI and the regional campuses)
BS in Informatics (IUI and the regional campuses)
BS in Mathematics (IUE)
BS in Psychology (IUE)
RN to BSN (all campuses)
Master of Public Health (IUI Fairbanks School of Public Health)
Master of Health Administration (IUI Fairbanks School of Public Health)
Measuring success
According to Assistant Vice President Whitnie Powell, enrollments across these programs grew by an impressive 27 percent for the fall 2024 semester.
“But the enrollment numbers don’t tell the whole story,” she added. “Equally important are the relationships we forged with student services offices across the IU campuses. Their expertise enabled us to build, at scale, a sustainable support system for the students in these programs. We now provide a seamless experience—from recruitment to graduation—that allows students to focus on reaching their academic and career goals.”
Services include admissions, financial aid, advising, onboarding, success coaching, career planning, and mentorship.
IU Online was recognized alongside the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, Northern Illinois University, and the University of Texas San Antonio.
Read the Eduventures press release.