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eCornell Voted “Best Leadership Development Program” by readers of E-Learning! Magazine
eCornell's suite of Leadership & Strategic Management Certificate Programs recognized in eLearning Magazine's annual Reader's Choice Awards. Read More »
eCornell Partner is Ranked the Best in Leadership Development
ITHACA, NY, November 4, 2009--The annual “Best in Leadership Development Rankings” are presented by Leadership Excellence magazine to those businesses with proven practices that have delivered measurable results in achieving leadership development. The 2009 list ranked eCornell client General Electric as the number one large organization in the United States for leadership development. Read More »
New Graduate Certificate in HR Management
Cornell ILR’s New Graduate Certificate in HR Offers 9 Credits Online Read More »
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eCornell’s Enterprise Learning Solution recognized in E-Learning Magazine’s annual Reader’s Choice Awards. Read More »
eCornell at CLO Fall Symposium
eCornell is an event sponsor at the Fall 2009 Chief Learning Office Symposium - September 28 - 30, 2009 in Colorado Spring, CO. Enterprise learning partner, TeleTech, will be presenting their unique program designed around eCornell's curriculum and online delivery platform and services. Read More »
eCornell Presents with UNICEF at ASTDNY
eCornell will be co-presenting with UNICEF at the ASTD New York (ASTDNY) chapter of the American Society of Training & Development on September 24, 2009. Read More »
eCornell Programs Eligible for National Emergency Grants
eCornell is a NY state eligible training provider under the Federal National Emergency Grant (NEG) program which is designed to help former employees of 31 financial service businesses who were dislocated as a result of the mass layoffs in 2008. Read More »
New Online Certificate Program from Cornell University Develops High Performance Leaders
(Ithaca, NY, August 25, 2009) - Cornell University’s ILR School and eCornell have announced the launch of a new online professional development certificate program in High Performance Leadership. The certificate program is based on the research and consulting of Professor Samuel Bacharach, the McKelvey-Grant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the ILR School and director of Cornell ILR’s Institute for Workplace Studies. Read More »
New eCornell Certificate Program Teaches the ‘Right Way’ to Develop Products and Services
Ithaca, NY, July 20, 2009 - eCornell has announced the launch of a new online Professional development certificate program in Systems Design – A Systems Approach to Product and Service Design. Read More »
eCornell Joins with Center for Hospitality Research to Offer Online Executive Education Opportunity
Ithaca, NY, March 10, 2009 – Thousands of employees at some of the world's foremost hospitality-related companies will gain preferred access to the online courses offered by eCornell, through a Read More »
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(Ithaca, NY, Sept. 24, 2008) - eCornell has announced the launch of a new online certificate program in Project Leadership. Read More »
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(Ithaca, NY, May 6, 2008) - eCornell has launched a new five-course online certificate program in strategic hospitality management designed to develop critical strategic leadership competencies in current and high-potential hospitality managers and leaders. This program, developed in partnership with Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and Johnson Graduate School of Management, prepares managers to evaluate the competitive environment, create and assess strategic alternatives, and successfully execute a strategy. Read More »
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(Ithaca, NY, March 19, 2008) - eCornell has partnered with Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration to create a six-course certificate series focused on developing a comprehensive knowledge base and tool set that enables participants to fully understand the multi-party dynamics surrounding hotel real estate and management contracts from the point of view of property owners, operators, and lenders. Read More »
eCornell Named a Project Management Institute Registered Education Provider
Ithaca, NY, February 05, 2008 — eCornell, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cornell University, specializing in online professional development and executive education courses has been named a Global Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Read More »
eCornell offers Strategic Human Resources Management Certificate
(Ithaca, NY, December 19, 2007) — eCornell and Cornell University's ILR School (Industrial and Labor Relations) have launched an online Strategic HR Management certificate program to provide rising HR leaders with key concepts, practices and tools to transform today's HR function and drive bottom-line firm performance. Delivered via a flexible online environment, the new program harnesses the ILR School's workplace research expertise with an interactive and accessible format for busy middle- to senior-level HR professionals. Read More »
Delta Hotels Announces Partnership with Cornell University
Toronto, ON, September 17, 2007 — Delta Hotels is pleased to announce that it is partnering with eCornell, the on-line education arm of Cornell University, the esteemed Ivy League institution, to offer quality on-line education to its leaders. Read More »
BMC Software & eCornell Announce Partnership for Employee Development
ITHACA, NY 26 May 2007 — BMC Software is pleased to announce its partnership with eCornell, Cornell University's Online Professional Development arm whose mission is to support corporate training and development. This partnership will provide top-notch online training and education to BMC's employees across the world. Read More »
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts & eCornell Announce Partnership for Employee Development
TORONTO, May 09, 2007 — Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Cornell University and eCornell on a new venture that will provide top-quality online training and education to leaders at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts locations worldwide. Read More »
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Provides Tools for Managers to Improve Profitability in a Variety of Hospitality Settings Read More »
eCornell Author Bacharach's Book Voted 6th Best Management Book of 2006
December 2006 — eCornell author and Cornell University faculty member Samuel Bacharach's book, Keep Them on Your Side was named the 6th best management book of 2006 by Canada'sGlobe and Mail newspaper, the country's largest daily national newspaper. Globe and Mailcorrespondent Harvey Schachter reviewed more than 100 management and business books in 2006 and ranked Bacharach's book 6th overall describing it as "a practical, easy-to-remember, four-pronged approach to managing the momentum once you develop an idea and gain buy-in from your colleagues. Thinking about momentum and its four elements -- structural, performance, cultural and political -- is an interesting way for approaching leadership." Read More »
Raffles Hotels & Resorts and eCornell Collaborate to Develop Raffles Univirtual
November 2006 — Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced the successful development of Raffles Univirtual, in partnership with Cornell University and eCornell. Raffles Univirtual will provide top-notch online education to employees at all Raffles hotels & resorts located in major cities around the globe and in the world's most sought-after leisure destinations. Developed by Cornell University's world- renowned School of Hotel Administration, Johnson Graduate School of Management, and School of Industrial Relations, managers at Raffles hotels & resorts will be eligible to earn Certificates from Cornell University in the fields of Hospitality Management, Foodservice Management, Financial Management, Proactive Leadership, Executive Leadership, Supervisory Skills and Human Resources Management. Read More »
eCornell Partners with Canadian HR Press to Serve Canadian Market
ITHACA, NY — NOV 1, 2006 — eCornell has announced a multi-year partnership with the Canadian HR Press to provide Ivy League professional development and executive education to Canadian professionals. Read More »
Human Capital Institute Partners with eCornell to Offer New Education Programs
Washington, D.C. — October 5, 2006 — The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global professional association and educator in talent management strategies, announced today that it has partnered with eCornell, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cornell University, and launched a new comprehensive online curriculum of professional and executive development education programs. Read More »
eCornell Provides Discounted Ivy League Training to Government Employees
ITHACA, NY, April 24, 2006 — eCornell is pleased to announce the signing of a distribution agreement with the National Technical Information Service to provide discounted tuition for online management training and executive development to government employees at the federal, state, and local levels. Courses and certificate programs from Cornell University are now available at preferred government rates as part of an initiative to provide a rigorous, scalable, and cost-effective learning solution to almost 10 million government employees. Read More »
eCornell’s Approach Featured in CEO Today magazine
April 2006 - Succession planning is increasingly becoming an organizational focus as populations of senior managers approach retirement and growing talent from within becomes the preferred strategy for dealing with the issue. Developing the necessary competencies with high potential junior managers must combine the building of knowledge of what to do with the skills of how to do it. eCornell’s online approach, Structured Flexibility™, incorporates the most effective elements that are typical of in-person classroom training with the scalability of online learning to provide organizations with effective and authentic leadership development programs. The result is new leadership competencies that are transferred to the workplace. Read More »
eCornell Partners with the Cortiva Institute to Target the Wellness Space
ITHACA, NY, March 22, 2006 — eCornell and the Cortiva Institute have joined forces to create a new and innovative program designed to provide management and business training to health and wellness professionals. eCornell is developing tailored versions of its existing management courses as well as new courses for Cortiva’s student and alumni populations to meet the growing demand for such material among this new breed of professionals. Read More »
eCornell featured on MarketWatch Weekend
March 2006 — eCornell president and chief executive officer Chris Proulx was interviewed by MarketWatch's Ed Crane regarding their innovative Professional Development and Executive Education programs Read More »
eCornell’s Approach to Technology Profiled at The Boardroom Connection
March 2006 — eCornell’s President and CEO, Chris Proulx, was profiled on The Boardroom Connection, a forum for leadership through technology innovation. In this interview, Proulx discusses eCornell’s keys to success and how the use of collaborative technologies are enhancing the online learning experience. Read More »
Cendant Hotel Group Partners with Cornell University
PARSIPPANY, NJ, January 26, 2006 — Cendant Hotel Group today announced a partnership with Cornell University to provide international franchisees with classroom-based and online hospitality management courses. Traditional classroom courses will be offered through the Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration’s Professional Development Program (PDP) and virtual courses will be accessible through eCornell. Read More »
Fast Company magazine names eCornell Faculty Partner's book one of 2005's Fifteen Best
NEW YORK, NY, January 18, 2006 — Samuel Bacharach, the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations McKelvey-Grant Professor of Labor Management, and an eCornell Faculty Partner, continues to receive both national and international accolades for his recent book, Get Them on Your Side: Win Support, Convert Skeptics, Get Results, and its innovative and practical approach to leadership. Professor Bacharach authored eCornell's certificate series in Proactive Leadership. Read More »
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NEW YORK, NY and ITHACA, NY, November 30, 2005 — The Pierre, a Taj Hotel, managed by Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, celebrated the official launch of The Pierre eKnowledgeSuite with eCornell on Tuesday, November 29th. The launch of The Pierre eKnowledgeSuite is the culmination of a strategic partnership between The Pierre and eCornell, a leading provider of executive and professional development, delivering online courses in Hospitality Management, Management Essentials, Food & Beverage Management, Executive Leadership, and Human Resources Management to The Pierre. Read More »
eCornell and the Ken Blanchard Companies Partner to Address Growing Need for New Leaders
ITHACA, NY and ESCONDIDO, CA, November 1, 2005 — eCornell and the Ken Blanchard Companies announced today a partnership that will deliver a high-performance leadership development solution for organizations. It will pioneer the use of personal and group coaching to augment proven online leadership development courses. The partnership is designed to enable individuals and organizations to bridge the learning-doing gap by providing coaching support to sustain and apply learning to get results. Read More »
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ITHACA, NY, August 22, 2005 — eCornell, a leading provider of proven online learning experiences tailored for professional and executive development, has been confirmed as a presenter at three leading learning events scheduled for September, October, and November 2005. Read More »
YMCA of the USA Chooses eCornell for Online Professional Development Certificate Programs
ITHACA, NY, July 26, 2005 — YMCA of the USA has selected eCornell as its first provider of online learning for the YMCA University. The choice was made based on eCornell's comprehensive professional development curriculum in human resources, management, and executive development, and "structured flexibility" delivery methodology. The eCornell system allows learners to work at their own pace within an established timeframe, ability to scale in order to serve a diverse population, and cost-effective economics that allow YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) to offer programs across the country to over 2,500 locations. Y-USA is the national resource office for the nation's 2,594 independent YMCAs. Read More »
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts and eCornell Partner for Five-Year Worldwide Learning Program
ITHACA, NY and HONG KONG, May 2, 2005 — Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, has selected eCornell, a leader in online corporate education and training, as its worldwide partner to provide hospitality, general management, and leadership development programs. Read More »
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ITHACA, NY, May 2005 — David Shoemaker, Ph.D., eCornell's Vice President of Learning Solutions, and Ulises A. Mejias authored an article on eCornell's unique approach to developing a shared language, taxonomies, and metrics around online learning design in Learning Circuits, the American Society for Training & Development's online magazine covering eLearning. Read More »
eCornell and ICCD launch Proactive Leadership in Higher Education
Organizations tend to resist change, making it hard for leaders to implement new ideas and respond quickly to emerging challenges and opportunities. In higher education, the problem is compounded by the need to work with multiple constituencies, some of them capable of slowing an initiative or even derailing it completely. eCornell and the Institute for Community College Development (ICCD) at Cornell University have developed a new program specifically designed to help leaders in higher education build support for their ideas and reduce organizational resistance to change. *Proactive Leadership in Higher Education* is a four-course certificate series to be offered through the eCornell online education program and facilitated by Dr. Barbara Viniar, Executive Director of the ICCD and former president of Berkshire Community College. Read More »
eCornell and Swissôtel partner to create Swissôtel eUniversity
SINGAPORE, November 19, 2004 — Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, managed by Raffles International, is pleased to announce the successful development of Swissôtel eUniversity, in partnership with Cornell University. Swissôtel eUniversity is envisaged to provide top-notch education via the Internet to over 7,000 Swissôtel staff in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. Graduates of Swissôtel eUniversity will receive eCornell certificates offered by Cornell University's renowned School of Hotel Administration. Read More »
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September 2004 — TechLearn is the world's leading event focused on learning, training, and technology in the workplace. The conference, held November 14-17 in New York City, was attended by over 2000 business and government leaders from 56 countries. Read More »
Starwood Hotels & Resorts and eCornell Announce Four-Year Learning Partnership
WHITE PLAINS, NY and ITHACA, NY, August 18, 2004 — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has partnered with eCornell, a leading provider of executive and professional development, to deliver online courses in Hospitality Management, Essential Management Skills, Strategic Management, and Human Resource Management to its worldwide employees. Read More »
eCornell Launches Online Executive Leadership Series from Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, August 5, 2004 — Senior managers and executives can now participate in an Ivy League executive education program without losing valuable time and productivity or sacrificing learning effectiveness. Cornell University's leading executive education programs, the Johnson Graduate School of Management and the School of Hotel Administration, have partnered with eCornell to create an innovative and relevant online leadership program for leaders in any industry. While most e-learning has focused on IT skills and business productivity skills training, eCornell and Cornell University have developed an innovative online approach that is suited to the needs of more senior leaders. Read More »
eCornell's Collaboration with Faculty Headlined in Line56 Feature, "E-Biz in Action."
August 2004 — "Ivy League E-Learning" — Visit Line56 to read how eCornell helps Cornell University translate and enrich the classroom experience for purposes of online executive and professional education. Read More »
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*July 2004 - Air Products Sharpens Its Performance Culture With An Assist From eCornell, A Total Learning Solutions Provider.* Read More »
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Ithaca, NY, May 22, 2004 — The Cornell Hotel School, eCornell and The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) have combined to produce a series of self-guided online courses designed to help restaurant professionals develop their management skills and maximize operating efficiency. Read More »
