WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 16, 2024--
Newman University recently announced a new three-year degree program that will begin the fall semester of 2025. Newman’s Pathmaker program varies from the traditional bachelor’s degree in many ways, specifically by empowering students to chart their own course to achieve learning goals rather than following a traditional path filled with standard coursework.
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“One of my passions is trying to rethink and reimagine higher education and this program enables us to be innovative in a way we never have before. These students are creating a pathway to follow their dreams in a way that works for them and promotes immediate career growth,” said Alden Stout, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Newman University.
Pathmaker students will be immersed into three-years of accelerated learning by replacing general education courses with hands-on learning complete with summer projects. The year-round program allows students to forge a custom academic plan aligning with their professional goals in collaboration with local companies and industry partners. Real-world projects will provide students experience ahead of their entrance into the workforce and accelerate access to the traditional bachelor’s degree. Tuition costs are cut by completing a bachelor’s degree in three years, a flat rate of $19,000 that includes fall, spring and summer, and the option of adding a master’s degree in the fourth year. With personalized advising and a strong network of Newman University professors, alumni and local professionals, Pathmaker students have unparalleled access to tools to propel them into the career.
The depth and breadth of student’s education matches the prestige of a traditional Newman University degree with Pathmaker coursework that caters to their unique career goals. Newman’s AI capabilities enable students to create a customized degree plan complete with both necessary and industry immersive coursework, as well as any internships available.
Students can learn more and apply now at https://newmanu.edu/pathmaker for Fall 2025.
About Newman University:
Founded in 1933, Newman University is a Catholic university named for St. John Henry Newman and founded by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) for the purpose of empowering graduates to transform society. Newman meets the needs of traditional first-time students, returning adults and graduate students through bachelor, associate, graduate and doctoral programs. Newman is a sponsored ministry of the ASC United States Region. For more information about Newman University, visit newmanu.edu.
Newman University to launch Pathmaker three-year degree program in 2025 (Photo: Business Wire)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed state Sen. Chris Cournoyer to be her lieutenant governor Monday, more than three months after her first and only No. 2 in elected office resigned to take over the state bankers association.
Cournoyer was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018 and has a background in technology, having earned a computer science degree, done website design and worked for a tech company. In the Senate, she chaired the Education Budget Committee and was vice chair of the State Government Committee.
“She has the character, judgement, and ability needed to serve as governor in case I were ever unable to — qualities that also make her ideally suited to support our work on a day-to-day basis," Reynolds said in a statement. "I can’t wait to deploy Chris’ extensive experience on key legislative committees, including Ways and Means, and expertise in technology, innovation, and artificial intelligence on a wide range of issues important to Iowans.”
Cournoyer is is from LeClaire, in eastern Iowa.
Reynolds’ initial running mate, Adam Gregg, resigned his position Sept. 3 after serving more than seven years in office, saying that “my time in public service must come to a close.” The Iowa Bankers Association on the same day announced Gregg as its incoming president and CEO.
Reynolds described Gregg as “a tremendous partner.”
Iowa law states that the governor must appoint someone to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.
Reynolds told reporters in early October that she would make a decision on Gregg’s successor after the 2024 election, and the end-of-the-year rollout will allow Cournoyer a few weeks to settle in before joining Reynolds at her annual condition of the state speech after the legislative session begins in January.
“We want to get it right, you know, not only for the team, but for Iowans, and so I want to be very thoughtful in how I do that,” Reynolds said in October.
Up for reelection in 2026, Reynolds will likely be joined by Cournoyer on the ballot if she chooses to run again.
Reynolds, who was former Gov. Terry Branstad’s lieutenant governor, became governor in 2017 when Branstad was named U.S. ambassador to China. She was elected to a full term in 2018 and was reelected in 2022.
Reynolds in 2017 had named Gregg as her “acting” lieutenant governor after her own promotion. That followed legal questions over whether the Iowa Constitution gave an elected lieutenant governor the authority to appoint her replacement if she needed to step in as governor in the event the elected governor dies, resigns, or was removed from office. Until their inauguration in 2019, Gregg was left out of the line of succession.
In November’s election, Iowa voters approved a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to explicitly allow for that appointment.
Iowa's Governor Kim Reynolds, right, speaks as Chris Cournoyer is appointed lieutenant governor, left, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in De Moines, Iowa. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette via AP)
Iowa's new Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer, left, speaks at the Capitol along with Governor Kim Reynolds, right, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in De Moines, Iowa. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette via AP)
Iowa's new Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer, right, takes her oath at the Capitol, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in De Moines, Iowa. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette via AP)
Iowa's new Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer speaks at the Capitol, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in De Moines, Iowa. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette via AP)
