Olivet Nazarene University Announces ONU Global

    BOURBONNAIS, IL, January 25, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Olivet Nazarene University today announced establishment of ONU Global, a program that oversees the University's School of Graduate and Continuing Studies and administers non-traditional learning.

ONU Global has locations in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, offering more than 30 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. Students may complete programs on-ground, online or a combination of both. With approval for online programming in 46 states, ONU Global offers 14 programs fully online.

Partnered with more than 200 organizations across the United States, ONU Global has more than 150 learning locations, including five regional centers. Staying true to its international reach, ONU Global has a presence in Hong Kong along with partnerships in China, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Dubai UAE and Israel. Students affiliated with partner organizations receive tuition discount, access to professional development seminars, use of ONU facilities and additional benefits.

"Thousands of students are currently enrolled in the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, and many new students are starting every day, creating rapid growth in Olivet's non-traditional programming," said Dr. Ryan Spittal, vice president for strategic expansion. "The purpose of ONU Global is to continue expanding the missional impact and quality programming of Olivet. Over the next five years, we expect continued significant advances in our operation, including new programming and locations that expand opportunities for students."

ONU Global offers programs in nursing, education, business, engineering, criminal justice and ministry. Spittal pointed out that most ONU Global students are non-residential, non-traditional students.

"ONU Global provides a wide range of highly respected programs that are recognized in the industry for preparing students to compete in the job market and our constantly changing world," Spittal said. "Olivet has become a leader in the Christian non-traditional learning environment, and ONU Global provides the opportunity for growing numbers of individuals to access Olivet programming."

Additional information about ONU Global and Olivet's School of Graduate and Continuing Studies is available at graduate.olivet.edu.

Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 120 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership. Olivet's 250-acre park-like main campus is in Bourbonnais, Illinois, 50 miles south of Chicago. Additional sites are in Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grand Rapids and Grand Ledge, Michigan; Hong Kong; and more than 100 School of Graduate and Continuing Studies learning locations throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. From Oxford to Tokyo, hundreds of Olivet students also experience the global classroom each year through study abroad opportunities, internships and worldwide mission trips.

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