Capella University PhD student Named Outstanding Professor of the Year at the City College of New York Center for Worker Education

Rosemari Mealy, who is earning a PhD in leadership in higher education at Capella, selected by students.

Minneapolis (PRWEB) August 9, 2006 -- Rosemari Mealy, a PhD student in Capella University’s School of Education, has been named an Outstanding Professor of the Year at the City College of New York Center for Worker Education. The students selected Mealy for her overall professionalism and dedication to higher education.

“It really is an honor. Some of the new approaches that I’ve used, I attribute to my own learning experience at Capella,” Mealy said. “For more than 25 years, I have enjoyed teaching at all levels. My studies at Capella have nurtured and transformed my perception of what it really means to be a good teacher.”

For more than 25 years, I have enjoyed teaching at all levels. My studies at Capella have nurtured and transformed my perception of what it really means to be a good teacher.

Mealy is an adjunct professor at the City University of New York Center for Worker Education, where she teaches courses on sociology, labor studies, and legal studies. She is also employed as an assistant director of education for District Council 37 of AFSCME in New York.

Mealy is pursing a PhD in leadership in higher education at Capella and expects to graduate in 2007. Capella is an accredited online university and a leader in online education.

About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited* online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business and information technology.
Within those areas, Capella offers 83 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 17 certificate specializations. The online university currently serves 16,000 students from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

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